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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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″
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″
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
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
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
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
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″
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)
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)
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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