Dog Art Today

Tag: Duke of Windsor

  • Westminster Dog Show and Dog Art Auctions Round-Up

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    Uno and the “ah-roo! heard ’round the ring.”
    AP Photo

    Uno, the perfect 10 Beagle, won the Super Bowl of dog shows this week with his precociousness and precision. The crowd went wild, chanting his name as he made his final lap before the judges. And when judge J. Donald Jones stood before the contestants and asked for the Beagle, Madison Square Garden erupted with cheers and gave Uno the show’s first standing ovation. If the Longhaired Dachshund, who came in second in the hound group (I was devastated), had to lose, I’m glad it was to “the people’s dog” who went all the way. Congratulations, Uno, you are just perfect!

    The New York Times has a great behind-the-scenes fashion slide show. Here are some of my favorite shots.

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    Megan Fracrik, a handler, with her brushed-out Tibetan terrier.
    Photo: Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse – Getty Images

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    Mariah, an Old English sheepdog, with Jeff Yutzy.
    Photo: Michael Falco for The New York Times

    Dog_show_miniature_schnauzer
    Geri Kelly with Buddy, her miniature schnauzer.
    Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

    Dog_show_cocker_spaniel
    Vincent, an American cocker spaniel, is ready to be shown.
    Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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    Mary MacQuiddy caged with Louie, an otterhound.
    Photo: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

    In dog art news, Katya Kazakina of Bloomberg.com reports on mixed results. The John Emms 1889 Foxhounds and Hunt Terriers on a Bench, which also featued some perfect Beagles, was the top lot at the Bonhams’s Dog Art Sale going for $66,000, just over its low estimate of $60,000. But 33% of the lots failed to sell.

    Over at Doyle New York’s 10th Annual Dogs in Art Auction, one of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s famed “dogs
    playing poker” paintings entitled Only A Pair of Deuces sold for $193,000 well above its high estimate of $80,000.

    Another surprise was the bargain Lynn Florian found at Bonhams, where she picked up the five pug collars previously owned by the Duke of Windsor for $1,680 below the presale low estimate of $2,000. No word as to whether she will frame them for display or let her two English Cocker Spaniels wear them. Lynn, please send me a photo of your pups in the royal collars if you do.

  • Bonhams Dog Sale

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    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.

    Setter_pointer_tiles
    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.

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

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

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

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

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

    John_avery_dog_chair
    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.

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

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

    Windsor_pug_collars
    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.

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    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.

    William_walls_pekingese
    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.