Bohemian Rhapsody in Chelsea

Attention Lovers of Arts and Letters! Original paintings & prints! Rare book books and historic ephemera! Hudson Estate Sales presents an intimate, Appointment-Only sale, starting Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16, with limited evening appointments and phone purchases up to Sunday February 21, or as long as the merchandise lasts. 

Please check back in! We’ll update the photos after the weekend and post what’s left…. You can Buy By Phone all week!

These photos represent only a small portion of the offerings, we encourage you to visit in-person. Transactions will take place throughout the week, so we can’t guarantee everything in the photos will be available. Space is limited, so you must contact us for an appointment.

BUY by PHONE: If you see something you like in the photos, you can buy it over the phone. Prices will be posted on Friday, so please don’t ask before then.

It’s a sweet and petit sale, sure to warm the hearts of lovers of art, antiques, artifacts, vintage lighting, hand-decorated textiles, literature & old books and ephemera.

Here’s a sampling of what’s in store for you:

FURNITURE: Antique enameled steel medicine cabinet $850, Japanese enameled steel medicine cabinet by Dalton $850, antique copper and pierced brass fireplace surround $495, antique hand-painted bow-front console with pink marble top $400, bow-front ladies’ desk/vanity $265, custom chaise with duck-feather cushions $300, antique gear-operated expanding library table $295, antique fumed-oak 3-section bookshelf with glass doors and applied Gothic trim $265, Mahogany side-by-side desk and etagere $175, Antique Spanish influenced trestle table/desk $245, Steel bar “Ziggy” etagere by Bunny Williams $485, Rustic 5’ farm table $400,  cross-back bentwood chairs with woven rattan seats $65ea, 70s Hickory Cherrywood armchair $225, and Mid-Century Czech leather upholstered chair $150 (need reupholstering), Black “Space age”1970s acrylic file cabinet by Akro Mills $225, Camel-back Victorian sofa $265, Modern black console with glass shelves and chrome legs $125, Black leather and chrome fold-out sofa-bed $475, Vintage steel flat-filing cabinet $235, Vintage steel 4-drawer filing cabinets $75ea, Vintage Herman Miller Ethospace file cabinets $75ea, Steelcase personal storage tower $165, assorted bookcases $50-100.

DECOR: Curved glass “Zara” pendant light with crystals by Currey & Co $585, Art Nouveau pendant light $650, Art Nouveau Alabaster sconce $185 Aluminum Nautical-style pendant light $245, Porcelain (Rosenthal) Globe lamp $385, Cranberry glass table lamp $85 sm, $265 lg, Steiffel brass urn lamp $235, Brass trench-art style table lamp $145, Hand-wrought iron standing floor lamps $45 & $85, Pullman Car-style nickel plated wall-mounted luggage rack with pivoting mirror $445, Nickel-plated coat rack $85, Native American (Pima) baskets $650 lg, $275 sm., Native Yerba Mate gourd $75, Calabash gourd $115, Antique Chinese Foo-dog architectural fragment $850, Antique Japanese Shishigashira (lion) mask with moveable ears and tongue $750, Antique carved wooden Burmese Dancer $350, Vintage Japanese Geruda (bird) mask $80, Vintage Korean Hahoe (female) mask $65, Antique figural heraldic bronze candlesticks feat. lions holding crenelated towers $585/pr, Large mid-century beveled mirror $100, Antique Chippendale-style mirror $265, Vintage metal clothes hamper $75, Male tetta-cotta bust $ 385, vintage book shelves $50- 100, assorted art glass and natural seashells, desktop organizers

ELECTRONICS & MEDIA: 2 Air cleaners $250ea, Vintage audio & video equipment, Vintage French press and Melita-style drip Coffee makers, Nebulizer, Miele vacuum cleaner, VHS tapes and cassettes, Vinyl classical albums $3ea, 78 rpm records $5

TEXTILES: Hmong hand-decorated textile, Indian block-printed cotton tapestries, Persian knotted wool runner, Moroccan hand-loomed rug, Various batiks, Hand-dyed silk scarves — $ various

CLOTHING: Designer garments prices from $5 - $50, from Issey Miyake, Paula & Mopitz, Eskandar, URU, Huminska, Gary Graham, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Emporio Armani, Eileen Fisher, Tahari, Barney’s, Burberry, Agnes B., Brooks Brothers, Japanese Kimono $150

ART SUPPLIES: Folding “Julian” plein-air easel $75, Antique easel/display $65, Vintage paint boxes, Watercolors, Arches paper, Powdered artist pigment, Pads & painting $various

ART: Prints and paintings range from $25 to $1,500. Up for sale are dozens of works by artists like Ad Reinhard, Milton Glaser, Joseph Stapleton, George Constant, Nicolas Cartone, Julien Alberts and Boris Lurie, among others.

Barbara Hollister studied painting at the Art Students League, and wrote insightfully about art for a variety of publications. As an artist agent representing Steve Wheeler, (known for his association with the Indian Space Painters) and the painter Simon Gaon, she befriended several members of the 2nd generation of New York Abstract Expressionists of the late 1950s and 60s. Through this association, including artists who frequented the printing studio of Will Barnett, she amassed an admirable collection of original prints and paintings of that era.

BOOKS: prices from $2 - $300+ ranging from coffee-table books on traditional and contemporary artists, a large collection of indigenous and South American ancient art forms, Art history from pre-history to Classical to Modern, Art & Political science, World history with focus on Socialism, Humanism, Communism, Music and music theory, Science, the Occult, Handwriting Analysis, Classic Literature plus a miniature library of small books.

EPHEMERA: Prices vary. Vintage and antique Post Cards, Gallery opening cards, Gallery pamphlets and brochures, Art journals, Theater and dance performance programs, Antique sheet music, Publicity monographs, Miscellaneous photos, Original poetry, Musical scripts, Magazine articles, Scholarly papers, writings and musings.

Make a pile—we’ll make you smile!

Stepping into this apartment is like stepping back in time... to the vibrant New York City art scene of the late 50s and early 1960s, and the Bohemian culture of artists, musicians, and writers … reflective of the Artist Representative/Painter/Journalist who lived here with her husband, a performing Musician/Composer/College Professor. They fed their curiosity and their passion for knowledge in this 1-1/2 bedroom Celsea apartment, and they shared their love of ideas, art, music, New York City ...and for each other, for 60 years.