Stevens Auction's July 31st sale to feature the lifelong antique collection of Bill and Betty Murphy

ABERDEEN, Miss. - July 8, 2021 - PRLog -- The lifelong antique collection of Bill and Betty Murphy, who traveled for years buying fine items to fill their 10,000-square-foot home situated on a high bluff overlooking the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana, will be sold on Saturday, July 31^st, at 10 am Central time, by Stevens Auction Company, online and live in the Aberdeen gallery at 609 North Meridian Street.

"This auction contains the best lamp collections we have ever sold, plus rare and unusual antique furniture, Persian rugs, china, clocks, fine porcelains, mantel mirrors, collectibles and other fine home furnishings," said Dwight Stevens of Stevens Auction Company.

The estate also contains items from the prolific furniture makers J. H. Belter, J. & J. W. Meeks, Thomas Brooks, Purdent Mallard, R. J. Horner, Anthony Quervelle, Mitchell & Rammelsberg, Pottier and Stymus, John Jelliff and Elijah Galusha. In all, more than 500 items will come up for bid, nearly all of it from the Murphy collection. Open house is Friday, July 30^th, from 10am-6pm.

With a robust pre-sale estimate of $20,000-$35,000, a strong candidate for top lot of the auction is a beautifully carved 19^th century white marble statue of a fawn in wonderful condition, 36 inches tall. Also up for bid will be a marble statue of a classical maiden standing on rock work, 33 inches in height by 14 inches wide (estimate: $1,500-$2,500); and a lovely mahogany figural pedestal with a boy eating grapes, 36 inches tall by 12 inches in width (estimate: $800-$1,200).

Beds will feature a rosewood rococo half tester plantation bed with roses carved on arm supports, with carvings on headboard and tester crest, attributed to P. Mallard (estimate: $8,500-$15,000); and a walnut Victorian high back bed attributed to Mitchell & Rammelsberg (estimate: $1,200-$2,000). Also up for bid will be a rounded mahogany heavily carved parlor sofa by Karpen, with a dragon carved in the back, dolphin arms, leather with a tufted back (estimate: $2,000-$3,000).

Other fine pieces attributed to Mitchell & Rammelsberg will include a rosewood heavily carved marble-top dresser, premium-grade, 88 ½ inches tall by 56 inches wide (estimate: $2,000-$3,000); a mahogany Victorian two-door wardrobe with finial and pierced carved crown, 10 feet 3 inches tall by 55 inches wide, in as-found condition (estimate: $1,500-$2,000); and a walnut Victorian marble-top dresser with bow front, 9 feet 4 inches tall (estimate: $1,000-$1,800).

To learn more, visit www.stevensauction.com.