Ahlers & Ogletree will hold back-to-back online-only auctions Wednesday and Thursday, July 17th-18th

ATLANTA - July 10, 2024 - PRLog -- Ahlers & Ogletree has back-to-back online auctions planned for Wednesday, July 17^th (Historical Documents, Books & Americana, 352 lots) and Thursday, July 18^th (Asian Works of Art, 189 lots), beginning at 10 am Eastern time on Wednesday and 9 am on Thursday. Online bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and A&O's bidding platform (bid.AandOAuctions.com).

The Historical Documents, Books & Americana auction will feature letters, signatures and ephemera from 42 U.S. Presidents; documents and pamphlets relating to the founding of America, the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War; a collection of Duck Stamp prints deaccessioned from the Morris Museum in Augusta, Ga.; and the Southern historical document collection of Frank and Marie-Therese Wood, authors of Slavery: A Look at History Through Primary Source Documents.

The Asian Works of Art sale, the next day, contains Chinese and Japanese ceramics; works on paper; works in stone, wood and bronze; a selection of fine Chinese Export pieces; and a collection of Southeast Asian masks. These events will wrap up Ahlers & Ogletree's summer calendar. Their next big sale is slated for Thursday, September 12^th, featuring the estate of Greg Crawford, live and online.

Headlining the July 17^th Historical Documents, Books & Americana auction is a one-page pardon, signed by John F. Kennedy (as President) and Robert F. Kennedy (as Attorney General), dated Nov. 8, 1963, just days before JFK's assassination (est. $8,000-$12,000); and a consulate appointment dated April 18, 1863, signed by President Abraham Lincoln using a dip pen, also signed by Secretary of State William Seward, and accompanied by a JSA (James Spence Authentication) (est. $5,000-$7,000).

Expected top earners in the Asian Works of Art auction include an impressive and large Tibetan 18^th century (or earlier) copper alloy figure of Chakrasamvara and Vishvamata, with multiple heads and arms, crushing numerous figures, 35 ¼ inches tall on a lotus form base (est. $5,000-$10,000); and a Chinese pre-1924 cream lacquer six-panel Coromandel screen depicting Xiwangmu, Queen Mother of the West, with dedication and two seals, 93 inches tall by 121 inches wide (est. $2,000-$4,000).

In addition to online bidding, telephone and absentee bids will also be accepted. Previews will be held by appointment only, in the Ahlers & Ogletree gallery located at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard Northwest in Atlanta, Ga. To schedule an appointment, you may call 404-869-2478. To learn more about Ahlers & Ogletree, visit www.aandoauctions.com.