Art, objects of superior quality drew bidders to Moran’s Traditional Collector sale

Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375
Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375
Chinese Export French-style automation clock, signed Cheon S’Nag Comton to the mechanism, $34,375

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers presented its first Traditional Collector sale of the year as a two-day affair on April 25 and 26. It featured more than 500 lots of Continental furnishings, French, Italian, Art Deco, lighting, clocks, fine art, bronze sculptures, Gorham Martele and Tiffany & Co. silver, Christofle Cardeilhac flatware, and pianos by Bosendorfer and Steinway. Designer furnishings on offer included pieces by Linke, Riesener, Victor Paillard, Dasson, Barbedienne and Galle.

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