Ahlers & Ogletree's auctions July 17-18 featured historical documents, Americana, Asian works of art

ATLANTA - July 24, 2024 - PRLog -- A consulate appointment signed by President Abraham Lincoln brought $12,100 and a group of nine pieces of Chinese carved nephrite jade with six wooden stands realized $9,680 in two days of auctions held July 17^th (Historical Documents, Books & Americana) and July 18^th (Asian Works of Art) by Ahlers & Ogletree. The online-only auctions combined to gross a robust $321,997.

The Historical Documents, Books & Americana auction featured 354 lots of letters, signatures and ephemera from 42 U.S. Presidents; documents and pamphlets relating to the founding of America, the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War; a collection of Duck Stamp prints deaccessioned from the Morris Museum in Augusta, Ga.; and an important Southern historical documents collection.

The Asian Works of Art sale, the next day, contained 189 lots of Chinese and Japanese ceramics; works on paper; works in stone, wood and bronze; a selection of fine Chinese Export pieces; and a collection of Southeast Asian masks. Both the Lincoln- signed consulate appointment and the group of Chinese carved nephrite pieces sold above their high estimates and were the top lots of their session.

Most of the higher-dollar items came on July 17^th. The consulate appointment, dated April 18, 1863, was signed by Lincoln using a dip pen. It also bore the signature of U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, and was accompanied by a JSA (James Spence Authentication). The document recognized Johannes Schumacher as the 'consul for the Free Hanse of Bremen', at the consulate office in Boston.

Several strands of George Washington's hair, a piece of cloth from his personally worn vest, and an informative placard, framed in a glass covered silver tone frame matted with a large printed picture of Washington and a printed reproduction cut signature, finished at $2,420; while several strands of Abraham Lincoln's hair, a small swatch of cloth from a piece of the flag used during his funeral train ride, a large printed picture of Lincoln, and a printed reproduction cut signature hit $1,815.

Next up for Ahlers & Ogletree will be more back-to-back auctions, on September 12^th (featuring the estate of Gregory Crawford) and 13^th (featuring the estate of Diane McCluskey; and October 2^nd and 3^rd, which will see a fall two-day auction. To learn more visit www.aandoauctions.com.