The grandeur of France, Italy and Spain, the craftsmanship of Scandinavia and the inspired detail of Asian artistry are on the auction block during this Lewis & Maese auction. Featured are the estate of the late William Peyton, a Houston antiques dealer and founder of the iconic Houston Antique Dealers Association (HADA), together with the estate of a Montrose art and antiquity dealer, and two additional comparable collections.

Items may be viewed at lmauctionco.com and liveauctioneers.com, Lewis & Maese' on-line bidding platform. The lots may be viewed at the auction house from 9 a.m until 5 p.m May 13 and 14 and from 9 a.m. through the auction on May 15. 

Highlights of the collections include a set of eight ivory-inlaid 17th-century Dutch dining room chairs; a pair of 16-foot tall Spanish Colonial doors, circa 1600; and a 90-piece collection of Portuguese crystal stemware, including water, white, red, Champagne and liquors from the Portugal Ambassador's home in Brazil.

Several exquisite sets of silverware and china will also be auctioned.

Other interesting lots include a lacquered and carved 19th-century Chinese day bed, an antique Chinese scroll, an antique Chinese ancestral shrine cabinet and a round Chinese center table.

Also, a Louis XVI style antique desk, a 19th-century Dutch Boulle-style clock, an antique French verdure wall tapestry, an Adams-style mirror, a 19th-century American corner cabinet, a pair of sterling and crystal wine decanters, a French tall clock, a set of eight chippendale dining room chairs and a Sèvres porcelain-topped guéridon.