Fine Art & European Decorative Arts Go Up For Bid at Turner Auctions + Appraisals

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, APRIL 2, 2020 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine Art & European Decorative Arts on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Featuring over 275 lots, this online auction offers an array of American and European paintings, prints, ceramics, lithographs and more. Among the artists are Ed Ruscha, Grant Wood, David James Gilhooly, Douglas Bond and Christopher Gerlach. The wide selection of European decorative arts come from Meissen, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Sitzendorf, Royal Vienna, Herend, Havilland, and other continental or porcelain manufacturers. Among these items in the sale are bowls, vases, candelabra, platters, centerpieces, figures and figural groupings, brooches, art glass, decanter sets, busts, jewelry boxes, Italian majolica, a Vienna charger, and Russian lacquerware. There are also a number of items from Asia: from Japan are several Japanese woodblock prints, including Masami Teraoka, porcelain plaques and bronze vases; from China are cloisonné, porcelain Quan Yin figures and snuff bottles; from Thailand are framed embroideries. Completing the sale are several groups of American Indian books.

Here are some upcoming highlights:

Lot 88:  Grant Wood (1891-1942). Title/Subject: "January". Signature: "Grant Wood" lower right in pencil. Medium: Lithograph. Size image: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4". Size frame: 14 3/4" x 18 1/2". Created: 1938. Condition: Some toning. Estimate $2,000 - $3,000. (Photo, top right)

Lot 77:  David James Gilhooly (1943 - 2013). Title/Subject: Frog on Kaiser Roll. Signature:  Signed and Dated. Medium: Ceramic. Size: 6.00" x 4.50" x 4.50". Created: 1982. Condition: Good. Estimate $1,000 - $2,000.  (Photo, middle right)

Lot 80:  Masami, Teraoka (1936). Title/Subject: Namiyo at Hanauma Bay, 1985. Medium: Print-Multiple, Lithograph in colors. Size image: 24 3/4" x 36". Size frame: 34" x 45". Created: 1985. Condition: Good. Estimate $1,500 - $2,500.