NEW YORK – On Tuesday, February 27, starting at 8 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present its next sale of American, English, and Continental Silver, featuring precisely 155 lots of masterful treasures from across the ages. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Leading the highlights is a handsome pair of early 20th-century German silver candelabra, estimated at $12,000-$14,000. Both stand slightly taller than 16in, and both are stamped ‘835’, indicating the purity of the silver on a scale that tops out at 1,000.
More spectacular still is a Christofle six-piece sterling silver tea set, dating to the 1890s and estimated at $23,000-$28,000. The set consists of a samovar (water heater) with stand, a hot chocolate server, a teapot, a water server, and a sugar bowl and a creamer pot, both with vermeil interiors, and also a tray.
A 19th-century Christofle figural centerpiece outperformed its $2,000-$4,000 estimate to take $9,500 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2022. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.
NEW YORK — Creating a memorable culinary experience for family and friends is about much more than the meal — it’s about the tablescape, too. Even in the modern age, when formal dinners have largely been replaced with informal meals or food grabbed on the go, setting a table with real silver has never gone out of style. One of the most prominent silversmiths still around is the renowned French firm Christofle, which Charles Christofle founded in 1830 in Paris. The company, which acquired or developed innovative techniques for electroplating and gilding, soon became sought after for its silver (both sterling and plate) flatware, trays, covered dishes, candelabra and serving pieces. Emperor Napoleon III and his wife ordered a 4,000-piece service in 1851, and many of the influential guests they entertained then purchased Christofle services.
President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, first lady Brigitte Macron, gave President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden a Christofle silver centerpiece on December 1 to mark their state visit. The piece, known as the Transatlantique Coupe, was created in 2012 and evokes the lines the company was commissioned to create in the early 20th century for the famed French ocean liners the Ile-de-France and the Normandie. Image courtesy of Christofle
WASHINGTON – For the occasion of their state visit to the White House on December 1, French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron selected a Christofle centerpiece as a gift to American President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.
Illums Bolighus black leather armchair and ottoman, estimated at $8,000-$12,000
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Michaan’s will hold several auctions in December 2022, including two on Friday, December 16. The first is the annual Winter Fine Sale, which features fine art, jewelry and antiques, among them vintage Illums Bolighus furniture and a ring with a four-carat diamond. The second is the Coin Auction, which will showcase gold and silver U.S. coins. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Pair of porcelain bronze mounted urns attributed to Sevres and Victor Paillard, est. $4,000-$6,000
ATLANTA – Items from the estate of Emory Ashford Schwall, Sr. will be offered online on Sunday, February 27 by Ahlers & Ogletree, starting at 10 am Eastern time. Schwall’s collections are highlighted by fine paintings by listed artists, period antique furniture, fine rugs and English and French porcelain – more than 550 lots in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
