This stunning 400lot North Asheville estate auction is a design lover's dream, filled with beautiful
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This stunning 400lot North Asheville estate auction is a design lover's dream, filled with beautifully appointed furnishings and decorative pieces from a lifetime of refined collecting. Asian-influenced highlights include a Habersham hand-painted black chinoiserie cabinet, a Hollywood Regency hand-painted black lacquered tall wall mirror, a Chinese black lacquer four-panel screen, a Chinese Famille Rose cachepot with stand, and Century Furniture's Chin Hua and Pagoda collections. Furniture standouts span styles and eras — a tessellated stone Post Modern dining table, French Louis XV arm chairs, French Provincial china hutch and bar cabinet, Broyhill Premier Ming Dynasty bedroom suite, Thomasville Queen Anne secretary, and an MCM credenza with atomic handles. Art lovers will find a signed original Hoffman oil painting, a signed H. Kreisel oil painting, Schott Zwiesel crystal, Pande Cameron of New York rugs, a Kimball upright piano, and an extraordinary collection of ornate mirrors. Preview: By appointment only in North Asheville, NC on Monday, August 3rd from 9am to 12pm. Please call 828-338-8448 or email auctions@sterlingtransitions.com for an appointment time at least 24 hours prior to the preview date. We can not always accommodate last minute preview appointment requests. Online Bidding: Bids are accepted online starting at 6am on Friday, July 31st, 2026. Lots will close every minute starting with Lot 1 at 4pm on Monday, August 3, 2026. Bidding is extended 5 minutes if bidding occurs within the last 5 minutes of a lot ending. Winner Pick Up: One day pick up by appointment in North Asheville, NC on Wednesday, August 5rd from 11am to 6pm. If you have a large item to pick up, you must bring help to load it in your car or ask us for a list of movers for hire prior to pick up! Pick up appointments can be made through www.Calendly.com/SterlingTransitions after 6pm day of auction close. Parking Notes: This house is located on a hill off the main road but there is room to maneuver around. You may wish to park at the main road and walk up the short driveway to avoid getting stuck up there. If you need to come up for furniture or multiple items be sure to check in with staff right away to ensure you are in a good spot. Read Terms and Conditions Prior to Bidding.