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Sotheby's to exhibit Wolf Family Collection in Palm Beach prior to auction

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Erving and Joy Wolf
Erving and Joy Wolf

The Wolf Family Collection exhibition will be shown through Sunday at Sotheby's in advance of an April auction in New York.

The exhibit of works from the collection of Erving and Joyce Wolf includes "works of fine and decorative arts, with extraordinary examples of paintings and watercolors, sculpture, early American furniture, silver, Chinese export porcelain, design, and jewelry. In its impressive totality the collection embodies the spirit of American artistry, design, and craftsmanship, spanning the 18th through 20th centuries," according to Sotheby's.com.

A pair of large Chinese iron red ground and famille verte phoenix and qilin vases, top middle, are part of the Wolf Family Collection.
A pair of large Chinese iron red ground and famille verte phoenix and qilin vases, top middle, are part of the Wolf Family Collection.

The Wolfs began collecting in the 1960s with American Indian rugs, pottery, and jewelry from trading posts while they lived in Denver. Masterpieces by William Merritt Chase — such "In the Studio" — are a centerpiece of the collection along with works by Winslow Homer, John Stow, Tiffany Studios, Frank Lloyd Wright, Greene & Greene and Van Cleef & Arpels, among others.