Charleston Collects

• Inaugural Charleston Collects Auction on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 11am

• Artwork, Furniture, Silver, Decorative Arts and Jewelry from Southern Collections and Estates

• Consignments Are Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions

• We Invite You to Contact Us for a Complimentary Auction Evaluation of Your Collection

CHARLESTON, SC – Doyle is pleased to announce the inaugural Charleston Collects auction scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 11am. Held in Doyle's Charleston gallery and livestreamed on Doyle.com, Charleston Collects offers an exciting array of artwork, furniture, silver, decorative arts and jewelry from Southern collections and estates.

Artwork by Alice R. Huger Smith and Other Artists
Among the highlights of the upcoming auction are two works by Charleston artist Alice R. Huger Smith (1876–1958) titled Wild Rice on the Savannah (est. $25,000-45,000) and Towers on the Scotch Church, Charleston (est. $8,000-12,000). A key figure in the Charleston Renaissance of the early 20th century, Smith is best known for her dream-like watercolors of Charleston and the Carolina Lowcountry. Other artists represented in the sale include John Carroll Doyle, Claude Flynn Howell, William Aiken Walker and Anke Weyer.

Southern Regional Furniture & Decorative Arts
The selection of furniture and decorative arts features Property from the Collection of Joreen White Wenzl and Daniel Wenzl of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Assembled over many decades, this remarkable and extensive collection showcases fine examples of Southern regional furniture and decorative arts. Among the offerings are a circa 1800 Federal inlaid walnut tall chest of drawers, probably Tennessee (est. $2,000-4,000); a circa 1825 cherry sugar chest, possibly Kentucky (est. $1,000-1,500) and various other chests and tables, as well as stoneware jugs, coin silver and miniature furniture.

Silver
The silver section of the sale features numerous flatware services, goblets and julep cups, as well as a North Carolina silver water pitcher by T.W. Brown of Wilmington with a presentation inscription dated 1840 (est. $1,500-2,500).

Jewelry & Fine Watches
Certain to attract attention are over 40 lots of stylish jewelry including glittering diamonds, gold jewelry and signed pieces, as well as fine watches by Cartier, Ebel and other makers.

Since the October 2023 opening of Doyle Charleston, our local Regional Advisors have hosted a full schedule of special events. These include consignment days with Doyle’s team of Specialists, connoisseurship talks on a range of collecting topics, selling exhibitions of jewelry and decorative arts, and preview exhibitions of property to be auctioned in New York and online to collectors around the globe.

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We Invite You to Auction!

Consignments are currently being accepted for future auctions. We invite you to contact us for a complimentary auction evaluation. Our Specialists are always available to discuss the sale of a single item or an entire collection.

For information, please contact:
Emily Grimball Longley, 843-501-2450, Charleston@Doyle.com