Turner Auctions + Appraisals is very pleased to present the Estates of Jon S. Emerson, Robert A. Unger, and Donald C. Saiger on Sunday, November 2, at 10:30 am PST. Featuring over 380 lots, this wide ranging auction features an intriguing array of Tiffany Studios’ items; antique weapons and militaria; artworks; decorative arts from America, Europe and Asia; sterling silver flatware and table ware; vintage pocket watches; small furniture; several Louis Vuitton trunks and travel items; numerous frogs; Thai bronze Buddhas; airplane models; Ray Ban sunglasses; Southwest kachinas; child’s sewing machines; and much more. Some lots from other collectors round out the sale.
From Tiffany Studios are a turtleback desk lamp, candlesticks, desk sets, and paperweights. Art glass makers of vases and paperweights include Tiffany Studios, Orient & Flume, R. Lalique, Lundberg Studios, and Quezal. Glasses, bowls, urns, decanters, vases, and figures come from Tiffany & Co., Baccarat, Fabergé, Daum, Lalique, and Fabio Micucci. There is art pottery by Van Briggle, Rookwood, Grueby, and Ephraim. Among the items are sterling silver flatware, serving ware, vases, urns, picture frames, bowls, a salver, and a mirror. There are also tableware and plates: a Hermès dessert service, Chinese Blue & White porcelain; Faberge Limoges china; and plates by Oscar de la Renta for Richard Ginori. There also an extensive collection of glass frogs by Lalique, Baccarat, Steuben, Daum, and others.
Artworks include pieces by Louis Icart, Manel Anoro, David Gilhooly, Bjorn Weckstrom, and others -- plus carvings from Africa, India, and Asia. Furniture lots offer chairs from Herman Miller Eames, Louis Sognot, Piero Fornasetti, Thomas Moser, and Philippe Stark. From Asia are China are tables, chairs, carved figures; Japanese chests; and a Moroccan panel screen. Civil War-era lots include militaria, plus tintypes, ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, photos. Among the weapons from the 1800s are swords, rifles, and revolvers. There is a wide array of antique pocket watches, many with 14k or 18k gold cases.
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