Perfect gift ideas are in Neue Auctions' online-only Fine Estates & Collections auction December 2nd

BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Nov. 22, 2023 - PRLog -- .Original artworks by Joseph B. O'Sickey (American, 1918-2013), Larry Bell (American, b. 1939) and Felix Ziem (French, 1821-1911) will headline Neue Auctions' online-only Fine Estates & Collections auction planned for Saturday, December 2^nd, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Any one of the sale's 416 lots would make for wonderful holiday presents.

"The catalog for our December auction is filled with original art, bronzes, miniature paintings, European collections of antiques and antiquities, carpets and furniture, from fine local estates and collections," said Cynthia Maciejewski of Neue Auctions. "You're certain to find something for everyone on your holiday gift list and at an attractive price."

The large oil on canvas painting by Joseph B. O'Sickey, titled Red Cloth, is signed lower right and housed in a frame measuring 51 inches by 61 inches. It carries an estimate of $6,000-$9,000. Another O'Sickey work, this one not at large at 25 ½ inches by 30 inches (canvas, less frame), is titled Garden with Potted Plants. It should bring $1,500-$2,500.

The vaporized metal pigments on paper by Larry Bell, titled Vapor Drawing (1979), is signed and dated in pencil lower right and framed in plexiglass. The 47 ½ inch by 38 ½ inch work is expected to hit $6,000-$8,000. The oil on cradled mahogany panel by Felix Ziem, titled Sultan's Caique at Constantinople, is signed lower right and has a panel size of 20 inches by 32 ¼ inches, 25 ¾ inches by 38 ¼ inches as framed (est. $5,000-$8,000).

Ms. Maciejewski described the antiquities collection in the auction as "a major lifetime achievement," adding that most of the cylinder seals were vetted by W. G. Lambert, a Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham (UK, 1970-1993). "We already have lots of interest in these antiquities," she remarked.

Furniture will include a circa 1974 Guido Faleschini "Teorama" molded foam sofa for Mariani, comprised of seven modular sections, upholstered in the original cotton velvet and massive at 156 inches long (est. $2,000-$4,000).

Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Previews will be held Monday thru Friday, November 27^th-December 1^st, from 10 am to 5 pm (open late 'til 7 pm on Thursday) in the Neue Auctions gallery, at 23533 Mercantile Road in Beachwood, Ohio.

To learn more, visit www.neueauctions.com.