The University Club’s contents are for sale.
That includes two large stone lions, artwork, antique furniture, two flat screen TVS and exercise equipment, along with a long list of other items.
In advance of the club’s Dec. 20 closing, Lumen E. Beasley Auctioneers Inc. will hold a public auction at the club on the 27th floor of Riverplace Tower.
The auction is scheduled at 11:11 a.m. Dec. 3 at the club, at 1301 Riverplace Blvd. on the Southbank of the St. Johns River.
Bidders can preview the items at 10 a.m. that day.
In addition to live bidding, online bidding also is available at LiveAuctioneers.com.
Beasley said those interested can visit his website at beasleyauctioneers.com or call him at (904) 631-1886. Photos of items will be posted on the site.
A flier lists the items for sale, many of them highly recognizable by club members.
There’s a bronze by A. Carrier with a breastplate and weaponry; a unicorn; a lion with a concrete base; and two architectural carvings “allegedly hung in Rotterdam Govt Bldg.”
Along with artwork there is antique furniture, such as an ornately carved English cabinet, a European oak pulpit and sideboard, an antique billiard table, monogrammed University Club chairs and sofas, chairs, tables, lamps, wine vaults and chandeliers.
Equipment includes speakers, a video conference unit, projector and screen, commercial dryers and commercial washer.
The University Club of Jacksonville notified members in mid-September that it will close Dec. 20 after 48 years in business. A board member said there were about 925 dues-paying members and about 50 employees.
Operated by Dallas-based ClubCorp Group, the club occupies the top two floors of the 28-story Riverplace Tower. Dining and club functions are on the 27th floor, with athletic facilities on the 28th floor and a fitness center on the ground-floor concourse level.
A letter to members from the regional vice president of ClubCorp said that ownership and members have weathered “many ups and downs during our nearly half-century of service to the Jacksonville community.”
He wrote it was a business decision that was not easy, but one that is necessary.
Three local ClubCorp clubs — Deercreek Country Club, Marsh Creek Country Club and Queens Harbour Yacht & Country Club — are offering preferred memberships.
Building owner Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners said it would convert the top two floors into about 22,500 square feet of premier office space.
The landlord said the ground-floor concourse fitness center will continue operating.
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