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“This sale will feature property from prominent estates and collections from around the world,” said Marie Kowalik, president of Great Gatsby’s.
Furniture of note will include a massive 19th-century carved oak buffet attributed to Alexander Roux and believed to have been made for the 1853 Crystal Palace Exposition, 125 inches tall by 105 inches wide; a monumental mid-19th century French carved oak buffet, 145 inches tall by 114 inches wide; and an early 19th-century Irish Chippendale mahogany console.
Also offered will be a mid-19th century George III-style Cuban mahogany double-door linen press, 84 inches tall by 51 1/2 inches wide; and a monumental 19th-century carved oak fireplace mantel, with mirrored overmantel, 130 inches tall by 70 inches wide. Chairs will feature a pair of 18th-century American carved mahogany Chippendale side chairs and an oversized early 19th-century Venetian rococo carved oak throne chair, tall at 73 inches in height.
From the Asian items category, two lots expected to do well are a Chinese carved wedding bed, 100 inches tall by 82 inches wide, and a pair of antique Asian woven hats, including one rattan Chinese military foot soldier’s hat from the Qing Dynasty a World War I-era woven coolie hat.
Artwork will be offered in abundance. A few expected star lots will be a mid-20th century mixed media work by Xie Zhi An, titled and dated en verso Early Spring in the Commune (1964); an early 18th-century oil on canvas on panel depiction of the Holy Family; and a 19th-century Italian bronze sculpture of Mercury, 75 inches tall by 12 inches in diameter at the base.
Also sold will be an oversized early 18th-century oil on canvas portrait of Sir Thomas Covenry, 52 inches by 42 inches; a pair of oversized 20th-century oil on canvas landscape panels, each one measuring 101 inches by 69 inches; an oversized late-19th century Continental oil on canvas portrait of a nobleman, 55 inches by 43 inches; and a fine 18th-century old master oil on canvas portrait of a royal in a suit of armor.
Decorators looking for a gorgeous room divider are in luck. The sale has two: a massive 19th- century pierce-carved rosewood center-of-the-room divider depicting dragons chasing the flaming pearl, 101 inches tall by 75 inches wide; and a mid-20th century hand-painted five-panel room divider decorated with bright tropical foliage and birds, 96 inches tall by 105 inches wide.
Folks in the hunt for a rug or tapestry will also feel fortunate. The auction will feature a nice grouping of finely woven, 100 percent silk Persian rugs, ranging from a palace-size Tabriz, magnificent at 13 feet by 20 feet to something more modest, about 8 feet by 10 feet; as well as an early 18th-century French verdure Aubusson tapestry, 114 inches high by 164 inches wide.
Stained glass windows will also change hands, to include a 20th-century American stained glass window crafted out of two- and three-layer art glass by Ken Phillips Studios, 48 inches tall by 24 inches wide; and a 20th-century American stained glass window titled Koi Pond, crafted of three- and four-layer art glass and artist signed Steven Steltz, 44 inches high by 44 inches wide.
Rounding out just some of the day’s expected top lots will be an early 19th-century British military officer’s campaign trunk with brass bound strapping; three 19th-century needlepoint valances with a central petite point heraldic crest, mounted for hanging; a pair of late 19th- century oversized English porcelain hand-painted vases, 28 inches tall and 9 1/2 inches diameter at the base; and a mid-19th century Continental iron shield with a well-detailed figural battle scene.
The auction will be conducted at Great Gatsby’s Gallery, 5180 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Atlanta.
For additional information on any lot in the sale, call 770-457-1903 or e-mail auction@greatgatsbys.com.
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