Millea Bros Fall "Select" 3-day auction arrives Nov 15, 16, and 17

Contact: David Halpern

Phone: 973.377.1500

Email: david@milleabros.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Millea Bros Fall "Select" 3-day auction arrives Nov 15, 16, and 17. The event features a sizzling collection of art, design, and antiques fresh to market from prominent New York area estates – including a blue chip Contemporary Art Collection, period Antiques and statuary sold to benefit the Newark Museum, and Art Nouveau art glass and French Art Deco sculpture from the Collection of Dr. Thomas Chau.

Highlights from Day 1 include contemporary art from a private collection, featuring sculptures by Lee Bul, Roxy Paine, and Teruya Yeken. Modern paintings include works by Hunt Slonem, Sherri Levine, Stanley Boxer, Paul Jenkins, Alessandro Twombly, and Larry Rivers. A group of rare editions features Robert Rauschenberg’s “Charter” (Union). Hand-made by the artist in 1974 while in residency in India, this edition of 15 is constructed from mud, paper pulp, and curry powder. Other rare editions include works by Francis Bacon, Donald Judd, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Richard Serra. French Art Deco and Modern design includes a secretaire by Rene Herbst, armchairs by Emile Ruhlmann, a daybed by Eric Chambert, and pieces by Line Vautrin, Eugene Schone, Vladimir Kagan, and Robsjohn-Gibbings for Saridis. A collection of Herman Miller furniture includes a large George Nelson CSS wall system, assorted Thin Edge cabinets, and a pair of Eames loungers. Art deco and modern lighting include a stunning pair of Sabino chandeliers, and works by Albert Cheuret and Michel Zadounaisky. The day concludes with a collection of hand-built model race cars.

Day two focuses on Asian, American and British Art and Antiques. Exceptional Chinese porcelains, jades, and bronzes from 885 Park Avenue join 25 scroll paintings spanning the Ming Era to Contemporary from a private NYC collection. Works of American art feature a Mary Cassatt gouache, oils by Antonio Jacobsen, Philip Reisman, and Raphael Soyer, a fine Reginald Marsh watercolor, and a rare early Rockwell Kent woodblock. American Illustration art from the Charles Sigety Estate includes paintings by Howard Chandler Christy and Abe Hirschfeld. Fine period British George III and Regency furniture comes from several distinguished collections including a desk signed Gillows from 1 Sutton Pl, and a spectacular George III giltwood console with Blue John top from the Breakers, Florida.

Day 3 features Continental Art & Antiques, antiquities, and rare books, including Art Nouveau glass and lighting from the collection of Dr Thomas Chua. Exceptional and rare examples of Emile Galle, Daum, and Muller Freres are shown with sculpture by Jean Lambert-Rucki, Francois Pompon, and Agathon Leonard. An Edouard Vuillard pastel, Study for the portrait of Madame Lucien Sauphar, comes with full provenance and inclusion in the upcoming revised catalogue Raisonne. Other art highlights include a Felix Ziem oil, a group of French 15th c. painted Book of Hours manuscript leaves, and Old Masters engravings by Durer, Lucas Cranach and Rembrandt. Deaccessioned works benefiting the Newark Museum of Art include signed period Louis XVI furniture and antique continental outdoor statuary and architectural objects. A Fine group of antiquities includes an Egyptian bust of a Lagid Queen, and Roman marble statuary and jewelry. The sale concludes with a selection of rare books, 17th c. illustrated atlases, and Civil War autographs, including Abraham Lincoln’s, from the Rosenbach Museum and Library.

Auctions and previews will be held at the Millea Bros. gallery located at 607 Myrtle Avenue, Boonton, New Jersey. All property will be available for preview on Mon, November 13 from 11am to 7pm; Tue, November 14 from 11am to 5pm; Wed, November 15 from 9am to 5pm; Thu, November 16 from 9am to 5pm; and, Fri, November 17 from 9am to 10am. In addition to live gallery bidding, online and telephone bidding will also be available. For further information directions please visit milleabros.com or call 973.377.1500. To view the catalogs, click here.


Images in Order of Appearance:

Lot 1097: Robert Rauschenberg, mixed media sculpture, 1975

Lot 1041: Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, pair 'Ledroua' armchairs

Lot 2028: Fine Chinese gold splashed bronze censer

Lot 2350: Raphael Soyer, oil on canvas, c. 1960

Lot 3037: Edouard Vuillard, pastel on paper, c. 1931

Lot 3106: Emile Galle, 'Fleur au Scarabee' vase