April Auction Block
By • April 9, 2025 0 124
April’s auction items include a Salvador Dalí etching, a pair of Art Nouveau candelabra, a Buddhist terracotta, an oil painting related to a Lorenzo Lotto work in the Louvre and a Birkin bag.
Weschler’s
Dali’s (1904-1989) Argus: From ‘Mythologie‘ Etching in Color
Estimate: $4,000–$6,000
Sold for: $11,000
From a Maryland trust, this Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) color etching with drypoint and heliograph on Japon paper was printed in 1963. Part of the artist’s “Mythologie Suite,” it is signed “Dalí” in graphite.
The Potomack Company
Pair of Georg Jensen (Denmark) Silver Two-Light Candelabra
Estimate: $30,000–$35,000
Sold for: $22,500
This set of silver Georg Jensen candelabra was designed in 1930 and manufactured post-1945. The two are marked with a GJ cypher, “Sterling” and the number “264.” From a private San Francisco collection, the pieces are in the Art Nouveau style, each with a ring-form finial above trailing fruit clusters and upswept arms, with large circular drip pans and bell-shaped candle cups.
Christie’s
A Terracotta Head of a Bodhisattva
Estimate: $20,000–$30,000
Sold for: $50,400
This terracotta head of a bodhisattva — a Buddhist figure that helps others achieve enlightenment — sold for more than $20,000 over its high estimate. Crowned with a headdress with a lotus bud at the center, the head has a rounded face with downcast eyes and round, pierced earlobes; wavy hair is visible at the sideburns.
Doyle
“Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery” Oil on Panel
Estimate: $5,000–$8,000
Sold for: $28,800
This unframed, c. 16th-century oil painting on panel, “Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery,” measures 50 by 66¼ inches. Closely related to a work by Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556) in the Louvre, it is from the estate of American investor Allan Goldman, who died in 2022.
Bonhams
Hermes: Clemence JPG 42CM Birkin
Sold for: $12,160
This Hermès Birkin bag from 2005, with a Rouge Garance exterior of clemence leather, was designed by creative director Jean Paul Gaultier. Sold with the lock, keys, clochette and dust bag, it is said to be in very good condition, with slight wear to the corners.
