While this example was only 25 inches high, a pair of famille rose vases stood at 35 inches and were bid to $16,250. Third in the auction was a late Nineteenth Century famille rose porcelain vase showing robed figures in a mountainous setting, a turquoise glaze interior surface and unusual pink figural handles, which went to an internet bidder for $26,500. Both were upholstered with gold yellow fabric showing embroidered white flowers, and each of them sold for $10,000.Īccording to Akiba, some lots of Asian porcelain did much better than expected. First was a Qing dynasty lacquered hard wood armchair, carved with openwork designs of human figures surrounded by floriate motifs, followed by a Nineteenth Century French chinoiserie chair that was also lacquered hard wood and carved with similar imagery. The next two chairs were in separate lots and came from separate continents, but were strikingly similar in design. Second in the auction overall was a pair of carved wooden Chinese armchairs, showing mother-of-pearl inlay of flowers, foliage and auspicious symbols throughout and two porcelain plaques depicting a riverside village in the back splats. With minor wear throughout, the plaster was bid to $8,125.Ĭhairs were especially favored by top bidders. The style of this plaster matches bronzes of his in the Smithsonian, which also acquired the Ward African Collection of artifacts in 1921. Ward took extensive notes, illustrations and photographs during his explorations, later creating life-sized, realistic sculptures based on these observations. Ward traveled extensively in Africa, especially in what was then the Congo, in commercial export positions and later as a member of Henry Morton Stanley’s Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. The only other piece of fine art to reach the auction’s top lots was another large-scale work: an 8-foot-tall plaster sculpture of a West African archer attributed to Herbert Ward (British, 1863-1919). He was educated at the École des Beaux-Arts after abandoning a career in law, regularly exhibited at the Paris Salon and was awarded the Légion d’honneur in 1892.Īttributed to artist and explorer Herbert Ward, this life-sized plaster of a West African archer hit the mark at $8,125. De Tours came from a noted medical family that are considered pioneers of alternative forms of psychological treatment, and many of his works display a dramatic dynamism that straddles Romanticism and realism. The woman, either unconscious or soon to be, does not seem to register the image. A crucified woman with her breasts exposed is prone and surrounded by a group of men in Eighteenth Century clothing most stand away and observe while one crouches at her feet and another shows her a bookplate illustration of Jesus’ Crucifixion. Dark in tone and subject, the painting becomes more disturbing the more one examines it. The first listing in the catalog and the highest-achieving lot was a monumental oil on canvas by history painter Georges Moreau de Tours (French, 1848-1901) that was won by a Shanghai bidder for $37,200. The auction totaled $768,000 with a 92 percent sell-through rate. Some of these were former colleagues of Tyen’s, joining in from France. “It was an incredibly unique collection which had a little bit of everything.” More than 90 percent of bidders participated online, with 30 percent bidding from the United States and 70 percent from abroad. “The auction was special,” commented co-owner Alexander Anapolsky. More than 700 lots from Tyen’s collection reflected this aesthetic with French Gothic Revival furniture, Renaissance furniture, Chinese antiques, religious artifacts and other curious specimens. Tyen’s Palm Beach residence was designed by architect Addison Mizner (American, 1872-1933), whose combination of Mediterranean and Colonial Revival styles continues to inspire architects and designers today. On August 29, Akiba Galleries hosted the Iconic Collection of Tyen, “a photographer, makeup design director and master of color” who is known for his 30-year career with Christian Dior. Burnett Images Courtesy Akiba Auction GalleryĭANIA BEACH, FLA. Measuring at a massive 78½ by 106 inches, this Nineteenth Century oil on canvas from Georges Moreau de Tours also won the largest price in the auction at $37,200.
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