MAMARONECK, NY — Likely from the same consignor, three interesting Flemish Baroque-style pieces — a jewelry box and two larger cabinets of varying forms — will come to market as separate lots in the No Reserve Auction of Antiquities and Oddities at Shapiro Auctions on Saturday, September 14. The 174-lot catalog is now open for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.
The first highlight is a Flemish molded and carved jewelry box dating to the late 19th century. Created in the Baroque style, the box stands on four carved legs and is decorated with engraved bone plates and twisted columns. It comes with two drawers and opens in the center, stands 39in in height, and is estimated at $1,000-$2,000.
Next up is a Flemish Baroque jewelry cabinet measuring 20 by 27 by 11in. Dated by Shapiro similarly to the late 19th century, it, too, features bone-plate decoration featuring engravings of ‘antique-style’ figures and landscapes. Its two doors open onto a series of internal storage drawers. This piece is also estimated at $1,000-$2,000.
The final Flemish highlight is an ebony collectors cabinet from the same historical period of manufacture. Estimated at $2,000-$3,000, it is decorated with engraved bone plates and measures 15.325 by 26 by 10.25in.
All three lots deserve go to the same bidder so that this unique mini-collection can remain intact.