SJ Auctioneers will Hold An Online-Only Black Americana, Collectibles, Decor & Silverware Auction on Sunday, July 21st
The auction will start promptly at 6 pm Eastern time, with internet bidding offered exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com. Interest in the Black Americana items is expected to be strong.
- (1888PressRelease) July 14, 2024 - Brooklyn, NY - A spectacular 235-piece sterling silver flatware service by Georg Jensen in the Bernadotte pattern, a signed Daum (France) crystal art glass bouquet of roses, a large sterling silver cup by Cartier in the original box, and many examples of Black Americana are just some of the items bidders will find in SJ Auctioneers’ online-only auction slated for Sunday, July 21st.
The 225-lot Black Americana, Collectibles, Décor & Silverware auction will start promptly at 6 pm Eastern time, with internet bidding offered exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.
Other items expected to do well include a gorgeous, circa 1850-1890 Gorham mixed metals Y50 sterling silver and copper jardiniere vase with applied 3-D strawberry plant and spider (est. 1,500-$2,500); two metallic chess sets with storage cases (each est. $250-$350); and a pair of Spanish silver heron crane bird figurines, 7 inches tall, 850 silver (est. $750-$1,200).
The artists, designers and silversmiths will include names such as Cartier, Georg Jensen, Daum, Tiffany & Company, Frontenac, Royal Danish, Bvlgari, Porter Blanchard, Mayauel Ward, Marx, Herend, Gorham, Mulholland Brothers, Reed and Barton and many others. Not many of the Black Americana pieces are identified by maker, but all are rare and highly collectible.
The 235-piece Georg Jensen sterling flatware service for eight includes 16 serving utensils and comes in a three-tiered chest and soft storage box (est. $20,000-$24,000). The bottom of the Daum signed crystal art glass bouquet of roses is just over 7 inches tall, has no cracks or repairs and is signed “Daum France” on the bottom (est. $900-$1,500). The Cartier sterling silver cup in the original box is in like-new shape and is inscribed, “J.B.H.” (est. 300-$450).
Sterling silver flatware services are enormously popular because of their beauty, historical significance and high silver content in troy ounces. SJ Auctioneers has offered many such services in past auctions and this one will be no exception. A few examples are as follows:
- A 103-piece Frontenac sterling silver flatware service with a repair to one gumbo soup spoon, otherwise in very crisp original condition. No monogram (est. $6,500-$8,000).
- A 140-piece Royal Danish sterling silver flatware service for 12, a dinner size with fish set. The chest in the catalog photo for display purposes only (est. $6,500-$8,000).
- A 116-piece Georg Jensen sterling silver flatware service for 12 in the Cactus pattern, with serving utensils. Chest in the catalog photo not included (est. $11,900-$12,000).
- A 6-piece Tiffany & Co. sterling silver tea and coffee service in the Hampton pattern from 1912 in the Art Deco style, with an elegant, geometric design, weighing 126.8 troy oz. (est. $6,900-$9,500).
- A Porter Blanchard sterling silver coffee service having an 11-inch diameter tray with wooden handles, weighing 40 troy ounces, in excellent condition (est. $2,400-$2,800).
Bidding is available online now, at LiveAuctioneers.com. Pre-bidding is also available, meaning for those who are unable to attend the online auction, they can still leave their bids now. This auction uses Autopay by LiveAuctioneers.com. A link to the catalog is here:
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/333386_black-americana-collectibles-decor-silverware/
To learn more about SJ Auctioneers and the online-only Black Americana, Collectibles, Décor & Silverware auction on Sunday, July 21st, starting promptly at 6 pm Eastern time, visit www.sjauctioneers.com. Updates are posted often.
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