Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine & Decorative Arts on Saturday, April 26, 10:30 PST. Sourced from Northern California and Oregon, the sale features 245 lots from one collector, Alton F. Irby III, and two estates. On offer are diverse artworks, silver, and a wide array of decorative arts, including a large collection of paperweights, Asian items, religious pieces, and lots from noted manufacturers such as Tiffany, Lalique, Baccarat, Lladro, Staffordshire, and Limoges.
From the two estates are artworks that include paintings by Pegge Hopper, a highlight, Laddie John Dill, Leon Detroy, and Francois Brunery. Among the many silver items, mostly sterling, are tableware, flatware, serving pieces, and decorative items. There are several religious offerings: crucifixes, icons, and santos. Among the selection of decorative items are a Tiffany desk set; Staffordshire cottages, castles, and figures; Lalique butterflies and perfumes; figurines from Baccarat and Daum. From Asia come a wide array of offerings: from China, Blanc de Chine cups; cloisonne trays, boxes, vases and dishes; embroidered silk panels; figures of turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, or agate; carvings of coral or jade; cinnabar items; and more. There are also some lots from Japan, India, Tibet, and Thailand. The estate collection of paperweights from Oregon includes over 40 lots, including those by Rick Ayotte, Debbie Tarsitano, Max Erlacher, Victor Trabucco, Ray Banford, Chris Buzzini, and Saint Louis.
From the collection of Alton F. Irby III are an extensive array of artworks and decorative arts. One highlight is a bronze sculpture of a water buffalo by Elisabeth Frink. Paintings include those by Marcel Dyf, Emile Godchaux, Dan Chen, Henry Louis Dupray, and Gaston Sebire. Among the works on paper are 18th-/19th-century lithographs by McKenney & Hall, etchings by Demane-Demartrais with views of Russia, and engravings of the Palace of White Hall. Decorative arts include a late 19th-century Meissen porcelain large parrot figure; pairs of Chinese export porcelain geese and phoenix figures; Chinese Kangxi blue and white plates; pairs of Chinese export porcelain immortals and Guanyins; a set of four Delft vases and plates; and much more. Completing this collection are a cased pair of custom-made Armas Garbi engraved double-barrel shotguns.
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