The Jascha Heifetz and Family Collection Online (#35OL) 04/06/2017 3:45 PM AWST - 04/10/2017 3:00 PM AWST Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-100 of 136. Previous|12|Next Lot 1 JONATHAN TRUMBULL [1740-1809] full signature on May 1809 document appointing one Nathaniel Goodwin to the position of Lieutenant of the 9th Company in the 1st Regiment of the Militia in the State of Connecticut; framed and with original wafer seal intact. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 2 A Russian porcelain hand painted and gilded cup and saucer, Gardner Porcelain Factory, Verbilki, Russia, circa 1840; saucer 18cm diameter. A gift to Heifetz from a member of the Czar's family in gratitude for a performance by the young artist before his departure from Russia. View details Quantity2Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 3 AFTER GEORGES ROUGET (FRENCH, 1781-1869) (Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise) View details Estimate$600 - $900Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 4 A French silver tastevin with plain bowl and twisted snake handle, maker's mark "SF" View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 5 A Russian Imperial Glass Factory cut glass part liqueur set, late 19th century from the Alexandria Banqueting Service, comprising a decanter with stopper, a tumbler, two stemmed glasses and a green stemmed cut glass, the decanter 22cm high. (6 pieces) Each vessel applied with a blue glass banner enamelled with a dagger and floral garland and gilt cyrillic inscription. View details Quantity6Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Price Realized$8,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 6 A vintage green glass Napoleon brandy bottle (empty), 19th century; originally presented to Jascha Heifetz on his induction into Napoleon's Legion; 31cm high. View details Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 7 A part suite of Russian crystal bowls and stem ware, circa 1900; each piece finely engraved with the crowned double headed eagle, comprising 10 bowls, 6 white wines, 4 red wines and 2 sherry glasses. (22 pieces) As a child, Heifetz had been invited to perform on several occasions for the Czar's household. Following one such command performance, this set of glassware was presented to Heifetz and his family; they accompanied the family on their migration to the United States in 1917. View details Quantity22Estimate$3,500 - $4,500Price Realized$4,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 8 A George V sterling silver three piece coffee set by Charles & Richard Comyns, London 1920 made for Tiffany & Co; with engraved initials "JH", comprising a coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl all with applied scroll decoration; the pot 22cm high, 1,275 grams total weight. (3 items) Purchased as a housewarming gift for Heifetz when he moved into his Manhattan apartment, this coffee set has been in the family ever since and was used at virtually every breakfast at the Heifetz home. View details Quantity3Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 9 A Fabergé Russian silver and enamel photography frame, maker's mark of Michael Perchin [Perkhin], St Petersburg, before 1899, work master to Fabergé; the rectangular strut frame with beaded border and oval photograph of Heifetz, within blue sunray guilloche enamel, ribbon tied laurels to the corners, ivory backing, inscribed inventory number "46175"; 11 cm high.A gift to Heifetz from a member of the Tsar's family, in gratitude for a performance by the young artist prior to his emigration ... View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Price Realized$13,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 10 A pair of Russian jade spheres, possible Siberian origin, early 20th century; together with a brass mounted wooden bottle opener monogrammed "JH"; the bottle opener 27.5cm long. The spheres were brought with the Heifetz family when they migrated to the United States in 1917. (3 items).These jade spheres were a gift to Heifetz from his long-time teacher, Leopold Auer. View details Quantity3Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$5,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 11 November 11, 1921 printed concert program for a recital by Heifetz at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles. Heifetz headlined the bill (at the age of 20) accompanied only by the pianist, Samuel Chotzinoff [1889-1964] a fellow emigre from Russia. He reached the peak of his career as accompanist when in 1919, he undertook a tour with Heifetz, whose sister Pauline, he subsequently married in 1925. View details Quantity1Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$190StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 12 Rudolph Valentino [1895-1926] original signature on albumen photograph of the famous silent-screen actor in costume for his starring role in "The Sheik". View details Quantity1Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 13 GRIGORY GLUCKMANN (1898-1973) Portrait of Jascha Heifetz, (circa 1920s) oil on panel; 38.5 x 35.5 Gluckmann was also a Russian emigre, and part of the Heifetz circle of Russian friends who came to be based in Los Angeles. He had painted this portrait of Heifetz in Paris in the 1920's and had kept it for his own collection with Heifetz' approval. View details Estimate$6,000 - $10,000Price Realized$4,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 14 JASCHA HEIFETZ - CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION Dated 5th May 1925, when Heifetz was only 25, this original signed document marks the day on which he became a citizen of the United States of America. Accompanied by his last US Passport, signed in 2 places; issued in January 1983. (2 items). View details Quantity2Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$4,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 15 Framed photograph of Leopold Auer with his former pupils, Jascha Heifetz and Efrem Zimbalist; endorsed to Heifetz and dated "1/25" by the photographer (indecipherable signature). 47 x 37cm. Leopold Auer [1845-1930] - violinist, pedagogue, conductor and composer - is best remembered for his unprecedented career as a violin teacher. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$3,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 16 Leopold Auer: 2 original photographs and a caricature; all framed and glazed; various sizes. (3 items).These were favourite images of Auer, Heifetz' teacher and mentor; they hung on the wall in his studio. View details Quantity3Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$2,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 17 1926 Order of the Legion of Honour - Chevalier, medal (40mm) five double-ray star white with green laurel wreath between arms, green oval laurel wreath swivel suspension, central circle bearing France facing right crowned with laurel, encircled by blue enamel ring bearing the inscription in gilt letters ‘*REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE* 1870’.reverse, crossed flags, blue enamel surround 'HONNEUR ET PATRIE" View details Quantity3Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 18 A small collection of books including "Initiation into Occult Consciousness" by Dico Adrem [H.G. Whitney], 1927; "Sex Life in Marriage" by Oliver Butterfield 1940; "Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural" Wise & Fraser 1944; "One Man's America" by Alistair Cooke, 1952 [signed & endorsed by the author]; "Flatland" by Edwin Abbott 1952 [signed & endorsed by Edward Teller];"Raise High the Roof Beam" by J.D. Salinger 1959. View details Quantity11Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 19 A small collection of original recordings: 78rpm Brunswick recording of Duke Ellington's "Black & Tan Fantasy" (1927) & "The Mooche" (1928); "Satchmo at Symphony Hall" (2 disc set, 1947); "Josh White - the story of John Henry...a musical narrative" (2 discs, 1955); "Odetta at the Gate of Horn" (1957); Quincy Jones "Truman Capote's In Cold Blood" (1968). Also a few CDs and tapes, and the original sheet music for "Louise" as sung by Maurice Chevalier. View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 20 RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953) Bathers with Sailing Boats View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 21 A King's pattern silver plate basting spoon, a pair of Old English pattern sauce ladles and a hand beaten metal bowl. (4 items). View details Estimate$150 - $250Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 22 GRIGORY GLUCKMANN (1898-1973) Four Monkeys, 1931 charcoal and coloured pencil; signed, inscribed and dated lower right: Gluckmann / PARIS - 1931; 27 x 20.5 cm. View details Estimate$1,000 - $2,000StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 23 A Tiffany & Co sterling silver cruet and a silver plate salt spoon,the cruet comprising pairs of fluted pepper casters and salts; engraved initials "JH", No. 15277A/2849 and 4771A/5853; 12 cm & 6.5 cm diameter. (5 items).Purchased by Heifetz and his first wife, Florence for their Manhattan home and inscribed with the Heifetz-designed "JH" monogram. Although used daily at the family dinner table (guests were offered the small spoon for their salt) Heifetz preferred to use his fingers. View details Estimate$600 - $900Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 24 A five piece Continental silver mounted dressing table set monogrammed "J.H." on a square glass tray, 20th century; the tray 30.5 x 30.5cm. (6 items). Heifetz had this set made for him early in his concert career, and, in an accompanying case, they became a regular part of his travel gear. When the case eventually (and inevitably) fell apart, the set was relegated to the Heifetz dressing room table for use at home until his death. View details Quantity6Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$1,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 25 An American silver hand-beaten bowl with engraved presentation inscription "To Jascha Heifetz from the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Pension Institution - Soloist, Pension Fund Concert Symphony Hall Boston January 7, 1934"; 25 cm diameter, 645 grams. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 26 Hendrik Willem Van Loon "Around the World with the Alphabet" [Simon and Schuster, New York 1935] WARMLY INSCRIBED TO JASCHA HEIFETZ BY HENDRIK VAN LOON on the front free endpaper. Dustjacket, with some loss at the spine. Heifetz was both an avid reader and an occasional collector of rare books; this volume, presented to him by the author after a European concert, was from his personal collection. View details Quantity1Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 27 December 29th, 1939 Play Bill program for a Charity concert and series of entertainments to aid the Chatham Square Music School, at the Chanin Auditorium, New York. With an illustrious cast, mock advertisements (Stradivarius - The Violin of Quality. Every Strad contains 25% more notes than any other comparably priced instrument.). View details Quantity1Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 28 Steinway Piano: New York Upright Model 40 Maple: Serial No. 299937 (Case No. S3239), Sketch No.1052 "Colonial". According to the Steinway & Sons records the piano was completed on December 14, 1939, and delivered on December 20, 1939 as a loan to Jascha Heifetz of Reddington, Connecticut. The date of sale is listed as May 18, 1944. View details Quantity3Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 29 FERDINAND ECKHARDT (1876-1952) Street Scene with Musical Staff View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 30 MIRONOV (RUSSIAN) St. Petersburg etching 7 x 10 cm View details Estimate$50 - $100Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 31 ARTIST UNKNOWN (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) i) Portrait of Jascha Heifetz ii) (Portrait of Frances Heifetz) View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Price Realized$1,700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 32 A Tiffany & Co sterling silver rectangular desk perpetual calendar; 7.5cm high. View details Estimate$120 - $180Price Realized$90StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 33 A Tiffany & Co sterling silver hexagonal bowl; John C. Moore President mark, no. 18165/7082; 22 cm diameter, 530 grams.A wedding gift to Frances and Jascha Heifetz. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 34 A pair of sterling silver grape scissors; 17cm long.A house warming gift from a family friend. View details Estimate$120 - $180Price Realized$90StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 35 VINCENTI MIRABAL CHIU-TAH Buffaloes, gouache on paper signed and dated lower right: Chiu-Tah ‘42; 21 x 27 cm View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 36 Ladies gold (14kt) make-up compact on a chain; with the ownership initials "FSS" of Frances Spiegelberg [1911-2000] engraved on top. Frances, mother of Jay, was married to Jascha Heifetz from 1947 till 1962. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(2 bids) Lot 37 1944 - 1954 group of personal concert programs which feature performances by Jascha Heifetz: View details Quantity4Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 38 A set of 8 milk glass tumblers, probably Washington Glass Company, 20th century;together with a French ceramic tureen and cover; the tumblers 10.5cm high. (10 pieces). The set of glasses had been bought by Frances and Jascha as casual water glasses for patio dining at their Los Angeles home. View details Quantity10Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$75StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 39 Documents including a February 1944 report from his doctor in New York advising Heifetz of his blood type; April 1955 medical certificate issued in Los Angeles prior to Heifetz's visit to Venezuela; an April 1955 certificate from the Los Angeles Police Department confirming that Heifetz had no criminal record (for the same trip to Venezuela); Heifetz's 1965-71 Certificate of Vaccinations; etc. (6 items). View details Quantity6Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 40 An archive of private correspondence, mainly mid-1940s - mid-1950s. Predominantly comprising of telegrams, letters, cards, notes and fragments from Heifetz to his second wife, Frances, who he usually refers to as "Funny Face". Much can be gleaned about the life on tour of a hugely popular performer while his future wife, then wife and mother of his son, Jay, is often left at home. View details Estimate$1,000 - $2,000Price Realized$4,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 41 JASCHA HEIFETZ MARRIES FRANCES SPIEGELBERG January 6, 1947 Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage issued at Beverly Hills in the names of JOSEF CHAIFEZ (of Russia), aged 45, and FRANCES SEARS (of Alabama). Signed, witnessed and sealed at the Superior Court, Los Angeles. (2 items). Heifetz was married twice; to Florence Vidor from 1928 to 1946, and to Frances Spiegelberg (Sears) from 1947 to 1963. Both marriages ended in divorce. View details Quantity1Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 42 A collection of 78rpm recordings from Heifetz's personal collection; in 2 albums with annotations in his own hand-writing. Artists include The Modernaires, Mickey Katz and his Kosher-Jammers, Ralph Mendez, Art Mooney, Sammy Kaye, Harley Luse and his Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, the Noro Morales Sextet, Pete Steele, etc. (15 discs). View details Quantity15Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 43 VLADIMIR HOROWITZ [1903-1989] autograph and dedication on 10th December 1948 program for his concert at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium; also, a flyer for a performance by him at the Philharmonic Auditorium 3 days earlier. (2 items). View details Quantity2Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 44 An American silver bowl by Allan Adler engraved "To Joseph from Elsa and Morris, September 29, 1948"; 15.5 cm diameter.A gift to the Heifetz family on the birth of their son, Joseph (aka Jay) from Elsa and Morris Stoloff. Stoloff won three Academy Awards for best musicals scores: for Cover Girl (1944), The Jolson Story (1946), and Song Without End (1960), and was nominated 14 other times. View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 45 A sterling silver cup with makers mark RLB 551, engraved "Joseph", 4cm high and a tea caddy spoon from "Cliff House, San Francisco" by Robert Wallace & Sons. A gift to the Heifetz family on the birth of their son. (2 items) View details Estimate$60 - $90Price Realized$60StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 46 A French silver cocktail spoon by Robert Linzeler Argenson together with a set of six Mexican silver ice tea spoons (7 items). The cocktail spoon from the noted French silversmith was a gift to Heifetz; the set of ice spoons purchased by Heifetz during a visit to Mexico and purchased from the maker in Mexico City. View details Quantity7Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 47 Matching pair of sterling silver photo frames; one containing a photograph of baby Joseph (Jay) in the arms of his father, Jascha; the other with a photograph of the baby. Both frames engraved "JOSEPH. Arrived Sept.29, 1948. Weight 6 lbs 10oz". (2 items).Gifts to Jascha and Frances on the birth of their son, Joseph (Jay). View details Quantity2Estimate$500 - $800Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 48 DAN LUTZ (1906-1978) In the Groove, 1949; oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left: Dan Lutz 49; 77 x 46 cm. Many of the Heifetz art purchases were made at the advice of Dalzell & Ruth Hatfield, whose Los Angeles gallery was the exclusive outlet for many established and emerging artists. Dan Lutz, based in Santa Barbara, was a Heifetz favourite and this painting hung in his bedroom for most of the forty years he lived in his Beverly Hills home. View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 49 PAULINE POLK (1896-1986) Bowl of Brightly Coloured Flowers and Fruit; watercolour; signed lower left; 55.5 x 76 cm. PROVENANCE: Gift from the artist.The wife of Heifetz admirer and film-maker, Rudolf Polk, Pauline was an accomplished and widely collected watercolour artist. This painting hung in the family home. View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 50 1950-60 (approx) collection of 130+ specially mounted stereo-view images, together with two Stereo Realist Viewers (battery and electric models). The images depict the Heifetz family at home, birthday celebrations, card games with friends and at play. Some of the most interesting images record impromptu quartets in private homes, where Heifetz played together with his often famous visitors and collaborators.There are also scenes depicting a rehearsal for a performance at the Hollywood Bowl... View details Estimate$500 - $1,000Price Realized$3,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 51 Jascha Heifetz's performance clothing: The two-piece woolen tails; jacket with satin lapels and lining; the formal trousers with satin striping. Crafted by Degez of Fifth Avenue in New York with a personalized label completed in manuscript "Jascha Heifetz" and "6/29/1950. No.12594". Both presented on a hand-painted and varnished wooden hanger with "Jascha Heifetz" painted-on in cyrillic lettering. View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$8,500StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 52 Personal Photograph Album: A cased album, with label to spine "N.Y. + Israel (1950) - Also 1960 + 1961 - " containing a wonderful range of private photographs, performances, rehearsals and meetings. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$3,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 53 JASCHA HEIFETZ IN ISRAEL: A presentation photo album (41 images) given to Heifetz in gratitude for his 1950 visit to Israel and his performances in Safed, Jerusalem and Eilat, where he entertained the troops, often in very challenging circumstances, as depicted in the photographs. He is also shown with David Ben-Gurion in one image and Moshe Dayan in another. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$850StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 54 Large photo album with "Jascha Heifetz" screen printed to front cover which is also endorsed "from 1950 to date (1960)" which is not entirely accurate. The album contains a fabulous range of private, public and performance images. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$7,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 55 Crown Staffordshire tea ware and plates, retailed by Tiffany and Co. early to mid 20th century stamped Crown Staffordshire Made in England, Tiffany & Co. New York32 pieces; plate 20cm diameter. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 56 A ceramic lamp (with shade) and a European art deco porcelain vase, 20th century;the lamp 58cm high.An interesting pair of objects from the Heifetz home in Los Angeles. The lamp had been bought by Frances and Jascha for the living room, where it sat on a side table next to the most comfortable chair; the vase was dispalyed in a prominent position on the fireplace mantle in the same room. (2 items). View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$950StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 57 A collection of silver plated items comprising a boxed set of two pairs of blue glass salt and pepper shakers with pierced silver plated mounts, two pairs of salad servers and three serving spoons View details Estimate$120 - $180StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 58 Gjon Mili [1904-1984] original silver gelatin print photograph of Heifetz performing; with studio stamp on reverse. View details Estimate$750 - $1,000Price Realized$650StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 59 A cased collection of 10 RCA Victor "Victrola" single-sided 78rpm recordings titled "Great Musical Masterpieces for the Violin", with every disc featuring Jascha Heifetz; circa 1952. Also, a promotional booklet issued by RCA Victor in 1963 titled "The Recordings of Heifetz". View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 60 Gjon Mili [1904-1984] original silver gelatin print time-lapse photograph of Heifetz performing in a darkened room with a light attached to the end of his bow; 1952, with studio stamp and manuscript endorsements on reverse. View details Estimate$500 - $1,000Price Realized$1,900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 61 Yousuf Karsh [1908-2002] Original photograph of Heifetz, with studio stamp on reverse; dated and endorsed "To my "Funny Face" - with all sorts of Love - J - July 1953". Heifetz had married his second wife, Frances Spiegelberg in 1947.Karsh remains one of the photography world's most esteemed portrait artists, known for his elaborate and memorable pictures of many of the most celebrated faces of the times. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$5,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 62 House of Cards game designed by Charles Eames, circa 1953together with a Jascha Heifetz Signature Crystal by Jaffa in original presentation box and a bag of pins/badges commemorating the release of "The Heifetz Collection" of CD's. (200+). View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 63 A provincial rush seated wooden child's chair, 20th century; custom made for Jascha Heifetz for his son Jay in the early 1950s, 52cm high. Heifetz' design for this chair was intended to resemble the chair he had used as a child at his home in Vilnius. View details Quantity1Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$190StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 64 A ladies' fur jacket with mink collar by John Wanamaker from his Rittenhouse Shops range; circa 1955; lined in black satin, with 2 side pockets and 4 black embroidered buttons. View details Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(14 bids) Lot 65 A collection of autographed letters, photographs and pages, most collected by Jascha Heifetz, some for his young son, Jay. Includes Edward G. Robinson signed photograph; Sonny & Cher signed photograph; Jack Dempsey signed autograph page; J. Edgar Hoover March 1941 signature on F.B.I. letterhead; also, J.Edgar Hoover on a card; Sally Ride (1st American woman in space) signed photograph; plus 4 other items. (10 items). View details Quantity10Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 66 A French silver gilt beaker, the base marked "ODIOT", early 20th century and a gilt tastevin. (2 items).A gift to Heifetz from long-time Russian friends. View details Quantity2Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 67 A sterling silver set of five drink coasters and coaster/holder, all engraved with initials "JH"; 10cm diameter, 335 grams. (6 items). Heifetz had had a prized and custom-designed cork coffee table which a prominent guest had scarred with an uncoastered glass. By way of apology, the guest arranged for the table to be repaired and also commissioned the design of this set of coasters, having them presented to Heifetz together with the repaired table. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$1,700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 68 A Tiffany & Co sterling silver salver, 1907/47, with engraved initials "JH" within rococo cartouche, scroll border, John C. Moore President mark, no. 20078/283, "Original by Robert Abercromby, London 1735" mark; 31cm diameter, 810 grams. Purchased by Heifetz and his first wife, Florence for their Manhattan home. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 69 A Hermes silk scarf, silver fox shoulder cape and a pair of buckskin glovesthe gloves owned and worn by Jascha Heifetz. (4 items).Day to day, Heifetz did not "baby" his hands as he was an accomplished home handyman and was always one of the first homeowners at Malibu to rake away any excess seaweed or trash. But he wasn't a fan of the cold and, when on tour, these gloves always accompanied him. The silver fox cape had been a gift from Heifetz to his wife, Frances. View details Quantity4Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 70 1959-1972 concert programs, including 9 December 1959 concert "in honour of The Eleventh Anniversary of the proclamation of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" featuring Heifetz and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (broadcast live in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America); plus 4 others. Also, a signed photograph (by Jay Heifetz) of Heifetz's friend and collaborator, Gregor Piatigorsky. (6 items). View details Quantity6Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$440StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 71 A Carved Wooden African Bust; carved hardwood; with original sticker on base from Dar es Salaam; 40 cm high.Presented to Heifetz in 1959 by the United Nations, following his internationally-broadcast concert for the General Assembly. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 72 Tiffany & Co. sterling silver retractable pencil; accompanied by a Tiffany silver plate biro and letter opener. circa 1960. (3 items). View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(15 bids) Lot 73 M. GRAY Portrait of a Woman with a Rose, oil on board; signed lower left: M. Gray; 75 x 60 cm View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 74 PAULINE POLK (1896-1986) Violin with Book and Floral Shawl; watercolour; signed lower left; 77 x 56 cm. PROVENANCE: Gift from the artist View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$1,100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 75 A framed Japanese print by Tsukioka Gyokusei (1908-1994)oban size View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 76 JOSEPH MARGULIES (1896-1984) (Two Chess Players) lithograph; signed to margin; 25 x 33 cm This lithograph was a gift to Heifetz from the artist. View details Estimate$80 - $120Price Realized$130StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 77 A Tiffany sterling silver toothpaste dispenser roller View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 78 A collection of sterling silver items comprising a small bowl, London 1989, 8cm diameter, an American circular dish, 21cm diameter, and three serving spoons410 grams. (5 items). View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 79 A silk scarf, with stripes in different shades of blue, fringed ends and ornate "JH" monogram incorporated into the fabric. With "A.Sulka & Company" label. 140 x 47cm"A smoking jacket at Sulka may cost $1,500", the fashion-writer Anne-Marie Schiro wrote in The New York Times in 1985 "But then", she added, "nothing from Sulka ever goes out of style."Another favourite garment from Sulka, this elaborately monogrammed scarf was always packed for tour travel, especially to cooler climates. View details Quantity1Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$2,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 80 Unknown Photographer: Large original silver gelatin photograph of Heifetz playing violin with his young son, Jay [Joseph] looking-on. A cropped version of the image took up a whole page in the June 4th, 1960 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, accompanying an article titled "A Visit with Jascha Heifetz". With SEP copyright stamps on reverse. View details Quantity1Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$650StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 81 A gold pendant in the form of a violin mute, designed by Jascha Heifetz and inscribed with his signature to the reverse, 8 grams, 14 carat yellow gold. Presented in original case.These pieces were created in memory of the mute Heifetz designed to use when practising while on tour, to avoid disturbing hotel guests in adjacent rooms. View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 82 A sterling silver pendant in the form of a violin mute, designed by Jascha Heifetz and inscribed with his signature to the reverse. Presented in the original case. View details Estimate$80 - $140Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 83 A collection of various embroidered linen napery and needle work embroidered with the letter "H" monogram, linen handkerchiefs, together with some paper napkins; the largest table runner, 200cm long, 38cm wide. (A quantity).Heifetz enjoyed an evening cocktail and was a particularly gracious host at his bar where he kept things "in order" with proper monogrammed linen bar towels, etc., of which he had two sets - one for the house in town and one for the Malibu Beach house. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 84 A Baccarat crystal water pitcher and two Baccarat crystal elephant ornaments the larger elephant 13cm high View details Quantity3Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 85 Two copper and enamel plates by Jean Ames, 20th century, one titled "Blue Cock", the other "Balance", together with an Austrian Secessionist majolica glazed platter, the platter 27.5cm diameter. (3 items). Used as coffee table and decor dishes in the Los Angeles home; all were bought by Heifetz. View details Quantity3Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 86 A Carved Figural Pedestal; carved wood and pigment; 49.5 cm high.This table sculpture was presented to Heifetz as a gift by the University of Southern California at the conclusion of one of his teaching engagements. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 87 A Murano glass handkerchief vase, Italian, circa 1960; 12cm high. View details Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(8 bids) Lot 88 A raw silk bathrobe made in 1960 for Jascha Heifetz with monogrammed "JH" on breast pocket; partial satin lining, matching self belt with tassled ends. Tailored by A. Sulka & Company" with printed label completed in manuscript "11-14'60" and "55195". Heifetz loved custom-made monogrammed clothing and this silk bathrobe with one of the "JH" monograms he had designed was the garment he wore every morning at home for breakfast. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$850StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 89 PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH, 1881-1973) Fleurs (For U.C.L.A.), 1961 View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 90 LLOYD WRIGHT, ARCHITECT: 1961 plans, specifications, working drawings, proposals and bid documents for the construction of a Malibu Beach House for Mr & Mrs Jascha Heifetz at 23850 Malibu Road, Malibu Beach. Unfortunately, the project did not go ahead but this is a remarkably detailed archive. Frank Lloyd T. Wright, Jr. (1890-1978), commonly known as Lloyd Wright, was an American landscape architect and architect, active primarily in Los Angeles and Southern California. View details Quantity2Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 91 An American silver Kiddush cup by Towle engraved " Jay Heifetz September 29th 1961"; 15 cm high.A gift to Heifetz's son, Jay, on his 13th birthday. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 92 Four crystal paper weights, 20th Century; two stamped Baccarat and another Tiffany & Co.; the tallest 10cm. View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$90StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 93 A Bohemian crystal bowl, Baccarat dish and vase, crystal thistle vase and three wine glasses, 20th Century; the glasses 14.5cm View details Estimate$80 - $120Price Realized$60StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot 94 FUMIO FUJITA (JAPANESE, BORN 1933) Rainforest, 1963 View details Estimate$60 - $100Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 95 A Steuben crystal desk ornament on a black lucite base and a Steuben candle holder with attached saucer, 20th century; the candlestick 15cm high. A gift from Heifetz to his wife, Frances, and prominently displayed on a side-table next to her reading chair in the bedroom of their Los Angeles home. View details Quantity3Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 96 A silver plated bowl with liner engraved 'Paramount Pictures Corporation', mid 20th century; by Reed and Barton; together with a silver plated ice bucket and tongs; thebowl 23cm diameter. View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(1 bid) Lot 97 WAYNE THIEBAUD (BORN 1920) Suckers, 1968 View details Estimate$7,000 - $10,000StatusUnsoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 98 Jascha Heifetz' favourite winter overcoat; pure wool, by Barney's New York; with leather buttons and full length satin lining. Size approx US Men's 40. Excellent condition. View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(30 bids) Lot 99 A Georg Jensen silver jam ladle and sugar spoon. (2 items). View details Quantity2Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Lot 100 A silver plated circular floral engraved salver, inscribed "In reflection of the ones I love, 2 March 1971"; 32cm diameter. Crenellated rim and raised on pad feet. View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$75StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history(0 bids) Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next
