Heckler live auction of antique glass

Heckler Live Auction - Friday, June 21st at Noon  

Fruit Jars, Historical Flasks, Inks, Barber Bottles, Medicines, Utilities, Demijohns, Whiskeys, Hat Whimsies, Sodas and Mineral Waters, Bitters, Black Glass, Chestnuts, Lamps, Decanters, Figurals, Stoneware & More.

Items to be sold individually, in small groupings & table lots.
No Reserves

A number of the items in this auction are from the collections of
Dr. Paul Andreson, Gary Hatstat, Kris Kernozicky, Al McVay, and
Anna & Bill Villa.

 

      

Preview:  

Wed. June 19th (9 AM-5 PM)

Thurs. June 20th (9 AM-5 PM)

Fri. June 21st (11:15 AM)

 Auction Location   

The Heckler Offices

79 Bradford Corner Road

Woodstock Valley, CT 06282

Absentee Bids Will Be Accepted For This Auction  

Call us to discuss the Absentee Bid service for this auction.  

 

Please feel free to call or email our office for additional information on  individual items presented in this sale.

Norman C. Heckler & Company

79 Bradford Corner Road, Woodstock Valley, CT 06282

T: 860.974.1634  F:860.974.2003

website: www.hecklerauction.com   email: info@hecklerauction.com

The object of the day: Disney Studio, The concept painting for Pinocchio film, 1940

An original concept painting by Gustaf Tenggren of Pinocchio trapped in the birdcage with the shadows of other marionettes hanging by their strings, black ink and watercolour on heavyweight paper, inscribed Pinocchio to upper left corner in watercolour in an unknown hard; accompanied by the document concerning the provenance.

Dimensions: 25 x 34 cm
Estimated price: GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Gustaf Tenggren was one of several European artists hired by Disney in the 1930s to provide inspiration sketches for his feature films and heavily influenced the style of early Disney's films. Although he left Disney Studios early on, Tenggren produced several preparatory sketches for Pinocchio.  These works, which were used to produce a general atmosphere to the film, brought a macabre North European feel to the film's imagery.

The painting is the part of Pop Culture: Entertainment Memorabilia at Christie's
Thursday 29 November 2012
85 Old Brompton Road, London

Oceanic Art at Bonhams', San Francisco, CA

Seasoned and entry-level Oceanic Art collectors will have plenty from which to choose at Bonhams’ inaugural auction solely devoted to the topic. The Feb.11 event will feature 150 lots of original, diverse works from the regions of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Indonesia and Australia. The auction’s timing coincides with the 26th Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show to be held Feb. 10-12 at the Fort Mason Center.

Massim Splashboard, lagim, Trobriand or D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua New Guinea,
Estimate: US$2,000 - 3,000, € 1,600 - 2,300

Lucien Freud's rediscovered works on the auction at Christie's

Francis Outred, Christie's Head of Post-War & Contemporary Art, Europe: “'2012, the year of the Olympics, is a big year for major British artists in London, with David Hockney at the Royal Academy, Lucian Freud opening at the National Portrait Gallery in February and Damien Hirst at the Tate through the summer. We are delighted to be further celebrating this in our February auctions. Alongside the outstanding Bacon of Henrietta Moraes, we are presenting an exquisite canvas from a key period by Freud and two drawings which span his career, an incredible discovery from 1948 which fills in some previously missing biographical detail and a stunning study of Bruce Bernard from 1985. Also in the auction is a very unusual study of Henry Geldzahler, Hockney's great friend and champion, from the same period”.

Boat, Connemara is a meticulous and emotional drawing executed in 1948 by Lucian Freud, while the young artist was on holiday in the Irish countryside (estimate: £200,000-300,000).

Vintage Toy & Collectible Auction #54 at Serious Toyz

As usual, Serious Toyz will offer an outstanding array of diecast vehicles, including literally hundreds of 1950s-1960s Matchbox cars, all MIB!

Coin-operated machines include the 1930s "All-Win Deluxe" gambling machine, a 1960s "Health Garde" condom machine (with contents), 1933 "Select-Em" dice gambling machine, & a 1902 clockwork "Zeno Chewing Gum" machine. All work well and come with keys.

"Zeno Chewing Gum" machine, 1902

This auction is going on NOW and will end Friday, January 6th for Character / Classic Toys and Saturday, January 7th for toy vehicles. 
To see catalogue and prices see Serious Toyz website and bid online!!!

Upcoming auctions: Old Master drawings at Sotheby's

Old Masters drawings
Sotheby's, New York
25th January 2012

Portrait of a young man, head and shoulders, wearing a cap
Attributed to Piero del Pollaiolo
Pen and brown ink over black chalk
360 by 228 mm
Estimate: 300,000 - 400,000 USD

In what is one of the richest and most varied Old Master Drawings sales for years, perhaps the most remarkable single sheet is the exceptional, large-scale portrait head of a young man, executed in the late 1460s or early 1470s, and attributed to Piero del Pollaiolo.  An exceptionally well preserved masterpiece of Florentine Early Renaissance draughtsmanship, nothing like this drawing has appeared on the market in recent years.

Where and when to buy chinese rug

There are several different types of retail outlet in most countries in the West, far East and Australasia, each of which offers its own slight advantages and disadvantages to the prospective buyers. No one type of outlet has a monopoly on quality or value for money, and genuine bargains may be found in each, so always shop around. As in any other business, there is often a wide discrepancy in the knowledge, helpfulness and integrity displayed by individuals in every type of outlet; and, if you know and trust one particular dealer, you might be advised to stay with them, providing they have the right rug at the right price. Some retail outlets allow you to take a rug home for a few days so that you can see it in context; this is a precaution that cannot be recommended too strongly.

Remember that contemporary Chinese rugs are produced in different grades, and, although two rugs may look almost identical from the front, there can be considerable gulf in quality and price between the two. Therefore always ask the outlet to tell you the grade (i.e. whether it is a 90-line closed-back or 90-line open-back, for example), as well as the type or range. Outright deception is rare, but less scrupulous dealers have been known "imply", or fail to correct a buyer's assumption, that the rug belongs to the higher grade, or price bracket, than it actually does.

The object of the day: Daguerreotype of Crimean War hero (c1854)

Daguerreotype of Bryson 2/1/54 a Crimean War Hero. The uniform is that of an officer in the 49th Foot. and he is wearing the Crimean War medal with two bars. Resealed in full case.

Status: For Sale
Condition: Excellent.

Year: c1854
Country: England

Maker: Ordish, London
Height: 3.25 in. (8.26 cm)
Width: 2.75 in. (6.98 cm)
Materials: Daguerreotype in full leather case

Price: $2,750.00 USD

Disney and Animation at Philip Weiss Auctions in Oceanside, N.Y.

At Philip Weiss Auctions in Oceanside, N.Y., will be shown important Disney items (to include the complete and original 1953 Disneyland prospectus, drafted by Walt Disney himself and outlining his ideas for the iconic theme park in California). The auction will be held the weekend of Dec. 16-18 in the firm’s showroom at #1 Neil Court.

The Disneyland prospectus is one of only three printed and probably is the only one that has survived intact and complete. It comes with maps and the words and images of Walt Disney and artist Herb Ryman. The information contained in the prospectus would be used the following year to break ground on Disneyland, one of the most famous and visited family amusement parks in the world. It remains as a monument to the vision of Walt Disney, along with Disney World.

The object of the day: NY Yankees team autographed baseball

1927 NY Yankees ‘Murderers Row’ World Championship team-autographed baseball

Athlete-signed Yankees equipment includes a 1966-67 Mickey Mantle game-used and autographed bat; and a coveted 1927 “Murderers Row” World Championship baseball signed by the team whose lineup of batters is considered “the best…ever.”

The six hitters who struck fear in the hearts of opposing pitchers included Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Their signatures are written in blue ink and appear alongside those of their teammates on this ball, which opened with a $5,000 bid.

It is offered at Grey Flannel auctions and current bid is $6,050. 

Modern & Contemporary Prints, Bloomsbury Auctions, London

This fabulous Andy Warhol screenprint of Santa Claus (estimate: £12.000 - £15.000) could well be appearing on the Christmas list of many an art aficionado this year. it is from Warhol's 1981 "Myths" series, a portfolio of 10 screenprints, produced in an edition of 200. inspired by films and television, other images in the series (not in this sale) include the Wicked Witch of the West, Uncle Sam, Dracula, Mickey Mouse and Superman.  The last two are among the most desirable, usually achieving £80.000 - £100.000 at auction.

Andy Warhol "Santa Claus"

Titanic artefacts on New York auction

On 1st December 2011, 10:30 AM & 3:00 PM, Swann Auction Galleries in New York will offer Titanic lots including a deck plan of first-class suites ($12,000 to $18,000) and a fragment of a music box in the form of a pig ($1,500 to $2,500) that the fashion writer Edith Russell clung to during her rescue. Legend has it that the pig’s tunes cheered up survivors on the lifeboat. The catalogue is available for $35.

Exhibition:
Mon., Nov. 28, 10-6
Tues., Nov. 29, 10-8
Wed., Nov. 30, 10-6