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The Fine Arts Auction brings together a wide range of jewelry, silver, watches, fine art, tall case clocks, Scotch, and autograph material. Jewelry leads the sale with numerous 14k and 18k gold pieces, including multiple yellow gold bracelets, woven and braided forms, and tanzanite and diamond-set creations. Highlights include the Van Cleef & Arpels emerald, ruby, and diamond brooch, along with designer selections such as an 18k woven-link bracelet by John Hardy and several gemstone bracelets that add variety across the category.

Silver is one of the most extensive portions of the auction, anchored by the Dominick & Haff / Gorham sterling silver tea service. Other significant offerings include Wallace “Campania” sterling flatware, Welsch 900 silver chargers, a Bailey Banks & Biddle sterling tray, a Georg Jensen sterling bar set, a Georgian sterling epergne, Gorham sterling vases, a Jean Lucien Ferry silver and glass caster set, and a Graff Washbourne & Dunn sterling service. Additional entries include Gorham / Lenox sterling and porcelain pieces, a Georgian British dish cross, and several flatware and service assortments spanning American and European makers.

The watch section features a substantial group of Swiss and international wristwatches across multiple makers and case styles. Rolex is represented by a 14k yellow gold ladies’ Rolex, a Rolex Oyster Athlete, and two Rolex Oyster Perpetual models in stainless steel and classic Oyster configurations. A major highlight is the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph, an example of the brand’s well-known integrated sports watch design. Breitling appears prominently with a broad selection that includes the Breitling Emergency, Emergency Mission, Breitling B-1, Chronomat, Aerospace, Jupiter Pilot, Old Navitimer, the Breitling for Bentley Motors, and the “Top Gun” Navitimer. Additional offerings include the Cartier Santos Galbée and two Eska 18k gold automatic wristwatches with cloisonné dials.

The Scotch section includes a focused group of single malts, highlighted by the Macallan 25 Year Anniversary Malt, along with selections such as Pride of Islay, Strathisla, Royal Lochnagar, Bowmore, and several bottlings from Cadenhead’s Authentic Collection.

Tall case clocks are represented by multiple examples attributed to Peter Stretch, Thomas Stretch, and David Rittenhouse, three of the most respected names in early American clockmaking. These clocks reflect the Philadelphia tradition of longcase construction, with characteristic period cases, brass movements, and dial designs associated with these important makers. Their inclusion forms a notable portion of the auction’s historical offerings, with each clock representing a distinct example of 18th- and early 19th-century American craftsmanship. Other clock offerings include David Wood and David Studley shelf clocks, and bracket clocks by Tiffany and Co. and James McCabe.

Read More: American Timekeepers at Auction - Rittenhouse and Stretch Family

The fine art category offers works by Alfred Nunamaker, Maude Drein Bryant, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, George William Sotter, Walter Emerson Baum, and Charles William Ward, spanning landscapes, portraiture, impressionist subjects, and traditional academic compositions.

Historic Autographs include; Signers of the Declaration of Independence (Richard Henry Lee and Robert Morris), Presidential (James Monroe, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, James Bucahanan, Ulysses S. Grant, James Garfield, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Henry Taft, and Franklin D. Roosevelt). Explorers (Zebulon Pike, Ernest Shackelton, and Robert E. Peary), Early Aviation (Orville Wright and Amelia Earhart), Inventors (Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla), Writers (Walt Whitman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Frost), Connie Mack and other significant personages.  Of note is a signed Amelia Earhart book containing a small flag that she carried across the Atlantic on her pioneer flight, a signed Henry Knox document conveying thanks from President Washington to Governor Mifflin and Pennsylvania militia for their part in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, A signed letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt with a polio connection.  Also of note is a pair of letters from President James Monroe with one regarding mistakes made in his Presidential salary and the other regarding past President’s neutrality in future Presidential elections (particularly the 1828 election).

Read More: Beyond The Signature: Why Content Can Be Worth More Than Ink

Sliding scale buyer’s premium for each lot

25% | $0–50,000

23% | $50,001–250,000

21% | $250,001–1,000,000

19% | $1,000,001+

Preview | Hatfield, PA
In-House with No Appointment Necessary
Monday, December 8th | 9AM – 3PM

Tuesday, December 9th | 9AM – 3PM

Wednesday, December 10th | 9AM – 3PM

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Auction is open for pre-bidding until Thursday, December 11th at 10AM, at which time pre-bidding will cease and the auction will go live at the auction center (no live audience, just our auctioneer and auction staff). When the auction goes live, lots will be sold one at a time, in numerical order, by a live auctioneer who will be taking bids from multiple online bidding platforms, absentee and phone bids. During pre-bidding you are able to submit a max (maximum) bid. The bidding platform or our auction staff will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid that you have entered. Once the auction goes live if you wish to increase your bid you will have to wait until that lot opens for bidding and enter any additional bids manually.

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