February 11, 2006
This sale featured 821 lots of African Art, International Works, Native American Pieces, Notable Antiques, Quilts, Pottery and Folk Art.
The first 186 lots of important African Art are the lifetime collection of Mr. Hal Wehling. This premier collection was shaped by not only the careful eye of Mr. Wehling, but many influential people who helped him along the way.
This section features works from Haiti, Trinidad, Germany, Guatamala, Yugoslavia, Dublin, Austria, Brazil, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Mexico, Bali, San Blas Islands, Cuba, Aboriginal Art, Japan, China, and other countries from around the world.
This section includes American Paintings, both old and new. It also contains a nice selection of Odd Fellow and Franternal Works, Trade and Carnival Signs, Prison Art, Bottlecap sculptures and some funky furniture.
This section contains Nati ve American works ncluding very nice pieces of Native pottery and basketry, Native American Rugs and Blankets, Kachinas, and old arrowheads.
This is a fantastic selection of Wisconsin Salt Glazed Pottery and Amazing Quilts.
For anyone intersted in obtaining a true piece of Southern and Literary History, check out lot 608, hundreds of items once belonging to Margaret Mitchell, the famed author of Gone With the Wind. These items were on display for many years at the Atlanta Museum and buyers will have the extremely rare opportunity to own a large grouping of the authors personal possessions. Click here to read more about the Mitchell Estate up for sale and how the Atlanta Museum came to own this important collection. In addition to the wonderful items from Mitchell's Estate, buyers will be treated to some other interesting antiques. For the American History buff, there is a fun selection of pieces from the Atlanta Museum which include everything from personal items owned by Capt. William Plane of the Confederate Army, to the Granite drinking Fountain from the Loew's Theatre, to a 48-star flag, to an original Calistoga Wagon, to a 1936 Bowl Game Football. There are fantastic furniture lots, ceramics, figurines, a George Grove 18th C. Candlestick, Lamps, lanterns, early instruments, Baskets, bowls, flatware, silver, glass, china, a George Bucquet Frog Bowl, Dime Store dispensers, clocks, and other interesting and unique older items.
Click Here to View Lots 726-821 Folk Art
This section contains a wide variety of folk art from older pieces to more contemporary. There are some wonderful carvings, paintings and sculptures. This section is filled with "Box Lots" and offers a great opportunity for buyers to pick up nice groupings of folk art.
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