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.
Completing the highlights is an exquisite example of Judaica: a pair of early 20th-century silver rimonim, or torah finials, by Simon Zimmerman. Described as ‘rare’, each stands 14in tall and are together estimated at $4,000-$5,000.
