Family Collection of French Cameo Glass, Asian Art, Exquisite Florida Estate Antiques Headline Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches' April 27-28 Sale

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A long-held collection of Galle and other French cameo and art glass from a Key Biscayne, Florida family will join a premier lineup of antiques from the Jupiter, Florida estate of A. B. Schram on April 27 and 28 at Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches (AGOPB). Both sessions will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.

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The glass collection presents a number of uncommon buying opportunities, as it contains exceptional Galle designs that have passed down through three generations of the same family. The collection includes Lot 116, a rare Galle table lamp; Lot 115, an unusual triangular vase, and a sub-collection of Galle marquetry inlaid tables. Emile Galle was one of the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement, and Galle glass is synonymous with the best of decorative-art designs of that period.

The Key Biscayne collection contributes additional Art Nouveau pieces to the art-glass section, as well as many Italian and English silver items, 18th-century furniture, carpets and Italian art. Other consignments from South Florida and the Palm Beaches very nicely complement the auction offerings.

"Asian art prices at an all-time high, so we expect tremendous interest to be shown in the Asian art from the Jupiter estate. Mr. Schram was a client of our gallery for over a decade, and his appearance at our auctions was always a sign that the snowbirds were arriving. Over the years he bought a great variety of rare and beautiful Asian antiques," said AGOPB partner Leslie Baker.

Schram's eclectic taste is seen in Lot 146, a large agate ring-handle censor estimated at $800-$1,200; Lot 145, a large malachite carving of Hotai estimated at $600-800; and an array of fine Sino-Tibetan Buddhas, including Lot 377, a superb 18th-century Mongolian Vajrapani estimated at $6,000-$8,000. Additionally, there are Oriental and Chinese hardstone carvings, cloisonné, old ivory netsukes, and Asian and European porcelains. Lot 362, an English alabaster and stone jardinere and pedestal with recumbent lions, is estimated at $1,500-$2,000.

The auction also includes more than 30 works on paper from a Delray Beach, Florida collection, including Lots 371 and 372, Marc Chagall color lithographs individually estimated at $1,500-$2,000. Other artists represented in the sale are A. Botello, Leroy Nieman, A. Clave, K. Appel and Rufino Tamayo. Lot 453 a vivid and wonderfully executed painting by Italian artist Rubens Santoro (Italian, 1859-1942), depicts the Church at San Rocco, Venice, and is estimated at $25,000-30,000.

For inquiries or condition reports, contact the gallery at 561-805-7115. All forms of bidding will be available for the auction, including absentee and live online bidding through LiveAuctioneers. View the catalog online at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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