Welcome to CRN AUCTIONS, INC.
Established in 1976

Auctioneers of Fine Antiques, Works of Art and Accessories

57 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA  02138

phone: (617) 661-9582      email: info@crnauctions.com      fax: (617) 661-1434

UPCOMING AUCTION: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024
American, English and Continental Antiques, Works of Art and Accessories
Mid Century Modern and 20th c. Works of Arts and Complimentary Objects
Scrimshaw; Silver and Oriental Carpets

featuring studio works from the estate of sculptor Ernest Morenon (France/Boston, 1904-2003)

Winner of a Gold Medal for his monumental entranceway 'Porte de L'Alma' at the 1937 Paris World's Fair
After settling in Boston in 1943 he became Head of the Sculpture Department at the Museum of Fine Arts for ten years,
later to be an instructor at the Boston Musem School and Boston University School of Applied Arts


Left: 'The Conductor' steel and enamel, 7 ft. by 5ft. w; Morenon in his studio; 'The Future' carved Georgian marble, 48"h; 'Eterno Conflictto' steel, 45"h
Morenon's ecclesiatical works include 'The Pieta' (bronze study shown) at the National Shine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC and
carved stone relief plaques in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen of Sorrows, Baltimore, Maryland

Boston/Seymour chest, part of a collection of 19th c. scrimshaw; American folk art painting; Part of a single collection of mochaware; Georgian architect's desk


Starting left: Andre Kertesz 'Satiric Dancer', gelatin silver print: Works of art from the Estate of Albert Szabo (American, 1925-2003 )
Professor Emeritus, teacher for 42 years at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA: Berenice Abbott 'Queenboro Bridge' gelatin silver print;
Allen Davis stasinless steel mesh armchair ,1958

CLICK HERE FOR PRICE RESULTS: Sunday, April 21st, 2024.
BELOW ARE ITEMS IN OUR PAST APRIL 2, 2024 AUCTION:

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Click here for price results of: THE G.W. SAMAHA COLLECTION OF AMERICANA PRICE RESULTS - June 19th, 2022
G.W. "Bill" Samaha, one of the preeminent and most respected dealers and collectors of important American antiques.


Left: Boston Chippendale bow-front chest, $100,000. Right: John Brewster, Jr. (Connecticut/Maine, 1766-1854) realized $750,000.
Portrait of the artist's sister, Betsey Avery Brewster(1798-1838), oil on canvas, 31 by 22 inches
Prices do not incl. buyer's premium.

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Mass. Sales Tax: 6.25%

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(617) 661-9582
We also purchase items outright.

We pay our consignors 21 business days after the auction.

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