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IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF ART & 20TH CENTURY DESIGN ESTATE SALE!

estate sale•3 day sale •sale is over

Address The address for this sale in Southfield, MI 48075 will no longer be shown since it has already ended.

Dates

Fri

Dec 6

10am to 4pm

2019

Sat

Dec 7

10am to 4pm

2019

Sun

Dec 8

10am to 4pm

2019

Terms

ALL ITEMS SOLD IN AN AS IS OR AS FOUND CONDITION.
PLEASE EXAMINE ITEMS BEFORE PURCHASING AS ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
OUR NUMBERS AVAILABLE ON FRIDAY AT 8 A.M.
ENTRY MAY BE LIMITED THROUGHOUT THE SALE IF CROWD SIZE IS OVER CAPACITY LIMIT.
3% FEE ON ALL CREDIT CARD SALES.
SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE PROSECUTED!
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE!
DELIVERY SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT A REASONABLE COST!
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF RESIDENTS AND DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAYS OR MAILBOXES. PLEASE PARK ON 1 SIDE OF STREET ONLY.

PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR LETTING US SERVE YOU EACH WEEK. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO DO BUSINESS WITH US, AND IN RETURN WE PLEDGE OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO OFFER YOU THE BEST, FAIR, FUN SERVICE AS POSSIBLE.

THANK YOU!

WELL KNOWN DETROIT COLLECTOR, WILLIAM "SKIP" DAVIS SHARES 50 YEARS OF COLLECTING! THIS IS HOW HE DESCRIBES IT:

“ For five decades, I have collected Pop Art and Folk Art, emerging artists and established artists, big art and small art, Industrial Art and Ecclesiastical Art, Humorous art and Erotic Art, precious art and found art, mass-produced art and one-of-a-kind art, Art Nouveau and Artifacts, Graffiti Art and Graphic Art. The time is right to share my treasures.”

AN IMPORTANT SALE OF MODERN ART & SCULPTURE BY MICHIGAN & NATIONALLY KNOWN ARTISTS - INCLUDING HUGE STEEL SCULPTURE BY DAVID BARR, MID-CENTURY FURNISHINGS, 20TH CENTURY DESIGN, ART POTTERY AND GLASS, FOLK ART AND FOUND OBJECTS, AND MUCH MORE - ALL DISPLAYED IN HIS UNIQUE HOME THAT FEELS LIKE A SOHO ART GALLERY!

This is a packed house and with only 3 days to sell everything!

Because of the size of the house we may limit the amount of people in the house at one time. Please be patience with us. We will try to accommodate everyone.

FURNITURE, ETC.

David Orth Patinated Steel Industrial Coffee Table
Italian Parchment and Marquetry bar cabinet designed by Vittorio Lombardi with inlaid animals & hunters
Roger Sprunger for Dunbar Chrome Center Table w/ Glass Top
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Long John Bench
Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli “Plona” Folding Chair
Curtis Jere Pattinated Copper & Brass Brutalist Mirror
Kurt Versen Flip-top Floor Lamp
Horton Texteel Industrial Sculptural Steel Mesh Chair
Modernist Green Fiberglass Lounge Chair
1960’s Orange Plastic “Tango” Stacking Chairs by Overman AB – Pair
White Plexiglass Glass Top Table w/ Pair “Z” Chairs
Brevettato, Italy steel dining table with frosted glass top
Set of 4 “Bombo” adjustable chairs designed by Stefano Givannoni for Magis, Italy
Set of 2 “Bombo” adjustable barstools designed by Stefano Givannoni for Magis, Italy
Phillip Stark for Kartell Super Glob Armchair
Phillip Stark for Kartell Miss Balu table
Pair of Arthur Court gilt flower side tables w/ glass tops
Pair of sectioned custom upholstered sofas
Asian carved rosewood stand with marble insert
Mixed woods drum table
Marizio Tempestini for Saltinerini geometric iron table
Paul McCobb planner group “Shovel chair”
Black steel cut iris barstool
Antique iron tile top side table
Saporetti leather swivel chair with chrome base
4 pc Crate & Barrel sectional
Low Black media stand
Artist made folk art wood block chair
Mid-Century chrome coffee table w/ 3 crossed legs, ball feet, and glass top
Vintage Folk Art small 3 drawer chest
3 pc. Black Office Desk with rolling file cabinet
4 Drawer Oval Maple Chest
Italian Chiavari high ladder-back chair w/ woven seat
American Freeform Burlwood Pedestal Table Base
Pair Authentic vintage Knoll Wassily chrome chair frames
Pair vintage iron butterfly chairs

DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES & COLLECTIBLES

American Mid-Century White Geodesic Sculpture
Modernist Carved Wooden Abstract Sculpture
Art Deco Chrome & Glass Andirons
Laurel Mid-Century Aluminum Brutalist Table Lamps – Pair & Tall Single Lamp
Large Clear Acrylic Table Lamp
Dansk Silverplate Animals and Candleholders
Extensive Collection of Vintage Christmas Ornaments & Decorations from Italy, W. Germany, etc.
Industrial Molds
Modernica Nelson bubble light fixture
Roland Simmons lumalights
Vintage ceramic tiles including Pewabic
George Kovacs lighted white plastic cylinder pedestal
Tall chrome cylinder pedestal
Mid-Century neon-style tubular lamp
Vintage hand painted black and white mirror in the style of a banner hanging from a brass rod
Large lucite freeform bowl
Collection of African and Tribal hand Carvings, Figures. Canes and Masks
Art Deco black pottery panther
Pair of wrought iron carved tall candlesticks
Two pairs of Art Deco iron andirons
Zebra skin top African Drum
Antique oval hand painted ceramic plaque
Moose Antler
Mid-Century colored Lucite stacking ring lamp
Copper colored ceramic table lamp with triangle details
Pair of Art Deco black metal altar floor candleholders
Assortment of carved horn bowls, cups, & bird sculpture
Unsigned stone carved sculpture, “Thinker”
Assortment of handmade Beaded wire pieces, including lion sculpture
Handmade needle basket
Miro` Domino Set
Vintage kid’s metal building set, “The Constructioneer”
Royal Haeger Stallions TV lamp
Marty pottery lamp
Tramp Art popsicle lamp
Collection of cement and wood Architectural Elements & Detroit Demolition Artifacts
3 large Chinese pots made from Yangtze river mud in iron stands
Collection of Andy Warhol soup cans
“Marilyn Merlot” wine bottle collection
Buenilum aluminum covered bowl
Vintage alabaster fruit

ART

David John Barr (American, 1939-2015) Large Steel Sculpture
Bayat Keerl (Swiss, b. 1948) “Fatal Metal Mark #2”, Oil on Photo, 1979
Curtis Jere (American, 20^TH c.) Brass Horse Head & Patinated Metal Wall Sculptures
Stephen Magsig (American, b. 1946) “Hoot Robinson’s Diner”, Oil on Canvas
Claes Oldenberg (Swedish-American, b. 1929) “Study for Steel & Lead Ashtray”, 9-Color Aquatint, Ed. 23/50
John Clem Clarke (American, b. 1937) “Louis XIV”, Lithograph
Frank Kozik (American, b. 1962) “Smoking Pink Poop”, Silkscreen, Ed. 35/60
Gerry King (American, b. 1945) “Tartessos Vase” Glass Sculpture
Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970) “Lebowski Fest”, Richard Nixon Bowling, Silkscreen, Ed. 226/300, c. 2003
Jim Miller-Melberg (American/Michigan, b. 1929) “Figure”, Charcoal & Watercolor, c. 1950’s
R.A. Miller (American Folk Artist, 1912-2006) “Snake”,
Teresa Petersen (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Woman at the Door”, Oil Painting on Found Object Door
Susan Logan (American, 20^th c.) “Tall Man”, Sculpture
Luke Jordan (American, 20^th c.) “Standing Nude by a Chair”, Photograph
Mary Fortuna (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Leather Amulets w/ Horse Hair”, 2 Fetish Sculptures
Sergio DeGiusti (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Cast Head Medallion”, Hydrocale
Allen Berke (American/Michigan, 1948-2003) “Man with Hat”, Oil on Canvas
Laura Grabowski (American, 20^th c.) “Found Objects Assemblage”
Matthew Loflin Davis (American/Michigan, 1969-2015) Black/White Photograph of a Prostitute
Robert Berry (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Grandma Dress Up”, Oil on Canvas, 1994
Mike Russo (American/Michigan Graffiti Artist, 20^th c.) “King of Hearts”, Oil on Board
c.) “Autumn in ^thHelen Bevan (American/Michigan, 20Milford”, Oil on Canvas
William “Skip” Davis (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) Paintings, Found Object Assemblages/Shadowboxes
Fuse Box Sculpture, Wood w/ Plaster
Craig Carey handcrafted wood table “Fishpond”
1960’s Authentic Chinese 4’ x 6’ Oil on Linen Portrait of Mao Zedong, former Chairman of the People’s Republic of China, typical of portraits found in Communist Party or Government meeting halls during the Cultural Revolution (1966 until Mao’s death in 1976)
Richard Nixon 1952 Campaign Photograph, 4' x 7' mounted on board, an American artifact
Brian Nelson (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Life Vest”, Cast Lead Sculpture
c.) “^thBruce Giffin (American/Michigan, 20Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Black/White Photograph
Arthur Schneider (American/Michigan, 20^th c.) “Couple”, Multicolor Wood Sculpture
Clinton Snider (American, b. 1969) “Soapbox Derby Entry”, Found Objects Sculpture
Joane Aquinto, Michigan Pewabic Artist “Keyhole Box”
Robin C. McGee (American, 20th c.) "Three Nail Teapot", Fabricated Pewter, c. 1989
Ernest Trova (American, 1927-2009) “Evolving Man”, Poster
Larry Zox (American, 1937-2006) “Whitney Museum Exhibition”, Poster
Handmade woven aluminum free form basket
Richard Jerzey “Jester” oil on board
Karyn Sisson, folk art clothespin bowl
Michael D Hall, painted collage “Invasions of Motown”
Harold Cohn, oil on canvas “Aerobat”
Midcentury Aluminum sculpture “Double Horn”
James Stephens, oil on canvas “New York Meal”
David Rickfelder, charcoal and acrylic on cardboard “I Promise”
Artist made terra cotta painted bust
Robin C McGee fabricated pewter “ Three Nail Tea Pot” 1989
1950’s modern art abstract bronze Eagle by Klein
Doug Huston, print “God Save the Thing”
Jack Johnson, Detroit, Tempura on craft paper “Man in Black Hat”
Midcentury nail sculpture “Fire”
Signed papyrus bowl
Sean Evans Pyro art on paper
Tyree Guyton painted typewriter
Collection of wood foundry molds
Collection of bronze brutalist sculptures
Tribal wood horse sculpture
Richard Kozlow abstract bronze
Diane Alva, Detroit artist “Abstract Portraits” oil on board
Ben Lyon, Michigan artist “Truck Sconce”
Dale Teachout found object mask
Terry Light, mixed media “Fortune nail hand”
T.J. Pewe, mixed media/bust on board “Howlin Wolf”
JT Abernathy large studio pottery bowl
Barbara Ravizza, Litho “Conversation piece #19 Shoes”
David Brainard, Artist Proof “His Name is Alive” cloud box
“Nature” painted wood letters
Unsigned copper wire sculpture
Burled Wood tree sculpture
“3 Women” Bronze sculpture
Mid-Century carved stone “Woman” sculpture
Brutalist artist made wood geometric sculpture
Artist made burlap soft sculpture with copper fittings
Matthew David “Avante Guarde” signed erotic photo
Dennis Barrclouch U of M artist #7 bronze sculpture
Laura Gajewski, mixed media “Willard”
Harson Mixed Media “Bunny Man”
Paint-by-Number Paintings Collection – Salon of Mid-Century Kitsch Paintings in Oil and Acrylic
Tramp Art and Prison Art
Many unframed signed art works
Many unframed posters and prints

METALWARE

Dansk Silverplate Animals and Candleholders
Collection of Enameled Metal Dishes and Bowls – Most Signed
Italian Mid-Century brass beverage set
Antique pewter teapot
Jennings Brothers pewter heron

GLASS, POTTERY, PORCELAIN, AND CHINA

Eugino Pattarino, Italy Ceramic Rooster Platter
Lisa Larsen for Gustavsberg ceramic elephant tile
Iittala Glassware
Collection of signed & unsigned studio pottery
“Island Worcester” design by Vera dinnerware
Dansk Flamestone
“Blue Ridge” Southern Potteries dinnerware
Vintage Hand painted and signed Blair dinnerware
Red Wing Pottery “Smart Set” dinnerware
Iroquois China “Pyramids” dinnerware
Fiesta pitcher, salt and pepper
Art Deco metal/ceramic teapot
30’s ceramic bellhop barware
Vintage Hazel Atlas glasses
Vintage Culver Pisa glasses
French Opaline blue tumblers
Etched “Rooster” glasses
Sculptural White Opaline glasses
Signed studio pottery vase with exposed face
Harder Aztec gold compote
Sasha Brastoff gold bowl and mug
Sevres France ceramic vase
German porcelain gold vase
Art pottery chargers, “Profiles” signed Maria
Midcentury Johannes Brahm California pottery bowl
Napco vintage alligator dish
Pottery by Don Lewis, J Brady, Arno Schneiding, J. Terestman, Millie Misch, J. Pasman and more
Vintage Chinese porcelain
Large collection of artist made majolica plates and platters
Vintage Jackson China lobster plates
Frankoma “Maya Aztec” pitcher
Rosenthal Netter Italian pottery
Glass nude figural vases
Handblown glasses
Rita Duvall art pottery 7pc. Mug set w/ tray
Beaverware wall pocket
8 sedan Swedish Lassee Feral tumblers
Kosta Boda Crystal bird
Robert Deeble frosted glass tray
2 Mid-Century handblown glass beverage sets
Maurice Heaton signed art glass dish
US Quarry tile co plates