Featuring the Estate of Oscar & Barbara LeidenfrostJohn Moran Auctioneers is pleased to present California Living, which encompasses the California aesthetic through a diverse selection of important art and design. Highlighting the California Living auction is the Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfrost, whose collection evolved over the decades into an example of sophisticated, global California elegance. The sale includes postmodern and contemporary works from Ed Ruscha, Vija Celmins, Yayoi Kusama, and Robert Longo, along with turned wood vessels by Edward and Philip Moulthorp, an array of Chinese Yixing ceramic wares, Georg Jensen silver, and furnishings by leading designers George Nelson, Ray and Charles Eames, Richard Schultz, and more. Proceeds from the Estate of Oscar and Barbara Leidenfrost will benefit non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
