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ST PETERSBURG, FLA. — Myers Antiques Auction Gallery will conduct its largest auction ever January 14–16, featuring 1,200-plus lots of fine Asian and European antiques dating from the Sixteenth through early Twentieth centuries.

Significant items acquired from private collections and estates in the Northeast and Florida will be showcased, such as a Sixteenth Century carving of the Madonna and Angel, as well as other early carvings, early delft and silver from Augsburg, Germany, that come from the estate of Jacques and Ruth Whitfield. Also included in the sale are objets d’art from the Thomas Moran-Condie Lamb estate in East Hampton, N.Y. Bronzes and Nineteenth Century E. Fanfani paintings from Vincent Carpanzano’s New York estate, as well as carved ivory miniatures and other fine antiques from the New England estate of Admiral William S. Sims, commander of the US Fleet during World War I, will be offered.

Friday, January 14, presents lots 1–375, offering a wide variety of Asian decorative arts including a large collection of woodblock prints by Ando Hiroshige, Natori Shunsen, Yoshida Hiroshi, Kawase Hasui, Kasamata Shiro and Koitsu; Chinese and Japanese porcelain, cloisonne, ivory, silver, furniture, pottery and other fine objects.

Saturday, January 15, presents lots 376–801; European decorative arts featuring a wide array of fine antique porcelain, early delft pottery, glass, silver and many objects of vertu.

Sunday, January 16, concludes the three-day auction with lots 802–1,200, featuring more European decorative arts, Oriental carpets, such as a Nineteenth Century 9- by 12-foot Oushak, clocks, fine art, furniture, sculpture, miniature portraits on ivory and fine jewelry.

The auction starts each day at noon and ending at approximately 6 pm. Preview hours are Thursday, January 13, from noon to 6 pm, and Friday–Sunday, from 10 am to noon. The gallery is at 1600 Fourth Street North. For information 727-823-3249 or www.myersfineart.com.