April Fine and Decorative Art Auction

Nye and Company will be
posted an auction to www.igavelauctions.com
Tuesday, April 15th lasting two weeks, until April 29th. The
sale is typical of a Nye offering in that it has a wide spectrum of material
from all over the tri-state area. An opportunity to see the pieces in person
occurs while the galleries are open to the public, April 21st to the
29th, including the weekend. Hours of operation are available on the
web, www.nyeandcompany.com.  Extended viewing hours will take place late
Monday, the 28th from 5-7pm.

 

A lovely image of a seated
young girl cradling a cat in her lap is one of the Folk portraits in the sale.
Another beguiling portrait depicting a boy and his dog is accented by the fact
he’s holding his treasured bow-and-arrow. There are also naïve images of men
and women.  The brightly colored cubist
streetscape by Hans Weingaertner has an inner glow that belies the subject
matter. Another featured painting is a nocturnal scene by American artist, Ben
Foster (1852-1926). Albert Rigolot, French (1862-1932) has a monumental
landscape in the auction. An academic society portrait by the renowned James
Carroll Beckwith. Table accessories include
numerous figural porcelain works by Meissen.
Old Daum and old Lalique desk garnitures are being offered as well as Art
Nouveau glass table lamps.

                                     


Private collections come from Greenwich, Connecticut
and the greater Philadelphia
area. Each includes lots of English and American antiques and nice carpets.

 

A near pair of giltwood convex
mirrors with eagle finials, which have nice small proportions, would look great
above a large room-size Heriz carpet. A George III mahogany linen press, a
Victorian specimen cabinet and numerous maps in polychrome hold the group
together.

 

The Cartier watch is the
highlight of the silver and jewelry categories, though other collectible names
are represented in the sale like Tiffany, Kirk, Gorham, Ripka, Reed and Barton
and more.

 


The sale includes a rare
opportunity to support one of Newark’s
cultural jewels: Aljira, a center for contemporary art. Located downtown at 591 Broad Street, they
are in the heart of the Arts Triangle and will provide a gathering Monday,
April 28th from 5-7pm. It will be an opportunity to visit with and
meet their founding director, Victor Davson. 

On the occasion of Aljira’s 30th
anniversary, they’re offering over fifty works of art at auction to further
enhance and promote this institution, which is dedicated to the advancement of
artists and their careers. The name means dreamtime, in the Australian
Aboriginal language and relates to the concepts of timelessness and
possibility, characteristics of the artistic process. Auction proceeds will
enable Aljira to continue to seek-out emerging or under-represented artists and
promote cross-cultural conversation and a better understanding of the
interesting times in which we are living.

 

Some works included in the
auction are by Sam Gilliam, Julien Kremier, Loretta Lux, Mickalene Thomas and
many more. Various media are present and available, as well, with lithographs,
original paintings, photographs and collages and watercolors.  In order to benefit Aljira and help them
celebrate their anniversary, opening bids for some works are extremely
reasonable and may be as low as $400. Other pieces are more expensive, but the
diversity and overall quality of the collection make this a rare opportunity to
support this important institution.

 

In early 2010, Nye and Company relocated to
Bloomfield, New Jersey making them more easily accessible to New York City. Our
location moments off major interstate arties (Garden State Parkway, New Jersey
Turnpike, Routes 80, 280, 287) and State Routes 3, 46 and 23, is easily found by the large-format banners on the
façade.

 

For photographs, to schedule an interview, or for
further information, please contact:

John B. A. Nye

Nye and Company Auctioneers / Appraisers     

20 Beach Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003

p: (973) 984-6900 / f: (973) 743-0493/ john@nyeandcompany.com, www.nyeandcompany.com

 

Nye & Company offers free auction appraisals every
Monday from 10 AM – 2 PM and a full complement of contract appraisal work for
estate, insurance, fair market value and equitable distribution. Please call
973-984-6900 during business hours for more information.