Apfelicious! | The Iris Apfel Sale (Day 1) 2025-10-15 Auction - 391 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ - Page 3
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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Group of vintage tapestry & embroidery bags: Group of vintage tapestry & embroidery bags, 20th c., Made in France & Italy, (2) small clutch bags, (1) leather fold over flap with single handle, (3) chain handle bags, largest, 9"h, 12"w
1049: Group of vintage tapestry & embroidery bagsEst. $100-$150
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(2) Emilio Pucci velvet bags: (2) Emilio Pucci velvet bags, 20th c., Made in Italy, (1) small snap clutch in black & pink, 5"h, 7"w, (1) fold over flap clutch in brown and jewel tones with gold corner ring, leather interior with
1050: (2) Emilio Pucci velvet bagsEst. $100-$150
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Group of micro bead bags: Group of micro bead bags, 20th c., (5) Including a mix of floral and geometric designs, largest, 8"h, 7"w Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1051: Group of micro bead bagsEst. $100-$150
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Nina Ricci vintage handbags: Nina Ricci vintage handbags, 20th c., both made in France, (1) signature purple shopper silk tote bag with cord handle, gold thread applique, with interior plaque, 7"h, 5.5"w, (1) buff suede clutch
1052: Nina Ricci vintage handbagsEst. $100-$150
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Group of fine leather gloves: Group of fine leather gloves, 20th/21st c., Made in France & Italy, 40+ pair, various sizes, mostly 6.5 & 7, incl. Roger Fare, Christian Dior Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1053: Group of fine leather glovesEst. $100-$150
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Group (12) 1950s fashion drawings: Group (12) 1950s fashion drawings, Mid 20th c., ink, watercolor and gouache on paper, each signed "Rufina" lower right, from the studio of "Harold Apfel Fashion Art Specialist", loose and unframed,
1054: Group (12) 1950s fashion drawingsEst. $150-$250
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Collection (12) Native American Zuni fetishes: Collection (12) Native American Zuni fetishes, 20th c., mostly carved stone, assorted animals, with beaded details, 5"l x 2"w (largest), 2"l x 1"w (smallest) Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1055: Collection (12) Native American Zuni fetishesEst. $200-$300
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Ernest Burbank, large Kachina tree sculpture: Ernest Burbank, large Kachina tree sculpture, Ernest Burbank (Native American, 20th c.), "Clowns and Mudheads", signed and dated "Ernest Burbank, 9-2-90", approx. 55.5"h x 27"w x 22"d Provenance:
1056: Ernest Burbank, large Kachina tree sculptureEst. $200-$300
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Continental School, large Capriccio painting: Continental School, large Capriccio painting, Continental School (possibly 19th c.), Figures in Harbor Landscape, oil on canvas, no signature detected, in elaborate carved frame, 28"h x 42"w
1057: Continental School, large Capriccio paintingEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Pair Southeast Asian stone foot carvings: Pair Southeast Asian stone foot carvings, 20th c., each with bangle to ankle, lotus flower at top, each with incised mark to underside, 4.5"h x 7"l x 3.25"w Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1058: Pair Southeast Asian stone foot carvingsEst. $100-$150
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Italian Neoclassical style swan carved recamier: Italian Neoclassical style swan carved recamier, 19th c., green painted and parcel gilt, with delicate carved swan arms, on acanthus carved animal paw feet, approx. 35.5"h x 80.5"l x 28"w
1059: Italian Neoclassical style swan carved recamierEst. $700-$1,000
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Maitland-Smith monkey and palm tree lamp: Maitland-Smith monkey and palm tree lamp, 20th c., patinated metal, sticker label to underside, 35.5"h x 17"w x 13"d Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1060: Maitland-Smith monkey and palm tree lampEst. $100-$150
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Continental School, large oil on panel: Continental School, large oil on panel, Continental School (possibly 18th c.), Allegorical Female Figure, no signature detected, oil on three joined wood boards, 39.25"h x 20.25"w (sight), 44.75"h x
1061: Continental School, large oil on panelEst. $500-$700
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J.B. Vanmour (circle), oil on panel, Sultan: J.B. Vanmour (circle), oil on panel, Sultan, Circle of Jean-Baptiste Vanmour (Flemish-French, 1671-1737), Portrait of an Ottoman Priest or Sultan, oil on oak panel, with indistinct lettering around
1063: J.B. Vanmour (circle), oil on panel, SultanEst. $600-$800
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Antique Orkney Island wing back chair: Antique Orkney Island wing back chair, 19th/20th c., woven back, plank seat, baluster legs and stretcher, with later loose seat cushion, 40.5"h x 23.5"w x 16"d (chair), 4"h x 21"w x 15.5"d (cushion)
1064: Antique Orkney Island wing back chairEst. $200-$300
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Harold Apfel, oil in canvasboard, 1948: Harold Apfel, oil in canvasboard, 1948, Harold Apfel (American, 20th c.), Curtis P-40 Warhawk "Flying Tiger" aircraft, signed and dated lower right, 23.5"h x 17.5"w (sight), 33"h x 27"w (frame)
1065: Harold Apfel, oil in canvasboard, 1948Est. $200-$300
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Collection (7) Chinese silk fan cases, Exhibited: Collection (7) Chinese silk fan cases, Exhibited, 19th/20th c., incl. needlework and embroidered silk examples, some with beaded details, 12"l-13"l Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection; Exhibited:
1066: Collection (7) Chinese silk fan cases, ExhibitedEst. $250-$350
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Chinese embroidered accessories, Exhibited: Chinese embroidered accessories, Exhibited, 19th/20th c., (10) pieces, incl. (3) embroidered silk collars and (3) needlework accessories, (1) picture frame, (1) pouch, and (2) cloth opera dolls,
1067: Chinese embroidered accessories, ExhibitedEst. $300-$500
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(3) Antique French chinoiserie encriers: (3) Antique French chinoiserie encriers, 19th/20th c., incl. a japanned ink stand with lidded porcelain ink pot, a mirrored stand with floral porcelain pots, each stamped "Made in France", and a
1068: (3) Antique French chinoiserie encriersEst. $300-$500
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Antique French wine tasting table: Antique French wine tasting table, 19th c., tilting oval top on trestle base, 46"h x 45.5"w x 21.25"d (closed), 29"h x 45.5"w x 38"d Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1069: Antique French wine tasting tableEst. $200-$300
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Aesthetic bamboo and bronze lily pad floor lamp: Aesthetic bamboo and bronze lily pad floor lamp, Late 19th c., with four engraved patinated bronze lily pad tiers, the largest with applied frog, approx. 63"h x 27"w x 26"d Provenance: The Iris
1070: Aesthetic bamboo and bronze lily pad floor lampEst. $300-$500
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Ayse Birsel + Bibi Seck, (4) "Mono Box" vases: Ayse Birsel + Bibi Seck, (4) "Mono Box" vases, 21st c., glass vases in bold polka dot design, inspired by Iris Apfel, mark to lower edge, 6.5"h x 7"squ Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1071: Ayse Birsel + Bibi Seck, (4) "Mono Box" vasesEst. $100-$150
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(2) French Provincial carved walnut salt boxes: (2) French Provincial carved walnut salt boxes, 18th/19th c., carved in low relief, with floral and fish decoration, 18"h x 8"w x 6"d (larger), 17.5"h x 8.25"w x 3.5"d (smaller) Provenance: The Iris
1072: (2) French Provincial carved walnut salt boxesEst. $200-$300