BOSTON, MA – Grogan & Company’s February 5th auction will feature the auction house’s distinctive selection of high quality items across all collecting genres, including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, jewelry, silver, decorative arts, Iznik ceramics, and Oriental carpets.

      The auction is led off by a selection of nearly 100 lots of fine art. A broad offering of maritime paintings comes up first, with highlights including works by William Edward Norton, William Formby Halsall, and Arthur Grover Rider. Oil paintings by artists such as Anthony Thieme, Marcel Dyf, Aldro Hibbard, Thomas Sully, and Edward Lamson Henry follow the maritime selections. A gouache by Mexican/American artist Rufino Tamayo, titled Cabeza Mujer, leads the selection of works on paper in the auction, with an estimate of $20,000-40,000. Other works on paper include a gouache en grisalle by William Glackens, a lively floral gouache by Jane Peterson, and several Pablo Picasso prints. The fine art section ends with a selection of bronzes and other three-dimensional works, the highlight of which is undoubtedly a 21½ in. tall bronze of a Native American on horseback by Cyrus Dallin. The work, entitled On the Warpath, is estimated at $20,000-40,000.

      An impressive 9.19 cts. pear-shape diamond leads the jewelry portion of the sale. From the collection of a Fort Lee, New Jersey and West Palm Beach, Florida lady, the diamond is mounted as a ring in a classic platinum setting flanked by two tapered baguettes. It is accompanied by a GIA certification stating that the diamond is F color, SI clarity, with no fluorescence. It bears an estimate of $75,000-100,000.

      Other top jewelry offerings come from the estate of Jane Warren Jones of Greenwich, Connecticut and Toronto, Canada. Jones was an accomplished artist with a passion for jewelry. Her personal jewelry collection was either custom made for her or purchased from the top jewelers in Greenwich and Toronto in the 1940s-60s. Highlights from her estate include an AGL certified Burmese no heat sapphire and diamond ring. The sapphire weighs approx. 4.45 cts. and is flanked by two sizeable trillion diamonds. It is being offered with an estimate of $15,000-25,000. Also from Jones’ estate is a ca. 1950 Cartier gold, diamond, and green enamel bracelet. In excellent condition, the oval-link bracelet bears a $3,000-5,000 estimate.

      Jewelry highlights from other collections and estates throughout New England include a ca. 1920s Cartier diamond ring that has descended within a Duxbury, Massachusetts family. The iconic platinum setting with two baguettes centers a round brilliant-cut diamond weighing approx. 2.00 cts. The ring bears an estimate of $12,000-18,000. A bezel-set diamond riviere necklace from the estate of a Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts lady features 13.00 cts. of graduated old European-cut diamonds. The necklace is offered with an estimate of $8,000-12,000.

      The auction concludes with approximately 120 lots of silver, decorative arts, Oriental carpets, and books. The silver portion includes two lots by Georg Jensen. The first is an oblong silver tray, ca. 1920, bearing mark for Johan Rohde with an estimate of $2,000-3,000. The other Jensen lot is a pattern #55 silver fish service, ca. 1914, with an estimate of $2,000-4,000. The silver portion of the sale also includes a remarkable collection of Russian silver gilt and enamel pieces from the estate of a Massachusetts gentleman.

      Other interesting highlights from the sale include a Confederate Battle Flag from the collection of Civil War Col. Edward Horton of Attleboro, Massachusetts which is thought to have flown over a Confederate War College, Richmond, VA, ca. 1864. The flag, consigned by a New England Institution, bears an estimate of $5,000-8,000. An American Federal Mahogany and Brass Lighthouse Clock from collectors in Duxbury, Massachusetts, ca. 1800, is being offered with a $10,000-20,000. From the same collection is a Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Clase Clock by New Jersey maker Joakim Hill in the early 19th century. This clock bears a $7,000-10,000 estimate. Finally, a striking collection of Iznik ceramics is being offered from a Boston family that dates back many generations.

      For more information and to view the illustrated online catalogue, please visit www.groganco.com. The auction will be held at Grogan & Company’s Beacon Hill gallery at 12 noon on Sunday, February 5th. The sale exhibition will open to the public on Thursday, February 2nd at 12 noon.