LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers will present its first Traditional Collector sale of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25 and April 26, starting at 10 am Central time. Moran’s will feature more than 500 lots that include a Lavar Kerman pictorial carpet, a Bosendorfer piano, French jardinieres, Tiffany & Co. silver, and artworks by Felix Ziem, Mario Korbel, Francois Boucher and Henri Beek. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Traditional collectors are sure to take notice of the fine hand-knotted Lavar Kerman pictorial carpet, estimated at $40,000-$60,000. Located in the great desert of Southern Persia, Kerman has been an important trading and weaving center going back more than 400 years. In the early 19th century, during a period of civil conflict, the city of Kerman was burned down and many of its most skilled carpet weavers escaped to the Lavar, north of Kerman. These weavers created unusually finely woven and delicate pieces using a silky wood on a cotton foundation. Kerman carpets were some of the first antique Persian rugs to make their way to the West, and the finest antique Kerman carpets became known as Lavar Kermans. The example in the sale dates to the 1920-1930s, displays Persian historical figures, animal and foliate designs, and centers on a portrait of Reza Shah, an Iranian monarch who was known for gaining real independence for Iran in the early 20th century.

The other headliner of the sale is a Bosendorfer Model 290 Imperial concert grand piano. Bosendorfer was founded in Vienna in 1900 by Ludwig Bosendorfer, who created its first piano for the Italian composer, conductor, and pianist Ferruccio Busoni. Busoni realized that he needed an instrument that would be as powerful as an organ but have additional bass notes in order to accurately perform the masterpieces of J.S. Bach. Bosendorfer’s prototype had full eight octaves in tonal range and was soon admired by other musicians who wanted to compose works simply to exploit the tremendous resonance of the instrument. Today, Bosendorfer pianos still evoke an extraordinary sound, and the timbre of the Imperial grand can be described as orchestral. This single-owner example, estimated at $30,000-$40,000, features 97 keys, a full eight octaves, and a sound board and rim case made of select naturally aged spruce.

Representing French interiors is a pair of jardinieres and a Louis XVI-style commode. The French jardinieres date to the mid-19th century and were designed by the artist Victor Paillard. Paillard opened his studio casting works in bronze in the 1830s, eventually becoming successful enough to employ nearly one hundred craftsmen. These porcelain and gilt bronze urns come with an estimate of $30,000-$50,000. The Louis XVI-style commode after Jean-Henri Riesener, estimated $12,000-$18,000, is from the early 20th century. Riesener was Marie Antoinette’s preferred cabinetmaker and was incontestably the greatest master of Louis XVI furniture. This large chest of drawers has a white marble top over a parquetry inlaid carcass with two long drawers that are flanked by concave cabinets and decorated with gilt-bronze figural mounts.

This sale will also offer a couple of Korean Joseon dynasty blue and white porcelain vases, each estimated at $5,000-$7,000. The production of blue-and-white wares began in Korea around the mid-15th century, the result of influence from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) wares of China. In the early Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), the Koreans had to import ore from China to make cobalt blue. The first reference to a blue-and-white ware made using Korean ore comes from the annals of King Sejo’s reign (1455-68). Blue-and-white wares were mainly used in the Korean court and the households of the upper class during ancestral rites, but they were also used as everyday kitchenware and tableware.

Silver enthusiasts will delight in a Tiffany & Co. Aesthetic Movement sterling silver tea service. The three-piece set, estimated $3,000-$5,000, is designed with elaborate repousse floral designs and high-profile angular handles on a tea pot, a covered sugar bowl and a creamer.

Highlighting the selection of fine art on offer are works by Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem (1821-1911) and Henri Beek (1865-1929). Ziem was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School, who also produced some Orientalist works. His oil painting, titled Venice, is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. Henri Beek was an American painter and teacher who paved the way for the development of 20th-century American Realism. With an estimate of $2,000-$3,000, Beek’s painting titled Dutch Flower Market is an example of his works that focused on urban living.

Other artists featured include Federico del Campo, Pio Ricci, Johann Georg Stuhr, Giuseppe Magni and Pietro Belloti.

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