Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine & Decorative Arts on Saturday, April 26, 10:30 PST. Sourced from Northern California and Oregon, the sale features 245 lots from one collector, Alton F. Irby III, and two estates. On offer are diverse artworks, silver, and a wide array of decorative arts, including a large collection of paperweights, Asian items, religious pieces, and lots from noted manufacturers such as Tiffany, Lalique, Baccarat, Lladro, Staffordshire, and Limoges.

From the two estates are artworks that include paintings by Pegge Hopper, a highlight, Laddie John Dill, Leon Detroy, and Francois Brunery. Among the many silver items, mostly sterling, are tableware, flatware, serving pieces, and decorative items. There are several religious offerings: crucifixes, icons, and santos. Among the selection of decorative items are a Tiffany desk set; Staffordshire cottages, castles, and figures; Lalique butterflies and perfumes; figurines from Baccarat and Daum. From Asia come a wide array of offerings: from China, Blanc de Chine cups; cloisonne trays, boxes, vases and dishes; embroidered silk panels; figures of turquoise, malachite, lapis lazuli, or agate; carvings of coral or jade; cinnabar items; and more. There are also some lots from Japan, India, Tibet, and Thailand. The estate collection of paperweights from Oregon includes over 40 lots, including those by Rick Ayotte, Debbie Tarsitano, Max Erlacher, Victor Trabucco, Ray Banford, Chris Buzzini, and Saint Louis.

From the collection of Alton F. Irby III are an extensive array of artworks and decorative arts. One highlight is a bronze sculpture of a water buffalo by Elisabeth Frink. Paintings include those by Marcel Dyf, Emile Godchaux, Dan Chen, Henry Louis Dupray, and Gaston Sebire. Among the works on paper are 18th-/19th-century lithographs by McKenney & Hall, etchings by Demane-Demartrais with views of Russia, and engravings of the Palace of White Hall. Decorative arts include a late 19th-century Meissen porcelain large parrot figure; pairs of Chinese export porcelain geese and phoenix figures; Chinese Kangxi blue and white plates; pairs of Chinese export porcelain immortals and Guanyins; a set of four Delft vases and plates; and much more. Completing this collection are a cased pair of custom-made Armas Garbi engraved double-barrel shotguns.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is very pleased to present the Gladyne K. Mitchell Collection of Important Estate Jewelry on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 10:30 am PST. Featuring pieces from the personal collection of the San Francisco philanthropist, the auction features sumptuous jewelry for women, including beautiful ear clips, rings, brooches and clip brooches, bracelets, necklaces, and pendants. Most are 18k or 14k gold, richly adorned with jewels such as diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, blue topaz, and/or pearls. Famed creators or sellers include Van Cleef & Arpels, Fred Leighton, Lalaounis, Judith Ripka, Seaman Schepps, Oscar Heyman, Nicolas Varney, Jewel House of Minyon, Shreve, and H. Stern. Several timepieces are also on offer: watches for both women and men made by Breguet and Omega, a pocket watch, and a late 17th-early 18th-century gilt oignon verge fusee keywind watch from Mousset a Paris.

Born and bred in San Francisco, Gladyne Kenderdine Mitchell (1940-2024) was the daughter of Mitchel and Emma Mitchell, a hardworking, industrious, and successful family whose efforts contributed meaningfully to the betterment of San Francisco and beyond. Educated in the United States, Switzerland, and Italy, Gladyne graduated with degrees in art history and music. Returning to the U.S., she taught kindergarten for several years. Subsequently, following in her family’s real estate footsteps, she worked for her father in property management, then managed her properties after her parents’ deaths.

Gladyne enjoyed traveling and learning other languages, fine dining and wine, and helping others. Well-known in San Francisco society, she was a patron of the arts and a generous benefactor of many charities and organizations, saying “I give to things that I love.” Among those in San Francisco who were recipients of her largesse were the symphony, opera, museums, hospitals, historical preservation, educating underprivileged children, and feeding the hungry in San Francisco.

According to her devoted family and friends, Gladyne was a “class act” who loved art, jewelry, antiques, and beautiful things. Her enthusiasm for fine jewelry developed later in her life, acquiring exceptional pieces from visits to the Italy she loved; Las Vegas, where she enjoyed numerous shows; and favorite jewelry shops in San Francisco.

Those who share Gladyne’s refined taste for stunning jewelry are sure to enjoy perusing and acquiring these outstanding items at auction.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Jewelry and Watches on Sunday, March 9, 2024, at 10:30 am PDT. This is a timed auction, featuring over 95 lots from several collectors. The vintage jewelry offerings include brooches, necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, dress clips, and groupings of items. Most are 14k or 18k gold; silver, including sterling or blackened; most are set with gemstones such as diamond, emerald, sapphire, turquoise, coral, or tanzanite.

There are also a wide arrange of wrist watches, mostly for men. Over 25 makers are featured in the sale, including Universal Genève, Omega, Gruen, Lord Elgin, Xeric, Lyceum, Chronometre, Dreyfuss, Invicta, Ingersoll (including Mickey Mouse), Veto, Waltham, LP, Raketa, Sewor, Prague, Forsining, Diesel – plus various groupings. There is also a selection of other timepieces, offering alarm, purse, travel, and car clocks. Completing the sale are several other lots – trinket boxes, groupings of shoe buckles, wooden rosaries, and items of decorative arts.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the sale of Model Trains on Sunday, February 23, 2025. Offering over 220 lots from two avid and prolific collectors from Northen California, this timed auction of HO and S gauge model trains features new old stock, most unused and in their original boxes. There is a wide selection of diesel and steam locomotives, many with tenders; and a diverse array of groupings, sets, and train cars, including passenger, freight, box, reefers, flat, and log – plus accessories, track, and transformers. The vast array of manufacturers includes American Flyer, Bachman, Proto, Genesis, Athearn, Walthers, MTH, Spectrum, Bowser, Stewart, Atlas, Kato, Rapid, Accurail, Intermountain, AHM, S-Helper Service, Silver Flash, Crown, and K Line.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present A Fine Mélange on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 10:30 am PST. There are over 215 lots featuring several broad themes: artworks, wearables, decorative arts, Southwestern goods, and offerings from Asia. The sale offers a diverse array of items from various collectors and estates, mostly from the 18th-21st centuries. Among the artworks are a wide selection of miniatures, oil and watercolor paintings, and book plates. Wearables for women include jewelry, a Chanel scarf, and designer purses by Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace, and others; plus Edwardian clothing for children. There’s a wide selection of decorative arts: glass items by Tiffany, Daum, Lalique, Steuben, and others; duck decoys; inkwells; Santos and other religious figures; sterling silver pieces; Latin American vases; and much more. Among the Southwestern lots are Old Pawn jewelry, with necklaces, pins, bolo ties, and bracelets; kachina dolls; baskets; pots; seed jars; trays; and beaded items. There are a diverse range of items from Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, India, Burma, and Thailand: vases, bowls, figures, cloisonne, kimonos, chops, dolls, snuff bottles, Buddhas – plus a scroll, coronation costume, and censer.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Collectibles auction, a timed sale on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 10:30 am PST. Featuring over 175 lots, the sale offers a wide and eclectic variety of collectibles, including decorative arts such as French porcelain vases and figurines, African and other ethnic masks and figurines, stoneware crocks, cuckoo and other clocks, lamps, ethnic baskets, and bronze figures. Among the auction’s other types of offerings are devotional items, American Flyer model trains, toys and stuffed animals, vintage designer clothing and hat boxes, serving ware, small furniture, music boxes, tea caddies, glass and vintage canes, and much more.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Roy Yost Collection of Model Trains, Part 1, on Sunday, December 8, 2023, at 10:30 am PST. This is a timed sale offering 155 lots from the estate of an avid model train collector from Northern California. This sale, the first of several auctions from the Roy Yost Collection, features all new old stock, most unused and in their original boxes. There is a wide selection of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, many with tenders; and a diverse array of sets, groupings and train cars, including passenger, pullman, freight, box, reefers, sleeper/diner, water tender, log, baby food, milk tank cars, and more.

Many lots are MTH model trains; other manufacturers in the sale are Atlas, Lionel, Bachman, Rail King, Williams, K-Line, Frank’s Roundhouse, and KMT. Almost all trains are O gauge. Completing the sale are several Greenberg’s Lionel Catalogues.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Estate Jewelry on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 10:30 am PST. Featuring over 155 lots from several estates, these jewelry items are ideal for holiday gift-giving to others (or to treat oneself!). Jewelry offerings include necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, earrings, and stickpins. Most are 14k, 18k or white gold; silver, including sterling or blackened; or platinum; most are set with gemstones such as diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, amethyst, peridot, pearl, tourmaline, garnet, turquoise, moonstone, aquamarine, lapis lazuli, and/or rock crystal. Some pieces are antique or vintage. Noted makers include Buccellati, Tiffany, Schiaparelli, Jomaz, and Alfred Philippe. An array of Mexican silver jewelry is also included in the sale.

Among the other items in the auction are several jewelry sets; an Egyptian faience bead necklace; accessories and watch fob chains for men; silver cocktail picks and chatelaines; a silver link belt; an extensive selection of antique or vintage shoe buckles; and numerous groupings of gem-set, antique, vintage or costume jewelry, including charm bracelets.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Fine Art & Estate Sale on Saturday, November 30, 2024. Featuring 225 lots, this wide-ranging auction offers a distinctive array of fine art, decorative arts, timepieces, Native American and Asian items, lots of gold and silver, and much more. Artworks span the 16th-21st centuries in diverse media: oil, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, engravings, serigraphs, lithographs, drawings, mixed media – plus several sculptures. Acclaimed artists include Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler, Ira Yeager, Sir John Lavery, Jean Cocteau, Louis Icart, William Russell Flint, Nathan Oliveira, Gustave Baumann, Francois Burney, and others. From the 16th and 17th centuries are works attributed to Joachim Von Sandrart, Augustin Hirschvogel, Guido Reni, Samuel Van Hoogstraaten, and Lorenzo Lotto. There is also a selection of vintage French and American posters related to World War I and World War II.

Timepieces include both men’s watches and clocks. Notable manufacturers of watches are Breguet, Ebel, Baume & Mercier, Bulova, and Gubelin -- highlighted by two 18K yellow-gold day-date Rolexes. Among the mantel and table clocks are ones by Jaeger-LeCoultre/Atmos and Tiffany & Co./ Samuel Monti. Lots of precious metals are two Mexican 50 pesos gold pieces; and sterling silver vanity and travel sets, a cigarette case, candlesticks, and spoons.

Edwardian clothing includes bodices and skirts, a corset, coats, and a mourning gown. There are also two contemporary handbags by Prada and Roberta di Camerino. Signed lots are a letter from Diana, Princess of Wales, a Christmas card from Charles Schulz, and a Catherine the Great signature from 1790.

Several nations and cultures are also in the auction. From the U.S. are Native American baskets and/or jars from Papago, Haida, Attu, Washo-Paiute, Pima, Salish, Quinault, Inuit, Navajo, Hopi and Jemez – plus several Blackware dishes, including by San Ildefonso artist Maria Martinez. Asia is represented as well: from Japan are inro and netsuke, a bronze Samurai figure, a man’s silk kimono, and an incense box; from China are a gilt lacquer box, scroll paintings, a landscape drawing, and more; from Thailand is an illuminated manuscript leaf; and a small Asian bronze Buddha.

There are also a wide selection of decorative arts: a 19th-century neoclassical pier mirror, Tiffany pine needle items, a 16th-century map of Russia, several pairs of plaques, Nigerian masks, figurines by Bjorn Wiinblad and Talfourd Toys, a Salviati for Tiffany vase, blown glass whimseys, Victorian Nailsea glass bells, polychrome wood religious figures, santos, and an extensive array of Lalique items. Several military items are 19th-century engraved plates, several shields, armor, and a sword. There is also a selection of 19th-century English tea caddies.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present European & American Fine Art on Saturday, October 26, 2024. This is a timed sale offering 180 lots of artworks from various collectors and estates that date from the 17th-20th centuries. Among the various media are oil, watercolor, acrylics, pencil drawings, etchings, lithographs, woodblock prints, and serigraphs. The works’ subject matter is very diverse -- landscapes, still life, portraits, nudes, scenes of Europe and California, seascapes, and more. Artists include Colin Campbell Cooper, Gary Ray, Luigi Kasimir, C. Sanderson, Nadara Goodwin, Wm. Stone, Keith Morrow, Paul E. Maxwell, and Jewett Campbell.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins this timed online auction on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 10:30 am PDT; sale items are available for preview and bidding now.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Books, Art & Ephemera on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The sale from multiple consignors features a diverse selection of 260 lots. Offerings include books from the 17th-20th centuries; printed illuminated leaves; engravings from the 1700s; currency from the 18th-20th centuries; letters, certificates, shares, and other legal documents from Early America to the 20th century, including from Saybrook, Connecticut; two gold-knob canes; glass slides and negatives from the 1900s; several photo and postcard albums; photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman; international stamps and commemorative medals from the early 1900s; a signed Snoopy sketch by Charles Schulz; a wide selection of advertising, fantasy, and comic art, plus other artworks; portraits of Ruby Helder by Francis Bruguière; a stereoscope viewer with 54 cards; and much more.

The diverse selection of books includes the writings of Mark Twain, signed; 15 volumes of Nathaniel Hawthorne; Observations... Voyage Round the World by John Forster, 1778; Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini; The Pilgrim’s Progress, 1860; Advance and Retreat by J. B. Hood; Dante’s Inferno by Ecco Press signed by 20 poets; History of the Donner Party, 1879; Rituale Romanum from 1786; a complete collection of Oz books; 19th-century bibles; books by John Muir, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Montgomery, other women writers; and more. Subjects include history of California, Chicago, and New Orleans; California birds; dogs; books for children including Disney Little Books; British periodicals; Hawaii and the South Seas; fishing; Japanese tsubas; and much more.

There is also colonial/Confederate currency from the 1770s-1780s; fractional currency from the 1800s; Confederate currency from the mid-1800s; $2 bills; and a Mexican bank note from 1914.

Visual art includes a Mary Cassatt etching; Book of Hours printed leaves, Persian illuminated leaves, and leaves from the Nuremburg Chronicle; a new map of the world, circa 1705; a drawing of the Edinburgh riot sentencing; architectural engravings by D. Pronti; an assembled history/print volume from the end of Edo Period; and signatures/drawings by Xavier Martinez.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Armond Conti Collection of Model Trains, Part 5, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:30 am PDT. Offering over 200 lots from the estate of a Northern Californian who collected trains for over 75 years, the timed auction features mostly post-war and modern-era train offerings – some new old stock, some unused, and many in their original boxes. These include locomotives, tenders, cabooses, numerous sets and groupings; a diverse array of train cars, including freight, box, passenger, club, dining, log, refrigerator, spine, train maintenance, reefers, hoppers, and more. The wide range of manufacturers in the sale include Lionel, LGB, K-Line, MTH, Williams, Weaver, Atlas, Rail King, 3rd Rail, and Crown – almost all in O gauge. There are also accessories, switches, power supplies, and Matchbox and Triang Minic vehicles on offer. Auction highlights include the Lionel O Gauge 773 New York Central Hudson & 2426W Tender, the Lionel O Gauge Modern Chessie Steam Special Loco & Six Cars and the Lionel O Gauge Postwar 746 N&W 4-8-4 Loco & 746W Tender.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its timed online auction on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:30 am PDT; sale items are available for preview now and bidding the day of the auction. The timed auction will be featured live on two platforms: LiveAuctioneers and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ free mobile app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Apps ("Turner Auctions"). Both are easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website: www.turnerauctionsonline.com/upcoming-auctions/.

About Armond Conti & His Collection

Born and raised in San Francisco, Armond Conti attended St. Ignatius High School and graduated from San Jose State in Industrial Technology. He met his wife Chris in the late 1950s, when they were both audience members of the popular radio show of Don Sherwood, who billed himself as the “world’s greatest disc jockey.” In 1964 the Contis and their then-three children moved to Livermore, California, then San Jose, where Mr. Conti worked as a nuclear engineer at General Electric for over 35 years, until he retired.

Armond Conti collected model trains for over 75 years, introduced to a lifelong passion around age 4, with a Christmas present from his parents. He continued to build and enhance his collection through the years, adding top-quality model trains from train shows and online sources. Perhaps no surprise as an engineer with an interest and skills in mechanics and technology, he also began to repair model trains for others, working after his day job at Bill’s Train Station in San Jose for over 15 years. He also set up an 18’ x 18’ shop in his backyard to pursue this aspect of his train hobby. His train layouts burgeoned as well, increasing as his homes got bigger: first at the top of his San Jose garage, where the layout platform hung down two feet from the ceiling and Mr. Conti would stand on a ladder to work on it. Later, when Mr. Conti moved to a nearby town, his train layout expanded to one-third of the basement of the family’s large and spacious new home.

Through the years, Mr. Conti enjoyed ‘train chasing’ with fellow train buffs, and visiting the Tehachapi Loop near Los Angeles, an engineering feat completed in 1876, where he would go watch trains with his son Mike and others. As Mike said, his dad liked trains because they were “big, noisy, and kind of cool.” These traits were shared with Mr. Conti’s other lifelong hobbies – muscle cars and World War II airplanes.

After Mr. Conti’s passing, the family decided to part with the vast collection for several reasons: no one has the same love of trains that Mr. Conti did, the family has other interests, and the model train hobby takes up a lot of space. Fellow enthusiasts who share Mr. Conti’s passion for model trains are sure to benefit from and enjoy the astute rewards of collecting for over seven decades.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Watches & Clocks on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This is a timed sale offering over 150 lots of men’s watches and clocks, plus a few ladies’ watches. Acquired by a Northern California collector, most timepieces are vintage and include well over 30 manufacturers, both domestic and international. Among the makers are Tiffany & Co., Bulova, Corum, LeCoultre, Gruen, Lyceum, Dreyfuss, Xeric, Prague, Locman, Veto, Edox, Omega, Hamilton, Longines, Invicta, Jean d'Eve Sectora, Jacques Lemans, LP, Dent, Minorva, and many others. The wide range of clocks includes travel, purse, mantel, car, carriage, and desk clocks.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins this timed online auction on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 10:30 am PDT; sale items are available for preview now and bidding on the day of the auction. The timed online auction will be featured live on two bidding platforms: LiveAuctioneers, and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ free mobile app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Apps ("Turner Auctions"). Both are easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website: www.turnerauctionsonline.com/upcoming-auctions.

NOTE: All watches and clocks are sold as is regardless of functionality. Please examine the provided photos to thoroughly evaluate each piece. All watches and clocks in the sale have been in storage since 2015; we suggest an overhaul at buyer's expense.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Diamonds Are Forever, a sparkling sale of Fine Jewelry, Diamonds & More on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Among the 110+ total lots, the auction features 35 lots of single and pairs of unmounted diamonds. Fine jewelry offerings for women include bracelets, rings, pendants, brooches and more, plus various costume jewelry groupings. For men, there are designer watches, some vintage. There is also an extensive selection of other items: gold and silver coins, antique portrait miniatures, and sterling silver serving ware and decorative items.

This auction features pairs of round, brilliant-cut diamonds that range in weight from .91 to 1.52 carats. Single diamonds – round brilliant cut, marquise and pear-shaped stones – range from .44 to .79 carats (details on color and clarity of each diamond, as well as the gemologist’s report are included online with each lot description). Among the many jewelry offerings for women are items from Tiffany and Hermès. Lots for women with diamonds and/or gold include earrings, pendants, bracelets, rings, brooches, and more. Men’s items include a gold watch chain and watches from acclaimed makers such as Cartier, Breitling, LeCoultre, and Longines. Completing the jewelry offerings are a number of groupings of costume jewelry and accessories – many featuring gold, silver, garnet, jade, pearls, or other precious stones.

In addition to fine jewelry, there is a selection of gold coins, mostly from the mid- to late-1800s, including a 1842-D Liberty Half Eagle $5 gold coin and a 1904 Liberty Head $20 dollar gold coin. Among the silver coins are Peace and Morgan silver dollars. Portrait miniatures are also on offer, mostly from the 19th century. Rounding out the sale are sterling silver items, including bowls, flatware, drinking cups, sugar and creamers, vases and more. A final highlight of the sale is an antique ruby and 14k gold mesh purse.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Sports Memorabilia on Saturday, August 17, 2024. The sale offers 100 sports-related lots from a Northern California collector, featuring football, basketball, baseball, tennis, hockey, and figure skating. Most items are signed, including football helmets and balls, basketballs, baseball bats, ice skates, tennis balls, a hockey stick, several photographs of notable events, and more.

Highlights include signed basketballs from the 2017 and 2018 Golden State Warriors. Among the featured football teams, stars, and events are the San Francisco 49ers, numerous Super Bowls (III – XLIX, from Joe Namath to Tom Brady), NFL Quarterback Legends, Heisman Trophy Winners, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley (Cal), and more. There are also San Francisco Giants baseball bats, a Montreal Canadiens Legends Hockey Stick, tennis balls from Serena and Venus Williams and others, and ice skates from famous female skaters – all signed. Other sports-related items complete the sale.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Bohemian Club Books & Ephemera on August 10, 2024. The sale features books, booklets, posters, flyers, programs, playbills, invitations, wine lists and menus, and reports from the private men’s club based in San Francisco and Northern California. These offerings from a California collector range from 1909 to the 2000s. Several related lots from other collections round out the sale.

The offerings in this auction reflect a vast range of events held at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco or the Bohemian Grove in Monte Rio, California, where the Midsummer Encampment, an annual 18-day members’ retreat, is held each July. The sale features Bohemian Grove posters from 1956-2005 and Cremation of Care posters from the 1970s. Besides plays from 1913 and 1919, there are playbills for the Grove plays; and programs for diverse events – art exhibitions, ladies’ nights, “low jinks” evenings, tribute dinners, aviary and more. The extensive selection of events flyers or invitations includes those for film, music, comedy, opera, theater, jazz, anthropology, holidays and Oktoberfest, authors, sons & grandsons, golf, baseball, skeet, Vienna, Italia, veterans, and much more. Most of these ephemera date from the 1950s-early 1980s. Some menus and wine lists are also available. Prominent artists of these lots include Ray Sullivan, Phil Frank, George Lichty, Wayne Pope, Amado Gonzales, Antonio Sotomayor, Vincent Perez, and Lonnie Bee.

Besides printed material promoting the club’s numerous events, there are also official documents from various years, most from 1908-1940, including the President’s and Treasurer’s Reports, and the club’s constitution, by-laws, rules, and annals.

For over 30 years, the California owner has assembled an extensive collection of Bohemian Club and Bohemian Grove items, keeping them in a well-preserved condition. Commenting on his collection, he says he enjoys and appreciates these “highly unique and rare items from the most exclusive men’s club in the world.”

Founded in 1872, the Bohemian Club was created “for the association of gentlemen connected professionally with Literature, Art, Music, Drama and also those who, by reason of their love or appreciation of these objects and their interest in participating in Club activities, may be deemed eligible…The Club is social in nature and purpose with its focus on the fine and performing arts and literature.” Early on, science was added to the “four pillars” of literature, art, music, and drama. Proud to be a refuge for artistic and intellectual activities, conducting business is prohibited. In fact, the club’s motto is “Weaving spiders, come not here.”

While members’ names are not made public, many notable men are known to be or have been Bohemian Club members – politicians such as Herbert Hoover, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush and son, George P. Schultz, and Newt Gingrich; artists or writers such as Maynard Dixon, Granville Redmond, Xavier Martinez, and Herman Wouk; business tycoons such as William Randolph Hearst and David Packard; and other famous men including Eddie Rickenbacker and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Today the club has about 2,600 members at a time, with some waiting up to 15 years to become regular, full members. In addition, there are honorary or professional members, usually in the arts, who assist with the club’s various activities. Since its inception, there have only been four women in the club – honorary members chosen in the club’s first two decades – although women and other guests are included at many of the club’s events.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Carmel Estate Auction on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The sale features a diverse and eclectic array of artworks, decorative arts, militaria, sterling and silver items, pens, furniture, Native American pottery, Asian items, and more, primarily from the 19th-21st centuries. Most are from a single estate in Carmel, California; other collections and estates from California are also represented in the auction.

 Among the artworks are oil and watercolor paintings, etchings, woodblocks, lithographs, prints, architectural plates, Eastern European icons, and sculptures. Noted artists include Ira Yeager, Leroy Neiman, Michael Stidham, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Patrick (Hinds) Swazo, Dino Paravano, Kent Ullberg, and Keith Christie. Decorative arts come from several traditions and cultures: from the U.S. are Charles Lotton and Van Briggle vases, plus an extensive selection of Native American pottery and sand paintings from the Navajo, Hopi, Santa Clara, Zuni, and Jemez. From China are dishes, bowls, vases, carved coral figures, snuff bottles, scroll paintings, and a Miao headdress. From Japan are Imari platters, a kimono, enamel vases, dolls and figures, boxes, screens, prayer beads, a 1920s coronation costume, calligraphy, blue and white porcelain, and more. There are also several groupings of Asian ceramics.

 Ballpoint and fountain pens come from Parker, Waterman, Tiffany, Cartier, and Cross. Sterling and silver items include a tea set, figures, flatware, tableware, and serving ware from France, Germany, England, and Russia. There is a diverse selection of militaria: U.S. Navy commissions, collections of commendation medals and navy cap ship ribbons, dress swords, a World War II bicorn hat and naval dress set, several books, and antique armor. Among the furniture lots are small tables, chairs, wooden chests, clocks, and boxes. Rounding out the sale are candlesticks and candelabra, duck decoys, large fish replicas, painted masks, and an antique carousel horse.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Japanese Prints on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The sale features over 120 lots of traditional and contemporary Japanese woodblock prints, etchings, and drawings, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries from two California collections. Traditional artists include Kuniyoshi, Hokusai, Hiroshige, Kunichika, Yoshitoshi, Yoshida, Hasui, Yoshiiku, and Keith. Among the contemporary offerings are works from Hamanishi and Yoshimatsu, plus an extensive selection of etchings by Tanaka.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Watches, Part 2: One Man’s Collection on Saturday, June 8, 2024. The sale features over 140 timepieces from a private collection in Northern California – mostly men’s wristwatches and French carriage clocks from the late-19th/early-20th centuries. Almost all wristwatches date from the mid-20th century, from the 1940s to the 1970s. The sale features noted American and European brands. The 25+ manufacturers include Rolex, Bulova, Hamilton, Longines, Lord Elgin, Omega, LeCoultre, Dreyfuss & Co., Zodiac, Frederique Constant, Pulsar, and many more. Highlights include several Bulova Accutron Spaceview selections, a 1950s Longines 13zn Flyback Chronograph watch, a 1950s LeCoultre Powermatic Indicator watch, and a 1968 Rolex Perpetual watch.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Icons: One Man’s Collection on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The sale features over 200 lots of icons and other religious or devotional items from a private collection in Northern California. Most items are from 19th/20th century Eastern Europe or Russia. The majority of Eastern European icons are ornately decorated with beads, embroidery, or other embellishments. In addition, most Eastern European icons are enclosed in kiots or shadowbox frames. Many Russian offerings feature silver oklads, a metal covering to protect the icon.

The icons’ subject matter includes Christ, the Virgin, the Theotokos (Mary as the mother of Jesus), the resurrection, the Dormition (the “falling asleep” or death of Mary without suffering), and an array of saints. Other religious items in the auction include reliquaries, crosses and crucifixes, illuminated miniatures, a retablo, and devotional objects or pictures. Completing the sale are several works from the Estate of Grace Garcia, a well-known Northern California collector and purveyor of religious items.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to open for bidding A Secret Vault on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The sale features intriguing items recently discovered, or rediscovered, by the owners, a couple from Northern California. The 95 lots include autographed letters from famous people, postage stamps from Great Britain, and an assortment of gold coins from the 19th-20th centuries. Auction highlights include signed correspondence by the late Princess Diana from 1994; by abolitionist leader John Brown; and by biologist Charles Darwin, known as the father of evolution. Also of note is the Great Britain 30 pence Comedians Error Stamp from 1998 that featured English entertainer Joyce Grenfell.

The owners are unsure of the exact provenance of the items in the vault, but many come from overseas and/or were passed down from late family members. In fact, most of the stamps and autographed items were acquired some years ago from Stanley Gibbons in London, England, the world’s oldest rare stamp seller and one of the foremost purveyors of such collectibles. (However, despite its prominence and 167-year history, the company has had a recent change of fortune. After its ill-fated purchase in December 2023 of the world’s most expensive stamp, the British Guiana 1c Magenta, Stanley Gibbons has now become part of the Strand Collectibles Group.)

Eventually, the owners’ items were shipped from Europe and were sent to a storage vault in Wyoming. There other items accumulated over time, and they rested for some years -- only to be rediscovered recently when the owners moved to California. And what a marvelous surprise it must have been to revisit the vault! Now the couple has moved the rediscovered items to auction, in hopes that others will enjoy and appreciate in the light of day what has been hidden away for years.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine Art: One Man’s Collection on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The sale features over 70 works of art from a private collection in Northern California, including oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and lithographs. The vast majority of the auction focuses on two Northern California artists, Colin Campbell Cooper and Gary Ray. Other noted artists in the sale include Peter Nielsen and Ransome Gillet Holdridge.

Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. (1856-1937) was a distinguished American impressionist painter best known for architecture, European and Asian landmarks, landscapes, and portraits. Gary Ray (1952- ) is a contemporary painter, primarily of plein air images of coastal regions and inland areas of Southern and Central California.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Vintage Watches: One Man’s Collection on Sunday, March 24, 2024. The sale features over 140 timepieces from a private collection in Northern California – mostly men’s wristwatches, plus several pocket watches, small clocks, and one ladies’ watch. Almost all date from the mid-20th century, from the 1940s to the 1970s. Most are American brands, plus several from Europe. The 25+ manufacturers include Bulova, Hamilton, Longines, Lord Elgin, Omega, Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Louvic, Jacques Lemans, and Concord. Completing the sale are several Rolex boxes for watches and/or jewelry.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Estate of Edward S. Stephenson on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Featuring over 200 lots, the sale features a diverse and eclectic collection featuring two major themes: arms and armor, and Asian decorative arts, primarily from Japan. The latter are mostly from Mr. Stephenson’s time in Japan with the military at the end of World War II, before he became an award-winning Hollywood production designer. Highlights include a Franz Von Stuck nautilus cup and the coronation costume of Baron Sawada at Emperor Hirohito's coronation in Kyoto in 1928.

The part of the auction that features arms & armor includes a diverse range of items, mostly from England, continental Europe, and Japan: sets of armor, hall shields, chargers, medallions, military portrait plaques, helmets, tsuba, and more. Armaments from various countries and centuries include several swords and bayonets; a saber, cutlass, and dagger; plus a selection of Japanese tantō.

From Japan are an eclectic array of decorative arts, small furniture, works of art, household items, and more: netsuke, statues, ewers, bowls, vases, jars, Satsuma and Imari ware, hibachi, blue and white porcelain, miniature zushi, Bunraku puppet heads, early 20th-century kimonos, boxes, carved figures, a 19th-century tama sculpture, gongs, a scroll painting, groups of wooden boxes, and much more. Among the lacquerware items are picnic and other boxes, sets, games, a pear box, and miniatures. Noh items include an assortment of masks and a doll set in a fitted chest. Among the small furniture items are tansu chests, armor chests, and collectors cabinets. Works on paper include calligraphy documents, woodblock books, and temple stamp books.

From China are censers, ceramic figures, famille verte dishes, a brush pot, vases, covered jars, a marble head of Guanyin, a jade figure of fu dogs, and a bronze figure of Manjusri. From elsewhere in Asia are ceramics, textiles, mystical silk batik panels, and a collection of seals. Rounding out the sale are bronze figures and sculptures, candlesticks, platters, a 19th-century goblet, Orlando Furioso from 1967 in three volumes, and more.

 About Edward S. Stephenson and His Collection

Born in Iowa, Edward S. Stephenson (1917-2011) moved with his family around age six to Glendale, in Southern California. Inspired by early motion pictures, young Edward decided at age 11 he wanted to pursue theater and production design. After high school, he attended the Pasadena Playhouse College of the Theater and after graduation began working in theatrical design.

Like many other young men, his career was interrupted by World War II. Serving in the U.S. Air Force, he was stationed in Guam, Texas, and, for seven years, in Japan. He was appointed civilian Director of Entertainment and Music for the Commander in Chief, Far East and Supreme Commander, Allied Powers; in this role, he headed the military’s post-occupation entertainment services, when entertainment for GIs was said to be a “necessary supplement to the basic needs of food and shelter.” Much of his time was spent at the Tokyo Takarazuka Revue building, later renamed the Ernie Pyle Theater for the Pulitzer Prize-winning author who was killed in Okinawa. Known as the “Radio City Music Hall of the East,” this was the hub for American-style entertainment in Japan and indeed all of Asia. It was here that Mr. Stephenson plied his trade of production and theater design, including a performance of “The Mikado” that was attended by the Japanese royal family.

After the service, Mr. Stephenson spent a short time in New York, then returned to Southern California in the early 1950s. From his time in Japan, he sent the second largest shipment of Japanese artifacts back to the U.S.; the largest was sent to Gump’s, the renowned retailer in San Francisco.

Upon his return to Los Angeles, Mr. Stephenson began working in production design in live television, a career that spanned five decades and numerous accolades. He received three Primetime Emmy Awards for production design and/or art direction -- for An Evening with Fred Astaire, for The Andy Williams Show, and for Soap. With Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, he worked on numerous shows, including Maude, Sanford & Son, Good Times, and the pilot for All in the Family. He also worked with Witt-Thomas-Harris on Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Blossom, and others.

In 1978, he found time to launch Hollywood Studio Gallery, which became the entertainment industry’s leading prop house for art and wall décor, with 50,000 pieces available for rent. Today the company is owned and run by Mr. Stephenson’s daughter, Tara Stephenson-Fong, herself a noted set decorator and winner of an Art Directors Guild (ADG) award, along with numerous Emmy and ADG nominations. Mr. Stephenson retired in 1994.

While collecting his entire adult life, Mr. Stephenson seems to have been first bitten by the bug when he was in Japan after the war; trading, for example, a carton of cigarettes for a samurai sword. While in Japan, he collected numerous Japanese woodblock prints: Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ followers will remember the very successful sale in May 2023 of his collection of woodblock prints from post-war Japan that featured ghosts, demons, and monsters, whose myths and legends pervade Japanese culture. Other woodblock prints from Mr. Stephenson’s collection will be available in a future auction. This sale offers an extensive array of many other Asian decorative arts he acquired over time, as well as his collection of European military armor and other arms.

According to Tara, her father loved art and architecture: “He saw something beautiful and wanted to have it – and he didn’t know how to do anything small.” Now, over the years, Mr. Stephenson’s collections have been sorted out, awaiting the right time and the right person to go to sale. As with the supernatural prints offered previously, Tara says she hopes these objects, carefully acquired with a designer’s eye, “find a good home with good people.”

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Retablos: The Art of Devotion on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Offering over 230 lots from a private collection in Northern California, the sale features distinctive works from Mexico and South America, including Peru and Bolivia. Almost all works are from the 19th and/or 20th centuries; most are painted in oil on tin or copper; some are framed, most are not. There is also an extensive array of relicario medallions, most from South America, including Bolivia. Some other religious or devotional items round out the sale, including crucifixes, santos, wood carvings, painted altars, miniature monstrances, and more.

Retablos are a widespread folk art form from the colonial Spanish or Mexican culture that gained popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries. Small and colorful, these devotional paintings illustrate holy images or miraculous events from traditional art of the Catholic church, depicting Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or one of the church’s many saints. Usually created by untrained artists and showcased privately in homes to enable personal devotion or to give thanks, retablos often became valued family heirlooms.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present A Fine Mélange on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Offering over 200 lots, the sale features an eclectic array of items, including artworks, decorative arts, jewelry, furniture, Asian items, and more.

Among the artworks are paintings, watercolors, lithographs, and other works on paper, mostly from the 19th-20th centuries; noted artists include Roland Petersen, Joseph Antoine Bouvard, Emory Ladanyi, Samuel Peter Rolt Triscott, Alexandra Nechita, Alfred Schroff, and David Gilhooly. Several sculptures on offer are by Dan Corbin, Grant Speed, and Rollin Karg. Jewelry offerings feature rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets of gold or silver, most adorned with precious or semi-precious stones. The diverse selection of furniture includes chairs, tables, chests, cupboards, desks and more in styles such as Queen Anne, Regency, Federal, and American, and Chippendale. Among the decorative arts are glass items, tole table articles, American baskets, snuff boxes, and more; highlights in this category include a 19th-century carousel horse, tall torchières, angel candelabra, and a Louis C. Tiffany vase. Rounding out the sale are sterling silver flatware and several pens.

There is also a large selection of items from Asia, including artworks; and silk panels, collars, and table runners. From China are paintings, vases, beakers, censers, lotus shoes and slippers, decorative objects, export tea items, immortal figures, snuff bottles, and horseshoe and high-back chairs. Several woodblock prints come from Japan; and a nat figure of Min Lay comes from Burma.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Estate Jewelry & Gold Coins on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 10:30 am PST. Featuring over 105 lots from a few estates, these items are ideal for holiday jewelry gift-giving to others (or to treat oneself!) or perhaps for long-term investment, in the case of gold coins.

Jewelry offerings include necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, and earrings. Most are 14k, 18k or white gold, blackened silver, or platinum; most are set with gemstones such as diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, amethyst, pearl, tourmaline, garnet, opal, turquoise, moonstone, and/or lapis lazuli. Some pieces are antique or vintage. Among the other jewelry items are micro-mosaic brooch-pendants; lava cameos and earrings; unstrung chrysoprase beads; unmounted gemstones; several suites; and groupings of antique, vintage or costume jewelry. For men are several pairs of gold cufflinks, watch fob chains, and an antique cigar cutter fob. Jewelry highlights include a 5.3 carat diamond and platinum ring, a gold-coin charm bracelet, and an emerald and diamond ring,

 The diverse array of gold coins – many from the 19th or early 20th century – includes items from the U.S., France, Mexico, and South Africa. Among the highlights are a U.S. 1904 Gold Double Eagle Liberty Head $20 coin; three South Africa Krugerrands; a Mexico 50 peso gold coin, Winged Victory/Eagle Dated 1821-1947. There are also several gold or silver ingots, one lot of ancient bronze coins, and a 1934 Federal Reserve $1,000 note. Completing the sale are a Lalique ornament and three bags, from Cartier, Versace, and Coach.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present The Armond Conti Collection of Model Trains, Part 4, on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 10:30 am PST. Offering over 235 lots from the estate of a Northern Californian who collected trains for over 75 years, the auction features mostly post-war and modern-era train offerings – some new old stock, some unused, and many in their original boxes. These include locomotives, tenders, cabooses, numerous sets and groupings; a diverse array of train cars, including freight, box, reefers, stock, hoppers, passenger, sleeper, diner, gang, mail, beer, pullman, sleeper, and flat cars; water tenders; TTOS, TCA and LCCA club cars; and more. There are also accessories and train and controller parts on offer. Many lots are Lionel model trains; other manufacturers in the sale are K-Line, MTH, Atlas, Williams, 3rd Rail, Rail King, Pecos River, Crown Model, and Peterson Supply. Almost all trains are O gauge, with several Lionel Classics in standard gauge.

About Armond Conti & His Collection

Born and raised in San Francisco, Armond Conti attended St. Ignatius High School and graduated from San Jose State in Industrial Technology. He met his wife Chris in the late 1950s, when they were both audience members of the popular radio show of Don Sherwood, who billed himself as the “world’s greatest disc jockey.” In 1964 the Contis and their then-three children moved to Livermore, California, then San Jose, where Mr. Conti worked as a nuclear engineer at General Electric for over 35 years, until he retired.

Armond Conti collected model trains for over 75 years, introduced to a lifelong passion around age 4, with a Christmas present from his parents. He continued to build and enhance his collection through the years, adding top-quality model trains from train shows and online sources. Perhaps no surprise as an engineer with an interest and skills in mechanics and technology, he also began to repair model trains for others, working after his day job at Bill’s Train Station in San Jose for over 15 years. He also set up an 18’ x 18’ shop in his backyard to pursue this aspect of his train hobby. His train layouts burgeoned as well, increasing as his homes got bigger: first at the top of his San Jose garage, where the layout platform hung down two feet from the ceiling and Mr. Conti would stand on a ladder to work on it. Later, when Mr. Conti moved to a nearby town, his train layout expanded to one-third of the basement of the family’s large and spacious new home.

Through the years, Mr. Conti enjoyed ‘train chasing’ with fellow train buffs, and visiting the Tehachapi Loop near Los Angeles, an engineering feat completed in 1876, where he would go watch trains with his son Mike and others. As Mike said, his dad liked trains because they were “big, noisy, and kind of cool.” These traits were shared with Mr. Conti’s other lifelong hobbies – muscle cars and World War II airplanes.

After Mr. Conti’s passing, the family decided to part with the vast collection for several reasons: no one has the same love of trains that Mr. Conti did, the family has other interests, and the model train hobby takes up a lot of space. Fellow enthusiasts who share Mr. Conti’s passion for model trains are sure to benefit from and enjoy the astute rewards of collecting for over seven decades.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present the Collection of the Reverend Charles Hartwell Family on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Offering 150 lots, the sale features a wide array of items, mostly from 19th-century China, including artworks, furniture, decorative arts, prayer beads, jewelry, books, clothing, textiles, family memorabilia, and more. The sale’s items come from the family of Reverend Charles Hartwell, Congregational missionaries and philanthropists in Foochow (Fuzhou), China from the 1850s-1930s. The family members’ items in this auction include Rev. Charles Hartwell (1825-1905) and Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (1827-1883); their children Charles Stearns Hartwell (1855-1931), Emily Susan Hartwell (1859-1951), and Carrie Amelia Hartwell Tupper (1864-1959).

Furniture items in the sale include armchairs and dining chairs, a curio shelf, cupboard panels, and carved mirrors. Among the artworks are Chinese paintings on paper, ancestor portraits, scroll and miniature pith paintings; several Japanese woodblock prints; and works by Emily Susan Hartwell and Neil Meitzler. From Japan are several woodblock prints, an art pottery vase, and Imari items.

Many decorative arts are on offer, such as cloisonné, glazed, porcelain, celadon and bronze vases; bronze vessels, beakers, censers, and libation cups; snuff bottles; decorative and carved stone objects; polychrome and terracotta figures; porcelain bowls and ginger jars; boxes of burl root, lacquer and porcelain; gilt lacquered temple figures; a silk fan; metal tea caddies; several lamps; and blue and white dishes.

There is also an array of Chinese clothing and textiles: embroidery of gold thread dragon, silk collars and panels; a table runner; a fan; a man’s court robe, a silk short coat; and more. Of note are a selection of high-heeled and lotus shoes, including a booklet on Chinese foot binding made by a Hartwell family member. Lotus shoes were worn by women in China who had bound feet, a very painful tradition that lasted nearly a thousand years, ending only around the 1950s.

Books and publications include ones on Chinese art, textiles, and ceramics; Japanese sculpture; Asian art and rugs; and a signed copy of Baghdad by the Bay by Herb Caen. There are several lots of prayer beads and jewelry of jade, bone, hardstone, silver and/or metal. Family memorabilia includes a Charles Hartwell family archive, a Chinese stamp collection, and 19th-century photographs of China and England.

Auction highlights include a Chinese lavender-blue ovoid vase, a 19th-century ancestral tablet, and a pair of bowls with eight horses of Wang Mu. Several items from other collectors round out the sale.

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Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Fine Art & Works on Paper on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Featuring over 85 lots from several collectors and estates, the sale offers diverse media -- engraving, watercolor, gouache, lithograph, pastel, woodblock, woodcut, pencil, drypoint, and more -- by American and European artists from the 16th through the 21st centuries. A large portion of the auction is devoted to the four-color lithographs of Albert Genick (1836-1906) from his acclaimed work on Greek pottery, Griechische Keramik, printed by Ernst Wasmuth in Berlin in 1883. Artists showcased in the sale from the late 1800s to present day include Millard Sheets, Bruce Conner, Russell Chatham, Winthrop Turney, Armin Hansen, Stephanie Sanchez, August LeRoux, Julien Weir, and Leonard Foujita.

A number of works date from the 16th-19th centuries, with offerings from Rembrandt Van Rijn, Samuel Dirksz, and architectural drawings of Paris and London. There is also a wide array of engravings from those times – by Giovanni Piranesi, Antoine Melling, William Williams, Paolo Fidanza, Christoph Weigel, Emanuel Sweert, and Sébastian Leclerc, plus a group of classical architecture illustration plates by Andrea Palladio and Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi. Completing the auction are maps of French Polynesia, French political pamphlets, Napolean memorabilia, a large collection of Netherlands royal family postcards/ephemera, several oil paintings, and a small sculpture by Chaim Gross.

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