Bidspirit auctions | Lion & Unicorn Auction Aug 31, 2025
Lion & Unicorn, Aug 31, 2025. 390 lots, estimates 50 - 3000 $.
Lion & Unicorn -
Historic Georgetown Rowhouse Estate presents a remarkable collection featuring decorative arts, fine glass, porcelain, and important collectibles. Highlights include world-class crystal by Baccarat, Lalique, and Swarovski, with elegant vases, figurines, and ornaments that showcase timeless craftsmanship. Pottery enthusiasts will find a rich assortment of Roseville, Weller, Gouda, and Royal Doulton examples, each offering iconic designs that remain highly sought after by collectors.
The estate also features exceptional porcelain and figurines from renowned makers such as Boehm, Lladro, Giuseppe Armani, and Royal Worcester. These pieces range from rare plaques and signed sculptures to delicate animal studies and fine European figurines. For admirers of historic and cultural memorabilia, the sale includes autographed items from American icons such as astronaut John Glenn and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, providing unique opportunities to acquire pieces tied to national history.
Rounding out the auction are rare wines and champagnes, including Marilyn Merlot vintages and Veuve Clicquot gift bottles, offering both collectible and celebratory appeal. Whether your interest lies in fine decorative arts, signed memorabilia, or cellar-worthy vintages, this diverse estate promises something for every collector. Each lot reflects the refined taste and storied heritage of a Georgetown home, making this a sale not to be missed.
Lots in this catalog (390)
- Lot 1: Peruvian Llama Double-Handle Silver Bowl — $300 - $800
- Lot 2: Norman Teufel 14K Gold Buffalo Tie Bar, c. 1970s Very Rare — $600 - $1,200
- Lot 3: Boehm Bone Porcelain Plaque, Grand Day for the Hunt, Made in England — $200 - $800
- Lot 4: Gouda Pottery Art Nouveau Candleholder, Blanca, by Zenobia — $200 - $800
- Lot 5: Vibrant Tiffany Style Leaded Glass Lamp with Iridized Art Glass and Bronze — $200 - $800
- Lot 6: J. Edgar Hoover Signed Official FBI Letter with Original Envelope — $150 - $300
- Lot 7: Astronaut John Glenn NASA Portrait, Autographed PSA Cert. — $150 - $300
- Lot 8: Wayne Hall Original Pen & Ink Illustration, Farewell on the Tarmac, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 9: Baccarat Crystal Clear Wave Vase — $200 - $800
- Lot 10: Baccarat Harcourt My Fire Red Candlestick — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 11: Leon Applebaum Art Glass Bowl, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 12: Lalique Chopsticks with Rest and Travel Pouch — $50 - $200
- Lot 13: Baccarat Crystal Bellagio Rabbit Figurine — $50 - $200
- Lot 14: Baccarat Crystal Figurine, Zodiac Horse — $200 - $800
- Lot 15: Baccarat Crystal Paperweight, Paimpol — $200 - $800
- Lot 16: Swarovski Crystal Figurine + Base, Wild Horses — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 17: Lalique Crystal Flora Nude Figurine, Sealed Box — $200 - $800
- Lot 18: Baccarat Crystal Clear 2017 Noel Christmas Tree Ornament, Sealed Box — $50 - $200
- Lot 19: Lalique Crystal Red Oak Christmas Ornament, Sealed Box — $50 - $200
- Lot 20: Vintage Weller Pottery Wild Rose Dogwood Cornucopia Vase — $50 - $200
- Lot 21: Roseville Pottery Brown Vase, Bushberry — $50 - $200
- Lot 22: Roseville Pottery, Magnolia Cornucopia Vase, 453-6 — $50 - $200
- Lot 23: Roseville Pottery Green Tray, Foxglove — $50 - $200
- Lot 24: Roseville Pottery, Bushberry Handled Bowl, 412-6 — $50 - $200
- Lot 25: Roseville Pottery Pink Cornucopia Vase, Water Lily — $50 - $200
- Lot 26: Roseville Pottery, Moss Jardiniere with Undertray — $50 - $200
- Lot 27: Roseville Clematis Vase, Shape 107-8 — $50 - $200
- Lot 28: Roseville Pottery Blue Vase, White Rose — $50 - $200
- Lot 29: Roseville Pottery, Zephyr Lily Vase 197-6, Green Glaze — $50 - $200
- Lot 30: Pair of Roseville Pottery Candlesticks, Iris Pattern, Shape 851-3 — $50 - $200
- Lot 31: Lladro Porcelain Sculpture, Love and Desire 01018013 — $200 - $800
- Lot 32: Lladro Porcelain Sculpture, Voyage of Columbus 01005847, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 33: Giuseppe Armani Figurine, Surfer Girl 1496C, Florence Collection — $50 - $200
- Lot 34: Royal Doulton Figurine, Celeste HN3322 — $50 - $200
- Lot 35: Royal Doulton Dance Figurine, The Slow Waltz HN5444 — $50 - $200
- Lot 36: Hochst Porcelain Grape Harvester Woman Figurine — $50 - $200
- Lot 37: Paragon China Figurine Kaitlyn — $50 - $200
- Lot 38: Boehm Bone Porcelain Plaque, Morning Hunt, Made in England — $200 - $800
- Lot 39: Wedgwood American Sporting Dog Plate, Pointer — $50 - $200
- Lot 40: Boehm Bone Porcelain Plaque, On The Scent, Made in England — $200 - $800
- Lot 41: Wedgwood American Sporting Dog Plate, English Setter — $50 - $200
- Lot 42: Royal Worcester David Fryer Figurine, American Robin — $50 - $200
- Lot 43: Royal Worcester Porcelain Candle Snuffer, Chinese Year of The Horse — $50 - $200
- Lot 44: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Champagne Gift Box 750ml — $50 - $200
- Lot 45: 1999 Norma Jeane A Young California Merlot 750ml Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 46: Nova Wines 2001 Norma Jeane Young Merlot 750ml Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 47: 2003 Norma Jeane, Young Merlot, 750ml Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 48: Norma Jeane 2006 A Young Merlot Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 49: Marilyn Merlot 1988 Napa Valley Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 50: 1994 Marilyn Merlot, 750ml Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 51: Marilyn Merlot 1996 Napa Valley Red Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 52: Marilyn Merlot 1998 Napa Valley Red Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 53: 1998 Napa Valley Red Wine - Marilyn Monroe Merlot with Tiara Label — $50 - $200
- Lot 54: Marilyn Merlot 1999 Napa Valley Wine Bottle — $50 - $200
- Lot 55: 2pc Alvin Sterling Silver Bridal Rose Pattern Salad and Berry Serving Set — $300 - $500
- Lot 56: 9pc Alvin Sterling Silver Bridal Rose Pattern Round Bowl Soup Spoons — $400 - $600
- Lot 57: 13pc Vintage Viners of Sheffield Silverplated Dessert Set in Fitted Case — $50 - $200
- Lot 58: Midcentury Turned Wood Bowl with Sterling Silver Base — $50 - $200
- Lot 59: 6pc Royal Winton Grimwades Lusterware Bowls with Attached Saucer — $50 - $200
- Lot 60: 52pc Bernardaud Porcelain Dinnerware Set, Grenadiers, Happy Holiday — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 61: Pair of Reed and Barton Francis I Steak Carving Utensils — $50 - $200
- Lot 62: 7pc Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Francis I Pattern Flatware Assortment — $400 - $600
- Lot 63: 12pc Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Francis I Pattern Pickle and Olive Forks — $350 - $850
- Lot 64: 72pc Reed & Barton Sterling Silver Flatware, Francis I Pattern — $2,250 - $3,500
- Lot 65: 14th Century French Gothic Madonna and Child Carved Wood Sculpture — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 66: Wooden Santos Bust of a Male Saint with Glass Eyes — $600 - $800
- Lot 67: After D.H. Chiparus, "Antinea" Patinated Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base — $200 - $800
- Lot 68: Bronze Figural Sculpture of Dancing Couple on Stone Base — $50 - $200
- Lot 69: Polychrome Metal Relief Bust of Native American Elder with Wolf Headdress — $200 - $800
- Lot 70: After Frederic Remington Cast Bronze Sculpture, Cheyenne — $200 - $800
- Lot 71: Charles M. Russell, Large Bronze Sculpture, Stagecoach, Signed & Numbered — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 72: Pierre-Jules Mene, Original Bronze Sculpture, Arabian Mare & Foal, Signed — $500 - $1,500
- Lot 73: Byron Brown, Original Oil on Canvas, Moonlight on Beach, Signed — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 74: Irene Baker, Original Oil on Wood, Sun People, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 75: Raphael Soyer, Original Oil on Canvas, Model in Blue Robe, Signed — $1,000 - $2,500
- Lot 76: Louis Icart, Aquatint Etching on Paper, Spring Blossoms, Signed — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 77: Louis Icart, Rare Color Etching from the Faust Suite, Signed w/ COA — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 78: Wayne Hall Art Deco Era Fashion Illustration Studies, 1928-1936, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 79: Wayne Hall Original 1945 Illustration for Unlovingly Yours, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 80: Wayne Hall Original Pen and Ink Illustration - Disappearing Brides, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 81: Abraham Walkowitz, Original Watercolor on Paper, Four Heads, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 82: Sol Wilson, Original Watercolor and Gouache on Paper Board, Signed — $500 - $1,500
- Lot 83: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Copper Plate Heliogravure on Paper Nude Resting — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 84: Edgar Degas (Aft.) Color Etching on Paper, Ballerina, The Danse Dessins — $200 - $800
- Lot 85: Gerald Lubeck, Embossed Color Etching on Paper, Kitchen Stuff, Signed — $50 - $200
- Lot 86: A Portfolio: 24 Drawings by Henry Strater, Signed & Dedicated — $50 - $200
- Lot 87: Henri Matisse (Aft.) Color Lithograph on Paper, The Flowing Hair — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 88: Pierre Bonnard, Mourlot Paris Color Lithograph, Le Petit Dejeuner, w/ COA — $200 - $800
- Lot 89: Angus McBride Original Gouache on Board Elizabethan Foot Soldiers — $150 - $600
- Lot 90: Angus McBride, Original Gouache Published Art - Celtic Horsemen at Hillfort — $150 - $600
- Lot 91: Ron Volstad Original Gouache on Board, Middle Eastern Soldiers, Signed — $150 - $600
- Lot 92: Ron Volstad, Original Gouache Illustration for Osprey Publishing — $150 - $600
- Lot 93: Salvador Dali Woodblock Print, The Logician Devil, Divine Comedy — $200 - $800
- Lot 94: Salvador Dali, Mixed Media Lithograph on Paper w/ Authentication — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 95: Chaim Gross, Drawing on Paper, Self-Portrait Sculpting a Nude, Signed — $200 - $800
- Lot 96: 1984 South African 1 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin — $2,700 - $3,300
- Lot 97: 1995-W $5 American Gold Eagle 1/10 oz. Proof Coin — $375 - $500
- Lot 98: 1997-W $5 American Gold Eagle 1/10 oz. Proof Coin — $375 - $500
- Lot 99: 1999-W $5 American Gold Eagle 1/10 oz. Proof Coin — $375 - $500
- Lot 100: 1997-P U.S. 1oz Silver Eagle Proof Coin OGP — $100 - $400
- Lot 101: 1998-P US 1oz Silver Eagle Proof Coin OGP — $100 - $200
- Lot 102: 2001-S US Mint 10pc Silver Proof Set OGP — $100 - $150
- Lot 103: 2023-S US 1oz Silver Peace Dollar Proof Coin OGP — $150 - $250
- Lot 104: 2024-S US Peace 1oz Silver Dollar Proof Coin OGP — $150 - $200
- Lot 105: 2pc 2024-S U.S Mint Silver Proof Set Liberty & Britannia 1oz Silver Medal — $150 - $250
- Lot 106: Tiffany Studios Style Stained Glass Dragonfly Motif Lamp Shade — $200 - $800
- Lot 107: Tiffany Style Stained Glass Floor Lamp with Ornate Metal Base — $50 - $200
- Lot 108: European Sterling Silver Judaica Besamim Spice Tower — $100 - $250
- Lot 109: Greek Bronze Lotus Stand — $800 - $1,000
- Lot 110: European Silver Panel and Wood Reliquary Box — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 111: Persian Foliate Design Silver Rectangular Box — $600 - $800
- Lot 112: 14K Gold and Blue Jasper Heart Necklace with Angel Motif — $175 - $325
- Lot 113: 14K Gold Figaro Chain Necklace with Freshwater Pearls — $175 - $325
- Lot 114: 14K White Gold Italian Necklace with Lab-Created Opal and Cubic Zirconia — $175 - $325
- Lot 115: 925MEX Pendant with Squiggly Pearls and Purple Stones — $50 - $200
- Lot 116: Cross Century 14KT GF Ballpt. Pen w/ Annex French 17-Jewel Pocket Watch — $200 - $350
- Lot 117: Vintage 10K Gold Manlius School Pin with Seed Pearls & Chain Connector — $175 - $325
- Lot 118: Italian 14K Gold Infant Cross Bracelet — $175 - $325
- Lot 119: 14K Gold Ring with Carved Mother-of-Pearl Cameo — $175 - $325
- Lot 120: 14K Gold Ring with Jade Cabochon and Leaf Motif Mount — $175 - $325
- Lot 121: 14K White Gold 3.02TCW Diamond Statement Ring — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 122: 14K Gold Italian Matte Hoop Earrings — $175 - $325
- Lot 123: 14K Yellow Gold Double Rope-Twist Knot Earrings — $175 - $325
- Lot 124: Vintage 14K Gold Domed Ridged Hoop Earrings — $175 - $325
- Lot 125: Vintage Onyx and 14K Gold Stud Earrings — $175 - $325
- Lot 126: Vintage Style Two-Tone 14K Gold Knot Earrings — $175 - $325
- Lot 127: Dyanne Silver Artrageous Santa Fe Post Earrings — $50 - $200
- Lot 128: Pair of 14K Yellow Gold Half-Hoop Earrings with Omega Backs — $175 - $325
- Lot 129: Two Pairs of 14K Gold Earrings — $50 - $200
- Lot 130: Indian Bronze Dancing Krishna Figurine — $200 - $500
- Lot 131: Indian Bronze Ganesha Figurine — $200 - $500
- Lot 132: 3pc Indian Bronze Shiva Figure with Mandorla Arch and Base — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 133: Southeast Asian Bronze Buddha Figurine — $300 - $800
- Lot 134: Ancient Gandhara Carved Grey Schist Stone of the Buddha — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 135: Korean Joseon Period Blue and White Dragon Vase — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 136: Chinese Jade Figure of Guanyin Mounted on Chloromelanite Base — $2,000 - $3,000
- Lot 137: Chinese Yongzheng Marked Celadon Hexagonal Bowl — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 138: Chinese Green Quartz Carving of the Guanyin with Lotus — $300 - $800
- Lot 139: 4pc Chinese Carved Mother of Pearl Shell Plaques with Display Stands — $500 - $800
- Lot 140: 2pc Chinese Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Courtyard Scene Box with Lid — $400 - $800
- Lot 141: Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Joss Stick Holder — $200 - $500
- Lot 142: Chinese Yellow Famille Rose Porcelain Joss Stick Holder — $200 - $500
- Lot 143: 4pc Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jars with Lids — $700 - $1,000
- Lot 144: Pair of Chinese Kangxi Period Porcelain Buddhist Lion Figurines — $800 - $1,000
- Lot 145: 2pc Chinese Dehua Porcelain Double-Handle Censer with Base — $900 - $2,000
- Lot 146: 2pc Chinese Bronze Belt Hook with Stand — $300 - $800
- Lot 147: Japanese Festival Scene Satsuma Vase — $3,000 - $5,000
- Lot 148: 2pc Japanese Satsuma Mon Design Koro Censer Burner with Lid — $400 - $800
- Lot 149: 2pc Japanese Kutani Red and Gilt Clam Box with Lid — $200 - $500
- Lot 150: HOF Nolan Ryan Autographed National League Baseball, PSA Cert. — $150 - $300