ATLANTA, GA — Items from the Atlanta home of noted entertainment attorney Joel A. Katz, more than 550 lots, will be sold at an unrestricted auction scheduled for Thursday, January 12 by Ahlers & Ogletree, online and live at 700 Miami Circle in Atlanta . Signature Estates New Year’s Eve auctions will be held live and online, January 13-14.
The Joel A. Katz auction will begin at 10 a.m. ET and will include artwork, jewelry, real estate watches, designer furniture, and art glass, art tools, souvenirs, guitars and more. Highlights include the amazing objects and figures by Daum and Lalique, a Yamaha piano by Elton John, and several signed prints by artist Marc Chagall.
Also on offer will be a bespoke and collectible Gibson guitar, a collection of Margaritaville Adirondack furniture donated by singer Jimmy Buffett, original paintings by Jean de Botton, Robert Jessop, James Way and others, editions of the Assouline and Taschen folio by Annie Leibovitz and David Hockney, and a collection of figurines and bowls. Written by Jay Strongwater.
An Elton John Yamaha ebony piano with DKC-850 Disklavier and matching seat, on which the performer has signed a silver sharpie on the seat leg, is expected to fetch between $8,000 and $12,000. Additionally, a Gibson Les Paul Custom LPSPSC guitar and case, which features Joel Katz’s name on the headstock and houses a classic Les Paul Zamaitis-style electric guitar or a potential Collaborative steel soundboard, should cost between $3,000 and $5,000.
Eight pieces of exquisitely painted Margaritaville patio or beach furniture, given to Mr. Katz by Jimmy Buffett, including four Adirondack chairs and three side tables, valued between $3,000 and $5,000. Plus, a limited edition “Elvis One More Time” Wurlitzer jukebox in a beautiful white finish, containing 50 CDs, a computer memory with 1,200 songs, six internal speakers, a 200-watt amplifier and colorful exterior features, should cost you 5,000 to 7,000. dollar . .
Limited Edition Lalique ‘Anémones Grand’ Vase and Base (French), Tall and Distressed Midnight Blue Crystal Vase with White Enamel Accents, Oval Shape, 32 inches, Expected to fetch $10,000 at $20,000 price; While this was a limited edition, James A. Houston (Canadian, 1921-2005) of Steuben’s colorless glass sculpture of a mother hippopotamus with her calf, titled Hippo pool (2004), signed and numbered (3/25), You Should Get $4,000-$6,000.
Over 100 pieces of glass and crystal are marked with a limited edition robot figurine designed by Kriki (French, b. 1965) for Daum Nancy titled 163, 16 inches tall, cobalt crystal robot with gold antenna, eyes, hands, tools, internal gears, and signature of the artist and sign maker, version “2/99” on the back ($8,000-$12,000). Also, stay tuned Pat Dever An amber-colored tulip-shaped vase that measures 13 inches high and has a maker’s mark on the bottom should find a new home for $2,000 to $4,000.
Tops in the High Jewelry category (and contending for highest bid at auction) is a 18K White Gold Marquise-cut, Round Brilliant-Cut A+P Diamond Necklace weighing 15.00 carats (VS clarity, almost colourless). It should cost between $12,000 and $18,000.
Includes Jay Strongwater figures and ships extensively Theobald Grand The 96″ tall Flora and Fauna Collection tree has a brass body with enameled leaves and encrusted Swarovski crystals ($3,000-$5,000 approx). Special hardcover volumes by Thomas Laird will also be on display Tibetan frescoes498 pages in six sheets, No. 387 in edition 918 and signed by the Dalai Lama (about $5,000 to $7,000).
Color lithograph on Gabon paper by Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985), entitled no windetree entityInterior scene with figures, 30/50 chest lower left and signed lower right, framed, and expected to fetch between $5,000 and $7,000. Also, oil on canvas by Jean de Botton (in French, 1898-1978) entitled The Four Musketeers DL“Resurrection.” (1971), which depicts an abstract scene of the Four Horsemen at the end of the world, framed, estimated at $3,000 to $6,000.
More than 30 pieces of designer luggage from Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Tom Ford will be auctioned, including a hard case from the Louis Vuitton ‘Alzer’ collection, in lacquered monogram canvas with leather handle, luggage tag and slot. for a staircase entrance with straps, which should come to $2,000-$4,000; While a pair of Maitland-Smith’s oversized Louis XVI-style wing chairs, with their carved wood bar and rattan frames, tufted leather upholstery and loose-fitting seat cushions, are estimated at between $1,500 and $3,000 per pair.
Over the next two days—Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14, starting both days at 10 a.m. ET—Ahlers & Ogletree will be offering back-to-back New Year’s Contract auctions, featuring 950 lots over the two auction sessions. Sales will be marked by antiques, works by listed artists, unique decorative arts, estate jewellery, and fine rugs.
The Friday session will include Asian, modern, and mid-century modern art, jewelry, furs, sports memorabilia, and more. On Saturday he will see art and antiques from Europe and the Americas.
Highlights will include selections from the estate of Georgia Governor Carl Sanders and his wife Betty, important 19th-century Georgian furniture, furniture dedicated to Vladimir Kagan circa 1950, fine jewelry by Margot McKinney, Tiffany and Mauboussin, as well as paintings by Ralph Cahoon, Vaughn Flannery, Henry Rayburn, Robert Cardinal and Caroline Carr. .
Online auctions will be available on Ahlers & Ogletree’s auction platform, bid.AandOAuctions.com, as well as LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.
Telephone offers and correspondence will also be taken. Live and in-person previews will take place Monday, January 9 through Thursday, January 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, at the Ahlers & Ogletree showroom located at 700 Miami Circle, Atlanta. No appointment required. Virtual appointments are also available. To schedule a virtual appointment, please call 404-869-2478.
Ahlers & Ogletree is a multifaceted family business covering antiques, estate sales, wholesale, liquidation, auctions and other sectors. Ahlers & Ogletree is always looking for quality shipments for future auctions. To submit an item, property, or group, you can call them at 404-869-2478; Or you can email them to consign@AandOauctions.com.
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