ANDREW JONES AUCTIONS
AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS
Property from the Collection of Stuart and Phyllis Moldaw
Atherton, California Sunday, June 18 at 10am

Andrew Jones Auctions 2221 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA 90007
Inquiries: 213.212.6835 www.andrewjonesauctions.com andrew@andrewjonesauctions.com

LOS ANGELES — Andrew Jones Auctions will greet the summer season with two sales dedicated to decorative arts. The Sunday, June 18, auction features the collection of Stuart and Phyllis Moldaw of Atherton, Calif., curated by Anthony Hail. The collection includes a broad selection of Chinese porcelain as well as Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinnerware, along with furnishing and accessories.
Three days later, Wednesday, June 21, will see a design for the home and garden auction, including property from the estate of Jack Lemmon, as well as collections of interior designers Hendrix Allardyce, John Cole and Craig Wright, plus private sources in Beverly Hills and Palos Verdes estates.

Stuart and Phyllis Moldaw had refined eyes for beauty. They began working with Anthony (Tony) Hail, arbiter of style and esteemed San Francisco decorator. Phyllis and Tony developed an aesthetic partnership that transformed the Moldaws’ Goody Steinberg-designed house into their dream home. Eager to learn the history of each acquisition Tony assisted her with, Phyllis found herself especially drawn to porcelain and silver.

Led by historic Chinese ceramics and export porcelain, the Moldaws’ collection on June 18 is broad-ranging, from a carved celadon longquan charger ($2/3,000) and peach bloom water pot ($1,5/2,000) to blanc de chine censers, polychrome lotus-form vessels to export famille rose tureens, platters and serving ware, large-scale figural candlesticks, armorial place settings and Rockefeller pattern tableware.

Phyllis Moldaw also cultivated an appreciation for European porcelain, including Herend, notably the Rothschild bird and Fortuna patterns, as well as Meissen and Sevres, and amassed an extensive service of Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica dinnerware that’s been divided into 25 lots (with estimates ranging from $400 to $7,000), plus whimsical table decorations by Ann Gordon.

The Moldaws’ collection also includes Asian and European furniture, such as a Chinese hardwood bench ($1,5/2,000), as well as lacquer tables and a gilt and black coromandel lacquer eight-panel floor screen ($8/12,000). European furnishing highlights include a late Regency leather upholstered armchair ($800-$1,200), a pair of Louis XVI white painted fauteuils ($2/3,000) and a Steinway & Sons piano.

Silver features a Puiforcat Royal pattern flatware service ($8/12,000), pieces by Buccellati, Tiffany & Co., William van Erp and more. Rounding out the sale, the Moldaws’ extensive reference library focusing on Chinese works of art will also be included.
The June 21 design for the home and garden auction of nearly 300 lots offers antiques, clocks, designer furnishings, fine art, sculpture, silver, gold and gemstone jewelry, carpets and more, from collections of interior decorators and other sources.
The silver offerings run the gamut from a pair of Regency meat domes by Paul Storr, 1811 ($10/15,000) and a William IV well-and-tree platter from the Pembroke service also by Storr, 1834 ($10/15,000) to a collection of sterling and Sheffield plate argyles and Elizabeth I communion cup, a pair of George III convertible two-light candelabra by William Tuite, 1764 ($10/15,000), a German silver nef ($1,5/2,000) from the estate of Jack Lemmon, as well as flatware by Olier & Caron, Stieff and more.

Jewelry offerings feature diamond, gemstone and gold rings, necklaces, earclips and a sinuous 18K gold bracelet ($2/3,000).
Chic furnishings from the collections of designers, including the lines of Hendrix Allardyce and Dennis & Leen, as well as hand-picked pieces from private collections such as a Continental Neoclassical gilt bronze and Spanish Brocatelle marble table, possibly Russian, early Nineteenth Century ($2/3,000) from the collection of Craig Wright are included, along with an intricate Anglo-Indian inlaid hardwood side cabinet, circa 1900 ($1,5/2,000).
Original fine art, multiples and sculpture will include pieces such as Rafael Coronel’s “Man in Red” ($8/12,000), a bronze by Charles Vital-Cornu titled “La Gloire” ($3/5,000) and a large domestic scene by Lovis Cornith ($20/30,000), as well as pieces by Woods Davy, Desmond Fountain, Franco Gentilini, Adrien Gaudez, Pegge Hopper, Bruce Houston, Miura Kenichi, Alfred Lanson, Charles Perron, Benito Tarabella, James Tissot and others.

An array of carpets, rugs and runners, including a room-size Sarouk Fereghan ($20/30,000) will be offered, as well as a selection of English and Continental mantel and tall case clocks from makers such as Aldred, Barraud, Johannes Beidelrock, Robert Downes, Fizel Aîné, John Hitchin, John Juler, Thomas Naylor, Thomas Utting and more.

Andrew Jones Auctions is at 2221 South Main Street. Live previews will be conducted in-gallery prior to auction. Start times both days will be 10 am Pacific time. For information, www.andrewjonesauctions.com or 213-748-8008.

An impressive pair of large Chinese polychrome glazed porcelain figural candlesticks $1500-2500
A Chinese parcel gilt Famille Rose porcelain dish $600-800
Jerome Kirk (American, 1923-2019) Untitled, 1976 painted aluminum $1500-2000
A selection of a large collection of Royal Copenhagen Flora Danica porcelain Estimates ranging from $400-8,000
Two French silver mounted porcelain snuff boxes 18th century $1000-1500
A pair of Buccellati sterling silver three light candelabra $1200-1800
An unusual George Ill style mahogany oval partners’ desk first half 20th century $1200-1800
A Chinese hardwood bench $1500-2000