Kodner Galleries' Feb. 18 Estate Sale Realizes Top Prices for Vintage Jewelry

Kodner Galleries’ Estate Jewelry, Fine Art & Décor sale closed on February 18, 2026 in Dania Beach, FL, and the online catalog and price-results page lists 259 lots with realized prices. The sale, offered at 3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST, combined estate and vintage jewelry, designer items, period accessories and fine art by named artists, producing a catalog that spans modest fashion lots and named-edition prints.

Among the fine art offerings, a Karel Appel color lithograph titled "Smiling in the Sun" (from the Sunshine People, 1974) appeared as a limited edition of 110 and was listed signed and numbered "109/110" with a Kodner estimate of $1,000.00 - $1,500.00. A Marc Chagall drypoint etching depicting a circus act was cataloged and framed, signed lower right and appearing marked "88" in pencil; Kodner’s excerpt shows the lot with the estimate text exactly as provided: $3,000.00 - $3,000.00 - $5,000.00. Collectors also saw Romain (Erte) De Tirtoff's "The Opera," an embossed lithograph with foil stamping, signed in pencil and numbered "236/300," and a James T. Whitmorse oil on canvas portrait of a dog in military uniform with an image area of 29" high by 23" wide and a frame measuring 38" high by 32" wide.

The jewelry and decorative offerings ran the gamut. Kodner’s lot list includes a carneli an and 14K necklace estimated at $1,000.00 - $1,500.00 (lot 140), a lapis and 14K necklace at $600 - $800 (lot 142), and a pearl and 14K necklace at $600 - $900 (lot 143). Named-designer jewelry appeared as well: a John Hardy pendant necklace was estimated $300 - $500 (lot 146), and shell and 18K bangle bracelets carried a $500 - $750 estimate (lot 147). The catalog also contains a South Sea pearl necklace ($500 - $800), diamond and gold pins ($250 - $500), and a string of fashion and tribal lots with low estimates, lots 221 through 229 include faux pearl and gold tone bracelets, chatelaines and carved African wood headdresses with estimates largely in the $40 to $150 range. Specific lot numbering appears across the catalog: a horn cuff bangle (lot 220) at $50 - $100, a hardstone and silver necklace (lot 134) at $200 - $300, and a vintage pair of 14K yellow gold and cameo (lot 135) at $200 - $250.

Kodner provided multiple bidding channels for the sale, instructing bidders to "Bid Online," "Bid By Phone or Absentee," or "Bid at Kodner." The auction house named Live Auctioneers and The Saleroom among the online platforms carrying the catalog. Invaluable’s event listing confirmed the February 18 date and the Dania Beach location with the same scheduled start time.

The available catalog excerpts emphasize estimates, signatures, edition numbers and measurements rather than individual hammer figures; Kodner’s published price-results page is noted to list 259 lots with realized prices, while the excerpted lot text supplied here shows estimate ranges for specific entries. The sale underlined Kodner’s market breadth on February 18, from low-estimate fashion and tribal carvings to mid-market 14K and 18K gold jewelry and signed, numbered prints by Karel Appel, Marc Chagall and Romain (Erte).