Auctions at Showplace: Get Ready for the January 23 Auction
Auctions at Showplace is organizing its first New York City Estate Auction in 2025 to treat avid collectors to a carefully chosen set of 280 lots. You can find fine art from many established artists here, as well as ceramics, jewelry, and exclusive furniture items. The live bidding begins on January 23, while a preview is available at 36-01 35th Street, Astoria, NY 11106, on January 20-22.
Auctions at Showplace: The Most Interesting Lots
Here is a list of the most exciting lots that every art collector would like to take home from Auctions at Showplace.
Lot #1: Hunt Slonem, “Picul,” Oil on Canvas
Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000
This 1991 oil painting (featured image) can become a great supplement to any contemporary art collection, especially among fans of the post-Cubist abstraction style of Hunt Slonem. It is signed, titled, numbered, and dated. The lot also has a Certificate of Authenticity from Hunt Slonem Studio.
Lot #98: Michele Gordigiani, “A Wistful Look,” Oil on Canvas
Estimate: $3,000 – $5,000
Michele Gordigiani was a famous 19th-century representative of the European realist painting school. “A Wistful Look” is a 39″ x 30.5″ oil painting by the Italian master, which comes in a giltwood frame. The painting is signed in the lower left corner.
Lot #3: Nina Chanel Abney, Untitled, Watercolor on Paper
Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000
Art by Nina Chanel Abney, an African American artist from New York, is highly valued in contemporary pop art collections. The featured lot represents a 2008 watercolor depicting a male face and a hand with nails covered in red polish. It is signed in pencil on the verso side and comes in a cerused wood frame.
Lot #101: Anton Ebert, Portrait of a Woman, Oil on Canvas
Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000
Anton Ebert was a famous Austrian painter of the 19th century, who created paintings in various styles, from Romanticism to Realism. His untitled portrait of a woman is 41″ x 36″, encapsulated into an original oval wood frame. The painting contains the artist’s signature in the mid-right part.
Lot #103: Italian School, Bay of Naples, Oil on Canvas
Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000
This early 19th-century painting by an unknown artist is distinguished by its vivid Italian-school style reminding that of Viviano Codazzi, which is easily traceable on the canvas. It depicts the bay of Naples and comes in a mahogany frame. The painting is 41″ x 69″.
These and many other exciting lots are awaiting you at the upcoming New York City Estate Auction by Auctions at Showplace, which will be held on January 23. Don’t miss out on the chance to replenish your art collection with new picks!