2026 Mid-Century Modern Sale

  • Lot 341: Martin Aakervik for Modeline Walnut Floor Lamp

    Martin Aakervik for Modeline Walnut Floor Lamp
    having linen shade
    height 72 inches

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 342: Mid-Century Modern Swedish Floor Lamp

    Mid-Century Modern Swedish Floor Lamp
    linen shade, marked on underside
    height 56 inches

    Estimate: $150 - $300

  • Lot 342A: Group of Mid-Century Modern Wood Storage Cabinets and Shelves

    Group of Mid-Century Modern Wood Storage Cabinets and Shelves
    to include four John Stuart style open front back cases, various well mounted / stacking cabinets, frames, etcetera
    tallest 26 1/2 inches

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 342B: Group of Mid-Century Modern Furniture

    Group of Mid-Century Modern Furniture
    to include two partial sofas, one metal frame on four feet, chair, table top, along with roll of fabric, etcetera
    length 74 inches

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 343: Handel Lamp Base

    Handel Lamp Base
    number 5049
    height 23 inches

    Estimate: $250 - $450

  • Lot 344: Vintage Floor Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfatti

    Vintage Floor Lamp in the Style of Gino Sarfatti
    having chrome base and two spherical shades, along with two industrial floor lamps (as is)
    height 54 inches

    Estimate: $200 - $300

  • Lot 345: Four Piece Mid-Century Modern Furnishing Grouping

    Four Piece Mid-Century Modern Furnishing Grouping
    to include two tier lucite cart, along with three tall and narrow display cases, two are glass and one plexiglass
    tallest 40 inches, widest 36 inches

    Estimate: $150 - $250

  • Lot 346: Suzanne Kasher for Visual Comfort “Aimee” Floor Lamp

    Suzanne Kasher for Visual Comfort “Aimee” Floor Lamp
    Mid-century modern polished lamp having semi circle base traveling up to three slender stems, foot switch, retails for $1,599, missing one linen shade
    height 60 inches

    Estimate: $100 - $200

  • Lot 347: Mid Century Modern Glass and Chrome Curio Cabinet

    Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chrome Curio Cabinet
    having one door opening to six glass shelves
    height 78 1/2 inches, width 23 1/4 inches, depth 13 1/2 inches
    Provenance: Property from a Private Collection at 791 Park Avenue Designed by Cullman & Kravis, Inc

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 348: Group of Three Murano Art Glass Pieces

    Group of Three Murano Art Glass Pieces
    including two teardrop form Mandruzzato bud vases with layered green/amber and cranberry/cobalt interiors, height 10 inches, and a floral-form paperweight with cobalt millefiori-style decoration and applied clear accents marked Nourot, height 6 inches
    Provenance: Estate of Nina Silberstein, former CEO of David Webb

    Estimate: $200 - $300

  • Lot 349: Doug Anderson (American B.1954)

    Doug Anderson (American B.1954)
    “Perfect Mom #3″, 1984
    Oil on canvas
    84″ x 72”
    Exhibited: “Unpainted to the Last: American Art, 1930–1990,” Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; illustrated exhibition label verso (No. 2)

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 350: Paul George Laffoley, Jr. (American 1935-2015)

    Paul George Laffoley, Jr. (American 1935-2015)
    “The Nihilatron”
    diagrammatic painting that functions like a visual map of a speculative system, combining dense text, symbols, and geometric forms into a single unified structure. At its center, a radiating circular form anchors a network of charts and explanatory panels that suggest an exploration of energy, consciousness, and metaphysical order rather than a traditional narrative scene
    Mixed media, oil, acrylic, ink, and vinyl press type on canvas
    Signed on verso Paul Laffoley
    74″ x 73 1/2″
    Provenance: The Boston Visionary Cell, 30 Bromfield St. Room 200, Boston, Massachusetts

    Estimate: $10000 - $20000

  • Lot 351: Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)

    Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)
    “Balance I and II”, 1986
    Mixed media oil on canvases, diptych
    Signed and titled verso Gerry Bergstein
    168″ x 68″ each

    Estimate: $800 - $1200

  • Lot 352: Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)

    Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)
    “The Secret Life of Belly and Bone”, 1985
    Mixed media oil on canvas
    Signed and titled verso Gerry Bergstein
    78″ x 64″ each
    Untitled Composition “Just Ignore It”
    Mixed media oil on canvas
    68″ x 95″

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 353: Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)

    Gerry Bergstein (American B.1947)
    Untitled Composition “Just Ignore It”
    Mixed media oil on canvas
    68″ x 95″

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 354: Doug Anderson (American B.1954)

    Doug Anderson (American B.1954)
    “Japanese Vase”
    Acrylic, oil, paper on fabric
    Signed, titled and dated on verso, Doug Anderson
    52″ x 100″

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 355: Doug Anderson (American B.1954)

    Doug Anderson (American B.1954)
    Untitled, 1988
    Acrylic, oil, paper on fabric
    Signed and dated on verso, Doug Anderson
    43″ x 96″

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 355A: Doug Anderson (American B.1954)

    Doug Anderson (American B.1954)
    “Ski Patrol”, 1985
    Mixed media installation piece, acrylic, oil, paper on multiple canvases
    Signed, titled and dated on verso, Doug 85
    Approximately 52″ x 100″

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 357: Josef Albers (German/American 1888-1976)

    Josef Albers (German/American 1888-1976)
    “I-S c” Homage to the Square in Green and Blue, 1969
    Screenprint, edition 34/100
    Signed and dated lower right JA’69
    14″ x 14″ sight size, 18″ x 18″ frame size

    Estimate: $1000 - $2000

  • Lot 358: John Woolf (American B.1952)

    John Woolf (American B.1952)
    “Orange Lily”, 2003
    Photographic pigment print on rag paper, edition 1/25
    Signed, titled, dated lower margin John Woolf 2003
    25″ x 20″
    Provenance: Burge 20th Century Photographs, LTD., New York, 11/09/2023 ($3,750)

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 359: John Woolf (American B.1952)

    John Woolf (American B.1952)
    “Purple Lily”, 2003
    Photographic pigment print on rag paper, edition 1/25
    Signed, titled, dated lower margin John Woolf 2003
    25″ x 20″
    Provenance: Burge 20th Century Photographs, LTD., New York, 11/09/2023 ($3,750)

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 360: Ludwig Sander (American 1906-1975)

    Ludwig Sander (American 1906-1975)
    “Arapohoe”, 1969
    Lithograph, edition 84/100
    Signed and dated lower right Sander ’69
    15 1/4″ x 17 1/4″

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 360A: Julian Stanczak (Polish/American 1928-2017)

    Julian Stanczak (Polish/American 1928-2017)
    “Stratified”, circa 1980
    Composition of rectangular and square shapes in yellow and violet
    Silkscreen, Artist Proof edition
    Signed lower right J.Stanczak
    22″ x 36″ plate size

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 361: Donald Keith Sultan (American B.1951)

    Donald Keith Sultan (American B.1951)
    “Black Tulip”, 1986
    Ink on paper
    Signed and inscribed lower left “Black Tulip, August 28, 1986 D.S.”
    22 1/2″ x 22 1/2″
    Provenance: Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

    Estimate: $2000 - $4000

  • Lot 362: Adam Helms (American B.1974)

    Adam Helms (American B.1974)
    Untitled Portrait, 2007
    Oil on mylar
    30″ x 19.75″ sheet
    Provenance: Bonhams New York, 2/02/2025, Lot 57
    Acquired directly from the artist by the original owner

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 363: Johnny Friedlaender (German/French 1912-1992)

    Johnny Friedlaender (German/French 1912-1992)
    Untitled Abstract Composition
    Aquatint etching, artist proof
    Signed lower right Friedlaender
    20″ x 15″

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 364: Marc Chagall (French 1887-1985)

    Marc Chagall (French 1887-1985)
    “Quai aux Fleurs”, 1954
    Lithograph in color on Arches paper, presumably from the edition of 75
    Signed lower right Chagall, remnants of old label verso
    13 3/4″ x 10 1/2″

    Estimate: $2000 - $4000

  • Lot 365: Marc Chagall (French 1887-1985)

    Marc Chagall (French 1887-1985)
    “Quai aux Fleurs”, 1954
    Lithograph in color on Arches paper, edition 15/75
    Signed lower right Marc Chagall
    14 3/4″ x 10 1/2″
    Provenance: Karl Vonderbank, Kunsthandlung, Frankfurt (label verso)

    Estimate: $2000 - $4000

  • Lot 366: Mario Dinon (Italian 1914-1967)

    Mario Dinon (Italian 1914-1967)
    “Italian Landscape”
    Oil on canvas
    Signed lower right M. Dinon
    23 1/2″ x 31 1/2″
    Provenance: Newman Galleries Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ($650)

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 367: Peter Busa (American 1914-1985)

    Peter Busa (American 1914-1985)
    “The Juggler in the Baroque Theme”
    Oil on canvas
    Signed lower right Busa
    36″ x 20″
    Provenance: Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York

    Estimate: $1500 - $3000

  • Lot 368: Frank Avray Wilson (British 1914-2009)

    Frank Avray Wilson (British 1914-2009)
    Red and Black Abstract
    Oil on canvas (double sided)
    60″ x 36″
    Provenance: Acquired by the present owner from a friend of Tom Holzbog, the artist’s son-in-law (married to Frank Avray Wilson’s daughter, Wendy Wilson), in London circa 1962; Accompanied by a signed letter dated November 1, 2021, confirming the above provenance.

    Estimate: $2000 - $4000

  • Lot 369: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Grotesque King, Queen and Subjects Scene, 1996
    Ink and watercolor on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower right Ardeshir 96
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 370: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Grotesque Hajji Firuz Clown Figure, 1997
    Ink and watercolor on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower left Ardeshir 97
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 371: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Five Grotesque Caricatured Portraits, 1996
    Ink and watercolor on paper, serigraph on verso
    Signed and dated lower left Ardeshir 96
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 372: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Three Grotesque Caricatured Clown Figures, 1995
    Ink and watercolor on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower right Ardeshir 95
    23″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $500 - $1000

  • Lot 373: Two: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Two: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Erotic Nude Collage with Bull
    Mixed media cut paper collage
    32″ x 18″
    Iranian Dictator Ruhollah Khomeini and Nude, 1988
    Mixed media cut paper collage
    Signed and dated lower left Ardeshir 88
    24″ x 18″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $800 - $1200

  • Lot 374: Two: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Two: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Grotesque Uxecutioner Figure with a Gun, 1996
    Ink on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower right Ardeshir 96
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Grotesque Figures, 1996
    Ink on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower right Ardeshir 96
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 375: Eight: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Eight: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Figure Studies, Men with Turbans and Fez Hats, 1994
    Ink on sketchbook paper
    Most signed and dated Ardeshir ’94
    17 1/2 x 14″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 376: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Grotesque Figure with Large Hat, 1997
    Ink and watercolor on Arches paper, figure study verso
    Signed and dated lower right Ardeshir 97
    22″ x 15″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 377: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Grotesque Hajji Firuz Clown Figure, 1997
    Ink and watercolor on Arches paper
    Signed and dated lower left Ardeshir 97
    22 1/2″ x 30″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 378: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    “Butterfly and Candle”
    Mixed media, ink, watercolor, colored pencil, cut paper collage
    Signed bottom center Ardeshir
    26 1/2″ x 18″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $300 - $500

  • Lot 379: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    Persian Collage, 1987/88
    Mixed media, ink, watercolor, cut paper collage
    Signed and dated twice, bottom center Ardeshir 87, Ardeshir 88
    37 1/2″ x 18″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $800 - $1200

  • Lot 380: Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)

    Ardeshir Mohassess (Iranian/American 1938-2008)
    “Alien Clown”, 1987
    Mixed media, ink, watercolor, cut paper collage
    Signed and dated bottom center Ardeshir 87, titled in Persian script verso
    28 1/2″ x 18″
    Provenance: Estate of Dr. Vallo Benjamin E 57th St New York

    Estimate: $800 - $1200

  • Lot 381: Three Japanese Cloisonne Enameled Vases

    Three Japanese Cloisonne Enameled Vases
    to include one pair (having loss), each having fish motifs
    height of pair 13 1/4 inches

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 382: Three Japanese Cloisonne Enameled Vases

    Three Japanese Cloisonne Enameled Vases
    two having floral design and one having crane motif
    heights 9 1/4 inches, 12 inches, 13 1/2 inches

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 383: Seven Japanese Cloisonne Vases

    Seven Japanese Cloisonne Vases
    shortest 4 1/2 inches, tallest 6 inches

    Estimate: $250 - $450

  • Lot 384: Pair of Japanese Enameled Cloisonne Vases

    Pair of Japanese Enameled Cloisonne Vases
    having floral motifs
    height 12 1/4 inches

    Estimate: $150 - $250

  • Lot 385: Six Japanese Cloisonne Vases

    Six Japanese Cloisonne Vases
    black backgrounds, five having dragons
    shortest 5 inches, tallest 7 1/4 inches

    Estimate: $200 - $400

  • Lot 386: Two Japanese Fine Wire Cloisonne Vases

    Two Japanese Fine Wire Cloisonne Vases
    having tree flowers and bird having silver top and bottom Meiji-Taisho period, six sided, having silver top and bottom, possibly silver wire, signed on silver base Meiji-Taisho period
    bird vase height 7 1/2 inches, six sided vase height 6 1/2 inches

    Estimate: $400 - $800

  • Lot 387: Five Japanese Enameled Cloisonne Boxes

    Five Japanese Enameled Cloisonne Boxes
    each having floral decorated exteriors
    largest 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ and 3 1/2″ x 5″

    Estimate: $200 - $300

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