LAWRENCE FISHER MANSION PHASE 2 - CONTENT COLLECTIONS ITEMS - 4 DAY NATIONAL ESTATE-SALES Detroit,

We Are Pleased To Offer Over Cataloged Estate Sale Items Removed From The Lawrence Fisher Mansion In Detroit Michigan - Lenox Avenue In 1975.

A Grosse Pointe Farms Gentleman Had Acquired This Lawrence Fisher Mansion In 1965  And Used For Residential & Operating Business & Ultimately Sold In 1975 To Alfred Ford The Great Grandson Of Henry Ford & Elisabeth Reuther Dick Meyer. 

Once This Fisher Mansion Was Sold In 1975 The Contents Were Then Ultimately Removed Into A Large Residence In Grosse Pointe Farms.

In the mid-1920s, Lawrence Fisher of the Fisher Brothers Body firm, which supplied parts for General Motors, decided to build a magnificent mansion on the outskirts of Detroit to show off his wealth and good fortune. He hired C. Howard Crane, the man who also built the Fisher Theater, to design this elaborate home. The mansion was built in Between 1928 & 1931 at 383 Lenox Ave. in Detroit and cost about $2 million.

Some of the floors and tiled walls have real gold and silver trim in them. There are intricately carved wood ceilings that took two years to build and some Mediterranean-style ceilings. African zebra wood designs are on the walls of one room, and silk fabric adorns the walls of another. The library has real hand-painted leather on the walls, and fossils are preserved in the stone fireplace. Ornate trim can be found throughout the mansion, and some of the original furniture is still there, just as Fisher left it. It’s an incredible part of Detroit history.

From Mansion to Temple

In 1961, Lawrence Fisher passed away, and the city of Detroit acquired the mansion. Since the mansion was not located in an upscale neighborhood, interested buyers were scarce. In 1975, Alfred Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford, and Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer, daughter of Walter Reuther, paid $80,000 for the mansion and donated it to the Hare Krishna. In 1976, the Hare Krishna devotees moved in, and they are still there today. The temple is open to the public, and everyone is welcome to come in and enjoy the beauty of the structure, observe or participate in the rituals, and learn about the Indian culture.

We Will Begin Listing Indiviual Items & Photographs Within 7 Days With Detailed Photos.

This 4 Day National Sale  PHASE TWO - Will Be Conducted In A Commercial Building In Detroit & Directly Across From Grosse Pointe City & Is Scheduled On March 23, 24, 25, 26, 2023, Weather Permitting.  If A Major Snow Storm Should Occur This Sale Will Be Rescheduled With Advance Notice & Moved Forward The Following 7 Days Accordingly.

Content Items Were Removed By The Former Owners Of The Lawrence Fisher Mansion, (Grosse Pointe Farms Residents) Who Purchased & Owned This Stately Mansion From 1965 to 1975 & Operated A Commercial Business From This Property.

The Content Items Offered Are Itemized As Follows:

Large Ornate American Jacobean/Elizabethan Revival Style Arm Chair (Commisssioned For The Mansion) Original With Mrs. Fisher & 7 Sons Portrait From Detroit Historical Society

Pair Of Ornately Matching Carved Side Chairs American Jacobean/Elizabethan Revival (Commissioned For The Mansion)

Original Victorian 19th Century Steamer Storage Trunk With Original Victorian Portraits

Original Rare Vintage GE Deep Walnut Stereo Record Protable Player With Folding Speakers That Is In Excellent Working Condition Museum Quality Bronze Chinese Signed Palace Urn Circa 1875 to 1899 & 26"H x 14"D & Weighs Over 45 Pounds 19th Century Antique Chinese Export Lacquer Chess Backgammon Game Box Folding Art Large Collection Of Victorian & Mid-Century Costume Jewelry Including Men's & Women's Sterling Silver & Gold    

5 Period Wicker Chairs, Rockers From The Mansion Boat House, Garderns

Antique Hunzinger Lolly Pop Rocking Chair

Rare Carved Mahogany Detailed Arm Chair Highly Carved

Period Antique Crystal Chandelier Attributed To Waterford

Period Bronze Ornate Chandelier With A Pair Of Stueben Acid Etched Floral Shades

Period Italian Center Table With Italian Stamped Italy On Bottom

Antique Rare Scroll Carved Music Cabinet With Doors From Music Library Room

Collection Of Oil Paintings On Board & Canvas & Antique Signed Prints

Rare Japanese Serving Alter Table Hand Painted & Crafted WIth Exotic Woods

Rare Antique & Mid-Century Clocks, Including Wall Clocks, Bronze Rococo & Detroit Carriage Clocks

Quality Crafted Woven Chinese & Persian Rugs

19th Century Chinese Antiques

Marble Pedestal Vintage & Antique Walking Cains & Parasall 

Collections Of Rare Rocks & Minerals

Signed Dinnerware & Glass Stemware, Some Vintage & Victorian Periods

Rare Victorian 19th Century Lead Soldier Complete Kit

Rare Detroit Ferry Seed Wooden Decaled Oak Box

Rare Men's Beaver Stove Top Hat Detroit Label In Its Heavy Thick Leather Locking Case

We Will Update Daily With Descriptions & Photos