Paintings by Aiden Lassell Ripley and Michel Delacroix top estimates at Ahlers & Ogletree's Estates & Collections auction

ATLANTA - EntSun -- Oil on canvas paintings by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) and Michel Delacroix (French, b. 1933), a Chinese Kangxi period porcelain brush pot and a Tiffany & Co. partial dinner service in the Cirque Chinois pattern all performed well in Ahlers & Ogletree's two-day Estates & Collections auction held March 26^th and 27^th, online and live at the gallery in Atlanta, Ga.

The Ripley painting was the overall top lot of the two days, realizing an impressive $66,550, which more than doubled the $30,000 high estimate. The work, titled Grouse by the Brook, was signed upper left and titled to verso. It measured 27 inches by 40 inches (canvas, less the frame). Ripley hailed from Massachusetts and was regarded as one of America's preeminent painters of sporting and wildlife art.

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The painting by Michel Delacroix was rendered around 1984 and was titled Musiciens de Rue (Street Musicians). It was signed and inscribed "Paris" lower left and signed and titled to verso, and measured 23 ¾ inches by 28 ¼ inches (canvas, less the frame). The selling price of $16,940 bested the high estimate of $9,000. Delacroix painted in the "naïf" style, often depicting bustling Parisian street life.

The Chinese Kangxi period (1661-1772) blue and white porcelain brush pot with figural scenes was one of the true sleeper lots of the sale. The catalog showed a modest estimate of $5,000-$7,000, but when the final gavel came down, the diminutive piece (just 5 ½ inches tall, minus the wooden stand) found a new home for $24,200. It was unmarked and structurally sound, with no signs of repair.

The 69-piece partial dinner service for 15 by Tiffany & Co. in the Cirque Chinois pattern (first introduced in 2001), private stock Atelier Le Tallec (French, 1930-2014), came into the sale with a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-$12,000, but eager bidders drove the final price up to $19,360. The 18 dinner plates were 10 ¼ inches in diameter. The service exhibited wear that was typical of domestic use.

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Ahlers & Ogletree has a full slate of important upcoming auctions. They include the following:

• Fine Jewelry, Watches & Luxury Accessories / April 24th (pre-bidding is now open)
• May Estates & Collections / May 8^th
• Modern and Contemporary Art & Design / June 4^th
• Fine Art Glass / June 5^th

To learn more, visit www.aandoauctions.com.