Abell – Jewelry, Fine Art, and Important Estates
March 15 & 16 10am PST
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LOS ANGELES — Abell Auction will present a two-day fine art, jewelry, antiques and design auction on March 15 and 16. Collectors and connoisseurs will find a selection of more than 70 lots of estate jewelry, featuring a 10.22-carat diamond ring ($200/300,000) and masterfully crafted pieces by Bulgari, David Webb and other world-renowned designers. Live online bidding begins at 10 am each day.

This sale also spotlights the personal collection of designer George Doan, featuring Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese furniture and antiques. Doan was celebrated for his work with celebrities, business magnates and political leaders worldwide. He transformed a historic Pennsylvania firehouse into an architectural gem and designed interiors for James Biddle, former president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Additional highlights include a Bulgari 18K yellow gold, gem-set diamond necklace; white gold and diamond riviere necklace; 18K yellow gold, multi-colored sapphire necklace; platinum, yellow gold, diamond and sapphire ring; yellow gold, emerald and diamond choker; David Webb 18K yellow gold ruby and diamond earrings; David Webb 18K yellow gold and platinum, turquoise, sapphire and diamond flower brooch; Corum 18K yellow gold coin watch; Jaeger-LeCoultre 18K yellow gold Reverso moon phase leather watch; Henry Dunay 18K yellow gold woven collar necklace; and other elegant pieces that will appeal to discerning buyers.

The George Doan collection highlights include a pair of Portuguese carved wood, gesso and polychrome angels; Regency chinoiserie commode; Italian rococo painted table; set of four Maison Jansen Curule form stools; Portuguese rococo console table; Italian and French bergères and fauteuils; and other items personally curated by Doan during his European travels.

Fine art highlights include works signed or attributed to Louis Ritman, David Hockney, Alexander Calder, Charles (Chuck) Arnoldi, Billy Al Bengston, Pablo Picasso, Robert Motherwell, Sam Francis and Sigmund Joseph Menkes and much more.

Furniture and décor highlights include a pair of Iberian rococo gilt and red-lacquered armchairs; Italian walnut and marquetry commode; Paul McCobb dining suite; pair of Paul Ferrante neoclassical-style gueridons; Oushak carpets; collection of Colonial Latin American santo figures; pair of Florentine giltwood and metal sconces; early Persian Islamic silver-inlaid high-tin bronze goblet and pouring vessel; Reed and Barton Francis I sterling flatware service; Australian Philharmonic gold coins; Gene Moore for Tiffany and Co., sterling and enamel circus figures; Salvador Dalí bronze Venus spatiale and other unique items.

A special preview exhibition will be conducted from March 10-14, 8 am to 3 pm, at Abell Auction’s gallery at 6620 Telegraph Road.

Buyers may place absentee bids with Abell directly, bid via telephone or bid online at www.abell.com, Live Auctioneers or Invaluable. For information, 310-858-3073.