216 City Square, Belton, SC 29627
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216 City Square, Belton, SC 29627
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OLIVER'S AUCTIONJuly Gallery Auctionfeaturing The Dr. Willard Pate Collection700+ Lots of Fine Art, Antiques & Southern Folk Treasures — Every Lot Opens at $5, No ReservesBidding Opens: Wednesday, July 15 at 8:00 PM · Auction Closes: Sunday, July 26 — lots beginclosing at 7:00 PMGallery Preview: Friday, July 24 & Saturday, July 25 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMPickup: Monday, July 27 & Tuesday, July 28 · Nationwide shipping available on nearly every lotOliver's Auction is proud to present our July Gallery Auction — one of the most remarkable catalogs we'veever assembled, with more than 700 lots spanning fine art, sterling silver, estate jewelry, Southern folk pottery,and Americana, anchored by the lifetime collection of one of the Upstate's most beloved educators.The Dr. Willard Pate CollectionFor more than sixty years, Dr. Frances Willard Pate taught Southern Literature at Furman University, wheregenerations of students passed through her legendary courses on William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, EudoraWelty, and Alice Walker. Beyond the classroom she was an accomplished photographer, an avid traveler —and, in the words of those who knew her best, a fanatical lover of cats. Oliver's Auction is honored to presenther collection, assembled over a lifetime of teaching, travel, and devotion to the animals she adored.The collection numbers over 300 lots and reflects a scholar's eye: original works by the celebrated British artistLouis Wain, a rare circa-1870 Minton majolica cat pitcher designed by Paul Comolera, an exceptional group ofHannah Barlow Doulton Lambeth sgraffito stoneware, Austrian cold-painted bronzes including FranzBergman, Susan Herbert's original gouache after Van Gogh, Debby Faulkner-Stevens vellum miniatures, andcrystal cats by Baccarat, Daum, Waterford, and Swarovski — alongside Royal Doulton, Beswick, Kutani, andfolk art felines of every description. Fittingly for a Flannery O'Connor scholar, the collection even includesDouglas Powers' block print “Flannery O'Connor's Treelines #14.”Additional Headline LotsA 1573 Gasparo da Salò Violin. A rare 16th-century violin bearing the internal maker's mark of thepioneering Brescian master Gasparo da Salò, housed in its period case — a once-in-a-generation offering forcollectors and musicians alike.Fine Jewelry & Watches. A Ladies Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, a 1 CT diamond and platinum ring, a 14KTblack opal and diamond ring, Art Deco filigree, Victorian coral and cameo brooches, and a 10KT diamondtennis bracelet — many with appraisals in hand.Sterling Silver. A 104-piece Gorham Buttercup sterling flatware service with matching repoussé tea set, a113-piece Manchester “Southern Rose” collection, Whiting, Towle, and 19th-century Kentucky coin silver.Southern Folk Pottery & Folk ArtThe lane our bidders know us for, and this catalog delivers: Joe “Jug” Johnson churns from Laurens, SC, anEdgefield stoneware churn, works by Cleater, David, and Anita Meaders, Grace Nell Hewell, A.R. Cole,Neolia Cole, a Claude Miller face jug, Clint Alderman's hand-sculpted rooster and owl, and early Southernalkaline-glaze stoneware throughout. Folk art runs deep as well — a 19th-century carved tobacconist tradesign, William Veasey and Harry Strahl decoys, carved canes, whirligigs, J.E. Stevens mechanical banks, amassive Choctaw Linda Farve lidded basket, Catawba Indian pottery, and Georgetown Plantation gatheringbaskets.Fine Furniture & ArtAn 18th-century American Chippendale cherry chest, a dated 1857 Hungarian folk painted cupboard,Pennsylvania German paint-decorated blanket chests, country pie safes in original paint, a French Louis XVstyle ormolu-mounted bureau plat, a Chinese carved hardwood altar table, and hand-knotted Kashan and Bijarrugs. Fine art includes Enoch Wood Perry Jr., Charles Kermit Ewing, Leo Meiersdorff, Papa Horning folkpaintings, and an 18th-century American School portrait.How to BidBid online through LiveAuctioneers or Proxibid beginning Wednesday, July 15 at 8:00 PM. Lots beginclosing Sunday evening, July 26 at 7:00 PM.Come see it in person. Join us at the gallery in Belton, SC for our two-day preview, Friday July 24 andSaturday July 25, 10 AM to 5 PM. Nothing beats handling these pieces yourself — and we'd love to show youaround.Winning bidders may pick up Monday July 27 or Tuesday July 28, or take advantage of our in-housenationwide shipping.Buy What You Love.Oliver's Auction · Belton, South Carolina · oliversauction.co
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