2026 Major Mid-Century Modern Auction

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

Jan Toorop (Dutch 1858-1928)
“Delftsche Slaolie”, 1895
Lithograph advertisement poster depicting stylized female figures in flowing Art Nouveau design, created for the Dutch oil company Nederlandse Olie Fabriek
Signed in plate lower right
35″ x 22″ sight, 43 1/2″ x 31″ frame
along with “Allen de Christus kan alles redden” (Only Christ Can Save Everything) period lithograph postcard 3 1/4″ x 5″

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

S. Neil Fujita (American 1921-2010)
“Il Padrino (The Godfather)”, 1972
Silkscreen paper, movie poster
54 3/4″ x 39″ sight, 61″ x 45 1/2″ frame
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Thomas D. Mottola sold to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary ArtCT.

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Large Giltwood Carved Mirror
42″ x 52″

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

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

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Four Inuit Soapstone Carvings to include
Joy Kiluvigyuak Hallauk (Canadian Inuit 1940-2000)
Spirit Faces
Carved soapstone, Signed to underside in Inuktitut
Height 9 inches
Purchased for ($675) according to family database records
John Elliott (Canadian Mohawk 20th/21st Century)
Eagle Over Two Masks
Carved soapstone, Signed to underside John Elliott
Height 6 1/4 inches
Adam Longboat (Canadian Inuit 20th Century)
Spirit Face, 1999
Carved soapstone, Signed to underside Adam Longboat 99
Height 5 1/2 inches
Clifton Henry (Canadian Six Nations 20th/21st Century)
Double Wolf, 1998
Carved soapstone, Signed and dated to underside
Height 7 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Abraham Anghik Ruben (Canadian Inuit B.1950)
Dancing Walrus
Carved green stone
Signed to underside in Inukitut along with Igloo Tag Trademark and carving number
Height 10 inches
Purchased for ($3,100) according to family database records

Estimate: $500 - $1000

Samuel Nahaulaituq (Alaskan Inuit, Taloyoak 1923-1999)
Smiling Woman
Carved soapstone depicting an Inuit woman with raised arms
Signed on underside in Inuktitut
Height 10 1/2 inches, width 10 1/2 inches
Purchased for ($924) according to family database records

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

Attributed to David Piqtoukun (Canadian Inuit, Paulatuk 1950-2026)
Spirit Shaman Transformation
Carved soapstone
Signed to underside in Inuktitut
Height 14 inches

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 Small Inuit Soapstone Carvings to include
Suqualuk Akesuk (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset B.1959)
Arctic Bird
Carved soapstone
Signed to underside in Inuktitut
Height 3 inches
Jomie (Juta) Aipeelee (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset 1963-2020)
Salmon, 1999
Carved soapstone
Signed to underside Juta Ipeelie 1999, Signed in Inuktitut
Height 4 inches
along with a small caribou figure, signed in Inuktitut, 1994

Estimate: $200 - $400

Toonoo Sharky (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset B.1970)
Bird, 1997
Carved green serpentine stone sculpture depicting an eagle or hawk with upswept wings, having incised features and inset eyes
Signed and dated to underside T Sharky 1997, and signed in Inuktitut
Height 7 1/2 inches, width 10 inches

Estimate: $400 - $800

Toonoo Sharky (Canadian Inuit, Cape Dorset B.1970)
Two Headed Bird Transformation, 1995
Carved green soapstone sculpture
Signed and dated to underside T Sharky 1995, signed in Inuktitut
Height 8 1/2 inches, width 7 inches

Estimate: $300 - $500

Two Inuit Soapstone Carvings to include
George Arluk (Canadian Inuit 1949-2023)
Spirit Transformation, 1996
Carved soapstone figure
Signed and dated to underside George Arluk 1996, signed in Inuktitut
Length 9 inches, height 5 inches
Peter Nauja Qeliqi (Canadian Inuit, Akulivik B.1936)
Inuit Man
Carved soapstone
Signed Peter E9-1316
Height 4 1/2 inches
Purchased for ($1,367) according to family database records

Estimate: $200 - $300

Sam Cady (American B.1943)
“Island From Above”, 1988
Oil on canvas, along with custom build case
Signed and dated verso Cady ’88
31″ x 67″
Provenance: Anderson Yezerski Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockport, Maine

Estimate: $800 - $1200

Mabilon and Eleudora Jimenez (Peruvian 20th/21st Century)
“Tienda de Mascaras Retablo”
Painted plaster and wood
Signed verso
7 1/2″ x 8″ open
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $100 - $300

Small Group of Bronze, Silver and Enamel Decorative Articles to include
Art Deco silver and guilloche scent bottle, rectangular cloisonne box, small shell pill box, green enamel cigarette box, Sergey Shaposhnikov Russian Imperial silver and cloisonne enamel salt cellar, hallmarks to underside, Fritz Bermann Austrian cold painted bronze frog, and a Bedouin or Arab on a camel, both having circular signature mark to underside
camel height 3 1/2 inches, length 5 inches
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of Assorted Collectibles and Decorative Objects to include
Wooderful Life group of a dinosaur music box, carousel music box, elephant music box, two New York City boxes and three wooden top spinners, Haviland Swing Rocking Horse in Aboukir Black, retails for ($850) , Salvador Dali collectable “Space Elephant from the Temptation of Saint Anthony” figure, Fish With Tower after Hieronymus Bosch collectable, signed red dragon figure, two J.Drummond house sculptures purchased for ($390), miniature Doge’s Palace building, etc…
tallest height 13 inches
Provenance: Property from a Park Avenue New York City Collector

Estimate: $200 - $400

Group of Aviation and Naval Optical Accessories
Comprising a cast metal jet airplane model together with a chrome-mounted group of naval optical sights or targeting scopes, along with a small optical instrument
tallest height 10 inches

Estimate: $100 - $300