NAPLES, Fla. – Auctions Neapolitan in sunny Naples, Fla., will host its annual Winter Collector’s Choice auction on Saturday, Jan. 14, starting at 12 noon Eastern Time. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide the Internet live bidding on 396 lots of antiques, fine and decorative art, and quality collectibles. Of special historical note are two items with provenance from Parke-Bernet’s 1944 auction of Property from the Estate of J.P. Morgan.

The sale contains an excellent mix of goods from prestigious southwest Florida estates, with additional select consignments. Within the offering, bidders will find paintings, fine and costume jewelry, clocks, lighting and furniture. The ongoing demand for Asian art will be well served by a grouping of carved Chinese and Japanese ivories from several periods.

Many genres are represented by the fine art section of the sale. Daphne Odjig’s (Canadian, 1919-) acrylic-on-canvas painting titled Friends Rejoicing measures 49¼ x 41¼ inches and is signed at lower right. Estimate: $18,000-$24,000. The other top-estimated artwork is an impressive still life painting titled Grape Vine, by Italian artist Giorgio Lucchesi (1855-1941). The signed and framed oil on canvas, 54½ x 27 inches (sight) could bring $14,000-$18,000.

Canadian paintings of note include Arthur Shilling’s (1941-1986) oil on canvas portrait titled Reflections, which is estimated at $4,000-$6,000; and “Group of Seven” artist Franz Johnston’s (1888-1949) picturesque oil-on-board landscape titled October on the Rouge, Quebec. It has hopes of garnering $3,000-$5,000.

Several sculptures will be auctioned, the most important being Richard Hallier’s life-size bronze titled Dance. It depicts a couple, nude with flowing “scarves,” in a graceful pas de deux. The signed work measures 72 x 48 x 36 inches and is estimated at $8,000-$12,000.

Blue-chip provenance accompanies two highlight items that were previously sold in Parke-Bernet Galleries’ 1944 auction of property from the estate of the J.P. Morgan. A pair of Chinese Ch’ien Lung miniature cabinet bottles with peachbloom dragon motif are entered in the sale with a $700-$900 estimate for the pair. An Ancient Egyptian gold, pearl and sapphire necklace in Etruscan style measures 20½ inches long and is expected to make $2,000-$3,000.

A small bonus selection has been consigned by the Friends of Collier County (Fla.) Library and includes a handsome English William & Mary slant-front desk with 18th- and 19th-century elements. It is estimated at $1,500-$1,800. Also offered to benefit the library is a set of six matching late-19th-century Biedermeier upholstered dining chairs, est. $1,200-$1,600.

Other items of interest include a Chinese blue and white porcelain floor vase, a signed Handel 8-panel overlay parlor lamp and two Salvador Dali Daum crystal sculptures of Venus.

For additional information on any lot in the sale, contact Kathleen Pica, owner of Auctions Neapolitan, by calling 239-262-7333 or e-mailing sales@auctionsn.com.

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