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Saturday Highlights:•Asian Paintings, Prints, Ceramics, Jade, Metalwork, Hardstone Carvings, Cloisonné, Lacquer Ware, • Furniture, Textiles, and Religious Works of Art•Ethnographic Masks and Carvings from the Collection of Lloyd Moiran•Coins, paper money, Confederate bills•Assorted Silver, Ceramics, Crystal, and other Decoratives•Fine and Costume Jewelry•American and Continental Fine Art•19th and 20th Century European, Asian, and American Furniture• Persian, Turkish, and other rugs

Visit our new website at www.clars.comPersian Faraghan Sarouk carpet, circa 1890, 22’ 7”x13’ 9”

Louis Ernest Barrias (French, 1841-1905), Bronze sculpture, ‘’Nature Revealing Herself to Science,” 24.5’’h

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), Color Etching, “Cabeza con Sombrero,” 1980, 29.75” x 22.75” (One of six to be offered)

Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002), Color lithograph, 15 Years, 1965, 22.4’’ x 31.7’’

Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975), Lithograph, ‘’The Race (Homeward Bound),’’ 9’’ x 13.25’’

Squeak Carnwath (Califor-nian, b. 1947), Charcoal on paper, ‘’There But Not,’’ 1985, 57.25’’ x 58.5’’

Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921-2006), Gouache on paper, ‘’Blue Nude,’’ 1965, 30’’ x 22’’

Joan Miro (Spanish/French, 1893-1983), Etching with aquatint, ‘’Carnet Catalans,’’ 1977, 9.5’’ x 7’’

Pablo Picasso (Span-ish, 1881-1973), Etching, ‘’Le Repos du Sculpteur et le Modelis au Masque,“ 1933, 10.5’’ x 7.625’’

Henri Matisse (French, 1869-1954), Lithograph, ‘’Le Repos du Modele,’’ 8.75’’ x 11.75’’w

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Screenprint, ‘’Birmingham Race Riot (from Ten Works by Ten Artists),” 1964, 20’’h x 24’’w

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917-2000), Eighteen (18) color screen-prints, ‘’The Legend of John Brown,” 1977, 20’’ x 25.9’’

Parmeggiani Tancredi (Italian, 1927-1964), Oil on canvas, Untitled, 47’’ x 59’’Jean-Gabriel Domergue (French, 1889-1962), Oil on canvas, “Antonia,” 28.875” x 23.75”

Wosene Kosrof (Californian, b.1950), Acrylic on linen, ‘’The Good Earth II,’’ 2001, 26’’ x 25.75’’

Edmondo Bacci (Italian, 1913-1989), Oil on canvas, ‘’Avvenimento’’, 39.5’’ x 55’’

Paul Jenkins (American/French, b. 1923), Watercolor, ‘’High Point,’’ 31” x 43”

William Clapp (Califor-nian/Canadian, 1879-1954), Oil on board, Reclining Nude, 1929, 18” x 15”

Walasse Ting (American/Chinese/French, 1929-2010), Oil and ink on can-vas, ‘’Chinese Landscape,’’ 1958, 30.5’’ x 25’’

William Alexander Coulter (Irish/Cali-fornian, 1849-1936), Oil on canvas, Ship Under Sail in Francisco Harbor, 20’’ x 30”

Walter Farndon (American, 1876-1964), Oil on canvas, Boats in the Cove, 35’’ x 42’’ (one of three to be offered)

Seldon Gile (Californian, 1877-1947), Oil on canvas board, Figures by a Boat, 1937, 8.625” x 10.75”

August Gay (Californian, 1890-1948), Oil on canvas board, Hills Over the Carmel River, 19.25” x 27”w

Theodore Wores (Californian, 1859-1939), Oil on canvas, Portrait of George D. Shadburne (1842-1921), 22.25’’ x 17’

David Gilhooly

Richard Lindner

Alexander Calder

Fritz Scholder

Yousuf Karsh

Claude Venard

Kenro Izu

Ralph Gibson

Andre Kertesz

Jules Rene Herve

Irving Sinclair

Frederick Schafer

Tom McKinley

C.R.W. Nevinson

John Kelly

Charles Bartlett

Georges Rouault

Marc Chagall

Paul Cadmus

Robert Graham

Fletcher Benton

Meyer Straus

Max Weber

Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915-2012), Bronze sculpture, Figure Looking Skyward, 25.5’’h

Prosper LeCourtier (French, 1855-1924), Bronze sculpture, ‘’La Fantasia Arabe’’, 33.75’’h

Isidore Bonheur (French, 1827-1901), Bronze sculpture, Derby Winner (Racehorse and Jockey), 28.75’’h (one of two to be offered)

Felipe Castaneda (Mexican, b.1933), Bronze sculpture, Seated Nude, 19”h Alexander Phimster Proctor

(American, 1860-1950), Bronze sculpture, Indian on Horseback, 48’’h

Color Lithograph Two Panel Film Poster, “Pauvre Pierrot,” 1927, by artist Jack B. de Bronne, printed by Marcel Picard, Paris

Charles Schulz (Californian, 1922-2000), Ink on paper, “Peanuts” Daily Comic Strip 8-13-1962 (United Feature Syndicate, 1962), 6” x 27.75”

Karl Moon (American, 1879-1948), Hand colored gelatin silver print, ‘’Corn Song,’’ 16’’ x 20’’

Laurence Stephen Lowry (British, 1887-1976), Pencil drawing on paper, ‘’Windy Day - Southport,” 1955, 11.94’’ x 8.94’’

Frederico Nerly (Italian, 1824-1919), Capri, 1869, 7.5’’ x 18.5’’ Flemish School (17th century), Oil on can-vas, A Sense of Touch, 31.25” x 25.25”

Henry Hetherington Emmerson (British, 1831-1895), Oil on canvas, ‘’Sketching Companions,’’ 1889, 65’’ x 36.25’’

Guillaume Koller (Austrian, 1829-1885), Oil on panel, The Portrait Session, 1873, 28’’ x 21’’

Alfred de Breanski (British, 1852-1928), Oil on canvas, ‘’Bala, North Wales,” 24’’ x 36’’

Follower of Giovanni Bellini (Italian, 1430-1516), ‘’The Dead Christ Supported by Mary and Saint John the Evangelist’’, 17.5’’ x 22.5’’

Horst P. Horst (German/American, 1906-1999), Gelatin silver print, ‘’Mainbocher Corset, Paris,’’ 17.75’’ x 13.5’’

George Hoyningen-Huene (American/Russian, 1900-1968), Gelatin silver print, Horst Study, 8.75’’ x 8.25’’

Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902-2002), Gelatin silver print, ‘’La Buena Fama Durmiendo,’’ 7.25’’ x 9.5’’

Helen Levitt (American, 1913-2009), Gelatin silver print, “Brooklyn, New York,” 1942, 7.375” x 11”

Japanese wakizashi by Suishinshi Masahide and Suishinshi Naohide, dated 1818, with Edo period mountings, nagasa: 48.1cm

Collection of Chinese scholar’s objects and implements

Selection of Japanese Meiji and Edo period items, including cloisonne and ceramics

Group of Chinese archaic decorative items, including bronze jue and ceramics

Chinese blue Peking glass stick neck vase, Qing dynasty, 13.5’’h

Pair of Chinese underglaze blue and polychrome enameled porcelain

rouleau vases, Qing dynasty, 18.25’’h

Pair of Chinese huanghuali yoke-back armchairs, Qing dynasty, 45’’h

A suit of Japanese o-yoroi style armor with a ko-boshi iron kabuto (helmet)(Unaccessioned from Honolulu Museum of Art)

Thai gilt bronze seated Buddha, Bangkok period, 28’’h

Assortment of Korean ceramics, including Goryeo celadon ware and Joseon underglaze blue vessels

Thai gilt and lacquer decorated large wood altar with inlaid mirror-glass accents, Bangkok period (Unaccessioned from Honolulu Museum of Art)

Sterling silver hollowware and flatware including a five piece beverage service by William Gale & Son, circa 1862

English sterling silver four piece suite, circa 1800

Selection of African and Ethnographic masks, carvings, instruments and jewelry including items from the Lloyd Moiran collection(To be offered Saturday)

French .950 silver-gilt coffee pot, Paris, late 18th century

Life size carved mixed marble scultpures depicting “The Four Continents”, 74”h x 29” w

Pair of monumental Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted porcelain urns, 45’’h x 20’’w

Pair of carved wood and polychrome decorated Venetian Blackamoors on stands circa 1870, 77’’h (detail image on right)

Collection of Baker and Johnston Apache cabinet cards

Historic California gold quartz presentation walking stick given by Carleton E. Watkins (1829 - 1916) to his father J.M. Watkins, Christmas 1869

Selection of California designer Robert Hutchinson (1937-2008) furniture including a cast geometric dining table, 30”h x 59”w and six ‘’Nicoya’’ dining chairs (with Michael Carr) 39”h

Dan Johnson Studio ‘Gazelle’ dining table circa 1955, 28”h x 72”w x 37” d

Important Victorian rosewood bedroom suite executed by Pottier and Stymus, New York, for James Clair Flood’s Linden Towers mansion, Menlo Park, CA, 1878

Steinway and Sons Model A grand piano, 1902 , 6’2’’l x 56’’w

American Renaissance Revival Wooten Patent desk, 69”h x 40”w x 32”d

Historical documents including a signed Abraham Lincoln appointment dated May 15, 1862, and a Gold Rush era (1856) San Francisco Vigiliance Committee membership certificate

Selection of 18th and 19th century carved and polychrome decorated Santos figures

Selection of Antique textiles and carpets including Persian, Caucasian, and Afghan examples

Architectural plaque bearing the arms of The Bank Of England, Soane Hall, circa 1930, 3’ diameter

Queen Elizabeth II coronation chair, 1953

Louis XVI style gilt bronze chandelier with faceted crystal drops, electri-fied, 33’’h x 36’’w

Framed German porcelain plaque circa 1900, signed Wagner,overall: 13”x10.75”Site: 6”x4.25”

Selection of Designer handbags and accessories including Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Judith Leiber

Selection of U.S. gold & silver coins and bank notes (To be offered Saturday)

Blue sapphire and diamond collar necklace of 18k white gold, having (77) marquise cut blue sapphires weighing in total 26.38 cts and (93) diamond accents weighing in total 2.29 cts

Graduated white South Sea pearl necklace, having (29) white South Sea pearls ranging in size from 15.8-13.1mm, with a diamond accented clasp of 14k white and yellow gold

Fifteen strand variegated pink tourmaline bead necklace with an 18k yellow gold and diamond accented clasp

Erte ‘’Aventurine State’’ pendant necklace #182/250 in 14k yg, with mother of pearl, black onyx and diamond accents

Pair of blue sapphire and diamond dangle earrings in 18k white gold, set with (2) blue sapphires weighing in total 3.80 cts and diamond accents weighing 1.32 cts

Tiffany solitaire diamond ring in platinum, featuring a round brilliant cut diamond (Tiffany replacement report stating: I color, VS1 clarity), weighing 1.01 cts

Black opal and diamond drop pendant in platinum, featuring (1) pear cabochon cut black opal, framed by a total of (14) round brilliant cut diamonds, weighing in total 2.63 cts

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18k yellow gold Chinese Straits style pierced work plaque hinged bracelet

Captain’s hunting cased key wind pocket watch of 18k yellow gold, dust cover signed Hoyt, Badger & Dillon. New-York. No 1252

Lady’s diamond accented Chopard wristwatch of 18k yellow gold, featuring a total of (48) round single cut diamonds, weighing in total 0.72 cts. Provenance: Property from the collection of Gail Farrell, California, singer and entertainer on the long running Lawrence Welk show

Lady’s Cartier wristwatch of platinum with red gem crown accent. Includes folder and guarantee cardAudemars Piguet Geneve Ultra‐ Thin wristwatch, circa 1970 in 18k yellow gold

18k yellow gold Patek Philippe Nautilus lady’s wristwatch, reference # 4700/051, with papers, box, and extra link. Total weight 91.9 grams

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Black opal and diamond drop pendant in platinum, featuring (1) pear cabochon cut black opal, framed by a total of (14) round brilliant cut diamonds, weighing in total 2.63 cts

Amethyst and diamond brooch/pendant combination in 18k white gold, featuring (1) large pear-cut amethyst, accented around by a frame suspended by a ‘’Bow’’ of (83) round full cut diamonds. Total diamond weight 3.19 cts

Pair of black opal and diamond earrings in platinum, each featuring (1) oval cut, double cabochon black opal, framed by (24) round full cut and (2) round single cut diamond accents. Total diamond weight for the pair 2.93 cts

Opal and diamond ear pendants of 14k and 18k yellow gold, having a total of (2) pear cabochon cut opals, each suspending (1) antique cushion cut diamond above a decorative opal drop pendant

Diamond solitaire ring in platinum, featuring a 3.02 ct round cut diamond. (GIA stating: F color, VVS1 clarity)

Diamond ‘’Finger Fit’’ shanked wedding ring set in 14k yellow gold with a platinum crown. Engagement ring featuring (1) round brilliant cut diamond weighing 1.81 cts and (4) round cut diamonds weighing 0.28 cts. The wedding band having (6) round cut diamonds weighing 0.36 cts

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