SJ Auctioneers Online Auction Features Rare Silverware and Jewelry

SJ Auctioneers is set to host an online-only auction on Sunday, October 18th, featuring a wide array of estate silverware, toys, decor, and glass art. The auction, which is live now on LiveAuctioneers.com, includes 281 quality lots, with 15 of the top 20 lots being sterling silver, a category for which SJ Auctioneers has become renowned.

Among the highlights is a set of 12 early Kirk repousse goblets in perfect, immaculate condition, carrying 1886-1924 marks, with no monogram and weighing a total of 84 ounces troy. This set is estimated to fetch between $15,000 and $18,000. Another notable piece is a seven-piece English sterling silver coffee and tea service with a silver-plated tray, made circa 1856 by Alexander Macrae of London and retailed by Hunt & Roskell. This service, weighing a total of 100.44 ounces troy and housed in a fitted oak canteen, is estimated to sell for between $10,000 and $12,000.

Sterling silver flatware sets and individual pieces will take center stage, including a Buccellati (Italy) 40-piece flatware set for eight in the Milano pattern, all in a wooden case, estimated to sell for between $10,000 and $12,000. Other silver pieces include a large 20th or 21st century Pampaloni (Italy) sterling silver footed gallery tray (or waiter), having reeded bands and rising on ball feet, 20¾ inches by 14¼ inches, weighing 85.95 ounces troy, estimated to sell for between $9,000 and $10,000. A Gorham coin silver soup tureen made circa 1856-1860, 14½ inches long, with both ends featuring detailed cast demon heads, weighing 77.75 ounces troy and in nice crisp condition, is estimated to sell for between $8,700 and $8,800. A set of eight Tiffany & Co. blue dot bouillon cups with original saucers by Lenox, plus liners, all marked and in very nice condition, is estimated to sell for between $3,500 and $5,000.

Jewelry will also be a significant part of the auction, with a David Webb 18K gold, platinum, and diamond "Scape" pendant necklace from the Motif Collection, 16 inches long and adjustable, estimated to sell for between $6,000 and $7,000. A dazzling pair of David Yurman 18K yellow gold cushion stud diamond earrings, stamped “DY 750,” in excellent condition with the original box, is estimated to sell for between $3,700 and $4,000. A Marco Bicego (Italy) onyx boule pendant necklace from the Africa Collection, 16 inches long and featuring a fine gold chain with a lobster enclosure, is estimated to sell for between $1,500 and $1,800.

Vintage game sets will showcase a Louis Vuitton pegboard game, estimated to sell for between $1,500 and $1,800; a limited-edition Gucci Mahjong tile game set, brand-new and complete and designed for four players age 17 and up, estimated to sell for between $900 and $1,100; and a Nintendo Aladdin Deck Enhancer NES with a bundle of seven games, plus the original box, estimated to sell for between $500 and $1,000.

Herend porcelain pieces, made in Hungary, will be visually striking and make for wonderful pieces of home décor. Examples include a rust fishnet bunny rabbit, 12 inches tall, estimated to sell for between $1,200 and $1,500; an adorable set showing three girls playing guitar dressed in blue, pink, and green, all three colors of the Deryne (Mrs. Dery or Lady Dery) collection, each figure 8½ inches tall, estimated to sell for between $1,000 and $1,200; and a green cobra figurine statuette, about 4 inches tall, estimated to sell for between $450 and $500.

Decorative items will include a vintage Limoges (France) Castel porcelain vase (or urn) with 22K gold accents, about 15 inches tall, featuring a deep cobalt blue glaze and showcasing a neoclassical “courting couple” scene on the front, estimated to sell for between $750 and $800; a Steuben signed pair of aurene decorative candlesticks, each one a little more than 8 inches tall, estimated to sell for between $1,200 and $1,500; and a Japanese sterling silver angel fish sculpture by Takehiko, nicely housed in a display case, estimated to sell for between $600 and $750.