Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery Woodruff & Schwall
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ATLANTA, GA. — Items from the estate of Emory Ashford Schwall Sr, residences in the affluent Buckhead area of Atlanta as well as on Sea Island, Ga., will be offered online on Sunday, February 27, by Ahlers & Ogletree, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Schwall’s collections are highlighted by paintings by listed artists, period antique furniture, rugs, English and French porcelain, china and objets d’art — more than 550 lots in all.

Emory Schwall was born in Moultrie, Ga., in April 1928 and came to Atlanta in 1945, where he studied architecture at Georgia Tech. But he gave that up in favor of a career in law. He was admitted to the state bar of Georgia in 1950 and enjoyed a stellar, 70-year career as a trial attorney. He was a tremendous orator with a keen intellect and sharp wit.

Schwall met his future bride, Margaret “Peggy” McCready, in the late 1940s, in midfield at a Georgia Tech/Auburn game. He was playing clarinet in the Tech marching band at the time. The couple married in June 1951 and became devoted to numerous charities, including the Shepherd Center, the American Heart Association and Piedmont Hospital.

Mrs Schwall passed away suddenly in 2002 and Emory Schwall passed away in June 2021. Prior to their deaths, the couple appointed their two homes with the items in the sale.

In the running for top lot of the auction is a monumental oil on canvas painting by the British artist David Bates (1840-1921) titled “Mill North Wales” ($5/8,000). The rendering, signed and dated lower right, is housed in a giltwood frame measuring 54½ by 79 inches. It has David Rasmus (Atlanta) and Christopher Wood (London) labels verso. Bates was an “open-air” rural landscape artist who worked in watercolors and oils.

A pair of Nineteenth Century porcelain bronze mounted urns attributed to Sevres (French) and Victor Paillard (French, 1805-1886) are expected to realize $4/6,000. The 16-inch-tall urns were painted by Charles Barriat. Each has floral decorated gilt bronze rims and is raised on a gilt bronze base, with trumpet playing putti and acanthus leaf feet. The urns came from the collection of cosmetics czar Max Factor, according to family history.

A vintage textured wide 14K yellow gold bracelet with an attached diamond watch, having modern round brilliant and single-cut 1.60 carat weight diamonds (G-H color, VS2-Si1 clarity), has an estimate of $2/4,000. The piece has a fineness and R in circle mark to the clasp and a Hamilton maker’s mark to the watch. The watch is not working.

A 146-piece Towle Silver (American, Twentieth Century) sterling flatware set in the King Richard pattern, first introduced in 1932, should bring $4/6,000. All pieces are appropriately marked, and the service has an approximate total weight of 180.19 troy ounces.

A visually arresting French Eighteenth Century oil on canvas portrait painting of a gentleman and his dog, titled (appropriately enough) “Nobleman and His Dog,” is expected to reach $3/5,000. The unsigned work is 46 by 34 inches (less frame).

A Nineteenth Century Continental Grand Tour-style oil on canvas “View of Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome,” after the original painting by Antonio Canaletto (Italian, 1697-1768), apparently unsigned and contained in a 35-by-50-inch giltwood frame, should hit $3/5,000.

A Persian antique hand-woven Heriz Serapi rug, palace-size at 11 feet 5 inches by 23 feet 5 inches ($10/20,000) and a parcel gilt mythological bronze statue by Michel Claude Clodion (French, 1738-1814), titled “Bacchantes and Satyr,” 23 inches tall and signed on the base ($2/3,000) will cross the block.

A Nineteenth Century Christofle (French, 1844-1862) silverplated bronze figural centerpiece in the rococo taste ($2/4,000) will be offered as will a Nineteenth Century Venetian hand-blown colorless glass two-tier 16-light electrified chandelier ($2/4,000). The chandelier has undergone some restoration and repair, and the wiring will need to be reconnected.

Also, an English Nineteenth Century George III Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany and mahogany veneered D-form sideboard should hit $1,5/3,000.

There will be no in-person bidding due to Covid-19. For more information, 404-869-2478 or www.aandoauctions.com.

The Estate of Emory Schwall
February 27, 2022
A household name in both Atlanta and Sea Island, the Schwall fast  created a legacy through philanthropy and kindness. This is your chance to own part of that legacy.
Pair, Sevres Attributed Bronze Mounted Urns
19th Century Christofle Figural Centerpiece
Karl Kaufman, Port with Ships
GAL #C2954

The Estate of Robert and Nell Woodruff
February 26, 2022
For generations, the Woodruff family has captured the attention of admirers across the globe. And now you can capture some of that notoriety for yourself.
Norman Rockwell, Portrait of Robert Woodruff
18th Century George III
Tiffany Deco Platinum Silver Epergne Centerpiece & Diamond Custom Bracelet