New York City Estate auction by Auctions at Showplace is ready to open its doors again this September. This time, a new, refined set of 280 lots is waiting for new owners. Fine and decorative arts pieces, furniture, lighting items, and antiques will be available for bidding. The collection also includes jewelry, ceramics, and sculptures.
Let’s see which items currently enjoy the highest popularity among bidders and are worth your attention.
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
Francois Joseph Kinson was a renowned Flemish painter whose works now enjoy wide popularity among fans of the continental school of European portraiture. The featured painting was created in 1825 and holds a “F. Kinson” signature in the lower left corner. It depicts a mother with her three children, positioned against the Neoclassical interior background.
Estimate: $2,000-$4,000
Sigmund Joseph Menkes was a Polish-Jewish Expressionist painter who emigrated to the US in 1935. His oil painting offered for bidding is 27.75" x 24" and comes in a wooden frame. The work is signed in the upper right corner.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Erte was an artistic pseudonym of Romain de Tirtoff, a notable Russian-French artist of the 20th century. His “Diva” represents a gilt and patinated bronze sculpture, created in 1984, signed and stamped in cast to the base. This Art Deco-style art piece comes from an Upper East Side collection.
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
This 19th-century painting by an unknown artist features a farmyard scene. It is performed in the classical French style of pastoral landscape painting. The work originates from a Fifth Avenue collection and represents a rare example of a refined European oil painting of the Continental school.
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
The name of Julius Friedrich Antonio Schrader is widely known among the appreciators of the Düsseldorf School of painting. “The Sleeping Hunter” is a 19th-century painting featuring a hunter asleep with his wife standing behind him. It comes in a beautifully ornate giltwood frame.
Live bidding begins on September 18, 2025, 11am EDT. Preview of New York City Estate Auction will take place on September 15-17 at Auctions at Showplace, 36-01 35th Street, Astoria, NY 11106.
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