Less is not always more. Sometimes more is more, and this certainly seems to be the case this fall at The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc., which has a busy auction season scheduled, kicking off with its Red Carpet auction on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. Filled with several fine estates stretching from Florida to Manhattan, crossing the block will be a wealth of striking and over-the-top statement pieces. Im hard pressed to think of another word that describes this auction better than over-the-top, said Pam Stone, owner and founder of The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. We have donations here from several fine estates whose tastes definitely leaned toward the lavish. One estate is from a man who was an oil executive and lived all over the world, collecting goods from travels with a penchant for Far Eastern antiques, decorative arts and carved furniture. A highlight is a handcarved Chinese bed that is simply grand with elaborate carving, lacquer, chinoserie and gilt work on a well-detailed platform with columns and carved canopy. The bed features relief carving of dragons, birds, fish, deer, vines and more. For Chanel devotees, there are other ways to get your Chanel fix besides perfume and handbags with another statement piece in the auction. A rare pair of authentic Chanel boutique chairs in glossy black Lucite/composite were only used for photo shoots, according to a label on the underside of the chairs. The chairs, which came out of a Palm Beach, Fla., estate, have the iconic Chanel double C logo on front and back side of each chair. From another estate whose owner is based in the design trade comes furniture and art that were in the owners multiple international houses. Artwork on offer ranges from a Martha Mayer Erlebacher signed watercolor still life of peppers, zucchini and apples to an oversized and signed Lee Reynolds oil-on-canvas abstract scene of horse jockeys in mid-race. This auction continues the trend of more is more with a small collection from one estate of war propaganda posters with striking graphics, featuring a Dal Holcomb WWII propaganda advertisement for the British and American Ambulance Corps based in New York City. It is inscribed Quiet! Loose talk can cost lives and a hand draped in an American flag covers the mouth of well-dressed man. The auction also features a nice grouping of Oriental carpets, including a vintage oversized Stark carpet, decorated with intertwining multi-toned, floral and laurel like vine pattern, and an antique Oriental wool rug having an elaborate multi-toned floral vine and leaf pattern with fringes. The later carpet came out of a Park Avenue estate. Asian arts also will be represented, including a white porcelain figure of a deity in meditation, possibly Kangxi. A famille rose porcelain vase standing 16 inches tall is intricately painted with figures and symbolic motifs, while a signed pair of Chinese porcelain temple/fu dogs are handpainted in dreamy swirls with horseshoe shapes over a brick ground with gilt accents. The dragon fu dog rests on a sphere, and the underside has an impressed stamp, signed with Chinese characters, nine inches tall. Rounding out the auction will be a handpainted Larkin & Poole dish, ca. 1820, depicting a view of a river nestled in the countryside of a quaint Asian village, and a glazed terra cotta cheetah sculpture in a creamy yellow ground with black spots and yellow eyes, 6.5 inches tall. The monthly Red Carpet sales feature choice collections of antique, Midcentury Modern, brand furnishings, sterling, china, crystal, jewelry and fine art. With a mission of to donate, to discover and to do good, the foundation is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, and auction proceeds support community organizations. Consignors get a tax deduction, the buyer gets a great deal and local nonprofits get much-needed funds. The auction gallery is located at 185 Kisco Ave, Suite 201, Mount Kisco, N.Y. For more information, call 914-864-0707.