MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. – A pre-Revolutionary War map of New York City by John Montresor (British, 1736-1799), a 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle rookie card graded 3.5, and a 16.75-carat diamond tennis bracelet are a few of the top lots in a two-session estate auction scheduled at EstateofMind on May 15 starting at 11 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Session I will feature assorted rifles, large lots of gun parts, and large lots of contemporary and vintage ammunition. Rifles include a U.S. M 1917 30-06 cal. rifle, serial #05965; a Venezuela mfd. 7 x 57 cal. Mauser carbine; a DSM 34 Nazi .22 cal. training rifle B 1972, serial #73151; and a Yugo M48 8mm Mauser rifle with bayonet, Bez Oznake.
Session II, immediately following, will include the Montresor map of New York City. Titled A Plan of the City of New York & Its Environs, it was published in 1775 by A. Dury in London, England, even though the actual survey was performed 10 years earlier, in 1765. It was printed in anticipation of New York becoming a battleground prior to the start of the Revolutionary War.
The Bowman Mickey Mantle card is considered the first real Mantle rookie card because his rookie season was in 1951, when the card was issued. The more famous Topps Card Company Mantle rookie is from 1952, Mantle’s sophomore season. Other sports items include a 1950s-era baseball signed by 18 members of the Brooklyn Dodgers and a Topps 1969/1970 Lew Alcindor basketball rookie card.
In addition to the exceptional Art Deco 18K white gold and diamond tennis bracelet weighing 16.75 carats and made around 1990, the estate jewelry category will include large lots of estate Jay King silver and turquoise pieces from the 20th century; a pair of Art Deco 18K yellow gold, onyx, and cabochon emerald earrings, dating to the mid-20th century; and a Tiffany 18K yellow gold, diamond, and coral crab sweater pin, dating to circa 1980.
The plentiful watch selection will feature a Patek Philippe 18K yellow gold Calatrava wristwatch with original signed lizard skin band and clasp and boasting an ultra-thin design; a circa 1980 Rolex 18K yellow gold and diamond dial and bezel Oyster Perpetual Datejust chronometer with original box, papers, wallet and credit card sleeve; and a circa 1970 Cartier 18K yellow gold Panthere men’s wristwatch.
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