Treasures From The Butler's Pantries Of New York's Entertaining Doyennes

One can never have too much fine silver. Or porcelain trope l'oeil...

Stair Galleries is set to bring a well-filled lot of covetable tabletop pieces up to auction Thursday, March 21st with their The Art of Entertaining sale. A collection of plates, pitchers, candelabras, serving ware and decorative accessories from the homes of many a hosting-heavy doyenne, including one Mrs. Jordan Saunders of the Upper East Side, the catalog is brimming with one deal after the next. 

Best set your alarms for bidding!

A few particularly compelling lots to watch below...

Three Pairs of Didier Gardillou Porcelain Cabbage Form Boxes
Estimate: $500 - $700

Pair of Galerneau Gilt-Metal Coral Form Candlesticks
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Nine English Silver Shell Form Bottle Ticket Labels
Estimate: $400 - $600

Italian Silver Plate Bear Form Wine Cooler
Estimate: $500 - $700

Ten Wedgwood Dinner Plates in the 'Water Lily' Pattern
Estimate: $600 - $800

Four Silver Plate Turtle Form Table Bells
Estimate: $300 - $500

Chinese and Japanese Silver and Silver-Gilt Condiment Wares
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

[Photos courtesy Stair Galleries]