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Follow on Google News | Around 1,600 lots will come up for bid Feb. 15-17 at Louis J. Dianni's 5th annual Palm Beach AuctionAround 1,600 quality lots in a wide range of collecting categories will be sold at the 5th annual Palm Beach Auction slated for Feb. 15-17 by Louis J. Dianni, LLC. The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel & Conference Center in West Palm Beach.
By: Louis J. Dianni, LLC The Saturday, Feb. 15 session will be dedicated mainly to period furniture and decorative accessories; “At our last auction we fielded more than 1,500 left bids, so absentee bidding and phone bidding will be more than welcome, too,” said Louis Dianni, owner of Louis J. Dianni, LLC, a firm with locations in Sunrise, Fla., and Hopewell Junction, N.Y. He added, “We feel the quality of merchandise in this, our fifth Palm Beach Auction, matches or exceeds that of any prior sale.” An expected star of the Feb. 15 session is a circa-1770 English bracket clock in a faux tortoise case, with four gilt pineapple finials (est. $2,000-$4,000) Period furniture will include a set of four late-19th century oak chairs by Michael Thonet of Poland, each chair having an alligator seat and back pattern (est. $300-$500); an early 20th century Napoleon III-style ebonized wood buffet with ormolu mounts and stone decorations and red velvet interior (est. $400-$800); and an early 20th century Italian carved oak cassone (storage chest for linens) with a center coat of arms and two painted panels on each side (est. $400-$800). Decorative accessories will feature a circa-1750 Chinese export pitcher, made in Sweden, with the coat of arms of Major, Count Carl Johan Morner (1698-1782), with winged griffins and a dragon form handle (est. $500-$1,000); World War I posters will also be sold Feb. 15, to include a 1918 poster by Albert Herter (Am., 1871-1950), titled His Home Over There, 27 inches by 41 inches (est. $400-$600); a 1918 poster by Alonzo E. Foringer (Am., 1878-1948), made for the Red Cross and titled The GreatestMother in the World, 28 inches by 42 ½ inches (est. $300-$500); and a 1919 poster by Howard C. Christy (Am., 1872-1952), titled Americans All, 26 ½ inches by 40 inches (est. $200-$400). The Feb. 16 session will feature militaria items, to include a .45 caliber Kentucky rifle made around 1835 with lock by Joseph Golcher, boasting a tiger maple full stock profusely inlaid with engraved silver depicting an Indian with tomahawk, hunting dog and eagle on the check plate and a 41-inch octagonal barrel (est. $8,000-$12,000); Also offered will be an 18th century leather and silver mounted Dutch East India Company notebook (or diary) with blank pages, measuring 5 ¼ inches by 3 inches, with the binding and cover original and the leather dry (est. $1,000-$2,000); Historical photos will feature a circa-1900 hand-colored photo of the Native American Standing Elk, by the photographer Carl Moon, showing the subject dressed in Northern Plains attire, probably props from Moon’s studio (est. $500-$1,000); An oil on canvas portrait painting of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, done in 1872 by James Kimball Harley (Am., 1828-1889), showing Lee in his Confederate uniform, housed in the original frame with grape leaf and vine decorations (est. $2,000-$4,000) World War II posters will also be featured in the Feb. 16 session, to include an example by the famed illustrator N.C. Wyeth (Am., 1882-1945), showing the American flag, Uncle Sam and a phalanx of advancing infantrymen, 30 inches by 40 inches (est. $500-$1,500); A few items from the Feb. 17 session include a hand-woven 18kt gold necklace by A. A. G. Correa & Son, 16 inches long, from the Turk’s Head Collection, with no noticeable flaws (est. $3,000-$4,000); The fine art category on Feb. 17 will be led by an original oil on canvas by David D. Burliuk (Russ., 1882-1967), titled Travelers Stop, one of two Burliuks in the sale and depicting multiple figures in a townscape with chickens and a horse and carriage, 22 inches by 27 inches (est. $8,000-$10,000); Previews will be held on Friday, Feb. 14, from 3-7 p.m., and on auction days, Feb. 15-17, from 9 a.m. until the gavel falls on the first lot at noon. Louis J. Dianni, LLC, is always accepting quality items for future auctions. To inquire about consigning an item, a collection or an entire estate, you may call them at (954) 895-8727 or you can send an e-mail to ljdmarine00@ 30 - End
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