Stunning designer jewelry starring at Kaminski auction Oct. 1
Viviane Debbas signed 18K gold, ruby and diamond jewelry suite valued at $10,000-$15,000. Kaminski Auctions image
BEVERLY, Mass. — Kaminski Auctions will host two estate auctions in October starting with the first on Saturday, Oct. 1, followed by another on the 15th. The auctioneer advises bidders to note the change to Saturday auctions this fall. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com.
The Oct. 1 auction features an array of stunning jewelry starting with a 14-carat yellow gold, diamond and ruby necklace with 49 natural step-cut oval and pavilion-cut rubies, approximately 69.0-carat weight and 50 round brilliant diamonds. This necklace from a Massachusetts estate includes an AIGL appraisal report and is estimated at $10,00-$15,000. Another highlight of the jewelry offerings is a Viviane Debbas signed 18K gold, ruby and diamond three-piece jewelry suite (above) valued at $10,000-$15,000. Debbas is a Lebanese designer of jewelry who opened her first shop in 1992 in Beirut, Lebanon and later in Paris. From a New York collection there is a 14K gold and diamond necklace 16 inches long totaling 10 carats valued at $10,000-$12,000.
An 18K gold and platinum canary diamond ring with an 1.80 carat center stone is valued at $5,000-$7,000 and a circa 1920 Art Deco diamond, emerald and platinum jabot brooch (below) is estimated at $10,000-$15,000.
Art Deco diamond, emerald and platinum brooch is estimated at $10,000-$15,000. Kaminski Auctions image
Two autumn landscape paintings are standouts in this auction including a signed John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916) forest landscape with house, oil on canvas, and a John Sharman (American, 1879-1971) fall landscape, oil on canvas, both estimated in the $3,000- $5,000 range. The West Coast is represented as well with a beautiful Frank Reed Whiteside (American, 1866-1929) landscape of the California coast in a custom hand-carved gilt frame estimated at $3,000-$4,000.
Frank Reed Whiteside (American, 1866-1929) landscape of the California coast in a hand-carved frame. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Kaminski Auctions image
There are also three outstanding abstract oil paintings by the Cuban artist Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios (Cuban-Mexican, b. 1965).
Decorative art in the sale includes two monumental horse sculptures of silvered bronze signed “J. P. Mene,” a pair of 19th century French champlevé enamel candelabra, a 19th century hand-painted Sévres urn with ormolu bronze mounts and a pair of French bronze doré cherub candelabra all from a New York collection.
In addition there are several outstanding lots of coins and stamps in the sale.
