| Metropolitan Washington DC-based Sloans &
Kenyon Auctioneers and Appraisers is delighted to offer at auction
in November one of the most exciting and impressive selections of
Americana, Washingtoniana, and spectacular unusualia ever presented
for sale in the area.
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A highlight of the November 5th and 6th auction
is the celebrated oil on canvas nude, “Phryne,”
which belongs to the “Silver Owls” of the National
Press Club, and will be sold to raise funds for the Club’s
archives project. The painting has been on loan to the Metropolitan
Club of Washington since 1999. |
| The museum-quality painting by Antonio
Parreiras (Brazilian, 1860- 1937), has received widespread publicity
in recent years. The provocative and controversial work was
appraised for nearly $100,000 during the Owls’ losing
battle with journalists who deemed it inappropriate to be re-hung
in the National Press Club. |
| Also presented for sale will be a rare, historically
important jewelry box carved by Malcolm X while he was incarcerated
at Charlestown (MA) Prison, circa 1952. The jewelry box is accompanied
by a remarkable, revealing six-page letter written by his sister,
which discusses the box and dispels a number of “myths”
concerning the life of Malcolm X. Other items relating to African
American history include a fine Frederic Remington watercolor
of “Buffalo Soldier” leader Colonel Watson. |
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The auction will include not only pieces with
historical significance, but also items with “wow”
appeal, foremost among them: the Guinness Book of Records “World’s
Largest Rubber Band Ball”, weighing over 3,120lbs! |
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Also, a five-foot long model of the U.S. Capitol created with approximately
217,000 cultured pearls, commissioned by the Imperial
Pearl Syndicate, in 1959, will be sold to benefit the
United States Capitol Historical Society, a non-profit,
501(c)(3) organization. Click here
for more information about the USCHS.
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| In addition to fine 18th and 19th century
American, European and Asian furniture, fine and decorative
art, antiques, and ethnographic objects, |
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| the auction will include signed first
editions of various literary works including John F. Kennedy’s
“Profiles in Courage”, and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
“Tender is the Night” (another signed copy
sold in 2002 for $119,500); a George Washington Revolutionary
War order written at Valley Forge; a landscape painting
by President Dwight D. Eisenhower; a Civil War painting–from
life – by Julian Scott depicting the Battle of Haymarket,
Virginia; an original Dick Tracy cartoon; a collection
of several thousand mid-20th century political cartoons;
“Orange Geometrics,” a painting by the late
Frank Sinatra; and an assortment of other Hollywood memorabilia.
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An exhibition of items for sale in the November 5th &
6th auction will be held from October 29th through November
3rd at Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers & Appraisers’
gallery located at 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
MD, minutes north of Washington DC. A fully-illustrated color
auction catalogue will be available for purchase or viewing
online in mid-October and can be ordered at catalogues@sloansandkenyon.com
or by calling 301-634-2330.
Questions regarding specific items in the November 5th and
6th auction can be directed to Ellen Garrity, Auction Director,
or
Stephanie A. Kenyon ASA, President at 301-634-2330 or
americana@sloansandkenyon.com
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