More than 1,600 premier lots will come up for bid at Great Gatsby's October 14-16 auction in Atlanta

ATLANTA - Sept. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- An outstanding single-owner mechanical music collection, fine decorative arts and furniture from a Palm Beach, Florida philanthropist, original artworks by noted listed artists and fine antique Asian art and objects will be just part of a big, three-day auction planned for Oct. 14-16 by Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, in the firm's gallery at 5180 Peachtree Boulevard.

Start times will be 10:00 am Eastern time on Friday, October 14^th and 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday & Sunday, October 15^th and 16th, with onsite previews beginning on Monday, Oct. 10^th. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10-4 during the preview, and at all other times by appointment. Online preview, auction registration, and live online bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.com, Bidsquare.com, and Invaluable.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be accepted.

More than 1,600 lots will come up for bid. The mechanical music collection is that of Marvin Horowitz of Florida, whose passion for these extraordinary pieces he attributes to his life-long interest in mechanical engineering and his early love for the upright player piano his family had in the 1930s. He purchased his first theater organ from the E. M. Lowes Theater near Boston.

The star lot of the Horowitz collection is the German Gebruder Bruder 80-keyless fairground organ, which features an elaborately painted case that has been expertly restored by the late Michael L. Kitner. Additional items on offer from the collection include a 1920s Calliaphone by Tangley Electric, an American upright oak and leaded stained glass Nickelodeon, and a 1930s Belgian Art Deco beer hall organ by Arburo.

"The Gebruder Bruder is one of the finest examples of mechanical music I have ever seen come to auction," said Ted Tzavaras, the owner of Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery. "For such a beautiful and well-preserved piece to also produce such a rich, high quality sound is very rare; the music transports you back in time to when these types of instruments were popular." The Belgian Arburo organ will also attract keen bidder interest, with its sleek Art Deco design, vibrant colors, and fantastic sound. Also on offer from Mr. Horowitz's collection is a fully restored 1926 Ford Model TT farm truck he used to transport and showcase the Tangley Calliope at fairs and parades. "I hope the current generation can appreciate these great pieces as much as I have," Mr. Horowitz said, "and that they will preserve them for generations to come."

From the Palm Beach, Florida collection of Mrs. Beverly Yaeger come a number of discerning pieces of 18^th century English furniture. Mrs. Yaeger has enjoyed a celebrated career both in politics and philanthropy from her homes in Tallahassee and Palm Beach. She has held four presidential appointments, first beginning with Ronald Reagan and then continuing with Bill Clinton, most notably as a member of the Selection Committee for White House Fellows. Mrs. Yaeger has also chaired and co-chaired events for the Boys & Girls Club, The Salvation Army – herself a recent recipient of their prestigious William Booth Award – the Red Cross, the Cleveland Clinic, and the Palm Beach Society for the Arts.

Pieces from her collection will include a circa 1740 burled Queen Anne highboy, a George III flame mahogany serpentine dressing chest with fitted interior and fold-out mirror, a Regency style handkerchief card table, a George IV mahogany cellarette made circa 1825 of sarcophagus form, and a lovely 19^th century English mahogany and Chinoiserie banjo barometer by Sheppard. "We are very excited to be offering such beautiful pieces at auction, especially in a category that we find to be underrepresented' remarked Ted Tzavaras. "Mrs. Yaeger has not only had an accomplished political career, but her generosity and dedication to her home state is truly inspiring; we hope these items end up in the hands of collectors who will cherish the craftsmanship just as much as she did."

Additional pieces of fine furniture will include an English Regency style breakfront bookcase in figured elm, a pair of George III mahogany lidded wine coolers from the 18^th century, and a carved George II style parcel gilt mirror with swan's neck pediment and phoenix motif. The category continues with an extravagant Steinway & Sons model "M" grand piano with a hand-painted, Venetian-inspired art case that is 66 inches in length, a boulle marquetry bureau Mazarin in the Louis XVI taste, and a six-leg Gaveau (Paris) grand piano dating from the 1920s with satinwood and rosewood inlay and dore bronze mounts, an impressive 76 inches in length.

A tour de force piece of American furniture will also be offered, in the form of an aesthetic-style mahogany two-door cabinet by the master Cincinnati-based carver William Fry. Dating from 1876 and first commissioned as a wedding present (and descended in the family ever since), the 91-inch-tall cabinet features fine bas-relief carvings of acorns, oak leaves and sycamore fruit (called "marriage trees"), plus intricate foliate and acanthus molding with two sides of shelving.

Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. To inquire about consigning a single item, an entire collection, or an inherited estate, you may call them at (770) 457-1903; or you may send an e-mail to auction@greatgatsbys.com. To learn more about the October 14^th-16^th auction, please visit www.GreatGatsbys.com. Updates are posted often.