Architectural elements include this 17th-century Italian portal in green paint and parcel gilt. Standing more than 12 feet high and 7 1/2 feet wide, it carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

Treasures picked on world travels at Tepper Galleries sale Nov. 12

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Architectural elements include this 17th-century Italian portal in green paint and parcel gilt. Standing more than 12 feet high and 7 1/2 feet wide, it carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

Architectural elements include this 17th-century Italian portal in green paint and parcel gilt. Standing more than 12 feet high and 7 1/2 feet wide, it carries an $8,000-$12,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

NEW YORK – Tepper Galleries will auction the collection of Marjorie J. and Robert L. Lawrence on Nov. 12 beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern. The sale will feature more than 500 lots of rare and exotic objects that reflect the lives of the well-traveled couple. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Their collection traces the ancient trade routes of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa. Among the offerings will be Italian Renaissance painted furniture, paintings and works of art including a 17th-century Florentine portal, lion-footed child’s bed and cassone panels; Roman antiquities; Syrian, Phoenician and Persian art; Indian bronzes; Hispano-Moresque ware; Persian and Indian miniatures; Syrian papier-mâché pen cases; and Oriental and Ottoman rugs and textiles. Also available will be Venini and Italian glassware and lighting fixtures, majolica, Danish silver and Continental snuffboxes

The Lawrence’s passion for collecting led them to the bazaars of the Middle East and North Africa and inspired Marjorie to become one of the first women rug dealers and to launch a thriving business called the Pillowry, which operated from 1971-1989 on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

This collection will appeal to the cognoscenti, interior decorator and private collector seeking authentic, one of a kind treasures. Much of it was acquired through specialist dealers in Spain, Italy, Germany, England and America as well as the Lawrences’ direct purchases from mosques, bazaars and even off the backs of camels.

Previews at Tepper Galleries, located at 110 E. 25th St., will be Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Wednesday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., or by appointment.

For details phone 212-677-5300.

View a fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

Click here to view Tepper Galleries, Inc.’s complete catalog.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Two oil paintings after Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793) will sell as a single lot estimated at $4,000-$6,000. They are 17 1/2 inches by 33 inches. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

Two oil paintings after Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793) will sell as a single lot estimated at $4,000-$6,000. They are 17 1/2 inches by 33 inches. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.


‘Portrait of a Young Man’ is after Lorenzo Lotti (Italian, 1480-1556). The oil on canvas is 25 inches by 17 inches and has a $3,000-$4,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

‘Portrait of a Young Man’ is after Lorenzo Lotti (Italian, 1480-1556). The oil on canvas is 25 inches by 17 inches and has a $3,000-$4,000 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.


Dating to the 1960s, this Venini glass chandelier is 24 inches high by 20 inches in diameter. It has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

Dating to the 1960s, this Venini glass chandelier is 24 inches high by 20 inches in diameter. It has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.


More than 100 rugs and textiles will be offered at the auction. This Afshar bag from South Persia dates to the turn of the 20th century. It is 21 inches by 25 1/2 inches and has an $800-$1,200 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

More than 100 rugs and textiles will be offered at the auction. This Afshar bag from South Persia dates to the turn of the 20th century. It is 21 inches by 25 1/2 inches and has an $800-$1,200 estimate. Image courtesy of Tepper Galleries.

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