Andrew Jones' Design for the Home & Garden auction, October 23rd, features items from the estate of Daniel & Natalie Schwartz

LOS ANGELES - Oct. 10, 2024 - PRLog -- Andrew Jones Auctions is excited to present the autumn edition of Design for the Home & Garden featuring the estates of Daniel and Natalie Schwartz, Rancho Mirage and Frederick Faude, Sausalito, California on Wednesday, October 23^rd, online and live in the gallery located at 2221 South Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.

This auction will feature an international array of fine and decorative art, ranging from the 17^th to the 21st centuries – over 270 lots, led by Tiffany Studios Drop Head Dragonfly and Chinese Geometric Tyler lamps, Old Master to modern paintings, American, English and European silver, porcelain and glass, American, English and Continental furniture, garden appointments and more.

Daniel (Danny) Schwartz was a World War II veteran who participated in the Normandy D-Day invasion.  His rich life encompassed business success, film production, global travel, art collecting, philanthropic projects and many lasting friendships.  Danny and his wife Natalie were neighbors with Frank and Barbara Sinatra at the Tamarisk Country Club in Rancho Mirage, where the good friends often golfed together.

The couples spent evenings at Melvyn's Restaurant in Palm Springs, attended weekly dinner parties with family and friends, enjoyed trips to Las Vegas for games of Baccarat and Sinatra's performances.  Danny and Natalie hosted Sinatra's appointment as Honorary Mayor of Cathedral City, California in 1971.  Some mementos of this friendship include a Van Cleef & Arpels 14K yellow gold cigarette case (est. $3,000-$5,000) and a Gucci leather desk set (est. $500-$700).

Danny was a lover of horse racing and owned many champion thoroughbred horses.  The collection includes silver trophies from Garrard & Co and Tiffany & Co., highlighted by a George IV covered entrée dish from the Bachelor Duke of Devonshire service by Garrard, 1825 that became the New York Racing Association Suburban Aqueduct trophy for 1969 (est. $2,000-$3,000); four Richard Stone Reeves racehorse portraits; and other horse racing accessories.

Online bidding will be available on AndrewJonesAuctions.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. Previews will be held in the Andrew Jones Auctions gallery on Monday, October 21st, and Tuesday, October 22^nd, from 10 am to 5 pm Pacific time both days.

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