NEW YORK, NY.- Spanning the 17th through 20th centuries, an impressive array of Post-Impressionist paintings, tapestries, silver, and jewelry will be offered by
Lark Mason Associates on
iGavelAuctions.com from Tuesday, November 7 through November 28, 2023.
Says Lark Mason, Were delighted to present our fine and decorative arts sale of excellent post-impressionist paintings which were carefully curated by the owner and represent the best version of each of the artists work. Tapestries seldom come up for sale and the group in this auction ranges from the 17th to 19th centuries. Rarely appearing at auction, silver collectors will be excit4ed by the sale's two extraordinary silver tea and coffee services. Both, though different, are inspired by Austrian Secessionist design and are of exceptional stylish and of wonderful quality. Overall, this sale consists of a wide swathe of collecting categories with something for every discerning taste."
Among the highlights are:
Rivière de Bélon Finistère, by Henry Moret (1856-1913), Oil on Canvas, 1909 (Estimate: $50,000-80,000)
Le Cypres Sur la Colline, by Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (1860-1943), Oil on Canvas (Estimate: $60,000-90,000)
La Rocher du Platin a Saint-Palais, by Armand Guillaumin (1841-1927), Oil on Canvas, ca. 1893 (Estimate: $30,000-40,000)
La Chapelle, by Maxine Maufra (1861-1918), Oil on Canvas, 1897 (Estimate: $15,000-25,000)
A large 17th century Paris Mythological Tapestry (Estimate: $8,000-12,000)
A 22K Gold Statement Necklace, by Jean Mahie (Estimate: $10,000-15,000)
A signed Turkish Hereke Silk Carpet (Estimate: $6,000-8,000)
A British Sterling Silver Tankard with Decoration of a Battle, William Grundy, London, 1763 (Estimate: $1,200-1,800)
A George IV Silver Presentation Basket, 1762 (Estimate: $1,500-2,500)
A French 44 Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service, by Henri Soufflot and 24 Porcelain Cups (Estimate: $12,000-18,000)
An early 20th century Austro-Hungarian Silver Tea and Coffee Service (Estimate: $10,000-15,000)
The exhibition in New York will be held Tuesday, November 7 through Monday, November 28, 2023, Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at 227 E 120th Street, 10035.
The Texas exhibition opens Friday, November 17th through Monday, November 27th, Tuesday t0 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at 210 West Mill Street, New Braunfels 78130.
With locations in New Braunfels, Texas and New York City, Lark Mason Associates, the eponymous, auction house specializing in Asian, ethnographic, and ancient works of art, was founded by Lark Mason after many years as an expert at Sotheby's New York.
Mason served as a General Appraiser from 1979 until 1985, and as a Senior Vice President and specialist in Chinese art with Sotheby's Chinese Works of Art Department from 1985-2003. From 2000-2003 he concurrently was a Director of Online Auctions for Sothebys.com. He also served as a consulting curator at the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art in Dallas, Texas from 2003-2009. He is a generalist in American and European works of art and paintings, as well as an expert in the field of Chinese art and has valued and advised many private collectors and institutions.
Lark Mason Associates regularly hosts auctions on the iGavel Auctions platform and has an established history of record sales of Chinese and other works of art and holds the record for the highest price achieved for any work of art in an online sale, for a painting sold in May 2014 that realized close to $4.2m. Mason, the owner and CEO of iGavel Auctions, is noted for his regular appearances on "The Antiques Roadshow." For more information, visit
www.igavelauctions.com or phone: (212)289-5524.