PRESS RELEASE 06/02/2006

Stamford Auction’s Summer Estate Sale will feature hundreds of estate lots, including a late addition session of fresh items being offered for sale in connection with the execution of a money judgment entered in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, a collection of exceptional unreserved jewelry from an established dealer-collector, now retired, a vintage Hermes steamer trunk, a large selection of antique carpets, as well as fine silver, porcelains and decorative furnishings.

There are over 300 lots of fine unreserved estate jewelry, thousands of pieces in total, featuring an impressive array of precious and semi-precious stones. The highlights of the jewelry portion of the sale are a 9.3 carat M-N color, VS diamond ring, estimated at 50,000 – 70,000, a 25 carat ruby and diamond pin, an 18 carat diamond bracelet, a floral form ruby and diamond convertible dress pin with 30carats of rubies and 19 carats of diamonds, a 10 carat Burmese ruby ring with 36 side diamonds, and a diamond and pearl butterfly pin set with 8 carats of diamonds a 12.5mm South Sea pearl and two emeralds.  A massive collection of exceptionally fine Victorian cameos, group lots of precious and semi-precious rings, bracelets and pins, round out the collection.

Over 60 lots of antique carpets, including an exceptional palace size Oushak, a Sigler Mahal Persian carpet, an Austrian Arts and Crafts carpet, and an Austrain Serapi carpet woven in the 1900’s.

A selection of artwork from the estate of Alexander Raydon includes a Walter Emerson Baum oil on canvas, an Arthur Szyk pen, ink and pencil on paper, a Yasuo Kuniyoshi pencil on paper, a Paul Dougherty oil on canvas, and a Moise Kisling pencil and crayon on paper.

The late addition items being offered for sale in connection with the execution of a money judgment entered in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York include fine period Continental and English furniture, an oversized George III painted and giltwood mirror with ornate floral and bellflower surround, three 18^th Century Continental commodes, a fine 18^th and 19^th Century clock collection, Judaic and Russian silver, and a large collection of Herend animal figures.

A wine & cheese preview will be held the evening of Thursday June 8^th from 5-9pm.  Regular preview hours are Friday June 9^th and Saturday June 10^th from 11am to 5pm, and Sunday June 11^th from 10am until the start of the sale at 12 noon. A fully illustrated catalog is available online at www.StamfordAuction.com, bid live at www.ebayliveauctions.com. Or contact the gallery directly at (203) 327-2227.