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Clarke’s January 29th auction proved to be a successful start to the new year by establishing numerous records for modern and contemporary fine art and achieving unexpected prices for antique and decorative arts. Click image to read more…

•Previews: Friday and Saturday, February 24th and 25th 12pm-6pm and Sunday, February 26th (day-of-sale) 10am-2pm (sale start time)
•Pictured (clockwise from top left): Charles Sarka Oil, Signed 1902 Oil of Beauty, Large Sevres Porcelain Urns, Edmund Greacen Oil, Camer Chandelier, Isaac Witkin Bronze, Regency Mahogany Console, Towle Sterling Flatware, 1 of 6 Dore Bronze Sconces, Steinway Baby Grand Piano, 18th Century (?) Signed Chinese Lacquer Screen.

Owner Ron Clarke previews items for the Jan 29, 2012 auction at Clarke Auction Gallery in Larchmont, New York. Paintings, Antique Furniture, mid-century and Asian items, rugs, silver, and much more.

Saturday, February 4th @ 3:00 pm
Preview: Day-of-Sale 12 Noon ‘til Sale

A Venetian oil doubled the high estimate, selling for $10,200; selling for $4,320, this midcentury chaise lounge more than quadrupled the estimate; a coastal landscape by Italian artist Nicolai Simbari sold for $4,800; this unique bronze and mica fire screen sold for a surprising $4,080 the day of the sale; bringing $3,360 at auction, an architect’s cabinet sold for more than three times the pre-sale estimate; a large collection of Baccarat stemware also brought an unexpected $3,210 on Sunday afternoon; selling for $5,280, a collection of 5 Lesser Ury etchings brought slightly more than the estimate; a magnificent pair of Chinese chairs sold for $3,120 at auction; a carved marble statue of Venus brought $2,800; this Georgian sterling tea set sold for $2,880 on the day of the auction.

Video Preview of Clarke\’s January 8th New Year\’s Auction

Two Chinese porcelain plaques sold for $11,400; a sterling and 24k gold roadster by Cartier brought much more than expected selling for $9,000; a magnificent armoire realized $7,200; bringing at $7,200 on Sunday, a marquise diamond sold just over the high end of the estimate; a Flora Danica porcelain service sold for six times the low-end estimate, realizing $6,000 at the sale; a pair of Silas Seandel tables brought $5,760; this continental ebonized and bronze mounted clock sold for $5,520; Bringing $5,280, an Adler sterling flatware set fell right within the estimate; a lot of 7 hunting prints by assorted artists brought $3,480; this beautifully executed Faulkner watercolor brought more than expected at $1,800.

♦ Previews: Friday and Saturday, January 27th and 28th 12pm – 6pm and Sunday, January 29th (day of sale) 10am – 2pm (sale start time)

♦Pictured (clockwise): Omar El Nagdi Oil, Set of 12 Louis XVI Style Painted Side Chairs, Sol LeWitt Gouache, Jurgen Bey Kokan Chaise, Igor Tulpanov Oil, Regency Mahogany Leathertop Architects Desk, Jiri Kolar Mixed Media Collage, Antique Continental Painted Cassone Panel (top), Rare Bronze Surtout de Table Signed Bointaburet a Paris (bottom), Japanese Cloisonne Charger, Two Magnificent Antique Chinese Carved Cabinets.

Previews: Friday and Saturday, January 6th and 7th from 12pm to 6pm and Sunday, January 8th (day of sale) from 10am to 2pm (sale start time).