Christie's sale of Important Silver & Objects of Vertu totals $2.8 million Christie's sale of Important Silver and Objects of Vertu totaled $2,821,500 and was 86% sold by lot, 85% sold by value.
News-Antique.com - Nov 30,-0001 - Christie's sale of Important Silver and Objects of Vertu totaled $2,821,500 and was 86% sold by lot, 85% sold by value. The modern silver market continues to see impressive growth, as witnessed by the top two lots of the day: a pair of Georg Jensen silver candelabra from the family of Georg Jensen, which doubled the pre-sale high estimate to sell for $240,000, and a French silver-gilt dinner service by Puiforcat which sold for $108,000.
mportant Silver and Objects of Vertu
April 26, 2006
Sold: $ 2,821,500 Lots offered: 251 Lots sold: 217 £: $1.79/¤: $1.24
£1,576,257 Sold by lot: 86% Sold by $: 85% Sale No: 1773
¤2,275,403
COMMENT: Jeanne Sloane, Head of Silver and Objects of Vertu: “We are particularly thrilled with our continued success and growth in the modern silver market, as seen in the impressive results of our top two lots. Results for Jensen and Puiforcat were strong across the board, with our Jensen silver offerings totaling $575,400 today. Traditional markets such as English and Continental silver, as well as gold boxes, were also very healthy, drawing strong prices on all levels. Two lots in the top ten were Russian, showing that the recent strength of this market spans collecting categories.”
LOT PRICE ESTIMATE BUYER
17 $240,000 £134,078/¤193,548 $80,000-120,000 European Private
A pair of Danish silver candelabra from the family of Georg Jensen, designed by Georg Jensen, 1919
73 $108,000 £60,335/¤87,097 $40,000-60,000 American Private
A French silver-gilt dinner service, mark of Puiforcat, Paris, circa 1930
38 $96,000 £53,631/¤77,419 $15,000-25,000 Anonymous
A Russian two-color gold and enamel cameo-set snuff box, St. Petersburg, circa 1820
42 $96,000 £53,631/¤77,419 $20,000-30,000 Anonymous
A fine and large William IV Scottish gold Freedom Box, mark of John Mackay, Edinburgh, 1833
85 $84,000 £46,927/¤67,742 $30,000-50,000 American Trade
A Russian Imperial silver wine cooler, mark of J.F. Kopping, St. Petersburg, 1770
195 $79,200 £44,246/¤63,871 $40,000-60,000 UK Trade
A George III silver tea equipage in tortoiseshell case, mark of Burrage Davenport, London, 1771
193 $78,000 £43,575/¤62,903 $40,000-60,000 Anonymous
A set of thirty-six George III silver dinner plates, mark of Thomas Heming, London, 1771
161 $78,000 £43,575/¤62,903 $50,000-80,000 American Private
A Regency silver table service, mark of Paul Storr, London, 1817
156 $72,000 £40,223/¤58,065 $20,000-30,000 Anonymous
A pair of George IV silver wine coolers, mark of Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, 1827
3 $69,600 £38,883/¤56,129 $25,000-35,000 UK Trade
A Danish silver wine cooler designed by Georg Jensen, mark of Georg Jensen, Copenhagen, 1915-1919
CHRISTIE’S
20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
Contact: Kate Swan 212.636.2680
[All sold prices include buyer’s premium]
