Charlton Hall presents Great Estates at Auction on Artfact Live!

(Boston MA) Artfact Live! is pleased to announce that the Charlton Hall sale Great Estates at Auction, on September 12th and 13th, 2009, is available for online bidding exclusively through Artfact Live! The two-day auction offers over 1,000 lots including: furniture, ceramics, fine art, silver, rugs, jewelry and more. If you can’t join the live auction action in West Columbia, South Carolina, visit Artfact.com, or its sister site in the UK, Invaluable.com, to login or register free to bid live online at this exceptional auction. If you’re not ready to bid, simply watch the activity live from the auction floor using the Artfact Live! console.

Highlights of the sale include:

DAY 1:
The top lot of day one is lot 199, a Louis XV style kingwood, satine and bronze-mounted bureau rognan attributed to Theodore Millet from the late 19th century. Millet’s firm, Maison Millet, operated in Paris from 1853 to 1902 and was well known for production of Louis XV and XVI style furniture. This piece is elaborately decorated and includes a built in clock and candleholders, bidding begins at $13,000.

Another notable piece in the Louis XV style is lot 247, a vernis Martin and gilt-bronze mounted scenic vitrine, by Louis Majorelle circa 1885. Louis Majorelle studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts before taking over his father’s furniture business, the Maison Marjorelle, where he specialized in art nouveau pieces as well as more traditional styles. Bidding opens at $7,000.


DAY2:
The top lot of day two, lot 762, is a George Inness painting entitled The End of an Autumn Day. It depicts a fall landscape painted circa 1894. Bidding for this lot opens at $40,000.

Also of interest is lot 755, a Rembrandt Peale painting of Niagra Falls circa 1830. Entitled Niagra Falls Seen from the American Side, it portrays a dark storm cloud approaching the falls. Bidding begins at $20,000.

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About Artfact
Founded in 1989, Artfact is the largest global marketplace of fine and decorative arts, antiques, collectibles, and estate auctions. On January 1, 2009, Artfact launched Artfact Live! and Invaluable Live!, its proprietary live auction bidding platforms, enabling users to bid in real-time on auctions being held around the world by its prestigious auction house partners. Currently, over 1,000 fine auctioneers actively list their catalogues with Artfact.com and its U.K. sister site Invaluable.com, reaching the Artfact community of more than 10 million knowledgeable collectors and dealers worldwide. Artfact's industry leading database includes more than 50 million complete auction results totaling more than $190 billion in value, including information on more than 500,000 international artists. In 2006, Artfact acquired RFC Systems, the leading provider of enterprise software developed specifically for the fine art and antique auction house industry. RFC helps prestigious auction houses around the world manage their businesses by automating their day-to-day operations.


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