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JACKIE COLLINS a Life in Chapters Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May 2017 Los Angeles JACKIE COLLINS A Life in Chapters Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May 2017 Los Angeles LOS ANGELES JACKIE COLLINS A Life in Chapters Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May 2017 at 10am Los Angeles BONHAMS BIDS INQUIRIES 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard +1 (323) 850 7500 DAY 1 DAY 2 Los Angeles, California 90046 +1 (323) 850 6090 fax 20th Century Decorative Arts Jewelry and Watches bonhams.com [email protected] Angela Past Dana Ehrman +1 (323) 436 5422 +1 323 436 5407 [email protected] [email protected] PREVIEW To bid via the internet please visit Los Angeles www.bonhams.com/24319 Friday 12 May, 12pm - 5pm Katherine Miller Kelly Sitek Saturday 13 May, 12pm - 5pm Please note that bids should be +1 (323) 436 5445 +1 (323) 436 5468 Sunday 14 May, 12pm - 5pm summited no later than 24hrs [email protected] [email protected] Monday 15 May, 9am - 5pm prior to the sale. New bidders Tuesday 16 May, restricted must also provide proof of Furniture and Decorative Arts Susan Abeles (New York) viewing - Jewelry only identity when submitting bids. Andrew Jones +1 (212) 461 6526 Failure to do this may result in +1 (323) 436 5432 [email protected] New York your bid not being processed. [email protected] (Jewelry & Watches Highlights) LONDON INQUIRIES Thursday 20 April, 10am - 5pm Silver Charlie Thomas LIVE ONLINE BIDDING IS Aileen Ward +44 20 7468 8358 Friday 21 April, 10am - 5pm AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE Saturday 22 April, 12pm - 5pm Please email bids.us@bonhams. +1 (323) 436 5463 [email protected] Sunday 23 April, 12pm - 5pm com with “Live bidding” in the [email protected] subject line 48hrs before the PRESS INQUIRIES London (highlights only) auction to register for this service. Fine Art Lucinda Bredin Tuesday 2 May, 9am - 4.30pm Scot Levitt +44 20 7468 8394 Wednesday 3 May, 9am - 4.30pm Bidding by telephone will only be +1 (323) 436 5425 [email protected] accepted on a lot with a lower [email protected] CATALOG: $50 estimate in excess of $1,000 Morisa Rosenberg (Prints) +1 (323) 436 5435 All lots with a low estimate less SALE NUMBER than $10,000 to be sold without 24319 [email protected] reserve. All images of lots in this sale are Books, Manuscripts available to view at and Memorabilia Catherine Williamson www.bonhams.com/jackiecollins +1 (323) 436 5442 [email protected] Luxury Accessories and Couture Tim McNab +1 212 644 9113 [email protected] Motor Car Jakob Greisen +1 (415) 503 3284 [email protected] Bonhams 220 San Bruno Avenue San Francisco, California 94103 © 2017, Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp.; All rights reserved. Bond No. 57BSBGL0808 The sale will run for two weeks and include Art Deco sculpture, fine art, JACKIE COLLINS furniture, jewelry and watches all to be sold without reserve and exclusively online Part II - Online Only Auction at www.bonhams.com/jackiecollins Thursday 18 May to Thursday 1 June starting at 10am For more information please visit the website or contact [email protected] Los Angeles bonhams.com/jackiecollins 8 | BONHAMS “Always a natural story teller, our mother was drawn to art and objects that ignited her imagination” Our mother never did anything in small measures! Her extensive and unique collection of art, objects and jewellery is a testament to her passion. Every piece bought her joy and inspiration and the very act of selecting and collecting became an extension of her wildly creative spirit. The story goes, that when our parents first met in the 1960s, our father, who was an artist and avid art connoisseur, introduced our mother to the thrill of collecting. He took her to the flea market in Paris and she was hooked! As children, most weekends, we were bundled off to antique markets all over London, so that she could feed her addiction. Always a natural story teller, our mother was drawn to art and objects that ignited her imagination. She felt a true affinity to big cats - panthers, leopards and tigers. She even named a room in our house ‘The Tiger Room’! She was also mesmerized by the Art Deco period and fell in love with the elegant sculptures of Lorenzl and Chiparus. She was attracted to the statues by the expressions on their faces, and would only buy those that spoke to her. She was a compulsive photographer and was known to always have a camera in her hand. She surrounded herself with pictures of friends and family in silver frames, lovingly chosen on her antique hunts. While she was renowned for her beauty and Hollywood glamour, she was also an English girl at heart and remained grounded and true to her roots. She had a fabulous sense of humour, which you can see reflected in her art collection, especially her love of Beryl Cook. She would never bend to trends or rely on interior designers or stylists – she liked to take control and she knew what she loved. She adored entertaining, often doing all the cooking herself and once said ‘My guests are all on diets. They come in and find meatballs and fabulous mashed potatoes and they go nuts! They love it!” She will also always be remembered for her simple and classic personal style, which was the ideal canvas for her spectacular jewellery. She adored her diamonds of every hue and especially loved emeralds and rubies. She often designed her own creations and wearing stunning jewellery was a true thrill for her, having been enthralled by Hollywood glamour from a young age. Every piece of art our mother owned tells a story, and a visit to her home was like entering into that story. Our mother loved nothing more than to share her passion, which is why she had such a long and illustrious writing career. Each object in these collections has a glimmer of her essence – beautiful, loving, empowered, warm and truly one of a kind. Rory Green March 2017 JACKIE COLLINS: A LIFE IN CHAPTERS | 9 “Her jewellery was a stunning collection of unique and beautiful pieces many of which she designed herself” My sister was always an avid collector. When we were children on the beaches of Ilfracombe she delighted, bucket and spade in hand, in finding shells and coloured stones, which often turned out to be pieces of glass. When she began to gain success as a writer with her first novel “The World is Full of Married Men”, she started collecting statues by Lorenzl, Chiparus and beautiful vases and glassware by Lalique and Gallé. These were relatively low-priced then but it was the joy she revelled in while searching antique shops from Antiquarius on the Kings Road to the marchés aux puces in Paris to attending auctions at all the large auctions houses. Her tastes were far-reaching and eclectic. She never passed an interesting shop or boutique without finding something she admired, and her jewellery was a stunning collection of unique and beautiful pieces many of which she designed herself. With her husband, Oscar Lerman she opened an art gallery where she began her affair with quirky modern art. She started collecting mystical Buddhas of every type, style and provenance and delicate 1920s figurines of bathing beauties and of course antique silver frames. Every surface in Jackie’s beautiful house in Beverly Hills was covered in gorgeous Art Deco and Art Nouveau frames which sported the thousands of photos she took of family and good friends. Because what was most important to my sister, beyond the value of the actual piece, is that every photo in every frame, every object and every painting brimmed with the spirit of shared moments with treasured family and friends. Jackie was a collector of cherished memories. Dame Joan Collins DBE March 2017 10 | BONHAMS CONTENTS Day 1. Lots 1 - 359 Tuesday 16 May at 10am The Contents of Jackie Collins’ Beverly Hills Home Day 2. Lots 360 - 684 Wednesday 17 May at 10am Jackie Collins’ Jewelry Collection Thursday 18 May - Thursday 1 June Jackie Collins Part II - Online Only Auction 1 JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950) AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED AND SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A NUDE DANCER circa 1925 Signed ‘LORENZL’ in the maquette, on a faceted onyx base. height 21 1/4in (53cm) US$8,000 - 12,000 £6,400 - 9,600 €7,400 - 11,000 18 | BONHAMS 2 3 2 5 JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950) JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950) AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE AND ONYX FIGURE AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED AND ENAMELED BRONZE AND OF A GYMNAST ONYX FIGURE OF A DANCER circa 1925 circa 1925, enameling by Crejo Signed ‘Lorenzl’ in script in the maquette. Signed ‘LORENZL’ in the maquette, signed ‘Crejo’ in enamel. height 15 3/4in (40cm) height 12in (30cm) US$1,500 - 2,000 US$1,500 - 2,500 £1,200 - 1,600 £1,200 - 2,000 €1,400 - 1,800 €1,400 - 2,300 3 6 JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950) AN AUSTRIAN ART DECO SILVERED AND ENAMELED AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE AND ONYX FIGURE BRONZE AND ONYX FIGURE OF A SCARF DANCER EN OF A NUDE FROLICKING DANCER POINTE circa 1925 circa 1925 Signed ‘LORENZL’ in the maquette. unsigned height 16 1/4in (41cm) height 14in (35cm) US$2,000 - 3,000 US$1,200 - 1,800 £1,600 - 2,400 £960 - 1,400 €1,800 - 2,800 €1,100 - 1,700 4 7 JOSEF LORENZL (AUSTRIAN, 1892-1950) STEFAN DAKON (AUSTRIAN, 1904-1992) AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED, ENAMELED AND SILVERED AN ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE AND ONYX FIGURE OF A BRONZE AND ONYX FIGURE OF SCARF DANCER SCARF DANCER circa 1925, enameling by Crejo circa 1925 Signed ‘LORENZL’, signed ‘Crejo’.
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