It’s Time To Bid! Estate Jewelry & Timepieces Come To Turner Auctions + Appraisals On June 7
Over 165 Lots Feature Jewelry Items with Precious Metals & Gemstones
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 27, 2025 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Estate Jewelry & Timepieces on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:30 am PDT. Featuring over 165 lots from several estates, jewelry offerings include necklaces, rings, bracelets, pendants, brooches, and earrings. Many are gold or silver, including sterling or blackened; most are set with gemstones such as diamond, emerald, ruby, amethyst, pearl, opal, coral, garnet, jade, aquamarine, turquoise, moonstone, lapis lazuli, and/or rock crystal – plus micro-mosaics or pietra dura. Some pieces are antique or vintage. There are also several lots of Victorian hairwork jewelry.
Among the wide array of men’s watchmakers are LeCoultre, Hamilton, Lord Elgin, Gruen, Timex, Movado, Girard-Perregaux, Wittenauer, and many others – including a selection of Russian watches. Also on offer are a number of pocket watches, including a C. H. Meylan timepiece for Shreve, and gents’ accessories. The auction also includes pens from Cartier, Montblanc, Dupont, and Tiffany; jewelry boxes; and antique, vintage and/or costume groupings of jewelry and buckles.
Turner Auctions + Appraisals begins its online auction on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:30 am PDT; sale items are available for preview and bidding now. The auction will be featured live on four platforms: LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable, Bidsquare, and Turner Auctions + Appraisals’ free mobile app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Apps (“Turner Auctions”). Both are easily accessed through ‘Upcoming Auctions’ at the company’s website: www.turnerauctionsonline.com/upcoming-auctions/.
Here below are some highlights of the upcoming online sale (please see lot details in the online catalog):
Lot 21: A Victorian Micro-Mosaic and 14k Gold Brooch. Depicting the Vatican; weighing 29.59 grams; length: 2 in. Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 37: C. H. Meylan Watch Co. for Shreve & Co. 14k Gold Pocket watch. #3850, 17j, 3 adjustments, seconds subsidiary dial, with 18k gold watch chain and pocketknife; gross weight approximately 112.19 grams; 45mm dia. Estimate $1,500-$2,500.
Lot 29: A Group of Angel Skin Coral and Gold Jewelry. In 18k and 14k gold, comprising a ring, brooch and screw back earrings; gross weight approximately 29.65 grams; ring size: 7; brooch length: 1 7/8 in; earrings: 1 1/2 in. Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 46: An Emerald and 14k Gold Necklace and Earring Set. Both set with emerald-cut emeralds, together weighing approximately 1.35 carats; gross weight approximately 3.98 grams; necklace length: adjustable 16 – 18 in.; ring size: 8 ¼. Estimate $800-$1,200.
Lot 35: Credit Suisse 1 Oz 999.9 Fine Gold Ingot, Numbered 090289. Estimate $2,000-$3,000.
Lot 47: Two Jade and Gold Bracelets. One 14k gold bangle and one 18k gold link bracelet with 14k gold jade bi charm; gross weight approximately 59.0 grams; lengths: 8 and 7 in., respectively. Estimate $400-$600.
Lot 6: Matl and Ricardo Salas, an Amethyst, Turquoise and Sterling Silver Necklace, Mexico. With bird motifs, the central ornament featuring an oval-shaped amethyst measuring approximately 12.3 x 6.0mm, accented by round turquoise cabochons, and rectangular-cut foil-back quartz; signed Matl, MS-12, Ricardo Salas, Matl Poulat, Mexico 925; weighing approximately 100.5 grams; length: 18 in. Estimate $400-$600.
Lot 28: Two Pairs of Gem-Set and Gold Earrings. An 18k gold and diamond pair, together with a 14k, lapis lazuli and diamond pair; gross weight approximately 23.70 grams; lengths: 7/8 and 1 in. Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 8: Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bracelet. The link bracelet, with post-1945 mark, #29; weighing approximately 47.29 grams; length: 7 1/2 in. Estimate $300-$500.
Lot 48: A South Sea Cultured Pearl and Diamond Pendant. The drop shaped cultured pearl measuring approximately 14.8 x 13/4 mm, with diamond-set 14k white gold bail, suspended from a fine 18k white gold chain; weighing approximately 5.39 grams; pendant length: 7/8 in., chain length: 18 in. Estimate $550-$750.
Lot 20: An Antique Pietra Dura and Low Karst Gold Necklace. Designed with 11 round and oval floral motif pietra dura; 59.66 grams; length: 13 1/2 in. (some damage to onyx). Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 92: A Pair of Opal, Moonstone and Diamond Earrings. The drop earrings featuring opal plaques, framed with round, oval and pear-shaped moonstones and single-cut diamonds, in blackened silver; weighing approximately 14.39 grams; length: 2 in. Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 41: Antique 18k Gold Quarter Repeating Pocket Watch. NOTE: All watches are sold as is regardless of functionality. Please examine the provided photos to evaluate each piece. All watches in the sale have been in storage since 2015. Estimate $500-$700.
Lot 16: An Antique Austro-Hungarian Stone-Set and Silver Necklace. Set with emeralds, foil back stones (and possibly glass), and a painted central ornament; weighing approximately 49.89 grams; lengths: 14 1/2 in. Estimate $400-$600.
Lot 107: Vintage 10k LeCoultre LED Watch. NOTE: All watches are sold as is regardless of functionality. Please examine the provided photos to evaluate each piece. All watches in the sale have been in storage since 2015. Estimate $300-$500.
PLEASE NOTE: For combined purchases over $500, Turner Auctions will not accept credit cards on gold, or jewelry. Payment must be made by wire transfer.
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Based in South San Francisco, Turner Auctions + Appraisals was founded by Stephen Turner to expand and complement the capabilities of Stephen G. Turner Associates, an auction and appraisal consulting firm founded in 2004. Turner Auctions + Appraisals presents online auctions in diverse categories of personal property (www.turnerauctionsonline.com). Among them are Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Asian Arts, Toys, Jewelry, Militaria, Ethnic Arts, and others. The company offers a range of auction and appraisal services for buyers, sellers, and collectors. Online auctions are held several times a month. Working with leading live and online auction houses on the West Coast since 1991, Turner is a professional appraiser of personal property and seasoned auctioneer. His areas of expertise include fine art, decorative arts, antiques & residential contents. The company welcomes consignments and appraisals.
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