OAKLAND, CA.- Clars will host their Spring Fine Jewelry and Timepieces Auction on Thursday, August 10th, beginning at 1:00 PM PST. The sale includes a fine selection of colored diamond, diamond, colored gemstones, antique and signed jewelry, and timepieces.

The sale is highlighted by important colored diamond and diamond, which includes an a 4.00 carats fancy yellow, internal flawless diamond, diamond and 14k white gold ring (33353/2), estimate at $50,000-$70,000; a pair of fancy intense yellow diamond, diamond and 14k white gold earrings (33353/1), estimate at $20,000-$40,000; a diamond and 18k white gold bracelet estimated at, $8000-$12,000, a pair of diamond and 14k gold earrings estimated at $2000-$4000; a 2.47 carats diamond and 14k gold ring, estimated at $4,000-$6000.

Complementing the auction will be a selection of exceptional colored gemstones, including a pair of a pair of Burma ruby and diamond earrings estimated at $6000-$8000; A Burma ruby, diamond and gold pendant necklace estimated at $5,000-$7,000; a very rare natural pearl, diamond and platinum necklace, estimated at $6000-$8000.

Makers such as Tiffany & Co. are represented in a coral, diamond and 18k gold brooch pendant, designed by Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co., France, estimated at $1,000-$1500; a ruby, diamond and 14k brooch and earrings suite, Tiffany & Co. estimated at $1,500-$2,500. Also featured in this sale is an antique Mughal diamond, enamel, gem-set and high karat gold bracelet estimated at $4,000-$6,000; a diamond, cultured pearl and platinum bracelet, estimated at $3,000-$500

Day 2: Design + Art + Fine Asian Art, August 11

Design




The August 11th auction will include a nice selection of Design items. Highlights include a pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Slipper Lounge Chairs and Ottoman estimated at $4,000-6,000 (33326_1), and a T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Sofa, Model 1711 estimated at $4,000-6,000. This rare sofa has the original upholstery and retains the Widdicomb label. Robsjohn-Gibbings is perhaps most well-known for his work for Widdicomb, where he worked as a designer from 1943-1956. The softness and shapeliness of his designs for the company was a stark contract to the rigidness of the Bauhaus aesthetic that was popular at the time. Largely inspired by the Classical world, Robsjohn-Gibbings was also recognized for his Klismos furniture (designed in collaboration with Susan and Eleftherios Saridis). Robsjohn-Gibbings was largely inspired by Greek furniture and design. Also on offer will be a set of four Mario Bellini Cab Chairs valued conservatively at $2,000-4,000. There will be a Charles and Ray Eames 670 and 671 lounge chair and ottoman estimated at $3,000-5,000. The sale will feature a collection of pottery items including examples by Marguerite Wildenhain. The collection belonged to Lorelei Brede who studied at Pond Farm with Wildenhain from 1960-1962. Afterwards, Brede opened a pottery studio and became a pottery instructor in her own right. Several pieces by Brede will be included in the auction alongside Windenhain’s works. Other designers in the sale include Clyde Burt, Betty Feves, Paolo Soleri, Julian Watts, Ward Bennett, Daum, Burgun, Schverer & Cie, among others.

Art

Clars is pleased to offer a painting by influential California artist Henrietta Berk. A member of the Bay Area Figurative Movement, Berk and her peers dedicated much of their practice to restoring focus on human form and experience in an artistic landscape that was primarily concerned with modern abstraction and conceptual art. As a student of Richard Diebenkorn, whose own work had shifted from abstract expressionism to figurative painting, Berk was introduced to his wife, psychologist Phyllis Deibenkorn, of whom she painted this portrait.

Berk’s technique in painting this portrait does not completely eschew abstraction; Diebenkorn is rendered in broad, painterly brushstrokes with an impressionistic feel, with bold color choices and a somewhat geometrical approach to the play of light and shadow on the subject’s face and hair. Berk’s portrait embodies the concurrence of traditional figurative art with innovative abstraction during the mid-20th century, creating an emotive and dynamic depiction of her subject.

Asian Art

The Fine Asian Art Auction will feature the following items sourced from various distinguished estates and private collection. They are a 17th century Chinese cloisonné enamel meiping vase, Kangix period Chinese famille verte phoenix-tail vase, a collection of Chinese embroidered robes, various Tang dynasty sancai glazed pottery horse and amphora vase, a group of four Qing dynasty imperial edicts, and various archaic and later period jade carvings.

Day 3: Discovery Sale

Offering an eclectic selection of European Décor, Sterling Silver and Furniture.