Estate of Charles G. Thalhimer, Richmond, Virginia Lots 0234 – 0386 Charles Thalhimer, whose family founded the former Thalhimers Department Stores in 1842, has been custodian of a private art collection that is largely unknown outside of Virginia. Two generations of Thalhimer collectors traveled the country and world to build their collection. In Richmond, […]
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – APRIL, 2016 Over 150 lots of Contemporary and Modern Fine Art, sculptures, and more sold at Brunk Auctions on Thursday, April 7th. The objects offered were part of a Southern Corporate Collection before they were sold by the Asheville-based auction house. Many of the artists whose works were represented in […]
If the term, “Corporate Collection” conjures up images of portraits of founding fathers and perhaps some fine and useful furniture, then this collection will surprise you. Brunk Auctions will be liquidating the Contemporary art holdings of a regional corporation. Also included in the auction are the contents of the corporate kitchen – which reads like […]
Blues, an oil on canvas painted in 1986, belies the decade in which it was created – and sold over the weekend of March 18, for a record price of $28,320. Maud Gatewood has a body of work ranging from complete abstraction in the 60’s through landscape, to flattened pattern and portraiture in the 80’s […]
A new auction record for North Carolina artist, teacher, and activist Maud Gatewood was set over the weekend. The previous record at auction, set in 2011, was eclipsed when her 40 x 36 inch acrylic entitled Blues sold for $28,320. It sold to a private bidder after rigorous bidding in-house, on the phones, on Bidsquare, […]
Intrigue graced the galleries of Brunk Auctions on the weekend of March 15th and 16th for their second auction of the year. A flurry of activity in an eclectic range of interests led to yet another successful and record setting sale in Asheville. The most notable lot from the weekend sale was a Porcher Family […]
Asheville, NC. A strong crowd gathered at the gallery for the sale on a wintery Saturday, competing with a record number of bidders on the phones and on the internet, and ultimately pushing prices through the day often to multiples of their presale estimates. In keeping with the eclectic offerings, The 2,200-plus registered bidders represented […]
On Saturday, January 18th, 2014, Brunk Auctions will hold their first sale of the New Year. The sale will feature over 800 eclectic lots from various private collections and estates. The start of 2014 will see the return of Piedmont craftsman Jesse Needham to Brunk Auctions. The important tall chest on frame by Needham is […]
Asheville, NC – We have all heard that art and antiques can “talk” – that they speak to us about the craftsman who made them and the place they were made, and that they give us clues about the people who owned them and how they were used. For centuries, art historians have been weaving […]
ANNOUNCING THE OFFERING OF THE ANTIQUES AND FINE ART OF PHILANTHROPIST MRS. MARY DUKE BIDDLE TRENT SEMANS Asheville, NC – Brunk Auctions announces their selection by the family of Mrs. Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans for the sale by auction of the antiques, fine art, and decorative arts collections from the estate at an historic […]
