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Kamelot to auction author’s collection online only June 17-18

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Leading the 40 lots of fine jewelry in the auction is this 18K yellow gold and diamond pendant with a rare 1925 Saint-Gaudains 21.6 karat (90 percent) gold coin framed in bezel with approximately 3 to 3.5 carats of diamonds, all on an 18K yellow gold chain (est. $8,000-$12,000). Kamelot image
Leading the 40 lots of fine jewelry in the auction is this 18K yellow gold and diamond pendant with a rare 1925 Saint-Gaudens 21.6 karat (90 percent) gold coin framed in bezel with approximately 3 to 3.5 carats of diamonds, all on an 18K yellow gold chain (est. $8,000-$12,000). Kamelot image

PHILADELPHIA – Kamelot’s June 17 and 18 Town and Country Estate Auction runs the gamut from fine and decorative art, jewelry, antique furniture, lighting, garden antiques, textiles and much more. Over 1,000 lots will be offered during the two-day sale, which begins at 11 a.m. Eastern on both days. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding; there will be no live gallery bidding available.

Many of the items in the sale were consigned from the living estate of American writer, pianist and educator Harrison Gradwell Slater. Slater has written both fiction and nonfiction, meticulously researched, on the lives of Mozart and Chopin, with Night Music and Nocturne being the most notable of his works. In addition to his music and writing, Slater is artistic director and chairman of the Peabody Mason International Piano Competition. Slater’s career took him all across the globe, and in his travels he acquired a collection of treasures among which fine artworks, decorative objects and accessories, jewelry, clocks, and fine furnishings, are included.

Day one will conclude with a fine example of Zuber ‘Les Jardin Francais’ scenic wallpaper originally created by Pierre Mongin in 1822. From the Lynchburg Museum in Lynchburg, Va., this lot in its entirety includes 54 total running feet of wallpaper and 25 wallpaper panels, along with the trim paper and Zuber drapery including hardware (est. $10,0000-$15,0000). Kamelot image
Day one will conclude with a fine example of Zuber ‘Les Jardin Francais’ scenic wallpaper originally created by Pierre Mongin in 1822. From the Lynchburg Museum in Lynchburg, Va., this lot in its entirety includes 54 total running feet of wallpaper and 25 wallpaper panels, along with the trim paper and Zuber drapery including hardware (est. $10,0000-$15,0000). Kamelot image
A fine collection of antique and 20th century Native American pottery (est. $300-$500). Kamelot image
A fine collection of antique and 20th century Native American pottery (est. $300-$500). Kamelot image
Another noteworthy piece is a large six-panel Asian screen, approximately 9 feet wide, with multicolor decoration circa 1920 (est. $600-$900). Kamelot image
Another noteworthy piece is a large six-panel Asian screen, approximately 9 feet wide, with multicolor decoration circa 1920 (est. $600-$900). Kamelot image
Gaining attention is a bucolic landscape with hunting theme attributed to the British painter Peter Tillemans (est. $4,000-$6,000). Kamelot image
Gaining attention is a bucolic landscape with hunting theme attributed to the British painter Peter Tillemans (est. $4,000-$6,000). Kamelot image
Standing 48 inches tall, this bronze elephant having an upraised trunk doubles as a garden fountain (est. $1,000-$1,500). Kamelot image
Standing 48 inches tall, this bronze elephant having an upraised trunk doubles as a garden fountain (est. $1,000-$1,500). Kamelot image

For more information call 215-438-6990.

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.