Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the November 14-15, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction featuring Property from the Estate of television and business pioneer, Maria Helen Smith.
The two-day sale will include a robust selection of vintage and designer handbags, ties, luxury goods and jewelry once owned by Smith. The couture items will be offered together with select furniture, decorative arts and Asian Works of Art from the Smith estate in the San Diego community of Rancho Santa Fe, California.
Highlights from “The Couture of a Queen†section of the November sale will include a collection of gem-set and stone 14k bicolor gold rings (est. $1,200-1,400); a yellow stone and 18k gold coiled snake bracelet (est. $800-1,000); a stunning amethyst, diamond and gold ring (est. $200-400); a collection of leather, snake and lizard skin Judith Leiber hand bags (estimates range from $300 – 1,500) and two Hermes neckties together with Two Hermes gold tone scarf rings (est. $200-300), among others.
Previews: November 12-15, Los Angeles (all Property from the Estate of Maria Helen Smith)
Sunset Estate Auction featuring “The Couture of a Queen†: November 14-15, Los Angeles
Single-Owner Auction: November 16, 2010, Los Angeles
Bonhams & Butterfields
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