ATLANTA - Jan. 1, 2020 - A two-day, New Year's Signature Estates Auction packed with 1,274 lots in a wide array of collecting categories is planned for the weekend of January 11th and 12th by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and in the gallery at 700 Miami Circle in Atlanta. Start times both days will be 10 am Eastern. In addition to online bidding, phone and absentee bids will also be accepted.
Session 1, on Saturday, January 11tth, will be highlighted by an important collection of Chinese antiquities from the Han, Tang, and Ming Dynasties; and notable works of modern art and design by George Nakashima, Clement Meadmore, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Louise Nevelson, Marc Chagall and David Nash.
Also offered in Session 1 will be a large and impressive collection of signed works by Sergio Bustamante; a collection of Native American and Inuit works of art by John Nieto, Grant MacDonald, San Ildefonso pottery, Charlie Inukpuk and Kenojuak Asheva; fine handbags by Versace, Armani and Balenciaga; and wonderful decorative accessories.
Star lots in Session 1 will include an untitled mixed media work by Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008), purchased at Sotheby's in New York City more than ten years ago, with imagery of satellites, utensils, 3-D constructs, medallions and more, signed and dated "86" (est. $15,000-$30,000); and a massive Chinese Sichuan prancing horse sculpture from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), 45 inches tall, at one time an important element of a well-furnished aristocratic tomb (est. $10,000-$15,000).
Session 2, the following day, will feature notable period antiques from Europe, Great Britain and America; signed art by Camille and H. Claude Pissarro, Allan Clark, Arnoud Wydeveld, Andrew Melrose, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Sir Edwin Landseer and others; a large collection of significant modern Lalique pieces and American Brilliant Period glass.
To learn more about Ahlers & Ogletree and the New Year's Signature Estates Auction slated for January 11th and 12th, please visit www.AandOauctions.com. Updates are posted often. You can also follow Ahlers & Ogletree via social media on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook.
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