Ahlers & Ogletree's May 8 auction features a fine selection of antiques, fine art, decorative arts

ATLANTA - April 25, 2025 - PRLog -- A small gilt-framed portrait by the Dutch Golden Age painter Gerard Dou (1613-1675) and a Chinese Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) Ru ware brush washer are both expected to bring six figures in Ahlers & Ogletree's Spring Estates & Collections auction scheduled for Thursday, May 8^th, online and live in the Ahlers & Ogletree showroom at 1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard.

The 412-lot auction, starting promptly at 10am Eastern time, will feature a refined selection of antiques, fine art, and decorative arts consigned from prominent Southeastern estates and private collections. Other top performers include three bronzes from one of America's premier early modernists, Paul Manship (1885-1966); and a Tiffany Studios "Linen Fold" table lamp on 534 base.

The oil on wood portrait painting by Gerard Dou is a masterfully rendered painting by a student of Rembrandt. The circa 1650 work, 8.5 inches by 6.375 inches (panel, minus frame), is titled Alter Mann (Old Man) / Portrait of an Old Man with a Cap. It is artist signed and comes with a copy of a 1926 letter of expert opinion from Cornelis Hofstede de Groot. Estimate: $200,000-$300,000

The Chinese Northern Song Ru ware (thinly potted Chinese stoneware) lobed brush washer, in a finely crackled sky-blue glaze, 1.25 inches tall, was subjected to a thermoluminescence test by Artemis Testing Lab in Colorado, using the pre-dose method. The result indicated a firing date of around 1,000 years ago. The full TL report will accompany the lot. Estimate: $100,000-$200,000

The bronze sculpture with brown patina and parcel gilding by Paul Manship, titled Mother & Child (1917), is signed "P. Manship" in mold to the top of the base and "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-" foundry to back side of base. Overall, the sculpture, including the Porto Nero marble base, is 17.25 inches tall. A Christie's label is fixed to the sculpture's underside. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000

Here is a link to the auction catalog in its entirety on Ahlers & Ogletree's bidding platform:

https://bid.aandoauctions.com

A preview will be held on Monday, May 5^th, through Wednesday, May 7^th, from 10am to 5pm Eastern time, in the Ahlers & Ogletree Atlanta gallery. No appointment is necessary. The public is invited. Internet bidding is available on Bid.AandOauctions.com, LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com.

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