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The American West: Native Art, Fine Jewelry & Silver

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 02:00PM EDT
  2026-09-29 14:00:00 2026-09-29 14:00:00 America/New_York SebastianCharles Auctions SebastianCharles Auctions : The American West: Native Art, Fine Jewelry & Silver https://bid.sebastiancharles.com/auctions/sebastiancharles-auctions/the-american-west-native-art-fine-jewelry-silver-23892
Pre-bidding is now open for The American West: Native Art, Fine Jewelry & Silver auction, featuring Navajo jewelry, Western fine art, sterling silver, sculptures, rugs, and more. Highlights include a John Nieto "Maria" acrylic on canvas, a 6-piece Sanborns sterling silver tea set, and a 1.66 ct diamond engagement ring, alongside pieces from Gene Kloss, Georg Jensen, and Marie Barbera. Auction is September 29th at 1 PM CDT.
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Lot 222

(4) La Paglia Sterling Cups

Estimate: $300 - $600
Starting Bid
$150

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$250 $25
$1,000 $50
$2,000 $100
$4,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000

Dimensions: 5 1/2" Tall x 3" Diameter

 

Condition: Two cups have dents to the sides. The other cups are in good condition. Please see images for details. 

 

About: Alphonse La Paglia (1907-1953) was an Italian-born silversmith who trained in Denmark and brought the Georg Jensen idiom into American production. After emigrating in the 1940s he made jewelry and silver for Frederik Lunning's Georg Jensen Inc. in New York, and subsequently worked for the International Silver Company at Meriden, Connecticut, where his designs were issued under his own name. His work favors foliate and curling motifs, hand-finished surfaces and softly modelled forms in the Danish manner, and extends beyond jewelry to cups, candlesticks, trays and jugs.

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