Weekend auction promises good value investments

KENNY Finberg Auctions will bring to market “a formidable variety of goods, with some true good value investments” at its sale tomorrow at the President Hotel in Bantry Bay.

Auctioneer Finberg says as the rand has seen considerable devaluation, now is the time to be investing in commodities that have international value.

This Sunday’s auction will feature many items fitting this description, including watches from manufacturers such as Rolex, Rado, Tag Heuer, Omega and Breitling.

Also available will be gold, diamond and silver jewellery with certified diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphires and tanzanites, as well as semi-precious stones, all set in designer rings, pendants, bracelets and necklaces.

Highlights will include a pair of stud earrings set with 4.06ct of certified diamonds; a South Sea pearl necklace and drop earrings; a rare, certified 3.6ct barion- cut diamond; 18ct gold bangles with 5.5ct diamonds; 4ct diamond hoop earrings; and a 27.4ct diamond necklace.

Other offerings include a one-owner collection of Judaica, including silver kiddush cups, candlesticks, menorah, and a torah and Megillah scroll.

“In addition, a delightful collection of Carol Boyes pewterware, including bowls, picture frames and mezzuzahs, will be available,” Finberg says.

The works of South African Masters will be displayed alongside contemporary art, and the selection on offer will feature names such as William Kentridge, Deborah Bell, Sam Nhlengethwa, Beezy Bailey, Norman Catherine, Andre Naude, Alice Goldin and Louis Jansen Van Vuuren.

A large collection of works by Pippa Skotnes will also go under the hammer. Leading the international art pieces will be a 19th century oil painting by Sir David Wilkie.

Finberg says among the ceramics will be a considerable work by Louise Gelderblom, and items by Clementina van der Walt.

Persian carpets will includd Tabriz, Mashed and Turkoman rugs, carpets and runners.

“Other desirable items will include a 17th century blue-andwhite Chinese porcelain bowl, an 18th-century carved rhino dagger, a 19th-century Chinese silk embroidery, and a one-owner collection of Louis Vuitton bags, handbags and jewellery,” he says.

The auction assets may be viewed from 9am today and the auction will begin at 11am tomorrow.

For more details call Kenny Finberg Auctions on 082 552 0774 or 082 458 4088.

Sir David Wilkie’s painting titled ‘Raphael’s Madonna’.