Everard’s Winter Southern Estates & Collections
February 28 & March 1
2436 Waters Ave., Savannah, GA 31404
www.Everard.com
912-231-1376

SAVANNAH, GA. — Everard’s February 28 and March 1 winter Southern estates auction features an array of fine and decorative arts, with many pieces coming from long-held collections. There are dozens of specialty categories, such as Nineteenth Century lay-down scent bottles, folk art canes, Venetian glass, holy water fonts, Russian lacquer boxes, Royal Vienna porcelain, Sumidagawa pottery, portrait miniatures, antique maps and scientific instruments.

The influence of the Art Nouveau aesthetic is present in this sale through the work of Alphonse Mucha, Tiffany Studios artists and celebrated sculptors of the period. An additional highlight from the first half of the Twentieth Century is a collection of Art Deco jewelry.

Leading the fine art category is a complete set of Alphonse Mucha’s “The Seasons,” a suite of four lithographs created in 1896. Each of the color lithographs is sized 39½ by 19½ inches and conveys the artist’s inimitable talent for allegorical storytelling through the use of soft pastel colors and flowy spiraling lines ($20/30,000).

Another Art Nouveau highlight is a large French Art Nouveau onyx and marble figural sculpture. Measuring 43 by 26 by 21 inches, it depicts a female figure with outstretched arms, dancing atop a flaming urn. The base of the sculpture is electrified and, when illuminated, imparts a soft glow. From a Sea Island, Ga., private collection, the sculpture has an auction estimate of $2,5/3,500, with a reserve set at $1,500.

Asian art offerings include a pair of circa 1825 China trade paintings, each measuring 16 by 20½ inches ($1/1,500 the pair). These gouache on paper artworks depict figures working in tea fields. They were purchased from Alfred Bullard at the Washington Antiques Show in 1985.

In the jewelry category, a circa 1900 18K gold, carved ivory and enamel match safe was designed by Georges Le Sache (French, 1849-circa 1920) and retailed by Tiffany & Co ($10/15,000). “La Sache created bespoke pieces by commission only for premier jewelers of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, including Falize, Baucheron et Guillain, and, of course, Tiffany,” said Amanda Everard, co-owner of Everard Auction. “His extraordinary designs are now held in some of the world’s most important jewelry collections.”

An 18K gold and diamond ring has a central emerald that weighs in at approximately 6.47 carats. Cataloged with an opening bid of $8,000, it has expectations of reaching $10/15,000. The sale also includes several men’s pocket watches and ladies’ pendant watches.

One of the top decorative art lots is a circa 1910 Tiffany Studios 12-light Favrile glass and gilt bronze Lily lamp. All shades are signed, and the base is impressed Tiffany Studios, New York, 382. Against a $15,000 reserve, it is estimated at $20/30,000. This lamp was purchased from an estate in Chicago before residing in the same family for two generations.

A set of four 1759 Georgian sterling silver candlesticks by William Cafe, London, stands out in a sea of gleaming sterling silver. The candlesticks are engraved with stag and crown crests on their bases and on their removable drip pans. Additional marks include a rampant lion and identifications for the city, date and maker. The total weight for the four candlesticks is 89.57 troy ounces. Bidding will open at $2,400, and the estimate is $4/6,000.

A selection of antique American furniture includes a circa 1800 Federal maple secretary bookcase, probably of Connecticut origin and 7 feet tall ($4/6,000). An 1815 Federal breakfast table of New York origin, probably Duncan Phyfe ($6/10,000) has provenance that can be traced to John and Sarah Elliot Huger Wells, who were known patrons of Phyfe.

A circa 1815 Federal mahogany sofa featured in the sale is probably the work of New York cabinetmaker Michael Allison (1773-1855), who was a contemporary of Phyfe. The piece is being deaccessioned by the Telfair Museum in Savannah and is upholstered in a yellow patterned silk used in the John F. Kennedy White House ($4/6,000). The fabric was provided to the Telfair by someone who worked at Jansen on the White House redecoration project.

For those whose passion is modern furniture, there’s a vintage black leather Herman Miller Eames chair and ottoman ($2/3,000). There are also two pieces by Max Kuehne (1880-1968): a painted cocktail table and an experimental giltwood rooster sculpture.

The February 28 auction will start at 10 am EST. The public is invited to a February 21 preview reception from 5 to 7 pm at Everard Auctions’ gallery, with additional previewing available February 22-24, or by appointment. Everard Auctions & Appraisals is at 2436 Waters Avenue. For information, 912-231-1376 or www.everard.com.

Over 900 lots for preview/pre-bid starting February 9 on Everard.com, LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, and Bidsquare.com.
Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939), The Seasons, 1896, one from a complete suite of four color Lithographs, $20,000-30,000.
Federal Curly Maple Bureau Bookcase, Probably Connecticut, Late 18th Century, $4,000-6,000.
Tiffany Studios 12-Light Lily Lamp, $20,000-30,000.