A Landmark Event

A LANDMARK EVENT !

Phoenix Estate Sales is proud to host a sale of unprecedented proportions for the iconic designer, ROBERT RENTZ. Mr. Rentz is downsizing and we are offering the contents of his showroom, ROBERT RENTZ INTERIORS, as well as the stored accumulation of many decades of collecting from multiple estates..  Before panic ensues, Mr. Rentz is NOT retiring, just downsizing. It is, however, a downsizing of epic proportions.

On Sept. 18 -- 21, the showroom at 1700 W. Main St., Richmond, VA will become an Ali Baba cave of treasures, with over 15,000 sq. ft. jam-packed with wonderful things.

Legions of clients have delighted in Mr. Rentz's signature eclectic style in designing rooms for homes all over the world. His international clients are especially grateful for his willingness to travel at a moment's notice.  Part of his enthusiasm for that travel is due to the fact that while he's working on site, he's also shopping. RELENTLESSLY !

Well-known in all the usual antiquing haunts in Paris, Rome and Madrid, Robert Rentz also has an infallible instinct for going off the beaten path and has brought back marvelous finds from such varied locales as a nomadic Kurdish encampment, a crumbling villa on Capri, and a Bavarian castle uninhabited for a half-century.

All his shopping is now our once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Instead of extensive travel, and bargaining in languages we don't speak, the fruits of many years of his labors are easily available at 1700 W. Main St., Sept. 18 -- 21.


To list everything we are offering at this sale would be impossible.  We will mention some stand-outs and try to cover categories, but even that attempt will be inadequate with 15,000 sq. ft. of furniture, accessories and art. The only accurate description is: "You have never seen a sale like this one!"

FURNITURE: 7 sofas, including an Edward Ferrell loveseat; numerous upholstered chairs; 7 dining room tables of walnut, mahogany, teak, and Spanish cedar; innumerable chairs including a knock-out set of 12 Chippendale chairs from the Stately Homes of Great Britain collection; Beds--brass, upholstered, iron; a wide variety of coffee tables and side tables; an iron and brass bakers' rack; Windsor chairs; an outstanding Art Deco marble top table with Whippet legs, ca. 1920s; a pair of 1920s French Industrial cabinets; a small table by Wolfgang Hoffman; a wine tasting table by Wolfe; a lighted Regency étagère; contemporary, mid-century modern, and traditional pieces.

ANTIQUES: 7 small desks, many styles and periods; a barley twist marble top table; a French marble top parquet credenza; a painted American blanket chest; several early 19th century chests of drawers, walnut and pine; 19th century walnut gate leg table; 19th century American mahogany linen press; 19th century American painted chest of drawers, red and black; small primitive farm tables; an 18th century Country Chippendale CT chair; a marvelous Folk Art chair, with a painted "God Bless Mother;" a 17th century carved blanket chest; a four-poster carved walnut bed, purportedly from Arlington House; a French gilt Napoleon III armchair; a small oak icebox; and much more.

ART: Paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, etc., including a delicate etching by Anne Goldthwaite [ 1869-1944 ]; a vivid oil by Maurice Paquot [ 1937-1993 ]; a large oil by Frank Niepold; oils by Karen Bjork Discnell, Stanley R. Wilson [ 1890 –1973 ], Jennie Goodman, D. H. Rhodes, Bjorn Runquist; Elizabeth Slipek, and Jim Stygar; collages by Nicholas Hudson Paine; sculptures by Nancy Jurs, 1990s, and John Kline, 1990s; pottery by Barbara Hill, Steven Glass and Jack Hooker; carving by Gaul; Contemplative Western Snow Scene by Native American artist, William Standing, oil, 1940; impressive New England Snow Scene by George Gardner Symons [ 1863-1930 ]; large watercolor by Deborah Ellis, 1984;and dozens of other pieces.

LIGHTING: A full range of lighting including 15 chandeliers, 40 wall sconces, 19 candelabras, over 100 lamps, and over 200 lamp shades. Amazing choices!

SILVER: Sterling, including a six-piece hand-chased tea set by Fisher; 2 rare medicine cups; Revere bowls; numerous candlesticks and candelabras; a "Queen Anne" coffee pot by Fisher; an elaborate ladle; 12 bread/dessert plates by Stieff; decanter tags; vases; bread tray; compotes and bowls; dresser jars; jiggers; compacts, match safes; 12 Russian enamel and gold wash coffee spoons from the Soviet Russian State Service. Quantities of silver plate.

CHINA and CRYSTAL: Sets of china by Minton, Haviland, Herend, Wedgewood, etc. Some great Sienna pottery and Deruto. Lots of crystal.

TEXTILES: Over 75 pillows of wonderful fabrics and styles; pillow forms; bedding; throws; fabric and fabric samples; antique and contemporary tale linen.

ACCESSORIES: Of every conceivable style and period. A superb pair of Donald Drumm candlesticks. An enormous quantity to choose from. Over two dozen mirrors. Impossible to list, just far too many objects.

RUGS: Over 3 dozen rugs including lovely Orientals, hooker, contemporary, and a stunning Aubusson.

COLLECTIONS: An extraordinary collection of ART DECO chrome--over 200 pieces! Large collections of shells, minerals and fossils, and sock monkeys. Terracotta pots of all shapes and sizes, one humungous one.

MUCH, MUCH MORE! AGAIN, THOUSANDS OF THINGS. JUST COME!