Late Capt Renker's Antiques From Around The World At Auction On June 26 By Professional App & Liq

June 10, 2010 - PRLog -- Crystal River, FL  June 8, 2010 -- Professional Appraisers and Liquidators Antique Auctions will be the venue for the Estate of Harry Renker, Retired Delta Pilot and International Purveyor of Fine Antiques.  The auction takes place on June 26, 2010 beginning at 10am.  Auctioneer, Charles Fudge, a 40 year veteran auctioneer of antiques, fine art and collectibles says this collection is one of the finest he's seen.  On-line bidding is available via Proxibid and LiveAuctioneers and Absentee or Phone Bidding is welcome.

The late Captain Harry Renker flew in the U.S. Army Air Corps in combat missions over the South Pacific during World War II, where he awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross, and 3 Air Medals.  He served as personal Pilot and Liaison to Generals Truesdale and Candee at Fort Leavenworth Kansas, and was a Delta airline pilot since 1946.  He flew ultra-lites until he was 87 years old, and was loved by many.  However, flying wasn't his only passion. Renker and his wife Gayle also loved fine art and studied antiques -- particularly European Antiques and Fine Art -- so much so that they even owned an antique shop in the quaint city of Geneva, Illinois.  

Being an airline pilot had its benefits.  Harry Renker and his wife enjoyed their flight privileges to the fullest.  They traveled the world together searching for antique treasures.  Many were sold in their shop, but the prized possessions were saved for their personal collection.  They particularly loved traversing off the beaten path to shops hidden in England and Scotland's countryside.  It was there they found many of the antiquities that will cross the auction block on June 26th when Professional Appraisers and Liquidators Antique Auction Gallery offers the Renker's private collection to the public.

Charles Fudge, owner, and principal auctioneer of Professional Appraisers and Liquidators Antique Auction Gallery reports, "The Renker estate represents a wide assortment of fine European and Asian fine art and antiques, including antique armor and weaponry.  It is an honor to present this World War II hero's personal collection to the public."  The auction will be held in the firm's gallery in West Central Florida.  In addition to floor bidding, Internet, telephone and absentee bidding are available for convenience.    

Over 400 Lots from the Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries will be offered with emphasis on European and Asian Art and Antiques.  Art offerings contain paintings on porcelain and ivory including miniatures and portraits.  Withing the Paintings on Porcelain category, one will find KPM, Huetschenreuther, and signed Wagner.  Subjects in the portraits on ivory and porcelain range from Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scots, and Polish Countess Sophie Potocka to nymphs Psyche and Daphne.  A miniature watercolor of a man smoking pipe by Raffaella Ragione is included in this category as well.  Scenic Porcelain plaques include a Tyrolean social scene after DeFregger on KPM and an 18 x 15 sailing scene dated 1835.  19th Century Oil Paintings offered include The Dreamer by Mary Ellen Freer-Edwards-Staples, and other Listed European Artists such as Heinz Munnich, C.J. Staniland, and others.  Marble and Bronze sculptures are represented by European artists including Cipriani, Van Vaerekbergh and Fontaine. Cold Painted Austrian (Vienna) Bronzes include signed Bergman. A unique item signed Bergman is a Feather shaped Pen Holder holding an emerald eyed owl.

Renker's European interest did not stop with Fine Art.  He also amassed a fine collection of antique armour and weaponry representing the seventeenth through nineteenth century that will cross the auction block as the estate is liquidated.  Hard to find Terrestrial and Celestial Bardin Globes and a Victorian Mother of Pearl Posy Holder are items sure to draw attention.

The estate also includes some very fine Oriental items from the Renker's travels.  Outstanding ivory carvings such as a detailed 22" Pagoda and a pair of Phoenix birds, whose master set is in the Peking Museum, will be sold as well.  Chinoiserie, cloisonne and fabulous Japanese Bronze Urns and Vases will be offered. A variety of Buddha figures ranging from a set of five miniature Siamese bronze Buddha heads to an eighteenth century carved wooden Buddha measuring 25 inches in height are of interest.  Many other fine oriental items including signed pieces will also be offered.  

Clocks from both sides of "the pond" will also be offered. Highlights are two Tiffany and Co clocks and a cast iron figural Ansonia representing the U.S., while a 33 inch Oak Cased Webster 8-Day Triple Fusee Mantle Clock is a favorite from England, and an early 19th Century Regulator hails from Vienna.  Hailing from Germany is a 19th Century Wag on the Wall and of course, a Black Forest Cuckoo.  But, the creme de la creme is the exquisite French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze and Marble Figural Mantle Clock after François Rémond's “Pendule A L'Etude Et La Philosophie” with works by Samuel Marti, Circa 1900. It will be sold with the previous owner's notes and newspaper clippings that infer provenance from Sotheby's auction of the Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge estate.
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North American offerings range from Pre-Columbian artifacts such as a Mayan Polychrome Cylinder Vase to Native American Indian Vessels and even an ivory carving of Polar Bears by renowned Alaskan Inupiat whaling captain and artist, Simeon Patkotak.

The complete catalog for the Estate of the Late Captain Harry Renker Auction (with selected additions), along with photographs of each item is posted on www.proxibid.com and www.liveauctioneers.com, where real-time online bidding is available for your convenience.  Floor bidding, absentee and telephone bidding is also offered through the auction gallery.   You can contact Professional Appraisers and Liquidators Antique Auction Gallery at 352-795-2061 or 800-542-3877 or via email: webuyit@tampabay.rr.com, for further information or to request a brochure.

Auctioneer, Charles Fudge, of Professional Appraisers & Liquidator's Antique Auctions has been bringing the finest Antiques, Fine Art and Collectibles to dealers and collectors alike for over 40 years.  Their 7500 square foot climate controlled antique gallery in Crystal River, Florida, has easy access via major highways and airports.  The firm purchases estates and collections outright or will accept them on consignment.

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