Nadeau’s Auction Gallery’s Annual New Year’s Day Event Welcomes 2022 With Over $2.7M In Sales!
This signature sale featured over 700 lots of fine, decorative, contemporary, and tribal art; silver, watches, and jewelry; and furnishings and rugs – many from premier East Coast estates.Windsor, CT, January 5, 2022 – Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Connecticut’s largest and fastest growing auction house, is excited to announce the results of their January 1, 2022 New Year’s Day event. This remarkably successful sale – the company’s ninth consecutive New Year’s Day Sale surpassing the seven figure mark – had a 95% sell through rate, with breathtaking results across all categories. When the hammer fell silent after a long day of competitive bidding, 92 lots realized $5,000-9,999; 56 lots made $10,000-$99,999; and 2 lots topped the six figure mark. Prices noted include the company’s buyer’s premium.Raoul Dufy (1877 – 1953), Araut La CourseFine art featuring landscape, still life, and abstract images by important 19th and 20th century artists took several of the top lot slots in this sale. * Lot #350, Raoul Dufy’s (French, 1877 – 1953) Araut La Course: Epsom, was the big winner here – trading hands at $125,000. This provenanced watercolor and gouache on paper work was signed and titled by the artist, and featured the inscription “Mr. Furse 925 Park 7C” on its cardboard backing paper.* Lot #370, a signed, 3D work by artists Christo & Jeanne-Claude (1935 – 2020) titled Package on Carozza, Project for A Chile Berdinger, Taranto, Italy, made $51,200. It was rendered in pencil, cloth, and string and was mounted in a plexiglass box. It was from the estate of Alexis Gregory and was sold to benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation.* Lot #300, Jane Peterson’s (American, 1876 – 1965) Road to Rocky Neck, East Gloucester, realized $43,200. This oil on canvas work featured a country road with Gloucester Harbor in the background and was