ATLANTA, GA. — Henry Merwin Shrady’s (American, 1871-1922) “Buffalo,” 1900, bronze sculpture sold for $114,950, including premium and more than double its high estimate, on day three of a series of sales by Ahlers & Ogletree, October 22-24. Signed and dated on base, the sculpture was inscribed “Copyright 1900/Theodore B. Starr” and measured approximately 22½ by 27 by 12 inches. Shrady was best known for the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. More recently, his sculpture of Robert E Lee (1917–1924), in Lee Park, Charlottesville, Va., which was completed by Leo Lentelli following Shrady’s death, made headlines when it was removed this past July as part of the movement for the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.

The series offered more than 1,200 lots of period antiques, fine art, Asian arts, modern design and decorative arts across three auction sessions. A full review will appear later.