Feb. 9 vintage jewellery auction of 226 lots yields partial prices

A specialist vintage jewellery sale of 226 lots on Feb. 9, 2026 produced realized prices for a subset of categories — Victorian lockets, mid-century signed brooches and name-plate/initial pieces — even as full lot-level results remain incomplete. The auction catalog fragments available list high-profile consignments from Cartier, Tom Munsteiner, William Spratling and Arman, but the published excerpts do not include hammer prices for those specific entries.

The Liveauctioneers catalog excerpts name a Cartier "C de Cartier" diamond and platinum ring set with a round brilliant-cut diamond, signed and numbered, ring size 4.50 and gross weight 2.7 dwts, sold with signed box and guarantee. The same fragment lists a Cartier enamel and sterling silver minaudiere with Florentine finish, edged in blue enamel, dimensions 5.50 x 3.50 x 1.25 inches and gross weight 204.6 dwts, and a Cartier black Teflon and coral travel clock, case size 60 x 41 mm, quartz movement and sold with a signed box. No realized prices for these Cartier lots are present in the catalog snippet.

Designer and provenance details in the catalog are concrete where provided. A William Spratling silver necklace and ring are described as coming from the collection of Sandraline Cederwall, author of Spratling Silver (Chronicle Books, 2000). An Atelier Munsteiner unmounted carved rutilated quartz is recorded as a fancy-cut stone weighing approximately 52.75 carats and sold with an artist guarantee card. A 2001 Arman "Paint tube" necklace of stainless steel and silver-plated brass, signed Arman, is listed with an inner circumference of 17 inches and gross weight 21.4 dwts. A Hector Aguilar "Armadillo" silver necklace and earrings are dated 1943-1948 and noted as signed with a maker's mark; that maker's mark text is truncated in the listing.

Technical specifics in the fragments are granular but incomplete. The engagement ring entry lists a round brilliant-cut center flanked by baguette-cut diamonds in 14k yellow and white gold, ring size 5.25 and gross weight 1.5 dwts, yet the shipping origin text is truncated. TAP by Todd Pownell earrings are recorded as each set with four inverted diamonds in yellow and blackened gold, dimensions 0.875 x 0.25 inches and gross weight 1.3 dwts, with a partial shipping origin beginning "Lambertville, New" that is cut off.

Platform metadata and a separate auction promotion introduce further discrepancies. An Armitage Auctions Instagram post dated February 05, 2026 reads in full: "Get ready for our exciting auction on February 11th, featuring over 2000 exceptional lots!" That promotion appears to reference a different sale - Feb. 11 and 2000-plus lots - and should not be conflated with the 226-lot specialist sale on Feb. 9. AuctionNinja fragments show a range of small vintage lot titles under a repeating "3 days 19 hours left" UI and a duplicated geographic list, but no absolute sale dates or realized prices.

The decisive gap is pricing transparency. The sale generated realized prices for named categories, but the provided excerpts do not contain hammer prices, buyer’s premium schedules, lot numbers, or an auction house name for the Feb. 9 sale. Until full sale results and the official catalog or results page are released showing lot-level hammer prices and buyer fees, valuations for the Cartier, Spratling, Munsteiner and other cataloged lots remain provisional and should be confirmed with the auctioneer.