Bodnar’s Auction Sales – Auction of the Emil Wojick Collection
October 1, 2025
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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. — Bodnar’s Auction will sell the lifetime collection of longtime friend Emil Wojcik on October 1. Wojcik was an expert in Eighteenth Century porcelain, including Meissen, Chinese export, as well as antiquities and watches. He was Bodnar’s go-to source when the firm had questions on collections that crossed the block. Wojcik was present when Joe Bodnar was 17 years old and debuted as an auctioneer at A & E Auction. He would attend auctions throughout the state of New Jersey on the hunt for Eighteenth Century porcelain with, at that time, three young children and his wife, Janet, holding their newborn Britney as he bid on antiques. Even as he battled cancer, he was still hunting for treasures online for the past year. When he bid at Bodnar’s auctions, you knew it was good and going cheap. Eventually, he needed others to bid for him. He was a poised buyer, always on the hunt.

On October 1 Bodnar’s will offer his personal collection of Eighteenth Century porcelain, antiquities, Eighteenth Century Chinese export, as well as his personal watch collection. These collections represent a lifetime of collecting. Most pieces in his collection have the normal 300-year-old wear one expects with pieces like these, and some are in mint condition.

The city of Meissen, Germany, is historically significant for being the location of Europe’s first porcelain factory, established in 1710 by Johann Friedrich Böttger with support from Augustus the Strong of Saxony, who sought to replicate the prized Chinese “white gold.” Meissen porcelain quickly became a symbol of aristocratic luxury and was initially made with local kaolin clay, creating a hard-paste porcelain comparable to Chinese products. The factory held a monopoly on porcelain production in Europe for decades and developed unique patterns and shapes, including the famous crossed swords trademark.

Highlights of the Meissen collection include a pair of Eighteenth Century Meissen Lion and a Lioness figurines estimated at $800-$1,200 and an Eighteenth Century Meissen hand painted Putti compote signed and marked “AR Meissen,” depicting ship scenes, insects and flowers. The base of the compote is in the form of a tree; it is estimated at $800-$1,200. An Eighteenth Century Meissen hand-painted fishmonger figurine is estimated at $800-$1,200, and there is a huge number of Eighteenth Century cups and plates as well, estimated from $50-$200 each. Besides the Meissen, there are KPM, Chelsea, Royal Crown Derby, Sèvres, Royal Worcester and other great makers from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.

Chinese export history began millennia ago with the Silk Road for goods like silk, and later expanded to include porcelain, tea, paper and other consumer and luxury items exported across the world. Trade with the West, particularly for porcelain, began in the mid 1500s, growing significantly with the demand for exotic goods like “white gold” porcelain and later tea and silk.

Highlights of the Chinese export include a hand-painted porcelain bowl, at least Eighteenth Century with a shell design in the center ($300/500); a collection of Chinese Export hand painted porcelain tea bowls and saucers, ranging in estimates from $50 to $200; a Chinese export hand painted center bowl in blue and white with an Asian scene at the center, at least Nineteenth Century or earlier ($400/600); plus other bowls, vases, figurines and decorative items.

Highlights of the antiquities category include a Greek Corinthian pottery black figured Aryballos (oil flask), circa Sixth Century BCE. Possibly by the Otterlo Painter, it is estimated at $800-$1,200. Others include a pair of Greek Attica black lazed Lekythos (oil jug), circa 500-400 BCE ($300/600); a Roman North African redware pottery bowl, circa late Fourth-early Fifth Century CE, with an impressed Christian cross in the center ($300/600); Luristan (Iran) Bronze Axe head, circa 1200-800 BCE, in the form of a bird head, estimated at $300/600; early Iron Age Luristan bronze short sword. circa 1200-800 BCE with heavy patina is $600/1,200; as well as more than another 50 pieces, including a large amount of oil lamps and assorted Pre-Columbian fragments and ancient Egyptian jewelry.

Highlights of the watches category include: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantieme 43mm auto steel watch, leather and deployment, comes in original box ($4/6,000); Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Quantieme 43mm auto steel watch. leather and deployment in original box ($4/6,000); Jaeger Le Coultre triple calendar automatic men’s watch ($2/4,000); a vintage 18K Audemars Piguet men’s watch ($1,5/3,000); plus another 20 or so vintage watches and pens.

This sale will be featured on Bodnar’s Auction website, LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable. Pre-bidding is happening now, and the sale will be broadcast live with Joe Bodnar auctioneering and showing each lot under the camera on a turntable and describing each lot on October 1 at 11 am. All lots start at $10 with no reserves, selling to the highest bidder. For information, www.bodnarsauction.com or 732-631-3347.

Bodnar’s Auction is proud to sell the lifetime collection of longtime friend Emil Wojcik. Emil was an expert in 18th-century porcelain, including Meissen, Chinese Export, Antiquities, and watches. He was Bodnar’s go-to man when they had questions on collections that crossed the block. We are selling his personal collection!
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