An important Pebble Beach private collection will be auctioned April 28-29 by Andrew Jones Auctions

LOS ANGELES - April 12, 2024 - PRLog -- Andrew Jones Auctions is thrilled to present the sale of an important private collection out of Pebble Beach, California on Sunday, April 28^th and Monday, April 29^th, online and live in the gallery located at 2221 South Main Street in downtown Los Angeles. Online bidding will be available on AndrewJoesAuctions.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

The outstanding collection will feature an international array of fine and decorative art, ranging from the 16^th to the 20^th centuries.  The catalog will include over 450 lots of Chinese works of art, Old Master to modern paintings, English and European silver, porcelain and glass, English and Continental furniture, books, Russian icons, modern works, garden appointments and more.

An impressive offering of Chinese works is led by a monumental blue and white porcelain dragon basin with partial Jiajing mark, on a stand (est. $4,000-$6,000); and a lovely pale celadon porcelain bowl with Wanli marks and Frank Caro provenance (est. $20,000-$30,000); as well as a variety of fine celadon pieces.

A selection of yellow glazed porcelains featuring two dragon incised bowls (each est. $2,000-$3,000) and dishes was a centerpiece of the residence drawing room.  An impressive coromandel lacquer floor screen with lengthy inscription panel (est. $4,000-$6,000) made for a striking entrance into the home.

Beautiful jade and hardstone pieces include two jade plaques on hardwood boxes (est. $800-$1,200); a reticulated jade plaque on hardwood box (est. $1,000-$1,500); a spinach jade box (est. $1,500-$2,000); a variety of rock crystal works from a pair of models of phoenix (est. $1,000-$1,500); and a jade mounted snuff bottle (est. $400-$600). Also included are early ceramics, blue and white and wucai (Chinese for five colors) decorated porcelains, and a wonderful selection of Chinese Export porcelain serving wares.

Spectacular fine art offerings range from a well exhibited portrait of King Edward VI formerly in the collection of Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire (est. $30,000-$50,000); a monumental Italian School depiction of the first audience of Charles, earl of Manchester with the Doge and Senate of Venice, 1698 (est. $50,000-$70,000); and a riotous Venetian School portrayal of Battaglia dei Pugni, Ponte San Barnaba, or battle on San Barnaba bridge est. ($30,000-$50,000) to mixed media works by Graham Sutherland, including Landscape with Setting Sun, 1972 (est. $10,000-$15,000) and Thorn Tree with Sun, 1972-73 (est. $10,000-$15,000).

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