2026 Major Mid-Century Modern Auction

Four Archaic Burmese Bronze Temple Bells
Group of cast bronze temple bells of varied form, including examples with figural and animal-form finials and relief decoration, one polychrome Foo dog example raised on a stepped base, the surfaces having aged patina consistent with use
Tallest height 9 1/2 inches
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Southeast Asian Borneo Bronze Ritual Kettle
Heavy cast vessel featuring bands of applied animals including deer, dogs, dragons, elephants and mythical creatures, along with guardian figures, the domed lid surmounted by an animal finial, having a tall arched handle, possibly 19th century
height 15 inches
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $400 - $800

John Austin (American 1918-2001)
“White House, Chatham, Cape Cod”
Tempera on board
Label on verso, artist’s name and title
7 1/2″ x 11″ board
Provenance: Munson Gallery, Chatham, Massachusetts, 8/25/1988 ($200)

Estimate: $400 - $800

Edwin Fulwider (American 1913-2003)
“Florida Oxford Station, Ohio”
Watercolor on paper
Signed lower right Edwin Fulwider
14″ x 21″ sight
Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, Arcade, 04/05/1995, Lot: 227 ($1,162)

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Rose O’Neill (American 1874-1944)
“The first time I looked into your eyes, Mr. Higginbottom, I knew you were psychic.”
Watercolor and ink on paper, illustration depicting a seated couple in animated conversation, the man holding beads and a box, the woman in a flowing yellow dress leaning toward him, Executed for publication, likely for an American humor magazine such as Puck, Judge, or Life, circa 1910–1920.
Signed and inscribed lower left “Rose O’Neill, Day Post Office, via Reed’s Spring, Missouri.”
20″ x 14″ image, 22 1/2″ x 15″ sheet
Provenance: Property sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Rose O’Neill (American 1874-1944)
“Christabel” (Christabel sat down all in a heap and looked about her)
Charcoal on paper, illustration study depicting a seated female figure reaching upward, inspired by the poem Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Signed upper right O’Neill
21″ x 10″ image, 22″ x 15″ sheet
Provenance: Property sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Peter Coes (American B.1946)
“Girl on the Cliff”, 1975
Tempera on board
Signed and dated lower right Peter Coes 75
36″ x 48″
Provenance: Arts Exclusive, 6/04/1975 ($425)

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Adomas Galdikas (Lithuanian/American 1893-1969)
Autumn Landscape with Rolling Fields
depicting a winding country road under a cloudy sky, rendered in bold, expressive brushwork with vibrant autumnal tones
Watercolor, gouache, pastel on paper
Signed lower right A.Galdikas
13 1/2″ x 19″ sight, 21″ x 26″ frame

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Robert Gemmell Hutchison (Scottish 1855-1936)
Little Fishing Children at the Water’s Edge, circa 1920
Oil on C. Roberson & Co. Ltd., London, masonite board
Signed lower left Gemmell Hutchison
9″ x 12″ board

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Nick Darmstaedter (American B.1988)
“I Wish My Girlfriend Was This Dirty (Light Blue and Light Yellow)”, 2011
Mixed media, oil, sheetrock on canvas. Abstract composition in pale yellow and light blue, featuring loosely applied paint and inscribed text in the upper right quadrant.
60 1/2″ x 48″
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Thomas D. Mottola sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.
The Suzanne Geiss Company, New York.

Estimate: $2000 - $4000

After Jean Arp (German/French 1886-1966)
“San Titre”, 1950
Gouache on paper board
8″ x 8″
Provenance: Karl Knaths, Provincetown (before 1971, then by
descent)
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s Arcade, London, 21 February
1990, lot 70
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner

Estimate: $4000 - $8000

After Fernand Leger (French 1881-1955)
Architectural Composition, 1950
Oil on canvas
Marked lower right F.Leger 50
16″ x 12″ canvas

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Wilhelm Ferdinand (Wim) Wynman (Dutch 1897 – 1984)
Stedelijk Museum Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition Poster, Amsterdam
Lithograph poster
Signed in plate Wim Wynman
39″ x 29″ sight
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Silvano Campeggi (Italian 1923-2018)
“West Side Story”, 1962
Silkscreen, two-sheet poster
56 1/4″ x 42 1/2″ sight, 59 1/2″ x 45 1/2″ frame
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Thomas D. Mottola sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.

Estimate: $100 - $200

Kelly Pishuktee (Canadian Inuit 1948-1994)
Mother and Child
Carved green soapstone
Signed to underside Kelly Pishuktee along with number label
Height 10 inches
Purchased for ($1,617) according to family database records

Estimate: $200 - $300

Attributed to Aqjangajuk (Axangayu) Shaa (Canadian Inuit 1937-2019)
Drum Dancer
Carved green serpentine
Carving number 9693019
Height 14 1/2 inches, width 14 1/2 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

C. Mushinga (Zimbabwe 20th/21st Century)
Dual Sided Form
Carved stone dual sided sculpture of an eye to one side and a human figure to other
Signed C. Mushinga
Signed 23 inches, width 23 inches, depth 8 inches

Estimate: $100 - $200

Henry Evaluardjuk (Canadian Inuit 1923-2007)
“Dancing Walrus”
Carved black soapstone
Signed to underside Henry and signed in Inuktitut
Height 12 1/2 inches
Purchased for ($1,950) according to family database records

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Matiusie Iyaituk (Canadian Inuit B.1950)
“Nesting Owl Stretching Her Wings”, 1993
Carved green stone
Signed and titled to base along with Igloo Tag Trademark
Height 4 inches, length 13 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Pitsiula Qimirpik (Canadian Inuit B.1967)
Owl, 1996
Carved green serpentine soapstone
Signed in Inukitut and dated 96 along with Iglo Tag Trademark and carving number __68-206 to underside
Height 13 inches, depth 11 inches

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Judas Ullulaq (Canadian Inuit 1937-1999)
Shaman Catching Fish
Carved soapstone
Signed on underside in Inuktitut, Ullulaq
Height 8 inches

Estimate: $1000 - $2000

Three Inuit Soapstone Animal Carvings to include
Pitsiulak Michael (Canadian Inuit B.1965)
Beluga Whales Embracing, 1993
Carved soapstone
Signed to underside in Inuktitut along with Igloo Tag Trademark
Height 13 1/2 inches
Purchased for ($1,944) according to family database records
Egesiak Simionie (Canadian Inuit 1946-2007)
Dancing Polar Bear
Carved soapstone
Signed to underside Simonie and in Inuktitut
Height 9 inches
Purchased for ($290) according to family database records
along with a carved winged spirit figure

Estimate: $200 - $400

Inuk Charlie (Canadian Inuit, Taloyoak B.1956)
Dancing Polar Bear
Carved soapstone
Signed on underside in Inuktitut
Height 16 inches, width 14 inches
Purchased for ($1,294) according to family database records

Estimate: $200 - $400

Toonoo Sharky (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset B.1970)
“Transition”, 1995
Carved black soapstone sculpture depicting a crouching figure transforming into a bird, having incised features and inset eyes
Signed and dated to underside T Sharky 1995, Iglo Tag Trademark
Height 12 1/2 inches, width 16 1/2 inches
Purchased for ($3,000) according to family database records

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Three: Toonoo Sharky (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset B.1970)
Owl Spirit, 1996
Carved green soapstone
Signed and dated to underside T Sharky 1996, signed in Inuktitut
Height 4 1/2 inches
Eagle Spirit, 1995
Carved green soapstone
Signed in Inuktitut to underside and dated 1995
Height 3 3/4 inches
Face Transformation, 1997
Carved green soapstone
Signed and dated to underside TS 1997, signed in Inuktitut, old tag
Height 3 1/4 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800