Ahlers & Ogletree will greet spring with an Estates & Collections auction, online, April 9th & 10th

ATLANTA - March 24, 2022 - PRLog -- A 1984 photographic collage by David Hockney, a monumental 19^th century Georgian breakfront and a 17^th century landscape attributed to Herman Saftleven are a few of the expected top lots in Ahlers & Ogletree's two-day, two-session Spring Estates & Collections auction slated for the weekend of April 9-10. Over 1,000 lots will come up for bid.

Also featured will be fine antique rugs, a selection of estate jewelry and watches, examples of design from the mid-20^th century, fine art by listed artists, sterling silver and Boston coin silver, period antiques from America, the UK and Europe, and multiple artworks by Marcel Mouly, Nicola Simbari and Dr. Seuss. Start times both days are 10 am Eastern.

There will be no in-person bidding, but bidders can register at one of the three online platforms: LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com and Bidsquare.com. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken. In-person previews will be held (no appointment required) on Monday, April 4^th through April 8^th, from 10-5 Eastern, in the Ahlers & Ogletree gallery at 700 Miami Circle in Atlanta.

Session 1, on Saturday, April 9^th, will be packed with Asian arts, modern and mid-century art and design, silver and estate jewelry – a total of 507 lots in all. The day's star lot (in fact the expected star lot of the auction overall) is a photographic collage by British artist David Hockney (b. 1937), depicting a desk with a vase on top, titled The Desk, July 1^st (est. $60,000-$80,000).

The collage (or "joiner" as Hockney called it), is titled, dated, signed and numbered ('8') from an edition of 20. The work overall is 48 inches tall by 49 inches wide. Hockney is an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s and is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. His artistic creations are highly sought after by art collectors.

The painting attributed to Herman Saftleven (Dutch, 1609-1685) and the Georgian breakfront are the prize lots on Day 2, which features fine art and antiques from America, the UK and Europe – 568 lots total. The gorgeous early 19^th century mahogany and mahogany veneered marquetry inlaid Georgian breakfront stands 114 inches tall by 134 ½ inches wide (est. $15,000-$30,000).

To learn more about, please visit www.aandoauctions.com. Updates are posted often.