Ahlers & Ogletree's November 14th Estates & Collections auction showcases 388 lots sourced from distinguished estates

ATLANTA - Oct. 30, 2024 - PRLog -- A 1997 Steinway ebony Model M baby grand piano with Jansen bench, an 18^th century Chippendale oval giltwood mirror and an important collection of Chinese Export armorial porcelain will headline an Estates & Collections auction scheduled for Thursday, November 14^th by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and live in the Atlanta gallery, starting promptly at 10 am Eastern time.

The auction will showcase an exceptional collection of 388 lots, sourced from distinguished estates in the southern United States and featuring classical bronze sculptures, chandeliers, decorative and fine arts, furniture and more.

Highlights will include works by renowned artists such as Hughes Claude Pissarro and Maximilien Luce; exquisite furniture by Francesco Molon; Reed & Barton silver; and stunning Italian and Persian textiles and rugs.

The 1997 Steinway ebony Model M baby grand piano shows the maker's mark and the serial number to a metal plate, and is accompanied by a Jansen black diamond tufted artist bench with Steinway & Sons logos and J3 spade legs. It's the auction's expected top lot, with an estimate of $12,000-$18,000.

The 18^th century oval giltwood George II or George III Chinese Chippendale mirror after a design by Thomas Chippendale (English, 1718-1779) is impressive at 86 inches tall by 50 inches wide. It shows a figure beneath a pagoda hung with bells and flanked by ho-ho birds and should hit $10,000-$15,000. It comes from a private collection in South Georgia where it was the prized possession of the collection's owner.

A rare circa 1720 Chinese Export armorial charger, one of several lots of hard-to-find Chinese Export armorial chargers in the auction, most likely comes from a series of 23 ordered in the 1720s after the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht. A related charger is in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.

The Kangxi era Dutch market Export famille verte  'Provinces' armorial charger has a diapered ground with a figural landscape, floral and birds and sea life reserves. It should realize $5,000-$10,000.

An untitled (Countryside Landscape View of a Church) pastel on paper painting by Hughes Claude Pissarro (French, b. 1935), signed lower left and measuring 10 inches by 14 ¼ inches (minus the fame, which measures 16 ¾ inches by 20 ¾ inches), is expected to change hands for $3,000-$5,000.

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