In Montclair: Naomi Sims Estate Charity Auction

Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 2:00pm  |  COMMENTS (0)

naomi.jpg
Naomi Ruth Sims (1948-2009) was America’s first African-American supermodel, an entrepreneur, and author. She died of breast cancer in Newark last year. Montclair auction house Nye & Co. will host a charity auction of select items from her estate, this Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 pm.
Sims’ personal belongings, presented in four lots, are expected to sell for $50 to $1,500. Auction house owner Kathy Nye was gushing over a huge baroque mahogany-inlaid wardrobe from Germany, and a scarlet red fainting couch. The Sims collection also includes beaded gowns, many big pieces of vintage Mary McFadden and Elsa Peretti bling, a Louis Vuitton travel and makeup case, African tribal jewelry, art and eclectic artifacts from all over the world. You can see it all on display today at Nye & Company’s showroom, 425 Bloomfield Avenue. Or if you prefer, preview it this Friday, Feb. 26 at a Wine & Cheese Reception honoring Ms. Sims. We’ve been advised there may be some celebrity sightings…
Browse through the auction catalog online, here.
Preview and Reception: Friday, February 26, 5 – 8 pm.
Charity Auction: Saturday, February 27, 2 pm. to benefit Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Nye & Company 425 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey 973-746-2491

Related Posts:

Leave a Reply

Baristanet Comment Policy:

Baristanet has specific guidelines for commenting. To avoid having your comment deleted -- or your commenting privileges revoked -- read this before you comment. Violators will be banned from commenting.

Report a comment that violates the guidelines to comments@baristanet.com. For trouble with registration or commenting, write to comments@baristanet.com.

Commenters on Baristanet.com are responsible for all legal consequences arising from their comments, including libel, infringement of copyright or actions that threaten a third party. By submitting a comment, you agree to indemnify Baristanet LLC, its partners and employees from any legal action arising from your comments.

In order to comment on the new system, you need to register a new Baristanet account. To get your own avatar next to your comments, sign up at Gravatar.com

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Featured Comment

I would love to see Santorum get the nod. Maybe then the politically comatose members of society will wake up.
Posted by
jerseygurl

Tip, Follow, Friend, Subscribe

Links & Information

Baristanet on Flickr

Browse all photos...