Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ]
ECA control number: 27716
Record level: Listing
Record type: Auction house
Auction house / Private gallery name: Clars Auction Gallery
Aka: Clars
Founded: 1948 (as an industrial equipment auction) and in 1972 began auctions that it continues today
Closed / acquired: n/a
Location(s):
5644 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
About:
“Clars Auctions has hosted Bay Area auctions of Fine Art, Decorative Objects, and Jewelry for over fifty years and has built a strong reputation for knowledge and experience in handling quality fine art, antiques, jewelry, and decorative objects.
Since 1972, the gallery has worked with buyers and sellers throughout the world. In mid-2004, the gallery began offering simultaneous internet bidding.
Clars Auctions conducts monthly two-day auctions of roughly 2000 lots at its North Oakland location. The auctions and previews are attended by 2000–4000 people, and the online catalog is viewed by 50,000–100,000 dealers and collectors worldwide. In the last ten years, Clars Auctions has sold over $500,000,000 of Fine Art, Jewelry, Vehicles, Collectibles, Furniture, and Asian Works of Art.”
Citation: https://clars.com/about/ accessed August 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM EST.
WORKS BY EMIL CARLSEN EXHIBITED OR SOLD
LIST OF EXHIBITIONS (10)
AFTER CARLSEN’S DEATH (10)
2025 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “August auction and estate of Dianne Feinstein”, August 15.
2025 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Modern design, art, jewelry and Asian auction”, July 18.
2021 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Jewelry, fine art, furniture & decorative art, Asian art auction”, January 17.
2020 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Auction sale”, December 13.
2019 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Live auction”, January 20.
2016 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, sale number 578, “Art, antique, jewelry, Asian”, November 13.
2016 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Auction sale”, March 20.
2016 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Auction sale”, February 22.
2015 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Fine art and antique auction”, May 31.
2014 Clars Auction Gallery [1948- ], Oakland, CA, “Auction sale”, May 17 – May 18.
DURING CARLSEN’S LIFETIME (0)
Document information
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https://emilcarlsen.org/gallery/?p=27716
Digital-born document number:
ECA.2024.27716
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Emil Carlsen Archives, 266 West 21st Street, Suite 4E, New York, NY 10011.
Document license:
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Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record birth date:
August 14, 2025
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