GLEN COVE, NY.- Roland Auctions NY August 24th, 2024 Multi-Estates auction offered an eclectic mix of contemporary art and decorative arts of all kinds including oil paintings, prints, photographs, bronze, porcelain & ceramic and more, featuring hundreds of lots in these areas, along with Antique & Vintage Furniture, Textiles, Rugs Collectibles and Asian items,


Pair of Georgian-Style Pine Bookcases. Sold for $2500.

But some of the highest selling items at the sale were in the musical instrument category. Top sellers in the music arena were a Steinway & Sons Ebonized Upright Piano and bench, Model 100, Serial No. 359240 and further marked N1179, circa 1958. [42" H x 59" W x 23 1/2" D], sold for $5312, along with an Erard antique Giltwood & Mahogany Harp, [67" H x 35" W x 16" D]. Requires restoration; in distressed condition with numerous losses to strings, giltwood and carving, selling for $1500.


5-piece Reed & Barton sterling silver teacoffee set in Hampton Court pattern. Sold for $2125.

Silver also made a showing with a 73-Pc. Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set, partial flatware set in "La Scala" pattern, comprising 12 dinner knives, 12 dinner forks, 12 salad forks, 12 teaspoons, 10 tablespoons, 2 soup spoons, 9 butter knives, 2 serving pieces and 2 shrimp forks. 86 ozt. weighable silver, selling for $2250, while a 5-piece Reed & Barton sterling silver tea/coffee set in Hampton Court pattern, comprising a coffee pot, teapot, creamer, open bowl and covered sugar bowl, on a Reed & Barton silver plate tray in Victorian pattern. 83 ozt. inclusive. [Tray: 28" x 18"; Coffee pot: 9" H], went for $2125.


73-Pc. Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Set, partial flatware set in La Scala pattern. Sold for $2250.


Jean Arp Tete de Bouteille... Silver & Stone Necklace. Sold for $2500.

In addition, a very unique Jean Arp "Tete de Bouteille..." Silver & Stone Necklace, "Tête de Bouteille et Moustache" necklace designed by Jean (Hans) Arp (German/French, 1886-1966), produced by Peter Ein-Hod, made in Israel, 1966, in silver with semi-precious stones. Stamped "Design by Arp", numbered 12/100 and stamped "Peter Ein-Hod, Made in Israel, St 925". Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, reproduced by the Museum of Modern Art. Literature: "Jewelry by Contemporary Painters and Sculptors". R.S. Neu. 1967. #4; "Art in America", Nov.-Dec. 1967: "The Artist as a Jeweler". [19 3/8" L; Pendant: 3 1/8" x 2 1/8"]. Sold for $2500


South African Krugerrand, 1978. Sold for $2500.

In other areas, bidding quickly shot up on a rare South African Krugerrand, 1978, one ounce of pure gold. Actual weight 33.9 grams, which sold for $2500, a Pair of Georgian-Style Pine Bookcases, the cabinets with glazed doors above cupboard doors; can be joined to form one large cabinet. [90" H x 38" W x 18" D], sold for $2500 and a rare Art Deco Model Train Desktop Sculpture, modeled as a vintage travel/railway paperweight with Streamline Moderne outline and industrial gear detail. [4 3/4" H x 10 1/4" W x 4 1/2" D], went for $1500.


Art Deco Model Train Desktop Sculpture, Sold for $1500.