Everard lines up 1,470 lots for Oct. 27-29 Southern estates auction

Everard Auctions will sell 1,470 lots across three October sessions, with highlights ranging from Picasso ceramics and mid-century design to Tiffany silver, concert posters and luxury jewelry. The live online sale runs Oct. 27-29 in Savannah and is positioned around top-tier material from Southern estates and long-held collections.

Why it matters: - Everard’s fall auction pulls together high-end art, design, jewelry and collectibles from Southern estates and notable private collections. - The sale spans nearly three centuries of material, giving collectors a wide cross-section of the market in one event. - The third session is devoted to jewelry and luxury goods, which broadens the auction beyond art and furniture.

What happened: - Everard will hold a three-day live online auction Oct. 27-29 in Savannah, Georgia. - The sale includes 1,470 curated lots from fine and decorative art, furniture, automobilia, posters, Inuit and Native American art, books, manuscripts, Asian art, jewelry and luxury goods. - Each day of the auction starts at 10 a.m. ET. - Bidding will be available absentee or live online through Everard Live, LiveAuctioneers, Bidsquare and Invaluable. - A public preview reception is set for Oct. 20 from 5-7 p.m. at Everard Auctions’ gallery. - Previewing is also available Oct. 21-24 or by appointment.

The details: - Modern and contemporary highlights include Pablo Picasso’s 1956 ceramic plate, “Centaure,” numbered 9/100 and estimated at $4,000-$6,000. - Peter Anton’s 2004 mixed-media work “Gold Assortment,” estimated at $10,000-$15,000, presents as an opened box of chocolates. - Richard MacDonald’s bronze sculpture “Nureyev Half-Life,” estimated at $15,000-$25,000, depicts ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. - Nineteenth-century art includes John Wesley Jarvis’ portrait of Elias Mather, estimated at $1,500-$2,500, with a photograph and provenance held in the Frick Research Library archives. - Jules Chéret’s 1890 pastel-on-paper “Theatrophone,” estimated at $8,000-$12,000, depicts a young woman listening to music through an early telephone-based transmission system. - Furniture highlights include a circa-1770 George III mahogany collector’s cabinet in the manner of Robert Adam, estimated at $4,000-$8,000, with provenance from Florian Papp in New York. - Mid-century design offerings include a Finn Juhl “Baker Sofa” with House of Finn Juhl certification, estimated at $4,000-$6,000. - The October 28 session includes automobilia and advertising from the Hilton Head Island estate of Sally Lloyd Steedman. - Featured signs include a seven-color porcelain sign for “The Santa Fe Scout,” estimated at $4,000-$6,000, and a circa-1933 Goodrich Tires “Mountie” sign, estimated at $8,000-$12,000. - The same estate also supplied a circa-1917 “I Want You For U.S. Army” poster, estimated at $6,000-$8,000. - A collection of 40-plus concert posters includes a 1968 Jefferson Airplane first-printing BG-142 poster with tickets and a postcard, estimated at $400-$600. - A rare 1969 Grateful Dead first-printing Fillmore West BG-162 poster, signed by Lee Conklin, is estimated at $400-$700. - Inuit and Native American art includes Pauta Saila’s 24-inch stone “Dancing Bear” sculpture, estimated at $6,000-$8,000. - Dempsey Bob’s signed and dated 2001 carved and painted wood mask is estimated at $2,000-$4,000. - Southern regional art includes Paul Stone’s 1975 oil-on-canvas “Man and Horse,” estimated at $2,000-$3,000. - The sale also includes William Harvey’s 1649 medical text “Exercitationes duae anatomicae de circulatione sanguinis,” estimated at $5,000-$8,000. - Day 3 features jewelry and luxury goods, including a 92.43-carat unheated natural blue sapphire pendant with a GIA report, estimated at $3,000-$5,000. - A selection of sterling silver, gold and other luxury items comes from descendants of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. - Eight Tiffany & Co. 18K gold demitasse spoons and sugar tongs, with a total weight of 252 grams, are estimated at $20,000-$30,000. - A 140-piece Tiffany “Chrysanthemum” flatware service for 12, with service pieces, dust bags and a wood box, is estimated at $15,000-$20,000. - Asian art includes a 19th-century Chinese white jade hand mirror from a Savannah private collection, estimated at $3,000-$5,000. - Everard is located at 2436 Waters Avenue at the corner of 42nd Street in Savannah. - For additional information, Everard lists phone 912-231-1376 and email info@everard.com. - The auction’s online information is available at the company’s auction page.

Between the lines: - The auction mixes museum-quality names with accessible entry-point lots, which can widen bidder participation. - The concentration of posters, signage and luxury silver suggests Everard is leaning into both specialist collectors and interior-design buyers. - The Southern-estate sourcing gives the sale a regional identity while the objects themselves reach far beyond Southern material culture.

What’s next: - Collectors can preview the sale Oct. 20-24 and bid during the three-day auction starting Oct. 27. - The jewelry and luxury-goods session on Oct. 29 may draw the strongest attention from buyers focused on precious materials and branded pieces. - Final prices will show how demand is holding across art, antiques and luxury categories heading into the fall auction season.