Valued by VMS, sold by our partners
Since launching our auction partnership with Auctionata and Paddle8, we have been pleased to offer ValueMyStuff clients the opportunity to sell the treasured items that we have valued on these exciting and ground-breaking auction channels. From ancient artifacts to contemporary masterpieces, below are some of the items our experts valued, which are coming up for sale in September.
Federico Herrero, Carbon, 2006
A work for the environmentally conscious, Herrero's seemingly playful and brightly coloured "Carbon" painting expresses a darker message, commenting on humankind's insatiable and relentless desire to over-mine coal like monstrous beasts, without regard for the beauty of the earth.
Ruven Afanador Courtney Love, New York City, 2009
Afanador is known for his irreverent yet elegant fashion photography and celebrity portraiture, and this portrait of the former Hole front woman and wife of the late Kurt Cobain is no exception.
Denis O'Regan, Amy Winehouse, 2007, printed 2012
Pictured less than a year after the release of her hugely successful second album, Back to Black, the then-23-year-old singer and newly-minted megastar’s characteristically disheveled look and troubled, faraway glance perfectly signify the soulful, self-reflective nature of her music, as well as the turbulent personal life for which she was known.
Jim Marshall John Coltrane, 1960, printed 1981
While many associate Jim Marshall with images of the folk and rock worlds of the early ’60s, his early photography focused on relatively unknown but crucially important black musicians in North Beach jazz venues such as The Jazz Workshop, including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk. The same image of Coltrane now hangs in the White House, and is a favourite of President Obama.
Jim Marshall Kris Kristofferson, 1975, printed 1980
Yoroi, Scarlet Thread Laced Armor with Signed Kabuto, 18/19th C.
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, Berlin
Estimate: €12,000 - €14,000
This type of armor is a revival of the medieval O-yoroi "great armor" worn by the samurai class in the Kamakura period (13th century) in Japan. Originally, the color, design and material of the lacing was used to identified the clan of the warrior.
Yoroi, White-thread Laced Samurai Armor, Japan, 19th C.
Sale:From the Master’s Hand - Exquisite Asian Paintings & Works of Art
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, Berlin
Estimate: €15,000 - €16,000
The word samurai derives from the term meaning ‘one who serves’ and refers to those allegiances to the military groupings which evolved around the 10th century to protect and expand their provincial domains. They had a profound effect on the military and political state of the country, but they also formed their own aristocratic courts and became major patrons of the arts...as well as highly decorative armor.
Yoroi, Black Lacquered Iron Armor with a gold Gradon, 18/19 C
Wednesday, 21 September 2016, Berlin
Estimate: €6,500 - €8,500
This set of armor features a fierce gold lacquerwork dragon on the chest. In Japanese culture, the dragon is a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it.
Jade Vase HU with Cover, China, 20th C.
Francis Swaine, Circle, Shipping Off Dover/Men O’War,
c. 1780
William Anslow Thornley, Northfleet, 2 Paintings, c. 1880
J. Harris Junior, Pair of Seascapes, Watercolors, 1868