Ahlers & Ogletree's Spring Estates & Collections Auction, Held April 9-10

Posted by Dinesh Kumar on April 24th, 2022

Vivid and colorful oil on canvas paintings by Syd Solomon (American, 1917-2004) and Henri Hecht Maik (French, 1922-1993) each brought ,000, while a classical early 20th century Continental School semi-nude female marble sculpture finished at ,250 in Ahlers & Ogletree’s two-day, two-session Spring Estates & Collections auction held April 9th and 10th.

The semi-nude female marble sculpture was the auction’s overall top lot in a sale that grossed a little more than .2 million (all prices quoted include a 25 percent buyer’s premium). The white marble statue depicted a semi-nude draped standing female, approximately 45 ¼ inches tall. It had a partially obscured signature (“G. La….”) and was probably created between 1902-1909.

Syd Solomon’s Untitled Abstract painting, done in celadon, peach, rust and cobalt, was signed lower center and measured 28 ½ inches by 32 ½ inches (canvas, less frame). The Maik painting, titled Le Reveille du Hibou (The Awakening of the Owl), was artist signed and dated lower right and titled on verso. It was nicely housed in a frame that measured 20 ¾ inches by 17 ¼ inches.

The auction, over 1,000 lots in all, featured antique rugs, estate jewelry and watches, design from the mid-20th 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 Theodor Seuss Geisel (the artist better known as Dr. Seuss).

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