LOS ANGELES, CA.- Collectors, get ready! This July, John Moran Auctioneers is pleased to present their ReDesigned sale, taking place Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, at 10:00am PDT. The auction will offer more than 400 lots featuring a kaleidoscope of styles, periods, designers, and marquee names from favorite masters of 20th and 21st centuries. Works by legends such as Andy Warhol, Peter Max, Richard Wyatt Jr., Itzchak Tarkay, LeRoy Neiman, Victor Vasarely, Corita Kent, Keith Haring, Harold von Schmidt, Larry Rivers, Larry Poons and The Date Farmers highlight the art. There will be a large collection of Romain (Erté) de Tirtoff bronzes and fine examples of pieces by Prince Paul Troubetzkoy, Tiffany, Daum, Durand, and Baccarat. Old Hollywood glamour comes through with some Chinoiserie style slipper chairs and a French bronze and crystal palm tree floor lamp featuring a glittery beaded peacock. The selection of lighting continues with works by Durand, Arnes Jacobsen, Bill Curry, Willy Rizzo, Gaetano Sciolari, and several stunning Murano glass lamps. Furniture highlights range from Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-20th Century to Memphis, and contemporary from designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Chiavari, Hudson-Rissman, Baker Furniture, and Michael Aram. With summer here, you can have your outdoor living at its best with the array of garden statuary, planters, seating, and dining.

Leading the sale is a bronze sculpture, Danseuse Jambe Droite Levee (Lady Constance Stewart Richardson), 1921, after Prince Paul Troubetzkoy. Troubetzkoy (1866-1938) was an artist and a sculptor who was described by George Bernard Shaw as, “the most astonishing sculptor of modern times.” This piece will be on the block with a value of $10,000-$15,000. Adding to the selection of bronze works will include examples from Tiffany Studios, Anne Marie Paul, and 22 lots of Romain (Erté) de Tirtoff sculptures with estimates ranging from $1,000-3,500.

For fine art, Moran’s is once again pleased to offer works by Richard Wyatt Jr. (b. 1955). Back in their April California Living sale featuring the Estate of Oscar & Barbara Leidenfrost, Wyatt Jr.’s work, Bubblegum Problems, 1976 sold for a whopping price realized of $13,000! This auction will feature three of his works: Spike Lee 40 Acres, 1992, estimated $7,000-9,000, and two depicting the late Robert F. Kennedy— Robert Kennedy Study, 2006 and Young Robert Kennedy, 2006, with estimates between $3,000-6,000.

There will also be a stunning nautical painting by Harold von Schmidt. Von Schmidt (1893-1982) was an American illustrator who specialized in magazine interior illustrations. Offered with an estimate of $3,000-5,000 is his 30” H x 40” W work, Pitching And Bucking Into The Seas, She Made Good Weather Of It. Other highlighted fine art includes a mixed-media sculpture by Lau Chun titled, Diptych, 1973, valued at $2,000-3,000, and a 2013 untitled work by The Date Farmers (Armando Lerma (B. 1975) And Carlos Ramirez (B. 1967), estimated $1,500-2,500.

The selection of decorative art is something to be desired, starting with a gorgeous 1930’s French Gilt-Bronze and Crystal Palm Tree floor lamp. Estimated $3,000-5,000, and standing 74” tall, this eleven-light, cast bronze sculptural lamp in the form of a palm tree has crystal chandelier fronds and a peacock with an illuminated multicolor Czech glass beaded tail perched midway. Another noteworthy light fixture is a 20th century Durand Crackle Glass table lamp, estimated $2,000-3,000. The design features a domed pale-yellow shade supported on a gold-toned bell-shaped base with a bronze spider mount.

Other interesting decorative offerings include an Ars Murano glass sculpture by Mariano Moro and a mixed textile by Helen Webber. The glass piece depicts two translucent purple and pink gradient C-scrolls surrounding clear orbs on a clear glass base, estimated $1,500-2,500. Webber’s “Heron” From “Other Images,” 1978, hangs 75” H x 76.5” W and has an estimate of $600-800.

For furniture, mid-century modern collectors are sure to take notice of the two pairs of mid-century rosewood record cabinets (each pair estimated $1000-1,500) and the set of four Domus bentwood chairs for Knoll by Ilmari Tapiovaara, valued $1,000-1,500. The standout, however, is a groovy pair of orange-and-brown-checkered jacquard 1960’s Chinoiserie Slipper chairs, estimated $800-1,200.