We turn our gaze toward New York this week, as two cinematic icons' collectibles are put on the auction block. At Bonhams and Phillips, the private worlds of Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola are unveiled through the objects that defined their creative lives, from paintings and sculptures to beautiful timepieces that blur the line between art and autobiography. At Bonhams, The Gene Hackman Collection: A Life in Art reveals the actor’s quiet reverence for form and feeling. Thirteen works by modern masters, including those of Rodin, Avery, and Diebenkorn mirror the Oscar winner's own gravitas and restraint. Across town, Phillips presents Coppola’s visionary collaboration with F.P. Journe. The FFC Prototype is a one-of-one mechanical marvel conceived from a single, brilliant question: Can a human hand tell time? Interestingly, the duo had actually collaborated together on Coppola's Oscar-winning 1974 ouvre, The Conversation. Together, these auctions distill a century’s worth of..
