888 Auctions upcoming live auction to be broadcasted online on January 30, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT.
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Categories:
Paintings and Textiles: Lot 1-214
Stone, Nephrite and Jadeite: Lot 215-256
Jewellery, Gems and Watches: Lot 257-353
Money: Lot 354-364
Metalware and Wood: Lot 365-383
Ceramics: Lot 384-398
Furniture and Miscellaneous: Lot 399-402
Preview Dates:
Monday, January 27: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, January 28: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, January 29: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, January 30: 10:30AM-1PM
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888 Auctions’ January 30, 2020 Auction Set to Feature Modern Art, Gemstones & Asian Antiques
Richmond Hill, ON – Fresh off a successful auction that reached new heights and strong hammer prices, 888 Auctions is proud to feature another auction, Modern Art, Gemstones & Asian Antiques with 401 fresh-to-market pieces available to the highest bidder. The live auction will be conducted on the gallery floor of 888 Auctions Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 2 PM (EST).
Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period: Monday, January 27, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28 2020 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, January 29, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m and just before the auction on Thursday, January 30, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The cover lot for this auction features a very understated but wonderfully executed piece at . Lot 51. This acrylic on canvas piece features blocky figures and is signed RAY CUEVAS on the bottom right corner. Sticker reads “7013204 05/06” and is affixed to top stretched bar on verso.This Raymond Cuevas (b.1932, American) piece is expected to surpass its high estimate of $2,000.
Not to be outdone, there are other standout pieces from the modern art category currently garnering significant interest and expected to command strong prices at the fall of the auctioneers’ hammer. They can be found at the lots below:
Lot 5: Archibald Motley American Oil on Canvas (High Estimate: $3,500)
Lot 10: I Made Budi born 1932 Indonesian Watercolor/Paper (High Estimate: $800)
Lot 15: Friedrich Jungling 1846-1889 US Original Painting (High Estimate: $400)
Lot 73: Ben Enwonwu Nigerian Modernist Oil on Canvas (High Estimate: $6,000)
Lot 115: Edouard Pignon French Oil on Canvas ’63 (High Estimate: $3,500)
Lot 135: Gordon Chabot American Oil on Canvas Dated 1951 (High Estimate: $2,000)
Lot 168: Paul Lumnitzer 1861-1942, German OOC Dated 1919 (High Estimate: $600)
888 Auctions also will be featuring an instrument for sale. Lot 402 features a 1780 British Violin Benjamin Banks 1727-1795. Lot 402 is signed B. BANKS on back and inside. Dated 1780. With case and bow. Benjamin Banks (1727-1795, British), inspired by Nicolo Amati and known as the ‘English Amati’, Banks emerged as a stringed instrument maker in the 1760s in Salisbury in the West of England with a fully developed style representative of the best London practices of the day. This violin is expected to surpass its $4,000 high estimate.
The market for Asian antiques continues to find strong prices at auction and one standout piece is sure to be a crowd pleasing favorite. Found at Lot 75 is an attributed Zhang Daqian 1899-1983 Chinese Ink Lotus Scroll on Paper. Featuring a lotus and inscribed with one artist seal, this hanging scroll features a $1,500 high estimate.
888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. With auctions taking place every other Thursday at the auction house, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions. Whether down-sizing entire estates or individual items in persona collections, all items are accepted with complimentary valuations provided. Specific sale auction history can now be obtained using 888 Auctions Valuator Tool at www.888auctions.com. Condition reports and lot inquiries are readily available at the auction house by phone at 905-763-7201 or by email.
The next auction is scheduled to take place Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 2:00 PM (EST).
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888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. With auctions taking place every other Thursday at the auction house, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.
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You can find values of any art or antique by using the Auction Valuator tool. Even more so, the tool will enable the user to find comparably similar items and help to decipher if any are coming up for auction. You can also obtain valuations by contacting the auctioneers at 905-763-7201 or at [email protected].