SJ Auctioneers sale leads with rare Argentinian Art Retro necklace
A rare Argentinian Art Retro necklace leads SJ Auctioneers’ nearly 350-lot sale, a 61-gram 18K gold piece estimated at $12,000 to $18,000.
The lot to decode in SJ Auctioneers’ mixed-collectibles sale is a late-1930s to early-1940s Argentinian Art Retro necklace in 18K gold, estimated at $12,000 to $18,000. At about 16 inches long and 61 grams, or 1.95 troy ounces, it has the kind of physical presence collectors notice immediately, not just for its weight but for the disciplined geometry of its hand-drawn tubing, cut and soldered into a repetitive pattern.
That construction is the first clue worth studying. Art Retro jewelry lives in the tension between sculptural form and industrial precision, and this necklace’s repetitive geometry gives buyers something tangible to assess before the hammer falls. The date range, the Argentinian origin, the 18K gold content and the substantial weight all matter here, because they help separate a decorative necklace from a period piece with real collector appeal. In a crowded catalog, those are the details that can justify a premium, or expose a weak attribution.
The necklace leads an online-only Collectible Toys, Jewelry, Silverware & Décor sale scheduled for Sunday, May 31, at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Nearly 350 lots will cross the block, and the jewelry section is strengthened by signed pieces from David Webb, Buccellati, Cartier and Tiffany & Co., a lineup that gives the preview more than one avenue for collector scrutiny. Maker marks, period style and execution will matter across that range, especially for buyers trying to decide whether a lot is merely attractive or genuinely scarce.
The silverware lots sharpen the picture further. A 40-piece Buccellati service for eight in the Milano pattern is estimated at $10,000 to $12,000, while a Tiffany & Co. flatware service for six in the Audubon pattern, with pouches and no monogram, is estimated at $9,000 to $12,000. Those figures place the necklace in the top tier of the sale, but not in a category of its own, which is useful for bidders gauging how aggressively to move when jewelry, silver and décor are competing for attention.
SJ Auctioneers is based in Brooklyn, New York, and its specialties range far beyond jewels, from Lionel trains and Baccarat to Steuben, Herend, Italian Murano home decor, Disney collectibles and vehicles from Tonka, Tootsietoy Buddy L, Matchbox Lesney and American Flyer. That broad collector base is exactly why a serious jewelry buyer should not skim past this catalog: the Argentinian necklace stands out not because the sale is jewelry-only, but because it can be identified, decoded and judged against a surprisingly deep field of objects.
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