Bloomfield, NJ, USA, June 24, 2020 -- Nye & Company Auctioneers’ online-only Estate Treasures auction on Wednesday, July 8th, beginning at 10 am Eastern time, will offer a variety of fine and decorative arts. Internet bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and the Nye & Company website: www.nyeandcompany.com.

“In accordance with the New Jersey State mandate, we cannot open our doors to the public,” said Andrew Holter of Nye & Company Auctioneers. “However, we plan to deliver clients a seamless online experience and will strive to deliver accurate condition reports and images for all items on offer. We’ll be closely monitoring our email account and all the bidding platforms.”

The auction will be headlined by a wonderfully rich, diverse and eclectic collection from the estates of Cornelia and Simon Michael Bessie of Lyme, Connecticut. The Bessies are well-known and respected in the literary publishing world. In particular, Michael left a top editorial position at Harper & Brothers in New York City to help found Atheneum Books (N.Y.) in 1959.

About a year later, Cornelia joined the firm in an editorial capacity. Michael served as president of Atheneum from 1963-1975, having co-founded the company with Alfred A. Knopf, Jr. and Hiram Haydn. In 1975, Bessie parted ways with Atheneum and rejoined Harper as a Senior Vice President with an agreement that Harper would finance Cornelia and Michael Bessie Books.

The estate is the epitome of a refined collection steeped in the classic and traditional aesthetic. Works include an ink study of animals by the French artist Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Another exciting piece is a pencil self-portrait by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). The decorative arts are also well represented with not one, but two 17th/18th century Italian walnut cassones and a superb pair of North German bronze lions, possibly from the 15th/16th century.

Fine items from a private Ocean City, New Jersey collection were from the family’s worldwide travels. Defined by numerous cultures and time periods, this group includes a wonderful pair of Chinese Buddhist porcelain temple lions, Japanese Satsuma pottery, fine European paintings and bronzes. In particular there is an exceptionally nice bronze titled Combat de Coqs by the noted sculptor Paul Chevre (1866-1914), who was born in Belgium but was active in Paris, France.

The sale also features modern Arts & Crafts figured oak furniture by Stickley, stamped Stickley and bearing the company’s metal tag. Highlights include a seven-drawer chest, a glazed door bookcase, a rocker and a pair of side cabinets. This furniture is the perfect blend of traditional Arts & Crafts with an eye towards modernism, with lighter finishes and clean, rectilinear lines.

Earlier furniture includes a superb Chippendale reverse-serpentine chest of drawers, made in Massachusetts between 1760-1790. There is also an exceptional George III inlaid mahogany linen press, a surefire attention grabber with its sharply contrasting veneers, tall, vertical proportions and elaborate inlays. There is also an exceptionally crafted Classical ormolu-mounted marble-top pier, made in New York by a talented and highly skilled cabinetmaker.

The sale will also feature Part II of the estate of William Hodgins, the renowned Boston-based interior designer. Hodgins was an Architectural Digest, AD100 decorator once described as “a beacon of American Classicism”. He learned his craft working for the leading design firm of Sister Parish and Albert Hadley, then went on to establish his own Rolodex of clients, including Annette de la Renta’s three sisters, financier Felix Rohatyn, members of the Washington Post’s Graham family, Linda and Robert Taubman and a Saudi prince. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, House and Garden, Vogue, Town and Country and the New York Times.

People can bid in absentia and online. An online preview will be held from June 25 through July 8 at www.nyeandcompany.com, www.liveauctioneers.com and www.invaluable.com. Anyone looking for additional images, condition reports or info about an object, is encouraged to reach out via the Nye & Company website or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please note that company offices will be closed from June 27th-July 5th, in observance of the 4th of July holiday.

For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers and the Estate Treasures online only auction on Wednesday, July 8th, visit www.nyeandcompany.com. The full color catalog can be viewed around June 25 at www.nyeandcompany.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

About Nye & Company Auctioneers:
John Nye had a long and fruitful career at Sotheby’s before he and his wife, Kathleen, acquired Dawson’s in 2003 and started Dawson & Nye. With the move to Bloomfield seven years later, they renamed the business to Nye & Company (Auctioneers, Appraisers, Antiques). The firm is nationwide, but the vast bulk of the business comes from trusts and estates in the tri-state area. For more information about Nye & Company Auctioneers, visit www.nyeandcompany.com.

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The auctions will feature market fresh furnishings, books, historical documents, fine art, antiques, design, Asian artworks, garden furnishings, silver and more.

Downtown Los Angeles, CA, USA, June 20, 2020 -- Andrew Jones Auctions’ DTLA Collections & Estates auctions on Tuesday, June 30th and Tuesday, July 14th will feature market fresh furnishings, decorations and accessories, all enticingly priced. Eager bidders will find different, fun, quirky and out-of-the-ordinary accessories and furnishings, as well as luxe décor and statement pieces for the home, loft, gallery and retail space. Start times both days will be 11 am Pacific time.

Private buyers and interior designers will be able to re-design a room or an entire home in an affordable, sustainable way. The sales will be held online through AndrewJonesAuctions.com, as well as on the popular bidding platform LiveAuctioneers.com. Absentee bids will also be taken.

The 200-plus lot sale on Tuesday, June 30th will include fine art, antiques, design, decorations accessories, historical documents, vintage and limited edition bindings and vintage finds from local private sources, including collections in Beverly Hills, Pasadena and Rancho Santa Fe, California, as well as property from the collections of Edward and Mildred Lewis of Bel-Air; Mr. and Mrs. McQueen of San Marino; and the estate of Francis A. Martin III of San Francisco.

“In light of the lifestyle changes brought about by COVID-19, we have restructured our auctions for the time being to be smaller and more frequent to allow for greater variety,” said Andrew Jones, president and CEO of Andrew Jones Auctions.

Antiques to modern design and everything in between will be on offer in the sale, such as an Ormeaux bowl by René Lalique (est. $400-$600). Decorative arts and furniture will be highlighted by a Continental glazed earthenware chinoiserie mantel clock (est. $600-$800), a suite of Rose Tarlow ‘Twig’ furniture (est. $400-$800) and a Ceccarelli Majolica and iron table (est. $500-$800). Also included will be a La Cornue Château Series range (est. $3,000-$5,000).

Historic signed documents from the likes of the Queen Victoria, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy and others will also come up for bid. The books and manuscripts offerings will include first edition collections from Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Jack London. A range of fine art featuring works from Bruce Beasley, Lorser Feitelson, Pam Mark, Frank Morbillo and Cornelius Christian Zwaan add artistic breadth to an already-packed auction.

The over 200 lot sale on Tuesday, July 14th features the collection of Mary and Lou Silver of Indian Wells, California, and will include fine art, antiques, Asian works of art, design, clocks and timepieces, decorations, accessories, fine silver and vintage finds from other private sources.

Asian works of art will feature a Tibetan gilt bronze Buddhist yab-yum figure (est. $400-$600), a Chinese coral figural group of Shou Lao (est. $400-$600), a Chinese Mughal style rectangular jade box, as well as other works in enamel including a pair of Chinese enameled silver bowls (est. $200-$300), hardstone, porcelain and silk embroideries.

The decorative arts and furniture section will contain varied offerings, to include fine silver and garden appointments highlighted by three lots of Michael Taylor ‘Montecito’ garden furniture (est. $1,500-$2,000), unusual jardinières and monumental marble and stone sculptures by Pacific Northwest artist Joanne Duby. Art glass by Barovier & Toso, Giuliano Tosi, Howard Ben Tré and others will also be included.

The auction also features fine art and paintings by André Gisson, Adrian George, Guy Gladwell, Suzanne Eisendieck’s charming and colorful Jardin à Sirole (est. $1,000-$1,500), two abstract works by Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman, and works by Eugene Segal, Catherine Wood and others.

For more information about Andrew Jones Auctions and the Tuesday, June 30thth and Tuesday, July 14th DTLA Collections & Estates auctions, please visit www.andrewjonesauctions.com.

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Andrew Jones Auctions opened in summer 2018 and is the only full-service fine art and antiques auction house in downtown Los Angeles. The staff has a wealth of knowledge and international experience, having worked for many years at major auction houses in America and Europe, scouring property from across North America. The firm’s auctions are diverse and eclectic and feature fine items in many collecting categories spanning Antiquity through the 21st century. To learn more, visit www.andrewjonesauctions.com.

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ADELAIDE BOOKS is proud to offer the latest work by Alberto Ambard Dogma, A Red Door, And A Birthday hitting stores everywhere on June 4th, 2020.

Dogma, A Red Door, and A Birthday, set in Oregon, is about the reunion of Leah and Adriel, a mother and daughter separated when at age fourteen, Adriel escapes home to avoid being forced into marriage by her father Richard. The day of her eighteenth birthday, urged by a feeling of loss, Adriel decides to find her mother. Four years have changed her. She is now a blue-haired punk rocker with a girlfriend lover and a big bouncer friend. Together, they embark on a road trip to Baker City, where Leah and Richard reside. The same day, Richard is also eager to get home. He suspects that his wife has been speaking with an attorney behind his back, to leave him. In reality, Leah has been talking to a support group. She was a victim of forced marriage at thirteen and has been molded for the role forced upon her. Throughout the day, the three main characters expose their side of the story and their emotions, all the way until they converge at Richard’s and Leah’s house, and a new sinister secret is uncovered.

Alberto Ambard divides his time between writing and practicing maxillofacial prosthodontics. He co-authored High Treason, a novel Adelaide Books recently re-published. His short stories have appeared in various publications. His love of music and diverse background are often exposed in his writing. A descendant of French, American, Spanish, and Venezuelan families, he grew up in Caracas, a city of immigrants Isabel Allende said to have given her a sensual vision of the world. He also lived in Capaya, a remote Afro-Caribbean village. While in the Amazon, he interacted with tribes largely unknown to civilization. He later lived in contrasting Birmingham, Alabama, and Chicago. Mr. Ambard received the José Félix Ribas Medal for his achievements in collegiate and international karate. Currently, he lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and children. You can find him at www.albertoambard.com

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ADELAIDE BOOKS is proud to offer the latest work by Stan G. Duncan The Fire On Poteau Mountain hitting stores everywhere on June 4th, 2020.

In The Fire on Poteau Mountain, an elderly pastor reflects back on the people and stories he encountered in a small town at the foot of Poteau Mountain in the early 1970s. As a young pastor, filled with his own feelings of doubt and inadequacy, he interacted with his parishioners and today retells their stories of pain and loss, heroism and humor. The people in these stories are both uplifting and gritty. They struggle in a world of sin and grace, tragedy and hope, and their devotion to their little church on the hill is somewhere in the middle.

Stan G. Duncan is originally from Oklahoma, the setting for this collection of stories, but has lived in a number of other states and countries working (mainly) as both an economics instructor and local church pastor. His previous books have been in human rights, economics, and religion. This is his first book of fiction. He is presently at work on his second, tentatively titled Zacamil, and based on his years of working in El Salvador as an economic development advisor in the 1980s when the country was in a civil war.

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