SJ Auctioneers will hold an online-only Black Americana, Collectibles, Decor & Silverware auction on Sunday, July 21st

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - July 11, 2024 - PRLog -- A spectacular 235-piece sterling silver flatware service by Georg Jensen in the Bernadotte pattern, a signed Daum (France) crystal art glass bouquet of roses, a large sterling silver cup by Cartier in the original box, and many examples of Black Americana are just some of the items bidders will find in SJ Auctioneers' online-only auction slated for Sunday, July 21^st.

The 225-lot Black Americana, Collectibles, Décor & Silverware auction will start promptly at 6 pm Eastern time, with internet bidding offered exclusively through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Other items expected to do well include a gorgeous, circa 1850-1890 Gorham mixed metals Y50 sterling silver and copper jardiniere vase with applied 3-D strawberry plant and spider (est. 1,500-$2,500); two metallic chess sets with storage cases (each est. $250-$350); and a pair of Spanish silver heron crane bird figurines, 7 inches tall, 850 silver (est. $750-$1,200).

The artists, designers and silversmiths will include names such as Cartier, Georg Jensen, Daum, Tiffany & Company, Frontenac, Royal Danish, Bvlgari, Porter Blanchard, Mayauel Ward, Marx, Herend, Gorham, Mulholland Brothers, Reed and Barton and many others. Not many of the Black Americana pieces are identified by maker, but all are rare and highly collectible.

The 235-piece Georg Jensen sterling flatware service for eight includes 16 serving utensils and comes in a three-tiered chest and soft storage box (est. $20,000-$24,000). The bottom of the Daum signed crystal art glass bouquet of roses is just over 7 inches tall, has no cracks or repairs and is signed "Daum France" on the bottom (est. $900-$1,500). The Cartier sterling silver cup in the original box is in like-new shape and is inscribed, "J.B.H." (est. 300-$450).

Black Americana will be plentiful, with attractive estimates in the $50-$150 range. These will include a cast iron Uncle Sam figure, 11 inches tall; a 1920s nodder bobble head, 4 ¼ inches tall; a Diaper Dan Syroco wood type thermometer, 5 inches tall; a Shearwater porcelain tiger, 5 ¾ inches tall; and 1913 sheet music for the song Ma Pickaninny Babe by Chas. L. Johnson.

Bidding is available online now, at LiveAuctioneers.com. Pre-bidding is also available, meaning for those who are unable to attend the online auction, they can still leave their bids now. This auction uses Autopay by LiveAuctioneers.com. A link to the catalog is here:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/333386_black-amer...

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