Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers’ May 6 sale at new site near Houston Galleria
The curved superstructure of this George IV Carlton House desk is fitted with two tiers of drawers and topped with a brass gallery. Dating to the turn of the 19th century, the desk has a $20,000-$25,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Important furniture will include a George IV Carlton House desk, circa 1800, named for the residence of the Prince of Wales, who was crowned King George IV. It is a D-shape form, accented with satinwood inlay, topped with a brass gallery and supported on carved and turned tapering legs. A George III painted armchair, circa 1790, is also featured. The square back is embellished with painted swags and flowers. The caned seat is surrounded by a floral apron, supported on straight tapering legs.
Other furniture items of interest include a Rosewood boudoir grand piano manufactured by Broadwood & Sons, London, an exquisitely carved solid mahogany fireplace mantel and two 18th-century French marble-top commodes.
Nineteenth-century panels of stained and leaded glass are excellent examples of early religious iconography. Included in this collection are a 19th-century French painting and a large bronze figure of Christ, which originally hung in a French cathedral.
Collectors of rugs will find a good selection of handmade Persian, Indian and Turkish rugs.
The category of European porcelains is represented by Meissen, Royal Vienna, Volkstedt, Rosenthal and Limoges.
Two signed original color lithographs from Joan Miro’s 1975 L’Enfance D’Ubu series, and works by Agam, Chagall and Dali will capture the interest of the modern and contemporary collectors. For those collectors of a more traditional nature there are oils and engravings from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Life-size bronze lions and urns represent the area of garden ornamentation. Other items of interest are a 6-foot-tall carved jade ship and Gothic fireplace tools.
For details and to arrange for absentee and phone bids call 713-827-7835. For additional information visit www.mortonkuehnert.com
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Carved garlands and ribbons and a painted scene depicting a couple in 18th-century dress adorn this mid-19th-century mahogany cabinet. It is 38 1/2 inches high, 63 inches wide and 27 inches deep. The estimate is $6,000-$8,000. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
John Broadwood & Sons, London, manufactured this boudoir grand piano around 1880. In an African rosewood case that measures 84 inches long by 54 inches wide, the beautiful instrument has a $3,000-$4,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Bidding is expected to reach $4,000-$5,000 on this exquisitely carved solid mahogany fireplace mantel. It stands 72 inches high, 81 1/2 inches wide and 22 inches deep. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
Exquisite 19th-century French church stained glass panels at the auction include this scene of a guardian angel and child. It has a $1,000-$1,500 estimate. Image courtesy of Morton Kuehnert Auctioneers & Appraisers.
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