UNBELIEVABLE MID CENTURY & ART IN BLOOMFIELD HILLS ESTATE SALE!

We are very honored to conduct an estate sale for Dr. Myron LaBan to sell the complete contents of the stunning home he shared with his wife, Joyce, who passed away in August of this year.

Mrs. LaBan was a docent for over 20 years at the Cranbrook Museum of Art and spearheaded an initiative in the 1980's to commission major art works to be installed in Detroit's People Mover. She was also involved in the selection of Michigan artists for their works to be installed in Beaumont Hospital. 

Together, they were major supporters of art in Detroit and acquired a large collection of paintings, ceramics, and many other mediums, all displayed against a beautiful backdrop of Mid-Century & modern furnishings with a few antiques blended in.

We are very excited to work with Paul Kotula Projects in presenting many pieces of art from their collection at this sale.

The sale also includes a large library of art books, plus china, crystal, silver, decorative accessories, stereo equipment and electronics.

Their hobbies included gardening, and supplies and tools are included in the sale as well as yard art and outdoor sculpture.

Dr. LaBan also has an amazing workshop with state of the art equipment where he built unbelievable ship models and tinkered in other woodworking, etc. The entire workshop will be part of the sale! 

This is one you can't miss!

THE CONTENTS INCLUDE:

FURNITURE

Warren Platner for Knoll Easy Chair and Ottoman

Paul Evans for Directional Cityscape games table in burled walnut and chrome plated steel

John Widdicomb Mid-Century Walnut Two Pedestal Dining Table with 3 leaves & 8 dining chairs (2 Arm, 6 Side), expands from 73” to 127”

John Widdicomb Mid Century walnut sideboard/credenza with bronze bands

Mid Century style 7 piece curved modular sectional

George Nelson Mid Century Omni 3 section wall unit with extra shelves

Antique Asian altar table in mixed woods

Gio Ponti for Singer & Sons Italy 4 walnut “602” chairs c 1960s

Fabulous MCM fiberglass case sofa with polished steel plinth base

Vintage McGuire rattan dining set with 6 side chairs

Custom made butcher block cart on casters

Herman Miller Aeron & Equa executive desk chairs

Modern rolling tempered glass desk

Executive chair on rolling chrome X base

2 Milo Baughman style sofas with chrome flat bar bases

McGuire vintage rattan king headboard, 2 nightstands, pair of benches, pair of twin head boards & 2 arm chairs

Antique English Chippendale style settee

Vintage telephone stand

Mid Century 2 seat tufted sofa on walnut base

Powder coated glass 5 shelf etagere

MCM style ottoman with storage

Pair of Victorian oval back chairs

Arts & Crafts style oak queen bed & 2 nightstands

Beaumont custom arm chair

McGuire twisted rattan sofa & pair armchairs

Slat coffee table / bench with iron hairpin legs

Selig Mid Century 2-piece sectional with upholstered legs

Paul McCobb style credenza

Set of 4 Bellini chairs by Heller

ART

• Lynne Avadenka - Muraski’s Tale (inspired by The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki), 2014

Collage, paper on two-sided folded screen

(paper recycled from the English translation of the 11th century writing by Murasaki Shikubu)

Closed: 10 x 7 x .25 inches                                               

(Plexiglass box included)

• William Bailey

Detroit Still Life, 2003                                                         

Etching and aquatint

23.5 x 25.5 x 1.75 inches framed

• David Barr

Structuralist Relief #253, 1985                                                   

Acrylic on Masonite

41 x 45 x 4 inches

• Harriete Estel Berman

Frame of Reference, consuming Good Taste, 1988                         

Formed, fabricated and pre-printed steel, aluminum rivets

17 x 18 x 4 inches

• Kate Blacklock

Split Open White Vessel, 1996                                                   

Sevres porcelain

19.25 x 13.25 x 8 inches

• Thom Bohnert

Cadence,1994                                                                     

Clay, wire, glaze

25.5 x 16 x 16 inches

• Cheryl Ann Carter

Senior Chest Piece, 1999

Mixed media

18 x 11.5 x 5.5   

• David Chapman

‘Egg’ Chair, 1999                                                                

Mixed media, twigs

29 x 36 x 22.5 inches

• Susie Colquitt

Vessel For IV, 1992

Reclaimed zippers

6 x 6 x 6                                                                       

• Barbara Cooper

Rift, 2004

Wood and glue

32.5 x 27.25 x 12.5 inches                                                                        

• Robert Cottingham

ART, 1992

Lithograph, edition 30/60

Landfall Press

49.25 x 49.25 inches framed                

• Ellen Driscoll

Two Sieves, 1989

Wood, copper and lead

32 x 9 x 9 (larger form/sale of both)                                 

• Willie LeRoy Elliott, Jr.

Jazz Man, 1988                                                          

Steel, glass, paint

67.25 x 13.25 x 17 inches  

• Eric Fischl

Beach Ball, 1982                                                       

Etching and aquatint

57 x 40.75 inches

Edition: 40         

• John Garrett

Sidewinder, 2001                                                       

Aluminum hardware, cloth, paint

12.25 x 27 x 17 inches

• John Garrett

Trinket Net, 2006

Mixed media including metal, dominos, and rulers      

72 x 36 inches  

• David Gilhooly

Guard Frog, 1992                                                                

Mailbox, white earthenware

8 x 6.5 x 18.5 inches 

• Andrea Gill

Blue Vase/Pink Shadow, 1991                                          

Ceramic

22.5 x 20 x 6.5 inches

• Hoss Haley

Bound Vessel, 1996

Iron with stainless steel

7 x 13 x 13 inches               

• Karen Halt

Cocoon’s embrace, 2998

Hand-painted and embroidered cotton dipped in beeswax and resin

63 x 27 x 11 inches

• Carol Hepper

Listening and Speaking, 1998                                          

Wood, wire and pigment

37 x 34 x 35       

• Pat Hickman

Cave, 2000

Palm sheath, gut, waxed linen, and ink

23.5 x 19.5 x 15

• Anne Hirondelle

Two Vessels with Handles, 2001                                     

Ceramic

18.5 x 13 x 7 inches, each           

• Howard Hodgkin

Two to Go, 1981

Color lithograph on buff Velin Arches mold-made paper

42 x 54 x 1 inches, framed

• John Isherwood

Thoroughly Blissful (from the Bliss Series), 2002

Champlain marble carving, steel base

22 x 27 x 20 inches

• Gerome Kamrowski 

Crown Jewels, 1988                                                  

Wood, mixed media                                        

19 x 46 x 5 inches     

• Beth Katleman

Rich Bitch, 1999                                                                  

Glazed earthenware, decals, gold luster

27 x 48.25 x 5 inches

• Sotel Kimiobata

Untitled, n.d.

Gouache and ink on paper, glued paper strip

26.5 x 24.5 inches

• Peter Kirkiles

Piecrust Table, 1996

Solid forged steel and fabricated steel, galvanized steel base

48 x 36 x 36                

• Gerhardt Knodel

Theodora’s Wrath: Wheel of Charts, 1984                      

Printed and woven cotton, linen and mylar

47.5 x 53.5 x 8 inches

• Gary Kulak

Turn Around, 1986                                                    

Welded steel

15 x 11.5 x 7 inches

• Curt LaCross

Czear Anthony (Bust), c. 2003

Ceramic

17 x 15 x 15       

• John-Pierre Larocque

Untitled (Horse Series), 1991                                            

Glazed ceramic

32 x 28 x 6 inches     

• Susan Laufer

Lifeline Series #263, 1988                              

Acrylic and mixed media on paper; nine works

13 x 13 x 1.5 inches framed, each                 

• Yiu Keung Lee

Plumena I

Ceramic

16 x 17 x 5.5 inches

• Steven Linn

DePaulo’s, c. 1988

Sandblasted glass, wood and cast iron assemblage

32.75 x 25.25 x 18.5 inches                                      

• Joan Livingstone

Bellows II, 1992                                                                   

Industrial felt, epoxy resin

37 x 27.5 x 14 inches

• Heather McGill

Square, 1995                                                                       

Basswood, lacquer

44.5 x 45.75 x 7.5 inches

• Heather McGill

Untitled, undated

Laser-cut paper, multiple

19.75 x 18 x 1.75 inches, framed                   

• Norma Minkowitz

Goddess, 1994-96                                                               

Cast burlap, cloth and crochet

32 x 18 x 12 inches   

• Elizabeth Murray

Shoe String, 1993                                                                                  

three-dimensional color lithograph on multiple pages

of Arches Cover, framed under convex Plexi

40 x 33.75 inches, framed

Edition: 58/70             

• Melissa Mytty

Cup, 2007

Ceramic

8.5 x 7.5 x 4.75 inches

• Louise Nevelson

Six Pointed Star, 1980                                                                                    

handmade cast paper relief

42.5 x 36.5 x 2 inches, framed

Edition: 24/90             

• Sandra Osip

Pod Variation, 1988                                                  

Riveted and patinated mild steel

42.5 x 25 x 21.5 inches       

• Sandra Osip

Pod Variation, 1988                                                  

Riveted and patinated mild steel

8 x 20.5 x 14 inches  

• Philip Pearlstein

Models in the Studio, 1976                                      

Etching and aquatint

30 x 37.25 x 1.5 inches framed

Edition: 50/70

• Mary Roehm

Double Cylinder, 1997                                                       

Glazed porcelain

8.5 x 18 x 10 inches  

• Tom Phardel

Buddha’s Mountain, 1993                                        

Steel

68.5 x 13 x 12 inches

• Tom Phardel

No title, c. 

Ceramic, painted steel, glass     

• Mark Pharis

Three vases, 1993

Stoneware

Each approximately 6.75 x 6.75 x 2

• José Regueiro

Shelving Unit, 1999

Wood with satin-rubbed polyurethane, milk paint, macassar ebony

71 x 98.5 x 16 inches

• Nancy Sansom Reynolds

Yellow Arches, 2003                                                 

Laminated plywood with aniline dye

18.5 x 10 x 7.5 inches

Edition: 3/3       

• JoAnne Segal-Brandford

Scribble, 1993                                                                                         

Dyed rattan

11 x 12.5 x 11 inches

• Lesley Richmond

Treescape Spanish Banks, 2009

Cotton, Silk fabric, head-active base metal patina, open weave textile

32 x 59 inches

• Rowland Ricketts

Tapestry, 2008                                                           

Hand-dyed, hand-woven silk

35 x 74 inches  

• David Roberts

Footed Bowl, c. 1980                                                

Raku fired stoneware

10 inches high, 17.5 inches diameter

• Anders Ruhwald

Conditioned Lamp, c. 2010                                      

Glazed earthenware, MDF, electrical components

56 x 29 x 20 inches

• Eric Ryser

Bomber Geese                                                          

Etched and painted metal

14.5 x 15 x 5 inches each, approximate; five elements                   

• John Tarrell Scott

Almost Even, 1988                                                    

Steel, aluminum, automotive enamel

115 x 22 x 12 inches 

• Carrie Seid

Stance, Question, Gypsy, 1996

Plywood, silk, nails, copper, mylar

10.5 x 7 x 3 inches each, approximate

• Norman Scherfield

Dream Genealogy, 1995                                                    

Bead covered stones with wood shelf

11 x 2 x 4 inches       

• Deborah Smith

The Waterfall’s Tale, c. 2013

Driftwood, reed, acrylic paint

24 x 22 x 17 inches   

• Sherri Smith

Dark Circles, c. 1987                                                          

Dyed cotton webbing                                                         

84.5 x 41 x 1.25 inches                                                                

• Susanne Stephenson

Lotus Curve III, 1997                                                          

Terracotta, engobes, glaze

20 x 21 x 6.75 inches

• Russell Thayer

Clytemnestra, 1985                                                            

Patinated metal, marble base

24 x 22 x 5 inches     

• Russell Thayer

Garden Gate, 2010                                                              

Brass with iron patina

43 x 48 x 3 inches

• Cheryl Ann Thomas

Relic 57, 2006                                                                      

Porcelain

15.5 x 17 x 14 inches

• Gary Trentham

Untitled (Quiver Basket II), 1996                                                

Waxed linen

36.5 x 5 x 1.75 inches

• Wendy Walgate

Assemblage with figures, c. 2005                                              

Cast porcelain

19 x 12 x 7.5 inches

• Joseph Wesner

Fulgar, c. 1986                                                           

Welded and painted steel

42 x 35 x 17 inches

• Jay Wholley

K’s Celtic Dilemma, 1990-91                                             

Mixed media

11.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches, each        

• Jay Wholley

L’Arc de Chute, 1996                                                

Cast iron

8 x 7 x 7 inches         

• Soonran Youn

Sorrow #13, 2002                                                      

Knotted cotton thread

49 x 11 x 7 inches                                                                                            

• Albert Young

Rabbit, 1991                                                               

Cast glass, metal

30.5 x 12 x 16 inches

• Irina Zaytceva

Chinese Acrobat, 2001

Porcelain with over and underglazes, 20K gold

8.5 x 17x 7 inches                                                             

• Arnold Zimmerman
• Table, 1994
• Glazed stoneware, glass top
• 20” height, five elements plus glass top                                            
• Harry Nadler (American, 1930-1990) Untitled Abstract, Acrylic on canvas, 1976, 84 ½” x 84 ½”, “Turkish Bath Tribute to Ingres”, Acrylic on canvas, 1990’s, 45 ½” 45 ½”, & Untitled (Football Players), Graphite on paper, 1968, 16 ½” x 19 ½”
• Ray Frost Fleming (Detroit, 1936-2012) Circular Abstract Composition
• Lynn Resch (American, 20th c.) “Walpurgis Night”, Oil on canvas, 1987, 79 ½” x 45”
• Steve Murakishi (American/Cranbrook, b. 1949) “Nocturne for a Diver”, Acrylic & alkyd on paper, 1983, 37 ½” x 91”
• Joseph Kinnebrew (Michigan, b. 1942) “Presentation is Everything”, Mixed media with mailbox, 1992, 43 ¼” x 43 ¼” x 6”
• Aviva Robinson (Detroit, 1933-2018) Pencil & watercolor on paper, 34 ½” x 42”
• Charles Hinman (American, b. 1932) Untitled, Cast paper in plexiglass shadow box, 1980, 26” x 32” x 3 ¾”
• Joe Bernard (American, 1941-2025) “Provincetown A.M.”, Wood urethane paint, cellophane, & film, 1991, 48” x 24”
• T. L. Solien (American, b. 1949) “A Coat of Arms” & “The Road Ahead”, Oil on canvas & panel paintings, 1989, 30” x 20”
• Richard Kooyman (Michigan, 20th c.) Mirror with hand painted frame, 37” x 47 ½” x 6”
• Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) “Cincinnati II, Offset lithograph, 1969, 30 ½” x 43”
• Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) “The Great Teasle”, Etching, 1969, 31” x 36 ½”
• Roger Brown (“Only the Name has Been Changed to Protect the Innocent”, Offset lithograph, 1988, 23” x 34”
• George Lockwood (American, 1929-1969) “The Man with a Mind, Etching
• Peter Milton (American, b. 1930) “The Jolly Corner III:2 (from The Jolly Corner portfolio, illustrating the novel by Henry James) Photosensitive ground etching & engraving, 1971, 20” x 24”
• Dirk Bakker (Netherlands, b. 1944), “From the Palenque Series”, Gelatin silver print, 16 ¼” x 20”
• Joseph Wesner (Detroit, 1955-2002) Untitled (China) Photograph, 21” x 27”
• Carol Hepper (American, b. 1953) “Crossover”, Copper tubing & steel, 1992, 25 ½” x 22” x 23”
• Richard Tucker (American, 20th c.) “Momumental Me”, Steel, concrete, paint, rust, 1993, 65 ½” x 43” x 21”
• James W. Eaton (Canadian, 1942-2015) “Spin Maiden (Weathervane), 2004, 44” x 22 ¼” x 18”
• Lanny Bergner (Washington. b. 1952) “Fruititious #3”, Hanging sculpture - bronze, brass screen, wire, glass fruit, 2005, 40” x 16” x 16”
• Arsen Roje (Croatian, 1937-2007) “Mail and the Movies”, Mailbox, wood, canvas, oil paint, 1992, 12 ½” x 8 ½” x 19”
• Tom Holland (American, B. 1936) “Mail Tail”, Mailbox, Acrylic Urethane paint
• Michael Glancy (American, 1935-2020)  “Rehoboth” Mailbox, paint
• Jim Rutkowski (Detroit, b. 1946) “#2 Light Resist #46”, Sculpture, copper, steel & paint, 1982, 33” x 35” x 6”
• David Ebner (American, b. 1945) “Stool”, Ebonized wood, forged iron, Silvered wood, 1992, 18 ½” x 23” x 10 ½”
• Tom Venner (Michigan 20th c.) Wall Installation, Glazed ceramic, 1990, 48” x 24” x 3 ½”
• Rebecca Tufts (American, 20th c.) Wall Installation, Porcelain & plexiglass, 2005, 10” x 14 ¼” x 12 ¾”
• Kaiser Suidan (Detroit, b. 1962) Bird bath, Cubes, Spheres, etc. Glazed ceramic, glass
• John Donovan (American, 20th c.) Platter, Stoneware, 1986, 19 ½” round
• Elaine Bruff-Kellin (American, 20th c.) Untitled (Seven Vessels), Wood-fired stoneware, 10 ½ x 7” x 7” each
• Andrew Baird (American, 20th c.) “464”, Ceramic, reconstructed, polished red glaze, 1989, 6 ½” x 10” x 10”
• Lynda Benglis “Torso” plaster wall sculpture
• Roseanne Summerson custom made mirror
• Joann Aquinto ceramics
• Pewabic bookends, bowl & tiles
• Rita Duval ceramics
• John Glick pottery
• Jim & Shirley Parmentier ceramic basket bowl

DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIONS

• 19th C. English Victorian Rosewood Wall Clock
• Chinese celadon-glazed porcelain vase mounted as a lamp
• MCM fireplace tools
• Propeller Studios industrial bookends
• 2 frosted lucite vases
• Iron bird bookends
• Antique Vienna regulator wall clock
• Scandinavian thumb print decanter
• Israeli Art glass
• MCM walnut trays & bowls
• Rare Paul Mayen MCM for Habitat Floor Lamp
• Mid Century woven & suede decorative pillows
• Chinese porcelain bowls & platters
• Pair of Italian hand blown glass vases
• Hand woven artist made baskets
• Robert Kidd custom made shear draperies
• Crackle glaze ceramic lamp
• Hand knotted wool runner 31” x 78”
• Antique Italian ceramic vase & ewer
• 2 Celadon green Chinese lamps
• Vintage iron umbrella stand
• Mid Century brass adjustable arm floor lamp
• Bronze vase
• Mahogany stick barometer with holder
• Antique medical Williams' Dial Electro-Magnetic Machine
• Arts & Crafts style copper lamp with mica shade
• Martha Sturdy resin bowl & bath accessories
• Mid Century handmade hook rug wall hangings

CRYSTAL & CHINA

• Orrefors, including crystal bowl with blue dot base
• Steuben “Peony” crystal centerpiece bowl and candlesticks
• Air twist crystal pedestal dish
• Haviland Elysee Dinnerware
• Royal Doulton Lambeth stoneware dinnerware set
• Iznik Turkish ceramic plates
• Scalloped white ceramic chargers
• Staffordshire Crown Dessert set
• Japanese white ceramic chargers
• Naan Celedon Chiangmai Thai cups and saucers
• TSI Post ceramic serving pieces
• Collection of English porcelain cups and saucers, including Shelley Ainsley paragon
• Beleek
• Coalport
• Rosenthal
• Talavera Arte ceramics
• Signed terra-cotta ceramics
• Tiffany ceramic platter
• Set vintage cut crystal stemware
• Tiffin, Gold, rim wine glasses
• Vintage George’s Briard icicle glasses
• Ceska crystal
• Waterford
• Iittala
• Baccarat

KITCHENWARE

• Copco cast-iron cookware
• Caphalon
• Nambe
• Ameriware Professional cookware
• Dansk
• Tortoise Lucite salad bowl
• Terra-cotta cookware and bowls
• Fused glass plates
• Collection of artist signed, ceramic serving pieces
• Martha Sturdy resin bowl
• Artist signed walnut salad bowl
• Collection of unusual artist signed pottery mugs and pitchers
• Set of artist made ceramic vegetables
• MCM stainless serving pieces
• Rare vintage Pyrex rooster black baker
• Cuisinart processor
• KitchenAid mixer with attachments
• Crux mini
• Farberware large deluxe coffee server
• Vintage waring blender
• International stainless flatware
• Terra-cotta Maroccan
• Tangene cooker

PATIO & GARDEN

• Smith & Hawken Teak patio set with 6 chairs
• Broil King grill
• Weber mini grill
• All weather wicker pair of rockers
• Pair of aluminum arm chairs with coffee table
• Woodard iron patio table with 4 arm chairs
• Collection of planters and jardinieres
• Iron plant stands
• Wind chimes
• Artist made iron weather vane

ELECTRONICS

• LG curved monitor
• Flat screen TVs & monitors
• Nakamichi stereo alarm clocks
• 2 pairs of Klipsch speakers
• Zenith vintage turn table
• Roku TV
• Printers
• Toshiba disc player
• Yamaha HTR 5750 receiver
• Polk subwoofer
• Sony dvd players
• Bose speakers
• KEF speakers
• Cambridge Audio speakers
• Paper shredder
• Edifier pair of speakers
• Logitech speaker set
• KEF tower speakers

TOOL ROOM

• Ryobi 9 inch bandsaw.
• Craftsman 16 inch direct drive scroll saw
• Jet lathe
• Ryobi 10 inch portable table saw
• Rockler router table
• Delta shop master drill press
• Jet dust collector
• Rockler wall mount dust collector
• Chicago 6 inch cut off saw
• Craftsman oscillating spindle sander.
• King Feng Fu Medalist series, belt and disc sander
• Chicago 14 inch industrial cut off saw
• Jet equipment, air filtration system.
• Rockwell, Blade Runner
• Excelsior wood lathe 18 inch
• Hitachi slide compound saw
• Craftsman fixed base/plunge base router kit
• Kreg jig kit
• Craftsman battery power drill
• Chicago half inch electric impact wrench.
• Roto zip spiral saw
• Wilton 6” bench grinder
• Twin, cut technology power saw
• Husky tool kit.
• Lifetime, carbide router kit.
• Skill, spade bit set.
• Electric power tools by Rockwell Craftsman, Skil, Chicago Electric, Ryobi, Dremel
• Jet hand screws
• Irwin quik grip clamps
• Stack-on tool chest 2pc
• Husky toolbox
• Rockler woodworking stool
• 16 gallon shop vac
• 12 gallon shop vac.
• Leather tool pouches.
• Large collection of yard tools
• Power yard tools including EGO
• EGO snow blower
• US General 3 stack tool chest
• Kerovic kerosene heater

WOMEN’S CLOSET

Women’s size 8

Shoes, size 7

• St. John
• Steve fabric Ant
• Albert Nipon
• Nina Mclemore
• Lisa Parks
• Eileen Fisher
• Peruvian Connection
• The Northface
• Ike Bahar
• Peter James, New Zealand
• Jill Sanders
• Ball of Cotton
• Chicos
• Talbots

MEN’S CLOSET

Size M-L

Shoe 8.5

• Brooks Brothers
• Ralph Lauren
• Barbour
• Orvis.
• Gerry
• Allen Edmonds
• Cole Haan

LINENS

• Threshold
• Berkshire blanket
• Lennox
• Wamsutta
• Espolma Alexandria
• Carrie Blanc
• Charisma
• Nautica wool blanket
• Ralph Lauren
• Urban R Jupena

MISCELLANEOUS

• Large collection of art books
• Books including children’s, novels and paperbacks
• Yamaha G-245S guitar
• Ladders & step ladders
• Office supplies
• Mini sewing machine
• Battery operated lanterns
• Stackmore folding chairs
• Pro-Form treadmill
• TV tray table sets
• File cabinets, 2,3,4 drawers
• Sanitaire canister vacuum
• Banquet tables

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!