287th Auction – March 5, 2021
Marinotti Collection, Milan & Estate of Prof. Dr. Giesen, Konstanz, part II
In this somewhat gray season of the year, in which we are still severely restricted in many of our cherished activities by Corona, the upcoming auction at K&K on March 5, 2021 promises joy and joie de vivre and, above all, a bit of collector normality that we miss everyone!
This time, two large estates form the major part – modern art from the collection of Count Paolo and Gretel Marinotti and museum carpets and Asian artifacts from the estate of Prof. Giesen, Konstanz, of whom we already auctioned a lot of collectables in the last sale. The collector Paolo Marinotti, son of the industrialist Franco Marinotti, began exhibiting contemporary artists starting in 1959 such as Asger Jorn, Max Ernst, Jean Dubuffet, among others at the exhibitions “Visione-colore” 1963 and “Campo Vitale” 1967 with the group COBRA and SPUR at the C.I.A.C. (Centro Internazionale dell’Arte e del Costume) in Palazzo Grassi, Venice.
Modern works of art come from this family estate and various other collections: Asger Jorn, “Kosea”, chalk drawing, (19)60 (estimate: € 4000-5000,- / reserve pr.: € 950,-), Bernard Aubertin, “Cache – Cache No 6”, acrylic, 2000 (estimate: € 1200-1400,- / reserve pr.: € 280,-), Rudi Baerwind, gestural-abstract composition, oil painting (estimate: € 1000-15000,- / reserve pr.: € 200,-), Henryk Berlewi, “Mechano-Faktur”, silkscreen in colors, 1960 (estimate: € 5000-6000,- / reserve pr.: € 900,-), Miguel Berrocal, Joseph Beuys, Esse 1951, woodcut, later print 1973-74 (estimate: € 1200-1400,- / reserve pr.: € 20,-), Victor Bonato, “Kou-Kau 1974” mirror object, 1974 (estimate: € 1000-1200,- / reserve pr.: € 280,-), Tremezza von Brentano, Dietmar Brixy, Jürgen Brodwolf, Günther Dohr, “Cylindrogramm PL 3 (with motor)”, Op art wall object, 1967 (estimate: € 1800-2000,- / reserve pr.: € 450,-), Frank Ermschel, 10 oil paintings by Uwe Herbst, mostly large formats (estimate: € 450-5000,-/ reserve pr.s: € 120-750,-), Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Horst Janssen, “Selbst 2. 4. 66”, signed drawing (estimate: € 6500- 7000,- / reserve pr.: € 1800,-), Johannes Itten, Fritz Klemm, Wand, Collage, 1981 (estimate: € 1400-1600,- / reserve pr.: € 260,-), Imi Knoebel, “Heptagon”, Acrylic/wood, 1987 (estimate: € 15000-18000,- / reserve pr.: € 5500,-), Thomas Lenk, 3 x Rudolf Möller, watercolors and drawings (estimates: € 300-1200,- / reserve pr.s: € 100-280,-), Sigmar Polke, “Flopp”, serigraph, 1996 (estimate: € 1200-1400,- / reserve pr.: € 20,-), 2 x Heimrad Prem, mixed media and watercolor 1962-64 (estimates: € 1200-2400,- / reserve prs.: € 280/450,-), René Roubicek, Christian Schad, Britta Schäfer, numerous drawings by Hans Staudacher from 1950 (estimates: € 1200-2000,- / reserve pr.s: € 180-300,-) , Marlis Thétard and many more.
In the section of older fine arts there is above all an oil painting with a rocky coast by Andreas Achenbach, 1844 (estimate: 4000-4500,- / reserve pr.: € 800,-), a village view in oil by Anton Burger, (18) 95 (estimate: 900 -1200,- / reserve pr.: € 280,-), the Heidelberg watercolor by Ernst Fries, 1801 Heidelberg – 1833 Karlsruhe (estimate: 2800-3000,- / reserve pr.: € 650,-), the large-format, airy impressionistic oil painting by Hermann II Juncker with an elegant couple in a one-horse cabriolet, 1908 (estimate: 3000-3500,- / reserve pr.: € 850,-), the large-format oil painting attributed to Carl Loth with the capture of a young man (Sebastian?) (Estimate: € 2800- 3000, – / reserve pr.: € 550, -), the large-format portrait of Laura Eustochia with a black page from the hand of a painter who succeeded Titian in the 17th century (estimate: 2800-3000, – / reserve pr.: € 650, -) and Gustav Schönleber’s “In the harbour” in oil (estimate: 1600-2000, – / reserve pr.: € 350, -).
Collectors of Asian works of art will get their money’s worth again this time: Japan is represented among other things with a large collection Netsuke, a complete set of dolls for the “Hinamatsuri”, the Japanese girls’ festival (estimate: € 800-1000, – / reserve pr.: € 250, -), as well as a miniature Satsuma teapot with 1000 butterflies around 1900, H 4.5 cm (estimate: € 600-700, – / reserve pr.: € 180, -). Rare Tibetan thangkas from the 19th century (estimates: € 900-1200, – / Reserve pr.s: € 280, -), a Khmer statue of the god Shiva from the 12th century (estimate: € 3500-4500, – / Reserve pr.s: € 900, -), a large blue and white bowl, Swatow ware from the Ming period around 1600 and a Wucai plate from the Wanli period in the early 17th century. (Estimates: 450-700, – / Reserve pr.s: € 250/150, -) are among the highlights. There is also a textile rarity: a “grain of rice” carpet from the Qing period from Ningxia in the 18th century. (Estimate: € 2500-3000, – / Reserve pr.: € 20, -).
Ottoman Turkey yielded among others, a “Çamçak” water cup with gemstones (estimate: 1200-1500, – / reserve pr.: € 350, -) and four silver “Tepelik” s, filigree headgears for women (estimate: € 600-700 , – / Reserve pr.: € 200, -), as well as a rare prayer rug Mudjur-Kirsehir, monogrammed with Greek letters and dated 1867, and a prayer rug Ghiordes from the 18th / 19th century. (Estimates: 1500-4000, – / Reserve pr.s: € 20, -).
Two antiques worth for a museum come from the old Heidelberg collection: a rare Hellenistic-Roman gold diadem set with agate and carnelian gems (estimate: € 6000-8000, – / reserve pr.: € 2200, -) and another diadem, an olive wreath made of gold, a burial gift from the Hellenistic period (estimate: € 3000-4000, – / reserve pr.: € 1000, -), both acquired in the European art trade in the 1950s. Various bronze sculptures come from the collection of Prof. Hellmut Seiler, Tübingen, including a man or warrior of the Middle Bronze Age, late 3rd – middle 2nd millennium BC, 5.7 cm high, from Syria / Levant (estimate: € 2000-3000, – / reserve pr.: € 480, -) and a Baal of the late Bronze Age II, 1400-1200 BC, also from this region (estimate: 2000-2500, – / reserve pr.: € 400, -). Also of interest are the small Roman bronzes such as a goddess, probably Juno, from the 2nd century AD (estimate: € 700-900, – / reserve pr.: € 190, -) and a rare early Byzantine oil lamp from the Eastern Mediterranean, 5th – 7th century (estimate: € 600-800, – / reserve pr.: € 150, -). The 66 cm high marble bust of Zeus or Asklepios, a copy from the late 18th / early 19th century, is not ancient, but is significant in terms of art history, after the Roman bust of the 2nd century from the possession of the sculptor Vincenzo Pacetti, probably from his hand (estimate: € 6000-8000, – / reserve pr.: € 1800, -).
The Art Nouveau sideboard by Richard Riemerschmid made of light oak from Dr. Adolph Frank, Göttingen around 1910, made in the workshops for craftsmanship in Hellerau near Dresden (estimate: € 6000-8000, – / reserve pr.: € 1800, -) is quite remarkable. For Art Nouveau and Art Deco collectors there is of course even more on offer, for example cutlery and 6 knife rests of decor “2000” by Josef Maria Olbrich (estimates: 300-600, – / reserve pr.s: 150, – / 90, -), three art deco porcelain dancers by Hugo Meisel and Gustav Oppel, Schwarzburg Workshops (reserve pr.s: € 80, -) and the famous “Rio Grande” stoneware vase from Faiencerie Longwy (estimate: € 800-1200, – / reserve pr.: € 250, -).
As a financial investment or to finally treat yourself to something again – there will certainly be something for you in the large collection of high-quality gold jewelry and watches! To name just a few: Diamond ring, gold, 1.415 carat (estimate: € 3500-4000, – / Reserve pr.: € 1200, -), a curb chain necklace made of gold with 1.00 carat diamond Friedo Frier (estimate: € 6000-7000, – / reserve pr.: € 2800, -), a blue topaz jewelry set made of gold (armored bracelet and clips) by Wempe (estimate: € 2500-2700, – / reserve pr.: € 1850, -), 2 x Chopard ladies’ watch Gstaad, gold, one with diamonds (estimate: € 1000-5500, – / reserve pr.s: € 450, – / 2500, -), men’s watch Ulysse Nardin “San Marco Gorch Fock 19/25” (estimate: € 7000-8000, – / Reserve pr.: € 1500), ladies’ watch Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust with diamonds (estimate: € 3500-4500, – / reserve pr.: € 1600, -), men’s watch Ebel Automatic 1911 gold (estimate: € 5000-6000, – / reserve pr. : € 1600, -) and many more.