Press Release
Atlanta, GA, USA, April 10, 2023 — A period Louis XV ebony and gilt bronze bureau plat, an equestrian study in oil by Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822-1899), and a large bronze winter scene sculpture after Evgeni Lanceray (Russian/French, 1848-1886), are just a few of the expected highlight lots in Ahlers & Ogletree’s three-session April Estates & Collections auction slated for April 20th, 21st and 22nd.
The auction, starting at 10 am Eastern time all three days, will be held live in Ahlers & Ogletree’s new location on Atlanta’s Upper West Side, at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard, near The Works, and online. The over 1,200 lots will include items from the private collections of Barry Hunter, owner of Parc Monceau; and Bruce Cusmano, owner of Metropolitan Artifacts.
Session 1, on Thursday, April 20th, will feature 489 lots of Asian arts, English and American antiques, fine art and decorative arts. Session 2, the following day, will contain 313 lots of Mid-Century and Modern art and design, fine estate jewelry and luxury handbags. The final session, on April 22nd, will showcase 430 lots of European art, antiques and wonderful decorative arts.
All three of the aforementioned featured lots will be offered in Session 3. The period Louis XV bureau plat (French flat-topped writing table having drawers to the frieze) is ebony veneer over walnut with oak secondary woods and gilt bronze mounts. It has a rectangular top centering a red Moroccan and gilt tooled leather writing surface. It’s 64 inches in width (est. $15,000-$25,000).
The lovely undated oil on canvas by Rosa Bonheur, titled Study of a Brown Bay Horse, is a landscape rendering of a standing chestnut brown bay horse with trees in the distance. The work is artist signed lower left and measures 15 inches by 18 ¼ inches (sight, less frame). There are various paper labels and inscriptions on verso. The painting is expected to reach $8,000-$12,000.
To learn more about Ahlers & Ogletree and the three-session April Estates & Collections auction slated for April 20th, 21st and 22nd, please visit www.aandoauctions.com. Updates are posted often.
