Ahlers & Ogletree's October 9-10 Fine Estates & Collections auction has over 750 exceptional lots

ATLANTA - Oct. 1, 2024 - PRLog -- Original oil paintings by Maurice Utrillo (French, 1883-1955), Lê Phổ (Vietnamese/French, 1907-2001) and Edward Seago (U.K., 1910-1974) will headline a two-day Autumn Fine Estates & Collections auction planned for Wednesday and Thursday, October 9^th-10^th by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and live in the Atlanta gallery, starting at 10 am Eastern time both days.

The two-day event, comprising more than 750 exceptional lots, will feature fine art by renowned artists, fine watches and other luxury accessories, Chinese export porcelain and tableware, 18^th and 19^th century furniture, hand-woven Persian textile rugs, Asian arts and decorative accessories. The Ahlers & Ogletree gallery is located at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW in Atlanta.

The Maurice Utrillo and Lê Phổ paintings are both Day 2 offerings. The oil on canvas by Utrillo is a cityscape rendering titled Montmartre that is artist signed lower right, having a label with title to verso. The work measures 18 ¼ inches by 21 ¾ inches (canvas, less frame) and has an estimate of $50,000-$75,000. Utrillo was a French painter of the School of Paris who was quite famous for his cityscapes.

The circa 1972 oil on silk laid to Masonite board still-life by Lê Phổ is titled Les Dahlias Blancs (The White Dahlias). The painting is artist signed lower right, titled and inscribed "New York, Wally F. No. 44" to verso. It measures 19 ¾ inches by 25 ½ inches (board, less frame) and should realize $30,000-$5,000.  Lê Phổ was born in Vietnam and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts of Hanoi and Paris.

Edward Brian Seago's oil on canvas street scene titled Piccadilly Circus is the expected top lot of Day 1, with a healthy pre-sale estimate of $25,000-$35,000. The mid-20^th century work is signed lower left and has a gallery label to verso for MacConnal-Mason & Sons, Ltd. It's 20 ¼ inches by 26 ¼ inches (canvas, less frame). Seago was an accomplished self-taught artist who worked in watercolors and oils.

An oil on canvas painting by Michael Stack (American, b. 1947), titled Evening Storm Over Velarde (1986), 30 inches by 48 inches (canvas, less frame), signed and dated lower left and with a gallery label to verso for Altermann Galleries (Santa Fe, N.M.) has an estimate of $10,000-$15,000.

Online bidding will be available at bid.AandOauctions.com, as well as LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. To learn more, visit www.aandoauctions.com.