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Bonhams Dog Sale

Lot No: 225 – John Emms Foxhounds and a hunt terrier on a bench. Estimate $60,000 – 80,000.

Auction house Bonhams is holding its next Dog Sale to coincide with the Westminster Dog Show on February 12, 2008 in NYC. Here are some of my favorite dog art picks.

Lot No: 27 – Early 20th century pair of British glazed ceramic tiles by Minton and Hollins Co. depicting a pointer and a setter in glazed relief set in a gilt frame. Estimate $600 – 800.

Lot No: 17 – Victorian watercolor and pinprick picture of a spaniel with a pheasant. Estimate $400 – 600.

Lot No: 29 – Victorian pierce-carved oak and needlepoint slipper holder with dog’s head. Estimate $800 – 1,200.

Lot No: 143 – A pair of diamond and ruby golden Labrador cufflinks. Estimate $1,200 – 1,800.

Lot No: 33 – Victorian wool needlepoint depicting a recumbent spaniel. Estimate $800 – 1,200.

Lot No: 38 – American cast bronze ‘Doggie’ doorknob. (I love the paws!) Estimate $7,000 – 9,000.

Lot No: 205 – Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A. (1856-1941). Dog on a chair. Estimate $30,000 – 50,000.

Lot No: 58 20th century silvered metal bulldog curling iron. Awesome!!! Estimate $300 – 500

Lot No: 206 – Arthur Wardle two Fox Terriers. “Anticipation.” Esitmate $30,000 – 40,000.

Lot No: 127 – Five leather Pug collars and one leather lead belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. One tag reads “I belong to the Duke of Windsor, Blencathra, Bell Boy” on one side and “Thomas” on the other. Two other are inscribed with the names “Rookie” and “Preesie.” The Windsors adored their Pugs.
(Melissa, maybe Emmitt needs one of these.) Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Lot No: 126 – Three woolen Pug coats made for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s Pugs. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of dog apparel I’ve ever seen. Perhaps it was made by a royal taylor in a Savile Row shop. Exquisite! Estimate $1,500 – 2,500.

Lot No: 259 – 1925 William Walls Pekingese painting. Estimate $400 – 600. (Wendy, this is for you.)

Thanks to the fabulous Michèle of Eurodogtraining for the heads up on Bonhams’s Dog Sale.

January 23, 2008
Monica McLaughlin’s Christie’s Dog Sale Highlights

The fabulous Monica McLaughlin is the organizer of NYCs Plans For Pups MeetUp Group group. Today she was my East Coast correspondent for the Christie’s Dog Sale. Here is her description of the event:

“Wow! That was quick. It began promptly at 10 a.m. and was over by 11:30!

Highlights include:

– Lot 18 (Neptune by Landseer) expected: $800,000 – 1,200,000 — did not sell
– Lot 27 (Waiting for the Guns by Blinks) expected: $200,000 – 300,00 — went for $564,000;
– Lot 59, (Pointy by Sargent) expected was $60,000 – 80,000 — went for $432,000
– Lot 78 (Sandy by Marion Rodger Hamilton Harvey) expected: $600 – 1,000 — went for $2,280
– Lot 85 (Jack by Ludovic Napoleon Vincent Lepic) expected: $3,000 – 5,000 — went for $10,200;
– Lot 96 (Basset et Son by Niki de Saint Phalle) expected: $10,000 – 15,000 — went for $52,800.

There were only about 20 people in the audience plus about 10 people manning the phones/web.

The set up was very similar to that of a courtroom with the Judge (auctioneer) in the front, the Jury (telephone operators) on the sides and the Public (audience) seating in the middle.

A large screen to the front left of the auctioneer showed a photograph of the art being sold. The only pieces actually in the room were those pieces that had been hung on the walls prior to the sale and “Pointy” which was on an easel in the front.

A large electronic board to the left listed the piece being sold as well as the up-to-the second exchange rates in Euros, British Pound and Swiss Francs amongst a few other currencies.”

Sounds cool. Thanks for your report Monica 🙂

[Niki de Saint Phalle’s Basset et Son (above) set a World Auction Record for this edition. Incredible! I absolutely love them! — Moira]

June 22, 2007
Christie’s Dog Sale Spotlight: Richard Ansdell’s Two King Charles Spaniels in a Landscape

Trends collide in this lively and lovely dog portrait by Richard Ansdell. When Queen Victoria was given a King Charles Spaniel named Dash right before she became queen at the age of 17, the breed became wildly popular. When she had Sir Edwin Landseer include the pup in his spectacular painting Her Majesty’s Favourite Pets, 1837, (below) dog owners clamored to similarly memorialize their pets.

Van Dyck style portraits with grand landscape backgrounds, like Lady Killigrew,1638, (below) were also fashionable at the time.

And much the way dog-lovers today Warhol-ize their pets, a vividly realized, Van Dyck-esque King Charles Spaniel painting was the must-have item for trendy Victorian ladies. Ansdell’s was probably one of these. And it, too, is spectacular! Christie’s esitmates it will sell at auction this Friday for between $150,00-$250,000.

June 21, 2007
Christie’s Dog Sale Spotlight: Aurthur Wardle’s Bulldogs of the Twentieth Century

Two great things about the wonderful Bulldogs of the Twentieth Century: the subjects and the provenance. First, this is not just a group of Bulldogs. Each one is a champion with his or her name and title listed in Christie’s lot notes. It’s the equivalent of a painting of seven Cy Young Award winners – or maybe a champion rugby team.

Second, this work is from the collection of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, heiress to the Standard Oil fortune, and one of the most prominent figures in the pure-bred dog world of the early 20th century. Her accomplishments include raising 85 different dog breeds, being the first woman to judge “Best in Show” at the Westminster Dog Show, establishing the lavish Morris and Essex Dog Show, and founding the St. Giralda animal shelter which became a model of its kind.

Geraldine R. Dodge (above with Rin Tin Tin) was truly a patron saint of dogs and this Wardle painting, one from her collection of over 6,000 dog-themed works, would be an absolute treasure to own. It’s estimated sale price is between $100,000 – $150,000.

June 20, 2007