Apfelicious! | The Iris Apfel Sale (Day 1) 2025-10-15 Auction - 391 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ - Page 17
Sarah Wiley, "Iris Apfel" portrait pillowEmilio Pucci Velvet tote, orange comboWilliam Edwards, Australian silver mounted Emu egg
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Boonton, NJ, United States
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Apfelicious! | The Iris Apfel Sale (Day 1)

Millea Bros Ltd

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Millea Bros. proudly presents Apfelicious! • The Iris Apfel Sale, a special three-day, single-owner auction celebrating the life and legacy of Iris Apfel — style icon, tastemaker, and fashion-world firecracker. As the final trove from her personal collection, the sale includes the remaining contents of her two New York City apartments, her Palm Beach residence, and several personal storage units. Apfel’s legacy comes vividly to life in this concluding chapter of her remarkable collection. On offer is a dazzling mix of vintage and contemporary fashion, costume jewelry, couture, and accessories, alongside an eclectic array of furnishings, artwork, and decorative objects. Highlights include Iris’s collections of Native American clothing, accessories, and Kachina dolls; Chinese textiles ranging from rank badges to robes and fans (many exhibited at the Newark Museum’s Dragon Threads, 1992); French and Continental furniture and decorative arts; Venetian hand-painted furniture and porcelains; Haitian art; Northwest Coast masks and textiles; and bolts of sumptuous Old World Weavers fabrics and trims. Also featured are textiles, area rugs, and pillows, together with portraits, memorabilia, and even Iris-branded merchandise. Many of the fashion pieces were famously exhibited in Rara Avis: Selections from the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005–06. The auction is a vibrant, Apfelicious homage to Iris’s signature "more is more" aesthetic. From statement jewelry to mod chairs, feathered frocks to leopard-print throws, every item reflects her joyful disregard for convention and her lifelong passion for mixing high and low, old and new, wild and refined.
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Christian Dior Silver blue fur cape: Christian Dior Silver blue fur cape, 20th c. Dior Boutique Fourrure, body of nutria fur, standing collar of fox fur with black and gray tips, round mauve button closure, back lining with CD monogram
1385: Christian Dior Silver blue fur capeEst. $700-$1,000
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Nice Chinese embroidered silk waistcoat: Nice Chinese embroidered silk waistcoat, Late Qing Dynasty, blue and white floral embroidered panels on brown ground with dragon medallion design, button front, and yellow lining, approx. 29"h x 32"w
1386: Nice Chinese embroidered silk waistcoatEst. $200-$300
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(2) Vintage Asian clutch bags: (2) Vintage Asian clutch bags, (1) 20th c., clutch style beaded and embroidered bag with metal frame, featuring traditional scene, hand sewn and embroidered, cabochons decorating frame, chain strap,
1387: (2) Vintage Asian clutch bagsEst. $100-$150
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Miao Mong Peoples Metal alloy necklace: Miao Mong Peoples Metal alloy necklace, 20th c., China, ring form necklace with graduated spirals, and chain binding near hook clasp, approx. 11" dia Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1388: Miao Mong Peoples Metal alloy necklaceEst. $500-$700
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Iris Apfel personal accessory group: Iris Apfel personal accessory group, 20th c., inc., (1) Date book bracelet belonging to Iris' mother Sadye, with notes from Iris and Carl, small compact with parrot, small French frame with seed
1389: Iris Apfel personal accessory groupEst. $100-$150
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Kate Spade Wicker Dalmatian handbag: Kate Spade Wicker Dalmatian handbag, Made in New York, "Rose Colored Glasses" rare wristlet bag, with red strap and collar, includes sleeper bag, approx. 11.5"h, 10"w Provenance: The Iris Apfel
1390: Kate Spade Wicker Dalmatian handbagEst. $300-$400
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Aigner "I Heart A" handbag: Aigner "I Heart A" handbag, 21st c., taupe pebbled leather with appliqued lettering in black and red, heart framed in gold metal, (2) top handles, zipper closure, outside snap pocket, removable
1391: Aigner "I Heart A" handbagEst. $100-$150