SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The Period Art & Design auction at Bonhams, November 18, will present Property from the Estate of John A. Traina Jr. Mr. Traina was a well-known businessman, entrepreneur, collector and bon vivant who was renowned for his impeccable style and limitless charm. As a serious collector of fine art, antiques, designer decor, natural curiosities and objet d'art, he curated a collection that was the epitome of worldly elegance and San Francisco chic.

Special highlights from the Estate will include a pair of fourth-quarter 20th century Neoclassical style gilt-bronze-mounted rock crystal obelisks (est. $1,800-2,500); two faux narwhal tusks on stands, attributed to Tony Duquette (est. $1,600-2,500); a 20th century contemporary Baroque style giltwood and parcel ebonized side table (est. $1,000-1,500); and a pair of giltwood masks of Kannon (est. $1,000-1,500).

Property from the Estate of Gloria Lowengart, San Francisco, will also highlight the sale. Ms. Lowengart hired Sister Parish to design the interior of her Pacific Heights home in the early 1980s. Sister Parish (Dorothy May Kinnicutt), 1910-1994, was a most important American interior designer who decorated the family rooms of the White House for former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Comfort, class and charm are signature trademarks of the Parish look. Items from this Estate will include a Pleyel mahogany cased grand piano (est. $4,000-6,000); two separate lots of Sister Parish floral chintz drapery panels (each est. $800-1,200); as well as contemporary furniture and lighting fixtures and Chinese-style porcelain vases of varying estimates.

Also featured in the auction will be Property from the Estate of Charles and Eleanor de Limur, San Francisco. Items are from a collection the de Limur’s started two generations ago, and most were acquired during the de Limur’s long tenure living in Paris at the Palais Royale in the 1960s. Items on offer will include a Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph, "Brandes et la Bargy, dans Cabotins," (est. $2,500-3,500); a pair of early-20th century carved jade elephants (est. $2,000-3,000); an 18th century fine famille rose enameled porcelain vase, Qing dynasty (est. $2,000-3,000); a German 800 standard silver large cartouche form table box with panel decoration of putti at various pursuits (est. $2,000-2,500); and a fourth quarter 19th century Louis XV/XVI transitional style gilt bronze mounted walnut commode (est. $1,000-1,500).

Top highlights of Property from a Private San Francisco Estate, whose residuary beneficiaries include the California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, will be on offer, including a first-quarter 19th century Empire gilt bronze and brass mounted mahogany vitrine cabinet and 20th century console table (est. $2,500-3,500); an early 19th century Empire mahogany bergere en gondole (est. $1,200-1,800); and a French Baroque walnut dough box on stand and a Louis XVI iron mounted walnut panetiere (est. $1,000-1,500). Additional highlights will include a fourth-quarter 20th century Michael Taylor Romanesque style cast stone and glass table (est. $800-1,200); an assembled suite of engraved glass stemware with Russian motifs (est. $800-1,200); and a pair of 18th century Baroque walnut over-door figural panels emblematic of Justice and Liberty (est. $800-1,200).

Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, including The Collection of Joseph Klein (1899-1987), will showcase examples of objects after the “antique,” purchased by travelers in Europe on their obligatory “grand tour,” including a large selection of bronze decorations, antiquities and vessels. Of interest to be offered is a patinated bronze model of the tomb of Henry IV the Righteous (Henryk IV Probus) (c. 1258–1290), High Duke of Poland second-half 19th century ($500–700).

The sale will also offer a second round of first-time offerings from the collection of San Franciscan real estate developer, cabinet maker and aspiring concert pianist Ronald Antonioli. Property from the Ronald F. Antonioli Collection will include a Baroque style cast stone and granite garden table (est. $2,000-3,000); a 20th century Italian Baroque style walnut and mixed wood bibliotheque (est. $1,500-2,500); and a pair of Contemporary claret and white Fortuny style silk upholstered club chairs (est. $800-1,200), among many other items.

Rounding out the sale will be highlights from the various owners portion of the sale, including Serge Ivanoff’s “The Spanish dancer,” (est. $10,000–15,000); a Selden Connor Gile watercolor on paper, "Mule team descending a hill," 1931 (est. $2,000-3,000); a late 19th century French gilt bronze and porcelain censer (est. $1,200-1,800); and a pair of first-half 20th century Renaissance style patinated bronze and rouge griotte figures: Venus and Thor (est. $800-1,200).