Apfelicious! | The Iris Apfel Sale (Day 1) 2025-10-15 Auction - 391 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ - Page 5
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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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(3) German porcelain figural groups: (3) German porcelain figural groups, 19th/20th c., incl. a Dressel, Kister & Cie. couple playing chess, marked on underside, a figure modeled similarly after Meissen's "Sense of Taste", with a blue
1097: (3) German porcelain figural groupsEst. $200-$300
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Nice Louis XV style carved and painted canape: Nice Louis XV style carved and painted canape, 19th c., shaped backrest with later striped velvet upholstery, raised on cabriole and scroll legs, unmarked, approx. 33"h x 71"w x 30"d Provenance: The
1098: Nice Louis XV style carved and painted canapeEst. $600-$800
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Vernon Witham, assemblage, 1986: Vernon Witham, assemblage, 1986, Vernon Witham (American, 1925-2010), "Sunday", Southwest Mission depicted in cut wood, brass bells, on painted wooden panels, signed, titled and dated verso, 25"h x
1099: Vernon Witham, assemblage, 1986Est. $100-$150
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Ladakh People, (5) ceremonial accessories: Ladakh People, (5) ceremonial accessories, 19th/20th c., Tibet, incl. a crown/hat, chest plate, collar, and a pair of arm cuffs, each with fabric, adorned with assorted beads and stones, incl.
1100: Ladakh People, (5) ceremonial accessoriesEst. $300-$500
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Group (4) Chinese coral calligraphy brushes: Group (4) Chinese coral calligraphy brushes, 19th/20th c., incl. one example with figural decoration, 15"l (largest), 10"l (smallest) Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1101: Group (4) Chinese coral calligraphy brushesEst. $150-$250
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Louis XV style stepped etagere side table: Louis XV style stepped etagere side table, Mid 20th c., blue painted, three tiers, unmarked, 29.75"h x 25.5"w x 24"d Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1102: Louis XV style stepped etagere side tableEst. $150-$250
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(2) Antique French chinoiserie encriers: (2) Antique French chinoiserie encriers, 19th/20th c., France, incl. a larger example, with coromandel lacquer base, porcelain inkwells and standing figure, and a smaller black japanned example with
1103: (2) Antique French chinoiserie encriersEst. $300-$500
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Antique Louis XV style fauteuil a oreilles: Antique Louis XV style fauteuil a oreilles, 19th/20th c., distinctive arms with closed wings at top, richly upholstered in sculpted floral damask, burnt orange velvet on the reverse, 41.5"h x 32.25"w
1104: Antique Louis XV style fauteuil a oreillesEst. $250-$350
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Villeroy & Boch, set (8) crayfish dinner plates: Villeroy & Boch, set (8) crayfish dinner plates, 20th c., crayfish decoration to center, on black ground, with coral banded edge, marked on underside, 10.25"dia Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1105: Villeroy & Boch, set (8) crayfish dinner platesEst. $100-$150
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Wedgwood majolica "Stanley" dinnerware: Wedgwood majolica "Stanley" dinnerware, Late 19th c., England, (10) pieces, incl. two pairs of tazze, and (6) matching plates, 6"h x 8.5"dia (larger tazza), 8.75"dia (plates) Provenance: The Iris
1106: Wedgwood majolica "Stanley" dinnerwareEst. $200-$300
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Antique Louis XV style upholstered divan: Antique Louis XV style upholstered divan, Likely 19th c., carved and painted frame, olive green velvet upholstery with floral upholstered seat cushion, on eight cabriole legs, 37"h x 63.5"w x 30.5"d
1107: Antique Louis XV style upholstered divanEst. $500-$700
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Nice Italian Neoclassical painted side chair: Nice Italian Neoclassical painted side chair, 18th/19th c., polychrome blue painted frame, caned seat, 36.25"h x 22"w x 18.75"d, 16"h (to seat) Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1108: Nice Italian Neoclassical painted side chairEst. $300-$500
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Set (12) John Moyr Smith for Minton plates: Set (12) John Moyr Smith for Minton plates, Late 19th c., England, transfer decorated Greek figures, stamped on underside, 10"dia Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1109: Set (12) John Moyr Smith for Minton platesEst. $300-$500
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Jean Baptiste Mallett (after), trumeau mirror: Jean Baptiste Mallett (after), trumeau mirror, After Jean Baptiste Mallett (French, 1759-1835), "Cupid Delivers a Love Letter", oil on canvas, unsigned, above small rectangular mirror, in painted
1110: Jean Baptiste Mallett (after), trumeau mirrorEst. $600-$800
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Imari porcelain tablewares, incl. ex Christie's: Imari porcelain tablewares, incl. ex Christie's, 19th/20th c., incl. (10) stylized scroll form footed dishes, one with old Christie's sticker label, otherwise unmarked, 1.25"h x 6.75"w x 4"d, set
1111: Imari porcelain tablewares, incl. ex Christie'sEst. $100-$150
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Group of silvered metal pendants: Group of silvered metal pendants, Includes a Chinese frog shaped pendant with blue hardstone, Chinese pendant with dragons and turquoise colored disc, Chinese pendant with monkeys and green
1113: Group of silvered metal pendantsEst. $300-$400
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Group of silvered metal jewelry items: Group of silvered metal jewelry items, Includes a Chinese turtle shaped pendant with pink hardstone, eagle belt buckle with amber stone, Chinese fish pendant with butterscotch and amber colored
1114: Group of silvered metal jewelry itemsEst. $300-$400
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Selection of brightly colored bangles: Selection of brightly colored bangles, 21st c., (20+) including examples in wood, lucite, wrapped fabric, of varying size and shape Provenance: The Iris Apfel Collection
1115: Selection of brightly colored banglesEst. $200-$300
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(2) Iris Lane clutch evening bags: (2) Iris Lane clutch evening bags, 21st c., (1) camel embossed leather with gold metal & rhinestone clutch, with hidden chain strap, approx. 4"h, 10"w, (1) pewter lizard print leather with rhinestone
1116: (2) Iris Lane clutch evening bagsEst. $100-$150
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Group of animal skin handbags: Group of animal skin handbags, 20th/21st c., (1) Clever Carriage Co. leopard print pony shopper tote with red snakeskin trim, interior in cloth leopard print, multi pockets, (1) Clever Carriage Co.
1117: Group of animal skin handbagsEst. $200-$300
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(2) Lace long dresses: (2) Lace long dresses, (1) Mexican wedding dress, 20th c., 3/4 sleeve, hi-neck, zipper back, approx. 32"b, 20"sl, 16"sh, 56"l, (1) black lingerie style all over lace with stretch inset middle,
1118: (2) Lace long dressesEst. $200-$300
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Contemporary Amir Taghi pant set: Contemporary Amir Taghi pant set, SS 2021, abstract camouflage print in black & white, pleated sleeve cropped jacket, size 0, retail, $1495, flare cigarette pant, retail $795, no size label, 28"w,
1119: Contemporary Amir Taghi pant setEst. $200-$300
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Roberto Cavalli novelty denim group: Roberto Cavalli novelty denim group, 21st c., Made in Italy, Just Cavalli line, (1) size 32, sand stretch denim with bird print, paired with Gianfranco Ferre sheer jacket (1) graffiti print stretch,
1120: Roberto Cavalli novelty denim groupEst. $200-$300