Bohemian Rhapsody In Chelsea

Attention Lovers of Arts and Letters! Hudson Estate Sales presents an intimate, By Appointment Only sale, starting Friday, February 14 through Sunday February 16, with limited evening appointments and phone purchases up to Sunday February 21, as the merchandise lasts. These photos represent only a small portion of the offerings, we encourage you to visit in-person. Transactions will be taking place throughout the week, we can’t guarantee everything in the photos will be available. Space is limited, so you must contact us for an appointment. If you see something you like in the photos, you can buy it over the phone. Prices will be posted on Friday, so please don’t ask before then. It’s a sweet and petit sale, sure to warm the hearts of lovers of painting, lithography, engraving, antiques, wooden ceremonial masks, classical lps, old lamps, hand-decorated textiles, scholarly literature, art books and culturally-significant ephemera. FURNITURE: Antique enameled steel medicine cabinet, Japanese enameled steel medicine cabinet, antique pierced brass fireplace surround, antique hand-painted bow-front console with marble top, bow-front ladies’ desk/vanity, custom chaise with duck-feather cushions, antique gear-operated expanding library table, antique fumed-oak 3-section bookshelf with glass doors and applied Gothic trim, Antique mahogany side-by-side antique trestle table/desk, Steel bar etagere, Rustic 5’ farm table, 4 cross-back bentwood chairs with woven rattan seats, 70s Cherrywood armchair and Mid-Century Czech leather upholstered chair (need reupholstering), 1970s acrylic file storage, camel-back Victorian sofa, Modern black console with glass shelves and chrome legs, Black leather and chrome fold-out sofa-bed, Vintage steel flat-filing cabinet, Vintage steel 4-drawer filing cabinets. DECOR: Curved glass panel pendant light with crystals, Art Nouveau pendant light, Art Nouveau Alabaster sconce, Aluminum Nautical-Style pendant light, Porcelain (Rosenthal) Globe lamp, Cranberry glass table lamp, Brass trench-art style table lamp, Hand-wrought iron standing floor lamps, Pullman Car-style nickel plated wall-mounted luggage rack with pivoting mirror, Nickel-plated coat rack, Native American (Pima) baskets, Native gourds, Antique Chinese Foo-dog architectural fragment, Antique Japanese Shishigashira (lion) mask with moveable ears and tongue, Antique carved wooden Burmese Dancer, Vintage Japanese Geruda (bird) mask, Vintage Korean Hahoe (female) mask, Antique figural heraldic candlesticks with lions holding crenelated towers, Large mid-century beveled mirror, Antique Chippendale-style mirror, Vintage metal clothes hamper, vintage book shelves, assorted art glass and natural seashells, desktop organizers ELECTRONICS & MEDIA: 2 Air cleaners, Stereo, French press and Melita-style drip Coffee makers, Nebulizer, Miele vacuum cleaner, VHS tapes and cassettes, Vinyl classical albums, 78 rpm records TEXTILES: Hmong hand-decorated textile, Indian block-printed cotton tapestries, Persian knotted wool runner, Moroccan hand-loomed rug, Various batiques, Hand-dyed scarves, CLOTHING: Designer garments from Issey Miyake, Susan Unger, Paula & Mopitz, Eskandar, URU, Huminska, Gary Graham, Anne Klein, Ralph Lauren, Emporio Armani, Norma Kamali. Eileen Fischer, Tahari, Barney’s, Burberry, Agnes B., Brooks Brothers ART SUPPLIES: Folding Julian plein-air easel, Antique easel/display, Vintage paint boxes, Watercolors, Arches paper, Powdered artist pigment, Pads & painting grounds ART: Barbara Hollister studied painting at the Art Students League, and wrote insightfully about art for a variety of publications. As an artist agent for Steve Wheeler, (known for his association with the Indian Space Painters) and the painter Simon Gaon, she befriended several members of the second generation of New York Abstract Expressionists of the late 1950s and 60s. Through these associations, including artists associated with the printing studio of Will Barnett, she amassed an admirable collection of original prints and paintings of that era by: Ad Reinhart, Milton Glaser, Joseph Stapleton, George Constant, Nicolas Cartone, Julien Alberts, Boris Lurie, among others. BOOKS: Coffee-table books on artists, large collection of indigenous and South American ancient art forms, Art history from pre-history to Classical to Modern, Art & political philosophy, Political science, World history with focus on Socialism, Humanism, Communism, Music and music theory, Science, the Occult, Handwriting Analysis, Classic Literature plus a miniature library of small books. EPHEMERA: Vintage and antique Post Cards, Gallery opening shows, Gallery pamphlets and brochures, Art journals, Theater and dance performance programs, Antique sheet music, Publicity monographs, Miscelaneous photos, Original poetry, Musical scripts, Magazine articles, Scholarly papers, writings and musings Stepping into this apartment is like stepping back in time... to the vibrant New York City art scene of the late 50s and early 1960s, and the Bohemian culture of artists, musicians, and writers … reflective of the Artist Representative/Painter/Journalist who lived here with her husband, a performing Musician/Composer/College Professor. They fed their curiosity, and shared their love of ideas, art, music, words, history, culture ...and for each other, for 60 years.