O’hara’s Gallery Auction at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Achieves Over $1.5 Million

Proving once again that global demand for the best and most unique property is as strong as ever, the sale of property from O’Hara’s Gallery realized $1,539,060 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on January 22-24. The extraordinary results of the sale were largely due to strong online activity, with an average of nearly 800 bidders each day.

The highlight of the sale was a Chinese carved hardwood opium bed with inset marble panels that sold to a bidder in Hong Kong for $53,680 after much competitive bidding. Fine European furniture also realized exceptional prices. A suite of French giltwood parlor furniture decorated with Vernis Martin lacquer work sold for $23,180, and an impressive pair of Empire gilt bronze thirty-six-light chandeliers brought $21,960.

Prices throughout the sale were outstanding for Sèvres-style porcelain and Continental champlevé items, many of which doubled and tripled their estimates. A pair of gilt bronze mounted cobalt urns brought $10,370 and a French champlevé and porcelain mounted mantel clock brought $9,300.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ next sale of Fine Furniture and Decorative Arts takes place February 12-14. That auction will include additional items consigned by O’Hara’s Gallery. For more information or to order a printed catalogue for the sale, please call 312-280-1212 or click here to browse the on-line catalogue.