Dawson Auctioneers holds its Fine Art, Antiques, and Asian Art sale on July 28 in London, England. We love this Piero Benzoni chess set. This “Sun King – Louis XIV” themed pattern chess set and board features figures in white metal with gold plated finish, each finely modeled and signed verso. Pieces rest on a conforming marble and onyx board, similarly decorated with a rearing horse to each corner. The Kings measure 10.5 cm high, and the board measures 52 cm square. Piero Benzoni is one of the best silver craft masters of sculpture in Italy and the world.
Freedom Auctions holds another of its famous circus-themed auctions on August 6 in Sarasota, FL. We love lot #57, a 1901 Annie Oakley lithograph. This very rare one-sheet litho is titled The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot. The Enquirer Printing Company of Cincinnati printed it. It features a stunning central portrait of Annie Oakley decorated with awards and is surrounded by scenes of various performances, including a telegraph from Oakley to Union Metalic Cartridge Company. While performing with The Buffalo Bill Show, she was involved in a train derailment in October of 1901. Injuries forced her from the show the following year. Oakley’s husband, Frank E. Butler, worked for Union Metallic Cartridge Company. Now off the Buffalo Bill Show, Oakley and Butler staged sharpshooting contests and exhibitions in conjunction with Union Metallic Cartridge Company in 1902. The one-sheet is professionally conserved on linen and matted in a gilt frame. It measures 37.5″ x 50″.
Milestone Auctions holds its Summer Toy Extravaganza sale on August 6 in Willoughby, OH. We love lot # 7b, a very rare 1804 board game. “The New Game of Emulation” was designed by John Harris in London in 1804. The game was created to amuse youth of both sexes and inspire their minds to abhor vice and love virtue. Lined backing and hand colored with 66 emblematic figures. The game is in excellent condition and comes with the original slip sleeve. It measures 22″ x 18″.
Ewbank’s Auctions holds its Decorative Arts, Vintage, and Modern Design sale on July 27 in Surrey, England. The sale features numerous pieces of Moorcraft pottery. We love lot # 68, a William Moorcraft Florian vase in the Hazledene design. Florian Ware was influenced by art nouveau, characterized by a heavy slip and a translucent glaze that produces a brilliance of color. It was decorated entirely by hand, with the design outlined in trailed slip using a technique known as tubelining. Florian Ware was a great success and won a gold medal at the World’s Fair and the St. Louis International Exhibition in 1904.
Link Auction Galleries holds its Jewelry and Couture sale on July 29 in St. Louis, MO. We love lot # 18, a Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Houston handbag. This classic bag was discontinued in 2005. LV’s Houston’s shiny characteristics are complemented by its Vachetta leather straps and brass hardware, giving the bag a simplistic yet stylish look.
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