Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery – Spring Estates Auction
April 9-10, 2022
700 Miami Circle, Atlanta, GA 30324
www.AandOauctions.com
info@AandOauctions.com
404.869.2478

ATLANTA, GA. — A 1984 photographic collage by David Hockney, a monumental Nineteenth Century Georgian breakfront and a Seventeenth Century landscape attributed to Herman Saftleven are a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-day, two-session spring estates and collections auction slated for the weekend of April 9-10. More than 1,000 lots will come up for bid.

Also featured will be antique rugs, a selection of estate jewelry and watches, examples of design from the mid-Twentieth Century, fine art by listed artists, sterling silver and Boston coin silver, period antiques from America, the United Kingdom and Europe and multiple artworks by Marcel Mouly, Nicola Simbari and D. Seuss. Start times both days are 10 am Eastern.

Session 1 on April 9 will be packed with Asian arts, Modern and midcentury art and design, silver and estate jewelry — a total of 507 lots in all. The day’s star lot (in fact, the expected star lot of the auction overall) is a photographic collage by British artist David Hockney (b 1937) depicting a desk with a vase on top, titled “The Desk, July 1st” ($60/80,000). The collage (or “joiner,” as Hockney called it) is titled, dated, signed and numbered (“8”) from an edition of 20. The work overall is 48 by 49 inches.

The painting attributed to Herman Saftleven (Dutch, 1609-1685) and the Georgian breakfront are the prize lots on Day 2, which features fine art and antiques from America, the United Kingdom and Europe — 568 lots total. The early Nineteenth Century mahogany and mahogany veneered marquetry inlaid Georgian breakfront stands 114 inches tall by 134½ inches wide ($15/30,000).

The oil on wood board attributed to Herman Saftleven the Younger is titled “Rhenish Landscape with Castle” and measures 9¾ by 11 inches (less frame) ($10/20,000). It comes from the estate of an Atlanta businessman and has a provenance tracing it to London and Paris. Saftleven was a baroque period painter and one of Holland’s best-known artists.

Other Day 2 highlights include an oil on canvas painting by Frank Virgil Dudley (American, 1868-1957), titled “Winding River at Dusk,” 1907 ($8/12,000); a semi-antique hand knotted Persian Bakhtiari panel garden rug, wool on cotton, having repeating medallions of alternating cedar trees and roses on a red floral ground with a Herati border, 17 feet 11 inches by 9 feet 9 inches ($6/8,000); and a 1957 Coca-Cola 10-cent vending machine, a Vendo model 81d with classic 1950s-era curved lines and spaces for small bottles ($5/7,000).

Returning to Day 1, there are four artworks in the sale by Marcel Mouly (French, 1918-2008). An example is the oil on canvas from 1994 titled “Les Voiles,” depicting an abstract boat with figures and numerous large, colorful sails against a cobalt sky ($5/7,000). The work is artist-signed lower right and on verso and overall (with frame) measures 39½ by 26½ inches.

Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012) is represented seven times in the auction, to include an oil on canvas from 1971 titled “Ischia” ($5/7,000). The abstract beach scene is signed and dated and is 50 by 83½ inches (with the frame). Simbari is known for his Mediterranean landscapes and paintings of contemporary European life.

Everyone is familiar with the American artist Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991), better known as Dr Seuss. His two whimsical creations in the auction include a hand painted and hand signed cast resin sculpture, circa 1994, from his “Unorthodox Taxidermy” collection, titled “Semi-Normal Green Lidded Fawn” ($4/6,000).

A Pratone lounge chair by Ricardo Rosso, Piero Derossi and Georgio Ceretti for Gufram (Italian, 1971), made from lacquered polyurethane foam in the form of a grass patch, stamped “Gufram Multipli 131/200 Pratone,” has an estimate of $6/8,000; while a four-piece group by Eames for Herman Miller — 670 and 671 lounge chairs and ottomans, each having a rosewood veneer shell and black leather upholstery, marked to the underside, should make $4,5/6,500.
A 180-piece sterling silver flatware service by Towle (American), mainly in the “King Richard” pattern (first introduced in 1932), having a total approximate weight of the non-weighted items of 123.40 troy ounces, is expected to hit $5/7,000. Also, a monumental pair of Chinese male and female sancai glaze ceramic seated Buddhist lion figures on stands, 57 inches tall, the male standing on a brocade ball and the female with her cub, should realize $4/6,000.

There will be no in-person bidding, but bidders can register at one of the three online platforms: LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Bidsquare.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. In-person previews will be conducted (no appointment required) April 4-8, from 10 am to 5 pm Eastern, in the Ahlers & Ogletree gallery at 700 Miami Circle. For information, 404-869-2478 or www.aandoauctions.com.

David Hockney created his iconic “joiners” by combining multiple images taken from various angles to create unique photographic collages. In that same spirit, Jerome Fletcher of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida created a reputation for looking at various business opportunities from diff erent angles to create unprecedented success. Now you can experience a piece of both of these visionaries. Featuring over 1,000 lots of period antiques, fine art and mid-century modern art & design.
David Hockney, “The Desk,
July 1st” – 1984, Chromogenic Photo Collage From the estate of Jerome Fletcher, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Pair, Eames 670 & 671 in Rosewood
Marcel Mouly, “Les Voiles” – 1994, Oil on Canvas
Collection of Dr. Seuss’s “Unorthodox Taxidermy
Sid Solomon, Abstract, Oil on Canvas
GAL #C2954