This incredible Marc Lalique cactus table from the 1950s is expected to bring $25,000-$50,000. Gallery 95 Auction image.
In all, around 500 lots will cross the auction block, most of them selected from prominent local estates and collections and all of them fresh to the market.
“Collectors and buyers are out there, they only want the very best, and we think that’s what they’ll be getting in this auction,” said Mark Thibodeau, a partner at Gallery 95 Auction. “What we’re seeing is the gradual downsizing by the baby boom generation, and wonderful pieces and estates are presenting themselves as a result. That is the way moving forward for us.”
Thibodeau said embracing the new technology is key to harnessing the future of the auction business. “Gone are the days of country sales held for a local crowd and no one else,” he said. “Because of the Internet and social media, it’s now possible to reach a vast audience, worldwide in fact. We try to maximize technology in every possible way.”
The Lalique cactus table is the expected top lot of the auction. It retails for over $120,000 in the U.S. Gallery 95 has assigned it a modest estimate of $25,000-$50,000. The museum-quality table was designed in the early 1950s and is one of the most influential and important pieces ever made by Lalique. It’s 66 inches in diameter is signed Lalique.
One of the superstars of the furniture category is a tiger oak Victorian Gothic sideboard attributed to renowned American furniture maker R.J. Horner. The piece is abundantly carved with griffins, lions and scrolling foliate. It is 56 inches tall by 78 inches wide by 26 inches deep.
Lamps and lighting will feature a pair of monumental Beaux Arts meticulously cast bronze lamps in the form of scrolling griffins and foliate attributed to Caldwell lighting, 24 inches tall; and a circa-1910 Arts and Crafts lamp with open metal work shade and slag glass inserts resting on five figural frog feet.
Asian objects will include a two-section Tibetan silver temple burner depicting a foo dog emerging from a lotus atop concentric levels of elaborately scrolled metalwork representing dragons, foliate, basket weaves and Arabic characters, 27 inches tall; and a set of 10 circa-1910 Kornilov Brothers (St. Petersburg, Russia) plates, 9 1/2 inches in diameter, executed in gold and colored enameling.
Estate jewelry will include a striking Danish Modern 18K yellow gold and amethyst ring by Georg Jensen, No. 813, size 9, with impressed company marks; and a Clifton Nicholson Jr. sterling and malachite necklace, 23 inches, with a centered fully modeled sterling lemur flanked by 48 graduating hand-formed, polished malachite beads.
Timepieces will feature an Italian rococo-style mantel clock by Imperial, with a black marble base, center panel and urn. Also offered is a vintage Camille LeTellac hand-enameled porcelain platter with exotic bird and foliate motif on a highly figured gilt background.
Returning to furniture, lots will include a gorgeous burled walnut Victorian Renaissance three-piece bedroom suite with a high-back three-quarter bed, a marble-top dresser with beveled mirror, and a shaped marble-top commode with beveled mirror; and a circa 1800-1840 booked mahogany American Empire secretary with two-door bookcase top, majestic at 76 inches tall.
Other American Classical pieces will feature a circa-1840 mahogany recamier, 86 inches long, with exaggerated scrolling head and foot rests; and a circa-1850 mahogany gaming table with folding, pivoting rectangular top over a conforming apron with concealing compartment, and on four acanthus and paw feet.
Rounding out a list of just some of the expected top lots is a lovely 41-piece European cut crystal stemware set. Start times for the auction will be 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, and 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.
Gallery 95 Auction is always accepting quality consignments for future auctions. To consign an item, an estate or a collection phone 843-784-5006 or email info@gallery95auction.com.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
This incredible Marc Lalique cactus table from the 1950s is expected to bring $25,000-$50,000. Gallery 95 Auction image. Magnificent Victorian Gothic tiger oak sideboard attributed to R.J. Horner, abundantly carved. Gallery 95 Auction image. Monumental pair of Beaux Arts bronze lamps, attributed to Caldwell Lighting, 24 inches tall. Gallery 95 Auction image. Set of 10 plates by Kornilov, St. Petersburg, Russia, circa 1910, partially executed in gold. Gallery 95 Auction image. Tibetan two-section silver temple burner with two foo dogs emerging from a lotus, 27 inches tall. Gallery 95 Auction image.
