Now Live on iGavelAuctions.com: Fine & Decorative Arts Auction: Property From Various Estates

March 9, 2011 - PRLog -- iGavel Auctions associate seller Nye & Company auction is now live, available for bidding through March 22nd. The sale includes paintings, an assortment of silver, furniture and porcelain. There is a large collection of sterling silver-coated sea shells by Bucellatti and Verdura. Numerous candlesticks, Two Carved Wood Blackamoor Figures, 19th C.
boxes and flatware all by Tiffany accent the collection. Four vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases; a large collection of spheres and orbs in various materials like crystal, stone and malachite; and a variety of beautifully framed architectural prints round out the offering. Notable highlights are the Neoclassical giltwood single- light girandole mirror, the Terracotta bust of Castruccio Castracani degli Antelminelli, the pair of Louis XVI style Blackamoor two-light wall sconces and the pair of life-size Blackamoor figures. Also included in the Nye & Company acution are a Vacheron & Constantin naval deck watch and some excellent 19th century lighting. A Montclair private collector has a print by John James Audubon of the Semipalmated Sandpiper and other sporting prints. Two collectors of good African art coincidentally decided to sell at the same time, so the auction has a large offering of masks, tribal clubs, shields, spears and drums, many of which are fitted with customized black metal stands. Nye & Company relocated to Montclair and Bloomfield, New Jersey making them more easily accessible from New York City. John and Kathleen Nye acquired Dawson’s after his long and fruitful Sothebys career. Nye and Company 425 Bloomfield Ave Montclair NJ 07042 (973)984-6900, email: info@dawsonandnye.com iGavel is a leader in online art auctions. Our sellers are a select group of international dealers, non-profit organizations, and regional auction houses, who follow a code of professional conduct in their presentation and sale of works of art on the iGavel site. Lark E. Mason - President of iGavel - was formerly a Senior Vice President with Sotheby’s Chinese Works of Art Department, and a Director of Online Auctions for Sothebys. com. He frequently appears on national and international media as a guest appraiser.

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iGavel is a leader in online art auctions. Our sellers are a select group of international dealers, non-profit organizations, and regional auction houses, who follow a code of professional conduct in their presentation and sale of works of art on the iGavel site. Lark E. Mason - President of iGavel - was formerly a Senior Vice President with Sotheby’s Chinese Works of Art Department, and a Director of Online Auctions for Sothebys. com. He frequently appears on national and international media as a guest appraiser.