MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Skinner, Inc. will host a two-day Discovery auction on June 19th and 20th in its Marlborough gallery. The first day of the sale will feature a diverse and remarkable collection of vintage accessories that once belonged to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The sale also presents an excellent selection of silver and estate jewelry, as well as furniture and decorative objects that will appeal to anyone looking for unique home décor.
Vintage Accessories
Skinner is pleased to offer a collection of vintage accessories formerly belonging to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The collection features exceptional purses and handbags from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including a beaded black silk purse with silver hardware circa 1900 (lot 522, estimated between $300 and $500), a green and grey-beaded silk evening bag circa 1925-1935 (lot 535, $300 to $500), a beaded silk evening bag with rhinestones, imitation pearls, and gold-tone hardware (lot 543, $300 to $500), and a multicolored woven silk and paper purse by Japanese designer Kiriyo Kuchina circa 1980 (lot 573, $300 to $500).
Chic hats from great 20th century design houses include two tweed berets from the late 1960s by Chanel, Paris (lot 565, $400 to $600), a lavender, white, purple, and pink tweed hat by Chanel, Paris (lot 566, $300 to $500), and an orange felt hat by Halston, New York, from the late 1960s-early 1970s (lot 568, $200 to $250).
Fine Silver and Estate Jewelry
Fine silver offerings include a Kalo Shop hand-hammered sterling silver water pitcher (lot 79, $300 to $500) and an ornate three-piece Indian silver tea set decorated with a variety of exotic animals and zoomorphic motifs (lot 11, $200 to $300).
The auction will offer more than 300 lots of jewelry, including several Bakelite lots, a number of designer sterling silver pieces, and many groups of antique and estate jewelry. Notable lots include a small group of lapis lazuli jewelry (lot 281, $300 to $500) and a whimsical four-piece set of polka dot Bakelite jewelry (lot 421, $200 to $300).
Furniture and Decorative Objects
The June Discovery auction includes an assortment of antique and contemporary furnishings and decorative objects. Highlights include a 20th century Royal Worcester Art Nouveau lobed vase (lot 816, $200 to $300), a pair of Royal Vienna porcelain urns from the late 19th century (lot 1016, $250 to $350), and a bronze sculpture by Louis Icart titled ‘Sophistication’ depicting a woman in a flowing dress wearing a feather atop her head (lot 868, $300 to $500).
Four 19th century European mahogany chairs (lot 986, $200 to $250) and a 19th century Kazak rug from Southwest Caucasus (lot 1196, $300 to $500) will also be auctioned.