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Heritage Auctions stockpiles Texas estates for opulent event Sept. 12-13

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Some of the 96-piece Sèvres-style porcelain service (est. $30,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Some of the 96-piece Sèvres-style porcelain service (est. $30,000+). Heritage Auctions image

DALLAS – Treasured objects from fresh-to-market private collections, including a 96-piece Sèvres-style porcelain service valued in excess of $30,000, will cross the block in Heritage Auctions’ decorative arts and estates auction Sept. 12-13. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

The auction presents a richly diverse selection of than 1,000 lots, ranging from a Moorish Revival mahogany and gilt bronze mantel clock (below) for Tiffany & Co., , circa 1884, (est. $15,000+) to pair of Louis XVI-style gilt bronze mounted Blue John cassolettes (est. $4,000).

Moorish Revival mahogany and gilt bronze mantel clock for Tiffany & Co., circa 1884, (est. $15,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Moorish Revival mahogany and gilt bronze mantel clock for Tiffany & Co., circa 1884, (est. $15,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Pair of Louis XVI-style gilt bronze mounted Blue John cassolettes with ram’s head handles (est. $4,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Pair of Louis XVI-style gilt bronze mounted Blue John cassolettes with ram’s head handles (est. $4,000+). Heritage Auctions image

Important private collections are the cornerstone of the two-day event, which features art and furnishings from the private Beverly Hills, Calif. home of poet, singer-songwriter and musician Rod McKuen. Among the home’s furnishings offered in the Sept. 12 session include a German Roman Catholic stained glass (below) depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph (est. $10,000+) and the well-documented poster Les Vieilles Histoires, 1893, signed by artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (est. $3,000+).

From the home of the late Rod McKuen, a German stained glass window depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph (est. $10,000+). Heritage Auctions image
From the home of the late Rod McKuen, a German stained glass window depicting Jesus, Mary and Joseph (est. $10,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Signed Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec poster, ‘Les Vieilles Histoires,’ 1893 (est. $3,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Signed Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec poster, ‘Les Vieilles Histoires,’ 1893 (est. $3,000+). Heritage Auctions image

Additional highlights include a collection of 19th century animalier bronzes, Louis XVI-style furniture and a tiger’s-eye inlaid tabletop on a figural bronze base, late 20th century (below).

Tiger’s-eye inlaid tabletop on figural bronze base, late 20th century (est. $10,000+). Heritage Auctions image
Tiger’s-eye inlaid tabletop on figural bronze base, late 20th century (est. $10,000+). Heritage Auctions image

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.