The Benefit Shop – Holiday Jewelry and Designer Fashion Auction
December 7 at 10 am
185 Kisco Avenue, Suite 101,
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
www.thebenefitshop.org

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — The Benefit Shop Foundation will kick off the holiday shopping season with its second annual holiday jewelry and designer fashion auction on Wednesday, December 7, at 10 am.
The auction, sourced from several Westchester, Manhattan and Long Island, N.Y., estates and even one in Palm Beach, Fla., totals nearly 800 lots. Offerings include a wide variety of jewelry and fashion styles, genres and designers.
Jewelry comprises nearly 80 percent of the sale, and pieces originally hail from Spain, France, Italy and the Far East. “The jewelry spans the decades and the globe,” said Pam Stone, owner and founder of the Benefit Shop Foundation. “We have a lot of fine estate jewelry pieces, but we also curated the sale to include many festive and fun pieces to add that extra holiday sparkle.” Holiday-inspired highlights that will add bling to celebrations include a grouping of Judaica carved bone pendants, two signed P. Heck, glitter-painted clay snowman brooches and a sterling Christmas tree brooch offered with a pair of snowman earrings.
The iconic brand of Hermes is highly sought-after by vintage fashion aficionados and is well represented in this auction with a rectangular Hermes Paris cashmere/silk wool shawl ($200-$2,000) having a navy blue and brick pattern on both sides accented with saffron and other complementary hues, 16½ by 72 inches; a vintage Les Sangles silk scarf ($100/300) with belt and buckle pattern in hues of white, red, blue, green and orange, designed by Joachim Metz for Hermes in 1985 and a green wool cape jacket ($100/500). For the well-dressed man on one’s holiday shopping list, how about an Hermes Paris elephant print silk tie, new in box ($50-$200)?
All the best designer names will be on offer here, including Chanel, led by a seldom worn Chanel gold-tone belt ($200-$1,000), having a shamrock medallion charm and its gift box and a rare Chanel France gold-tone medallion metal belt ($100-$1,000) with alternating embossed designs on each triangular medallion link.
The range of fashion accessories in this sale is far-ranging, from a circa 1896 Elgin 14K gold pocket watch ($200-$1,000), embossed and lavishly engraved, to a Prada weekend bag ($100/800), possibly never used, measuring 20 by 15 inches.
Jewelry, especially oversized brooches, also run from antique — as in a sterling silver gemstone peacock brooch ($40-$120) — to modern with a Brooklyn Artery cameo brooch pendant ($20-$250).
The luxury brand, Kieselstein-Cord, debuted in 1972 in New York and is well collected today for its jewelry, leather goods and fashion accessories. On offer in this sale is a selection of animalia belt buckles, including two sterling silver alligator belt buckles and a sterling belt buckle with two embossed apes among leaves (each $200/800).
Also making a statement with its 24K gold dipped belts from 1980 is Christopher Ross. Crossing the block here will be a snake-form belt and buckle having glass eyes and a unicorn belt with blue glass eyes (each $100/500).
Italian gold always makes a striking statement and a hit at holiday parties would be a Bulgari 18K gold tondo sun pendant ($200/800), featuring a yellow gold sunburst surrounded by a stainless steel Tondo sun, that comes with two leather cords (black and brown).
Rounding out the auction will be a pair of artisanal John Hardy 18K gold Balinese Omega back earrings ($100/400), signed and marked on back with an etched figure of a monkey and an Ivanka Trump diamond Deco 18K white gold two-piece necklace ($200-$1,000) with onyx and pave diamonds.
The auction gallery is at 185 Kisco Avenue, Suite 201. For information, www.thebenefitshop.org or 914-864-0707.

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CHANEL Navy Blue Velvet Pumps Size 40
Vintage HERMES Chapeau Blue Multi Silk Scarf
LAWRENCE VRBA Bejeweled Crystal Figural XL Brooch
LOCMAN ITALY DIAMOND Red Alligator Leather Watch
SYLVIE CELINE Tan Leather Hobo Shoulder Bag
MISSONI RedBlue Multi Abstract Knit Jacket
Giraffe Enamel Bypass Bangle
DOMINIQUE AURIENTIS PARIS Chunky Cuff Earrings
CHRISTOPHER ROSS 24k Gold Dipped Unicorn Belt