Clarke Auction's Boston Post Road Estate Auction Monday, August 23 at 6:00 pm

    LARCHMONT, NY, August 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On Monday, August 26th at 6:00 pm, Clarke Auction will sell lots of antiques, clean traditional furniture, fine art, carpets, and lighting consigned from estates throughout the Greater New York area.

Dining sets are headed by a triple pedestal banded dining table in great condition, and seven other quality traditional and mid-century dining suites, complete with matching chairs, sideboards and china cabinets.

Chairs and seating include clean matched Queen Anne-style armchairs, mid-century modern lucite and leather sofas and chairs, Louis XV-style giltwood settees, pairs of matching wingchairs, and traditional mahogany side chairs.

Baker furniture Two signed Baker leathertopped desks along with a Carlton-style desk will also be featured in this auction.

Carpet highlights are two 1993 Edward Field wool rugs, one signed by the artist Al Hirschfeld, handmade oriental carpets in small and room sizes, a vintage Navaho rung in good condition and an Aubusson-style carpet.

Decorative Arts include large amount of Italian polychromed pottery, bronze candelabra, stemware, Rosenthal China, and other pieces being catalogued as this goes to press.

Some examples of Fine Art are a collection of abstract and figurative paintings by the late Marion Lese, exhibited widely in Palm Beach galleries, French oils by Jean-Claude Mayodon, 19th C. English watercolors, a Corot Etching, and others still being uncovered.

Of special interest are twenty lots of clean Lionel and Markin train sets, most with original boxes, including many locomotives from which to choose, just consigned from a White Plains location.

"This first auction at our new location is an opportunity to purchase great quality furniture," said Ronan Clarke. "While we break in the new building, there will be great values and a unusually deep selection."

Clarke will be auctioning these estates Monday August 23 at 6:00 pm in its new 2372 Boston Post Road location. Full on-site previews are available Saturday, Sunday, and Monday August 21-22-23, 12:00 Noon to 6:00 pm. For more details, see its website at www.ClarkeNY.com or call 914-833-8336.

Clarke Auction Larchmont, Westchester's Premier Auction Gallery, conducts catalogued sales monthly featuring distinctive fine and decorative arts, antiques, exceptional furniture, oriental rugs, sterling silver and mid-century modern. For further information, please contact us at (914)833-8336 or [email protected].

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