Warhol Art, Monumental Bertoia Sculpture lead Palm Beach Modern Auctions Nov. 21-22 Auction

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Nov. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- WEST PALM BEACH, FL. – The eye-catching cover of Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ catalog speaks a thousand words about what to expect at the company’s Nov. 21-22 auction. Andy Warhol’s vibrant pop-art depiction of a Campbell’s Chicken ’N Dumplings Soup can serves as the visual appetizer for an 817-lot selection of sleek modern design, art and decorative accessories, with an emphasis on midcentury. Adding a crowning touch is the boutique array of luxury goods and jewelry.

The winter-season opener for South Florida’s modern-art auction headquarters will combine two sessions that, in previous years, had been conducted two weeks apart.

“We’re sure our clients will appreciate having to make only one trip during the month of November instead of two. Now they can bid on furniture, decorative accessories and luxury goods in the Saturday session and modern art, rare editions and sculptures in the Sunday session,” said PBMA’s auctioneer and co-owner Rico Baca.

While at the auction, guests can count on the same gracious hospitality and courteous extras for which PBMA is well known, including complimentary valet parking and a catered buffet on both days. Those who cannot attend the sale in person are encouraged to bid absentee, by phone or via the Internet.

Day one focuses on superior-quality modern furniture, with a wealth of anchor pieces that includes designer coffee tables. The options are tempting. Lot 103, an Ado Chale coffee table topped in deep-green malachite is a stunning artwork that’s expected to land in the $20,000-$30,000 range. Lot 128, a product of the boundlessly imaginative minds of Philip and Kelvin Laverne, is a limited-edition glass-topped coffee table whose base is a three-dimensional nude with freeform twisted metal “rope” entwined around the supports. Estimate: $15,000-$20,000.

Lot 110, a classic George Nakashima Minguren I coffee table, comes with desirable provenance: an original receipt from the artist dated 3/13/73, a drawing of the table, plus relevant correspondence and cancelled checks. Its anticipated selling price is $10,000-$15,000. Lot 171, a rare Fontana Arte design of round shape with a concave, blue mirrored-crystal top is the epitome of Continental sophistication. The highest-estimated coffee table in the sale, it is likely to command a winning bid of $30,000-$50,000.

The list of great names continues with five sculptural metal furniture designs by Paul Evans, including Lot 284, a “Faceted 300” dining/center hall table, $12,000-$18,000; and a “Stalagmite” dining table, $10,000-$15,000.

Distinctive lamps, sconces and sparkling chandeliers are led by Lot 39, one of the largest examples of Bakalowits & Sohne’s “Miracle” chandelier, $15,000-$20,000. It could be paired quite compatibly in a room setting with Lot 172, a rare and edgy Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte mirror #1657, $20,000-$30,000.

Sunday’s session is devoted to modern art, rare editions and sculptures. The star entry is Lot 644, a monumental (11.2 ft. high) Harry Bertoia two-sided metal sculpture that was one of 10 commissioned by and displayed at the First National Bank of Miami (Florida). The work was also exhibited at Sotheby’s Feb./March 2014 event titled “Bertoia – A Celebration of Sound and Motion.” Its auction estimate is $100,000-$120,000.

A mini gallery of coveted Andy Warhol artworks includes the catalog cover, Lot 537, a signed, limited-edition silkscreen eponymously titled “Campbell’s Soup II: Chicken ’N Dumplings Soup.” Printed by Salvatore Silkscreen Co., and published by Factory Additions, New York, the 34½ by 22½-inch artwork is estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Lot 538, a Warhol “Mao” silkscreen, will be offered with a $30,000-$40,000 estimate.

Palm Beach Modern Auctions’ Nov. 21-22, 2015 auction will begin at 12 noon Eastern Time at the company’s exhibition center, 417 Bunker Rd., West Palm Beach, FL 33405. Preview: Mon.-Fri. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 9 a.m. onward on both auction days.

All forms of bidding will be available, including live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.com. For additional information, call 561-586-5500 or e-mail info@modernauctions.com. Web: www.modernauctions.com. View the fully illustrated auction catalog online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.