NYE & Co. – The Watch Sale
October 19 at 10 am
20 Beach St. 07003
www.nyeandcompany.com

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Nye & Company Auctioneers will conduct back-to-back online sales in October, beginning on Wednesday, October 19, with A Moment in Time, The Watch Sale at 10 am Eastern — nearly 75 lots of watches by makers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Universal Geneve and others. A large number of pieces come with the original boxes and papers.

Immediately following the watch sale that day, and on into the next day, October 20, will be a live-online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction, featuring a curated mix of around 550 lots of fine and decorative arts spanning the Seventeenth Century to present day, including a selection of property from the Stanley Weiss collection and a fully restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette.

The Moment in Time sale includes a late 1940s Patek Philippe oversized man’s watch in rose gold, Ref. 1543. Estimated at $5/10,000, this is a unique opportunity to acquire a piece by the famed Swiss watchmaking firm. There are also a number of Cartier watches and vintage Rolexes dating from the 1920s through the 1970s, most retaining the original box and papers.

An unusual feature of this sale is the large number of early “electric” watches from both Hamilton and Bulova. The Hamiltons include a gold Ventura, a gold-filled Everest, a Savitar and a gold Polaris. There is also a Bulova Accutron Deep Sea watch included in the sale.

“There is a broad and diverse selection of watches for every price point,” said Charles Potters when asked about the collection, “as well as a fine selection of hard to get and unusual watch parts.” Potters is serving as a consultant and expert for Nye & Company in this auction.

Headlining the Chic and Antique Estates Treasure auction is property consigned by Rhode Island collector Stanley Weiss. For more than 30 years, Weiss developed an eye for the early American aesthetic, from Queen Anne through the Neoclassical periods. His passion and enthusiasm for quality craftsmanship and select woods are evident in each piece he owned.

Highlights include a Chippendale mahogany block-front desk from Massachusetts. Elevated with a fan-carved interior, this piece is truly special. Another eye-catcher is a monumental classical mahogany bookcase attributed to Joseph Meeks and Sons, New York, circa 1830 ($3/5,000).

Another fine New York piece is a paw foot lyre-back side chair attributed to the famed cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe ($1,5/3,000). Moving back up the coast, there is a Federal card table from Massachusetts with lunette inlay attributed to cabinetmakers John and Thomas Seymour (or one of their contemporaries).

Highlights from other consignments include a George III carved giltwood overmantel mirror in the Chinese taste; a pair of George III giltwood looking glasses; a Regency inlaid mahogany sofa table; and a George III mahogany Pembroke table with saltire stretcher. From a New England collection is a Queen Anne maple high chest of drawers with pad feet. The American Academy of Rome is consigning an architect’s desk attributed to Gillows (Lancaster/London).

A group of metalwork is led by a bison-decorated silver and copper covered, antler-mounted footed bowl by Joseph Heinrich ($5/10,000); a large Tiffany sterling silver Chrysanthemum flatware service consigned by a direct descendent of the founders of A&P supermarkets; a Tiffany sterling silver coffee service and several large size sterling trays; and a repousse coffee pot by the Baltimore silversmith Andrew Ellicott Warner ($800-$1,200).

Additional items in the decorative art selection include two Nineteenth Century needleworks from Sparta and Newton in northern New Jersey. Descended in the family of the consignor, these examples are rare. Continuing the theme of Nineteenth Century New Jersey pieces is a pair of oil on canvas portraits attributed to Micah Williams and a New Jersey Flow Blue platter.

For those who prefer Twentieth Century design, there is a Red Leopard turned maple bowl by Philip Moulthrop ($2/4,000).

Finally, for those who want something to truly spice up their life, Nye & Company is offering an award-winning, frame-off restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette with both hard and soft tops. This classic American sports car, the one Prince sang about, is perfect to satisfy one’s need for speed.

An online preview is being conducted through October 20. For information, 973-984-6900 or www.nyeandcompany.com.

Oct 5-Oct 20:
Online Preview/Pre-bid at nyeandcompany, invaluable, bidsquare and liveauctioneers
Oct 10-Oct 19:
Public Exhibition at Bloomfield NJ Gallery, 20 Beach St. 07003 10 to 4 weekdays
Patek Philippe Man’s 18K Rose Gold Wristwatch #1543, 35mm with a cal. 120A 18 jewel mvt.
Rolex 1961 “Two-Tone” Stainless Steel Case with 18K gold bezel, Oyster Perpetual, Ref. #6085, in a fitted Rolex box
Oversized 1940s Omega Stainless Steel Man’s Wristwatch, 38 mm
Longines “Admiral” 18K
gold Man’s Wristwatch (NOS), with original box, strap and buckle