Featuring the largest private
collection of Herend porcelain in the United States!
1247 Alameda de las Pulgas, San
Mateo, CA 94402
May 21-23 AND May 28-29 2010
(see the below) Fri & Sat 10AM to 4PM,
Sunday Noon to 4PM
Entry Numbers: 9AM Friday
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Contents of Collectors’ Home including:PORCELAIN:
Dinner Services and Serving Pieces: Rothschild Bird, Fruit &
Flowers, Fortuna (Victoria Rust), Ming, Yellow, Red and Black
Dynasty: 11” Service, 10.5” Dinner, 8.5”, 9” Salad, Dessert, Deep
Salads, Rimmed Soups, Cups and Saucers, Tureens, Every Size Platter,
and many unusual pieces all sold individually, Cachepots in many
patterns and sizes, Bonbons in many sizes and forms, Large
Reticulated Baskets in various patterns, Five Candelabra, one with
two putti, Jardinières, Rare Red Dynasty Umbrella Stand, Rare and
Important Samovar, Pair Large Yellow Dynasty Vases and Large Footed
Shell Dish, Large Rare Poisson Tureen and Under plate, Monumental
Urns in Fruits & Flowers and Victoria, Lamps of all sizes with
Custom Hand Painted Shades, Large Fishnet Figure Collection,
Collection of Vintage and Rare Herend Natural Figures; Thomas Goode
Service Plates “Abbeyville” Pattern, Thomas Goode Platter, Dessert
Plates and other Heavy Gilt Encrusted Wares; Large Minton Dinner
Service, “Buckingham” pattern; Large Royal Crown Derby Service,
Lombardy Pattern; Large collection of Zsolnay Jardinières and Floor
Vases, Enormous Villeroy & Boch “Basket” dinner and breakfast
service with an astounding number of serving pieces, Zsolnay vases,
cachepots, jardinières and figures ; FINE JEWELRY: Many large
karat Diamond and Colored Stone Rings, Necklaces, heavy gold
Bracelets, Gold Chains, gold bands and rings, gold watches, gold
Patek Philippe Man’s Wristwatch, Gubelin Ladies gold and diamond
wristwatch CRYSTAL: Saint Louis “Tommy” stemware service of
goblets, wines, champagne flutes, sherries, liqueurs and Manhattans,
Decanters, Ewers and Champagne Bucket; Christofle Stemware;
SILVER: Towle Sterling Flatware Service “King Richard” Pattern,
Reed & Barton Sterling Flatware Service, El Greco pattern;
FURNITURE: Karges and Baker furniture: Walnut French Provincial
Style Secretary Bookcase, Large Yellow Butler’s Desk/ China Cabinet,
Large Brass Display Cabinet, Karges Green Lacquer Bombay Louis XV
Style Chest of Drawers, Large Baker Painted Credenza, Pair of Rust
Marble Faux Painted Storage Columns, Karges Fruitwood Bedroom Suite,
Woodard Double pedestal wrought iron Dining Table and a Set of Six
Chairs, Two Tier Buffet, Pair of Single Pedestal Demilune Side
Tables; RUGS: Chinese Carpets FINE ART: Richard E.
Reynolds Oil paintings, screens and wall panels; Charming unlisted
artist signed paintings, Mila Laufer Watercolors CLOTHING:
Jean Marc Dresses, Skirts, Tops and Coats; Lilly Ann, Ballantye
Cashmere Pullovers and Cardigans (most New with tags), Fur Coats,
shoes, boots, Handbags (Longchamp); ELECTRONICS: Reel to Reel
tapes and Akai recorder, turntable (other makers), 2 microphones,
cassette tape deck, Fischer Speakers LINEN: Many never used
and in original packaging, Matching Various Dinner Services such as
Villeroy & Boch Basket Service or Herend Rothschild Bird. Numerous
Extra Never Used Hand Painted on Silk Lamp shades that match Herend
Bases (look great on light neutral of off white bases)
Most of these properties were never used and even have their
original paper labels or price tags. Great Summer Wedding Shopping
or even Early Christmas Shopping. The inventory is larger than any
retail store including Gumps or Neiman Marcus. Hope to see you at
the sale and Good Luck and Good Buys. We are very excited to present this wondrous and special sale and
due to its immense size we will be taking two weekends and a total
of five days to sell through. Hope to see you all. More
below.
What to expect
at our Bay Area estate sales.
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More Notes: George and Lois Maisels
were enthusiastic collectors of porcelain, primarily of Herend. They
began collecting in Europe including the Herend factory in the
1970’s. Their collection spans tabletop pieces in numerous patterns,
vases and cachepots to lamps with hand painted matching lamp shades
and iconic fishnet porcelain animals. The collection is vast in
variety of patterns and the sheer number of articles, unmatched even
by commercial enterprises such as Neiman Marcus or Gump’s. For
instance, Rothschild Bird is a service for up to sixteen, numerous
piece place setting and has three different styles of cups and
saucers. The Fruits and Flowers is also a large service and has
numerous and discontinued serving pieces. The Maisels also
frequented the Thomas Goode & Co. Ltd. in London’s posh Mayfair
district. The story is that a sales person at Thomas Goode
approached the Maisels to buy back the heavy gold encrusted service
plates 10 years after they bought them. They kept the plates which
are offered in the sale.
There is a large collection of reel to reel tapes including albums
of Frank Sinatra, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Edie Gorme, etc.
Although we have not played them, they look to be in pristine
condition.
The collection of paintings is largely by Richard E. Reynolds who
was commissioned by the Maisels to paint tromp l’oeil panels and
paintings, a large 12’ four panel garden setting screen with fantasy
figures and animals, a large wall size oil on canvas that features
exotic characters in a Kasbah, a fantasy set in formal 18th century
garden with fantastical animals dressed in period costumes.
