European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description:
Four 14kt Gold Gentleman's Items, 20th century, a lighter with hinged cover, engraved "To Billy/Love Charlie 7 Year Itch," marked with indistinct maker's mark, a cigar piercer with metal prong, a key case, unmarked, with four metal key blanks engraved "Billy/Love Jack" to the reverse, and a small pocket knife marked indistinctly with steel blades, engraved "BW"; together with a silver-plated table lighter case engraved "W" (lacking insert).
Provenance: Previously sold at Christie's New York, Sale 2609, Lot 279, as part of a collection to benefit the Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Foundation.
Estimate $800-1,200
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Stuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.