Antiques From Palm Beach's Fabled Gottfried Mansion, 50-Year Faberge Collection Headline Jan. 12 Auction in Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In South Florida, all eyes are on a January 12 auction featuring antiques and art from the Estate of Robert W. Gottfried. Gottfried was a prominent Palm Beach real estate developer and homebuilder who co-founded Martha A. Gottfried Inc., the premier luxury real estate firm on the island. The famed Gottfried mansion on Hi Mount Road in Palm Beach was magnificently appointed with antiques in the French and Italian taste, many of large scale.
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Also featured in the 350-lot auction, to be conducted by Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches (AGOPB), is a superb collection of 18th/19th-century Continental furniture and antiques acquired over many years by J. Abbott of Ibis Isle, Palm Beach; plus a collection of exquisite Faberge items from a Russian-born woman who lives in Delray Beach, Florida. Some of the Faberge has been held privately for 50 years and is entirely new to the marketplace. European bronzes and clocks from the Estate of Irving Karlbach, Boynton Beach, Florida; and a private collection of Chinese and Tibetan jades and objets d'art add a crowning touch to the auction.
A rare, 19th-century Tibetan jeweled votive plaque is the largest and most accomplished work of Asian art in the January 12 sale. Consigned locally by a man whose family owned the plaque for more than half a century, the precious religious object displays intricate filigree work and is set with hundreds of semiprecious stones accenting images of Vishnu and Immortals with demons and dragons.
"The workmanship is simply amazing," said Brian Kogan, president of AGOPB. "This type of Tibetan artwork is very seldom encountered, either in museums or collections." Estimate: $40,000-$60,000. Another Asian highlight is a carved white jade boulder depicting the goddess Guanyin seated inside a shrine. Estimate: $30,000-$40,000.
The aforementioned Russian collection was brought to the United States in the 1960s. The Faberge grouping includes two pieces by workmaster Henrik Wigstrom (1908-1917): a gold and guilloche enamel lozenge brooch estimated at $15,000-$20,000; and a unique tie pin commemorating 300 years of Russian Imperialism. The pin bears the double-eagle crest and the dates 1619-1919, and is estimated at $10,000-$15,000. An 1895 Faberge silver and enamel icon of the Mother and Child, St. Petersburg, by workmaster Anders Michelsson, carries an estimate of $20,000-$30,000.
A pair of gold, diamond and guilloche blue enamel cufflinks, 1908-1917, was crafted by workmaster Anton Kuzmichev. "While not a Faberge design, the quality and execution are truly exceptional. These cufflinks are going to capture the attention of jewelry connoisseurs," Kogan predicted.
The Gottfried estate includes a broad selection of antiques and furnishings from the family's Hi Mount Road mansion, including English, French, Italian and large-scale custom furniture; bronzes, marble statuary, pedestals, carpets, lamps and paintings.
The sale offers several fascinating timepieces, including a circa-1885 French industrial lighthouse clock designed by Guilmet, a well-known maker of mystery clocks, and a very large Tiffany & Co., white Carrera marble and ormolu lyre clock.
Top paintings include Emile Vernon's (French, 1872-1919) signed oil-on-canvas titled "Lady Tennis Players," estimate $12,000-$18,000; and Le Pho's (Vietnamese, 1907-2001) signed oil-on-canvas with calligraphy titled "Girl with Vase of Flowers," estimate $20,000-$30,000.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches' Monday, Jan. 12, 2015 Major Winter Estates Auction will start at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, with a live audio/video stream available to view online. All forms of bidding will be available, including absentee, phone and live via the Internet through LiveAuctioneers.
Contact: 561-805-7115; email [email protected] or [email protected]. Visit AGOPB and view a video preview at www.agopb.com.
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