Huge sale in Home of Important Piedmont Artist
Piedmont, CA 94611
*Address hidden until November 19, 2026 08:00 PM.
Dates and Times:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Address:
Piedmont, CA 94611
*Address hidden until November 19, 2026 08:00 PM.
Description:
We are super excited to present a sale for the Wolfe family of Piedmont.
Bruce Wolfe is one of those artists whose work is everywhere, once you know where to look. He start his career in advertising art. He created the MasterCard logo (orange and red circles), ads for Levis, Dole, Fender, Kawasaki. He painted Astronauts for NASA, Smokey Bear for the Forest Service, covers for Rolling stone, album covers for Dolly Parton, the list goes on and on. Later on he shifted to more fine art, bronze commission work in particular. The 10ft bronze Tony Bennett at the Fairmont in SF, Cezar Chavez in the Mission, and Gavin Newsom at City Hall as some of his local work. Nationally his bronze work includes Barbara Jordan in TX, Arnold Palmer in SC, Mario Lemieux in PA.
This sale is full of art from Bruce, art he collected and a bunch more super interesting finds.
Art: Bruce Wolfe work includes: Ceramic bust of Harvey Milk, Tony Bennett head ceramic, Graphic art from many of his ads (Levis, Fender, Kawasaki, Calistoga), posters for Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festivals (1986-95), Mendocino Music festivals, SF Film Festival banner 1966, Poster of untethered spacewalk commissioned by NASA for the Smithsonian, Indiana Jones Temple of Doom poster, Ivan Majdrakoff bronze bust,
Leo Lentelli impressionist Bronze sculpture of Xavier Martinez, Alexander Calder "Friendship" 1974, Mario Lemieux maquette with signed photos, Bill Dallas paintings, 2 paintings after Miro, Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug, Collection of Art pottery by local artisan John Harned including raku and salt fired pots, David Lance Goines posters, Vintage fruit crate labels, African woven textile from Baule people, William Collins (British 1788-1847) oil, Meiji era pierced metal lamp, Joe Petagno black light poster, August Van Heckel chromolithograph, Steven Correia Art Glass decanter and whine glasses and candlesticks, Opaline Art glass vase, carved jade and Guangxu period snufff bottles, large carved white jade cabbage, collection of Japanese’s woodblock prints,
Jewelry - collection of 14 and 18k rings, earrings, chains, Tiffany plumeria 18k earrings, silver rings, bracelets pendants including liquid silver necklaces, John Hardy Modern collar necklace, tons of costume jewelry, Christmas earrings and pins, (Note - Gold and Silver stored off site until day of sale)
Furniture: Teak and rosewood bar cart, Pair of Lucite side tables, Antique oak 24 drawer flat file, antique oak store display cabinet, Jewelry cabinet, large oval dressing mirror, hanging display cabinet with stain glass doors, Camphor wood carved cabinet, Japanese tansu,
Clothing and Textiles racks of clothing, shoes, handbags, large collection of Fabrics, mostly wool,
Kitchen Large collection of Uranium glass, Baccarat Champaign glasses, 1940's Pottery Guild Dutch boy cookie jar, China
Camera and sterol: Canon F1, Canon FX, Nikkor and Cannon zoom lenses, Leica lenses, Luxman tuner, Dual turntable, Rotel Amp, Bose Wave radio and CD, Klipsch tower speakers,
More - collection of Asian baskets, Guild Songbird electric guitar (Left), Santa Cruz Tony Rice model Acoustic Guitar (left), Black slate and brass mantle clock, Meiji era bronze vase, lots of large guilt and gesso frames, Christmas decor, huge collection of Art books, 49ers helmet phone, Vintage Japanese fiber optic bonsai tree, Chinese Cloisonné ginger jar, Chinese brush painting, collection of shells and coral including a Nautilus, large collection of p olitical buttons, collection of vintage toys including Disney, collection of Dolls,
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