LAS VEGAS—Luxury eyewear valued as high as $30,000, optical equipment, and more will be auctioned from among the assets of the bankrupt MacKeyser Holdings/American Optical Services. The auction will be facilitated by Tiger Group’s Remarketing Services Division, by order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
 
Coinciding with Vision Expo West next week, online bidding opens on Sept. 18, 2014, at www.SoldTiger.com. Bidding will close in rapid succession, live-auction style, the following week on Sept. 24, 2014, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (ET). Various assets can be previewed starting Sept. 19, 2014, at 8076 West Sahara Ave., Las Vegas from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., just when thousands of optical industry professionals will be visiting the city for Vision Expo West.
 
Formerly showcased at two luxury boutiques located in the Bellagio casino-hotel, Bellissimo and MesmerEyes, the eyewear consists of 1,600 pairs of one-of-a-kind exotic eyeglass frames and luxury designer frames valued collectively at more than $1 million. Select exotic sunglasses will be offered for sale on a unit-by-unit basis. The inventory includes brands such as Maybach, Bentley (Estede), IVKO USA, Chrome Hearts, Sama, and Cartier. Features include frames constructed of sterling silver and gold, and accented by diamonds, precious stones and buffalo horn temples.
 
Other brands to be auctioned in lots include Maui Jim, Oakley, Safilo, Oliver Peoples, Etnia Barcelona, Ottica Veneta, Dita Eyewear, Enteyesments, Marcolin, Luxottica, Palm Optical, Logo of the Americas, and De Rigo Vision.
 
Optical equipment up for auction includes items from manufacturers such as Humphrey Zeiss, Keeler and Topcon. Networking and other I.T. equipment up for bid includes Cisco power supplies, an HP server and switches, phone systems, and Ethernet switches. Office furniture and equipment includes seating, executive desks, conference room tables and seating, label and laser jet printers, kitchen and cafeteria equipment and seating, mirrors, and artwork.
 
A full catalog of items offered and details on how to schedule a site visit and bid are available at Tiger Group’s website.
 
Many other assets of the bankrupt businesses have already been successfully sold in previous auctions. These include entire individual and group practices for which successful bids were approved by the court at a hearing held last week on Wednesday Sept. 3, 2014.
 
MacKeyser and its subsidiaries, which include American Optical Services and a number of other optical businesses the company had previously acquired, filed for bankruptcy in June 2014, soon after Thomas Allison was named CEO following the termination of the company’s former CEO, Pierre Keyser, and former COO, Erica Perreira, amidst a “liquidity crisis” and “accounting irregularities.”