Featuring the Estate of Senator Jack Faxon – Take a Virtual Tour
In His Own Words – View Senator Jack Faxon Describing His Collection
Featuring the Estate of Senator Jack Faxon – Take a Virtual Tour
In His Own Words – View Senator Jack Faxon Describing His Collection
ROMAIN DE TIRTOFF, ERTE (RUSSIAN/FRENCH, 1892-1990) ORIGINAL BRONZE SCULPTURE, H 19", "THE SLAVE", #194/375
Art Deco style depicts a model holding a long silver drape over her right arm. Her hair is coiffed in multiple long black braids. Silvered patina. Cast by Seven Arts Limited London. From "Theatre in Bronze" Collection.
JOHN OKULICK (AMERICAN, B. 1947) OIL ON SHAPED WOOD CONSTRUCTION, 1982, H 28", W 85", D 6" PLANET BASE
Signed, dated, and titled verso. Provenance: Doyle New York: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 (Lot 00135). Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
LE CORBUSIER MID-CENTURY MODERN CHROME AND FABRIC SOFA, H 26" W 80" D 32"
Three cushion sofa with tweed "As is" white linen upholstery. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN LAND GRANT DOCUMENT, DECEMBER 10TH 1861, H 10", W 16"
A land grant document granting bounty land of 120 acres near Fort Des Moines, Iowa to George F. Mitchell, guardian of Sally Emathla, child of a deceased private in Captian Hopiah's Company Creek Volunteers, Seminole War. Secretarial signed Abraham Lincoln by William Stoddard. Warrant No. 80,257. Recorded Vol. 463, page 424. Pencil writing on verso reads " George Mitchell, maternal grandfather of Edith Crawford Wildrick and Pauline Crawford Tracy". Framed under UV protected acrylic.
MORRIS BROSE (POLISH/AMER, 1914-2000) WELDED BRONZE SCULPTURE H 81" W 29"
Inscribed signature "Brose" on foot. On tripod legs. Freeform with bronze fingers extending. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator, and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. Brose was an instructor of sculpture at institutions including the Detroit Institute of Art, Wayne State University, and Cranbrook Academy of Arts and Crafts. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
DAVID SHEPHERD OBE, FRSA (BRITISH, 1931-17) OIL ON CANVAS, 1990 H 18", W 30", "TWO GENTLEMEN OF SAVUTI"
Signed lower right "David Shepherd '90". Original carved wood and gesso frame. Frame H 36" W 24.5". "The Tryon Gallery Ltd., London" label on verso. Canvas stamped on verso with "G. Roberson & Co. No. 135". Provenance: From the Estate of a Pleasant Ridge, MI sporting art collector, Tryon Gallery, London. Frame measures H 24" x L 37".
AFRICAN, BANGWA, CAMEROON, CARVED WOOD HOUSE POSTS PAIR H 107" W 10"
On custom made metal plinths. Depicting ancestral figures. Early 20th c.. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
BAGA, GUINEA, AFRICAN, WOOD MASK, H 20.5" W 7" WITH PIGMENT, REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AND SEEDS
Carved wood depicting a man with a large headdress and nose piercing. D 8". On custom made metal stand and plinth. Overall H 24". Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator, and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.
BAGA, GUINEA, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD NIMBA, LARGE FEMALE SHOULDER MASK H 54" W 15" D 20"
The Baga people live in north-western Guinea along the Atlantic coastal areas and include the subgroups Sitemu, Pukur and Buluits. Baga artwork is based around four themes: omnipotent power and creating order through fear (the rule of the spirit a-Mantsho-no-Pon), benevolent guidance (a-Bol), control over natural forces (Banda) and ethics (d'mba). These four themes are vital to analyzing the d'mba or “nimba”, as these shoulder masks have historically been called. Similar image referenced in Sculptures d'Afrique 1977, Collection of Barbier Muller Geneve (illustrated on p. 75, text on p. 31). Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.Upcoming Events
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