Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present a Family Collection on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at 10:30 am PDT. Featuring over 185 lots, most from a Northern California family, with some lots from other collectors and estates, including the Estate of Joan A. Nitis of San Francisco. The diverse sale includes artworks, sterling silver items, gold coins, European and Asian decorative arts, miniatures, books, small furniture, Persian rugs, and more.
Artworks include watercolor, oil, pencil, etchings, lithographs, and sculpture, with works by Frances Marian Hebert, Ludmilla Pilat Welch, and Elizabeth Strong. There are sterling silver items, among them flatware sets, and serving pieces and table articles such as salts and spoons. The wide range of European decorative arts includes European miniatures, porcelains from Sèvres, Meissen, Minton, Royal Vienna, and Dresden. There is also an array of Asian decorative arts: from Japan are woodblock prints, table articles, Imari and Satsuma items, and a suit of armor. From China are snuff bottles; rosewood reclining chairs; and porcelain boxes, figures and bowls. There are Lalique items and glassware from Baccarat, Nachtmann Traube, and Bohemia. Among the furniture and home items are several clocks, plant and music stands, and an ebonized secretary – plus a selection of Persian rugs. Gold coin lots feature several of the First Spouse series. There are books and folios from the 19th and 20th centuries, some with illustrations by Salvatore Dali or Gustave Doré.
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