Press Release
Brooklyn, NY, USA, June 3, 2025 — A sterling silver set of three monkeys from around 1960 by the famous Italian silversmith Mario Buccellati, a Tiffany & Company 111-piece sterling silver flatware set in the “English King” pattern, and a Gucci signed 18k yellow gold bamboo link station necklace are a few of the expected top lots in SJ Auctioneers’ online-only Black Americana, Collectibles, Décor and Silverware auction scheduled for Wednesday, June 18th, starting at 6pm Eastern time.
The set of three monkeys from around 1960 by Mario Buccellati (“See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil”) are made from 925 sterling silver, each one having a weight of 450 grams. They measure 8cm long, 13 cm high and 10cm wide and the set has an estimate of $15,000-$20,000.
Individual sterling silver items will be led by Buccellati, whose 925 sterling silver oysters double plate is decorated with seafood and crabs and weighs 2.6 kilograms. Estimate: 9,000-$10,000.
The Tiffany & Co. 111-piece sterling flatware dinner and luncheon service in the “English King” pattern is complete – no pieces missing. There’s no monogram, and it’s housed in a vintage, 3-tier Reed and Barton silverware chest in rich forest green velvet. Estimate: $13,000-$16,000.
Also up for bid is a circa 1880s trading card advertising the Trick Pony bank manufactured by Selchow & Righter, with lithography by Currier (estimate: $350-$450); a boxed group of eight Tootsie Toy Midgets (planes and trucks), from the 1930s, with original box (estimate: $300-$500); and 15 mostly Japanese-made vintage tin toy buses (each one estimated at $200-$500).
