Loading Spinner
Don’t miss out on items like this!

Sign up to get notified when similar items are available.

Lot 88: LARGE WILLIAM BENECKE THE LOUVRE

Est: $300 USD - $500 USDSold:
Charleston Estate AuctionsMr. Pleasant, SC, USJune 27, 2021

Item Overview

Description

Large Vintage Painting by William Benecke (1934-2001) Titled "The Louvre", painted to depict the Louvre in the 1940's, signed lower right. With the W.T. Berger Label on the back. The Thanhardt-Burger Corp. had its beginning in 1927 when Henry Thanhardt, who had immigrated to the United States from Austria and settled in Chicago, came to La Porte to start a framing business. Thanhardt had brought some pieces of fine art from Europe, and he was searching for a place to have them framed. He discovered the Indiana Molding and Frame Co. in La Porte and decided to set up a similar business, also in La Porte, which he called The Leader Manufacturing Co. He was joined in this business in 1928 by Walter Burger, and, in 1933, the company was incorporated as the Thanhardt-Burger Corp.In 1946, the W.T. Burger Co. was founded to provide art - both original and reproduction - for the company’s frames. Measures 37"x47 1/2"x2. Weight 17 pds. NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate.***Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - [email protected] , Quik Mail Etc 843-723-6598 [email protected] or locally AJ Williams & Sons 843-442-0462. Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly. *** William Benecke was born in November 1934 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away in 2001. He had his formal art training at the Art Institute of Chicago and went to work at first as an illustrator for several of the major studios in Chicago and also worked as a staff illustrator for the Chicago Tribune and the Sun Times.

Artist or Maker

Condition Report

good small scratch upper left

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: Discover, MasterCard, Money Order / Cashiers Check, Paypal, Personal Check, Visa, Wire Transfer

Shipping

We will ship smaller items in house. Buyer is responsible for paying for all shipping and handling fees. See complete details for rules. Buyer is responsible for filing insurance for lost or stolen packages.

Auction Details

JUNE SOUTHERN ESTATES

by
Charleston Estate Auctions
June 27, 2021, 01:00 PM EST

918-E Lansing Drive, Mr. Pleasant, SC, 29464, US

Terms

Live bidding may start higher or lower

Buyer's Premium

$0 - 49,999:23.0%
$50,000+:15.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$9$1
$10$19$2
$20$49$5
$50$109$10
$110$209$20
$210$509$25
$510$1,099$50
$1,100$15,999$100
$16,000$999,999$500
$1,000,000+$1,000

Conditions of Sale

Payment is due within three (3) days of end of auction. ***ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION*** ALL ITEMS LEFT MORE THAN 10 DAYS WILL BE MOVED TO LONG TERM STORAGE. Moving fee is $15.00/item. Storage fees are $5.00/day. All items left longer than 45 days will be considered abandoned.

Shipping Terms

We will ship smaller items in house. Buyer is responsible for paying for all shipping and handling fees. See complete details for rules. Buyer is responsible for filing insurance for lost or stolen packages.

Sales Tax

Items shipped or picked up in South Carolina are subject to 9% sales. tax.

Conditions of Items

As is, where is. No conditions guaranteed.