Ahlers & Ogletree will auction items from the estate home in Atlanta known as White Oaks Sept. 12-13

ATLANTA - Aug. 20, 2020 - PRLog -- Items from the spectacular Atlanta estate home known as White Oaks, featuring decorative arts from high-end retailers and world-class auctions, will be sold in a two-session auction on Saturday and Sunday, September 12^th and 13^th, by Ahlers & Ogletree, live in the gallery at 700 Miami Circle in Atlanta, plus online via several popular bidding platforms.

The White Oaks estate is bursting with fine decorative arts from names like Steuben, Baccarat, Hermes, Christofle, Tiffany & Company, Lalique, Ralph Lauren Collection, Buccellati, Moser, Fornasetti and Asprey; as well as fine antiques from the Doris Duke Collection, acquired from around the world and previously sold at Christies.

An expected top lot is a portrait of Oonagh Guinness by Philip de Laszlo (Austro-Hungarian, 1869-1937). Oonagh Guinness (1910-1995) was an Anglo-Irish socialite, society hostess and art collector, and the second wife of Dominick Browne, 4th Baron Oranmore and Browne. Until her death in 1995, the portrait hung in the drawing room at Luggala. It was sold as part of her estate and for years its whereabouts were unknown until recently, even by the de Laszlo Foundation. The painting, done in 1931, is signed and dated and has a pre-sale estimate of $30,000-$60,000.

Also expected to bring $30,000-$60,000 are a monumental pair of Chinese Ming dynasty (1368-1644) tileworks of Buddhist lions, from the Doris Duke estate. The ochre, turquoise and aubergine glazed tileworks depict seated Buddhist lion figures on stands, the female with a cub under her right paw and the male with his left paw resting on a ribboned brocade ball. Each is raised on a separate waisted plinth. They were last sold at Christie's in June 2004 for $83,650.

The sale features 11 armorial helmets from Britain and Europe. One expected to attract keen bidder attention is a Saxon Garde-Reiter regiment officer's helmet with a parade lion, made circa 1893-1894 (est. $7,000-$9,000). The lobster tail helmet has a gilt metal skull with silver metal trim, surmounted by a roaring silvered lion holding a cartouche with "AR" (Augustus Rex) cypher.

Online bidding will be provided by LiveAuctioneers.com, Bidsquare.com, Invaluable.com and Hibid.com. Auction previews will be held in the gallery by appointment only, from Saturday, September 5^th, thru Friday, September 11^th. To schedule an appointment, call 404-869-2478.

To learn more, visit www.AandOauctions.com.