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Hindman’s Palm Beach Collection sale kicks off 10th anniversary year

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
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Set of four Victorian silver figural salts by E. & J. Barnard, London, hallmarked, 1866, 7½in Collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson. Estimate: $10,000-$20,000. Hindman image

CHICAGO – On Jan. 25-26, Hindman will host its Palm Beach Collections sale, kicking off the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Palm Beach Office. Beginning with the collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson of Palm Beach and Southampton, the auction features a collection of paintings and watercolors by American female artists of the first half of the 20th century, including works by Jane Peterson, Margaret Patterson, Eleanor Custis, Rachel Hartley, Lillian Genthand Mary Louise Fairchild. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

The sale also includes a large collection of contemporary furniture and decor by influential designer Christopher Guy of London.

The Allinson collection includes a number of particularly outstanding pieces including a set of four Victorian silver figural salts (above) and a George III mahogany writing desk (lot 23 and lot 8; estimates are $10,000-20,000 and $1,000-2,000 respectively).

Property from the Palm Beach estate of renowned interior designer Richard ‘Dick’ Fitzgerald will also be featured in Session I. Fitzgerald held several editorial positions, most prominently at House Beautiful and Architectural Digest, before opening his own design firm in Boston. Consignments from other estates and collections include a collection of Syrian inlaid furniture, Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian decorative arts, artworks by Constantin Kluge, Claudio Bravo, Yaacov Agam, Lowell Nesbitt, Richard Estes, Hunt Slonem (below) and Stephen Scott Young, and contemporary furniture by Victoria Hagan and Formations.

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Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), Untitled (Parrots), oil on canvas, 48 x 72in. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Hindman image

Session II will feature a collection of Orrefors Studio glass from a Boca Raton private collector, a large and impressive group of French opaline glass table articles, Swedish neoclassical style painted furniture and lighting, and will conclude with an assortment of luxury wool rugs from a Jupiter Island Estate, Hobe Sound, Florida.

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Jane Peterson (American, 1876-1965), ‘Venetian Canal,’ oil on canvas, signed lower left, 27½in x 21½in. Collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson. Estimate: $40,000-$50,000. Hindman image

Jane Peterson’s Venetian Canal and Frank Hoffman’s Taos Pastures (below) are also notable pieces (lot 115 and lot 123; estimates are $40,000-$50,000 and $10,000-$15,000 respectively).

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Frank Hoffman (American, 1888-1958), ‘Taos Pastures,’ oil on canvas, signed ‘Hoffman’ lower left, 24 x 31in. Collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Hindman image

A Christopher Guy gilt-bronze and white velvet Jardin des Tuileries sofa (lot 78; estimate is $2,000-$4,000) is another elegant piece that will be featured from the collection. Also by Guy is a modern Number 5 Mirror (lot 68; estimate is $1,500-$2,500). Other highlights from the collection are pieces of 18th and 19th century Chinese and Japanese lacquer furniture, and an Irish giltwood convex mirror (below; estimate is $4,000-$6,000).

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An Irish giltwood convex mirror, early 19th century, 60in high x 36in wide. Collection of Mrs. A. Edward Allinson. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000. Hindman image

Bidding for Session I (Jan. 25) and Session II (Jan. 26) will each begin at 10 a.m. EST. Previews for the auction will be available at Hindman’s Palm Beach gallery from Jan. 20 to Jan. 23 by appointment only.

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