LAMBERTVILLE, NJ.- On Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 the
Rago Auctions will hold its auctions of Early 20th Century and Modern Design.
Early 20th C. Design, ft. The Reese Collection of Lalique Glass: Sat, Sept. 22, 10AM, 384 lots
Featuring the fifty-four lot Reese Collection of Lalique Glass. Immediately following are ceramics by George Ohr, Newcomb College, Rookwood, Marblehead, Adelaide Robineau, Grueby, Brouwer, Tiffany Studios, Charles Binns, Fulper, Teco, Van Briggle, Grand Feu, Redlands, Arequipa, and more. Eleven lots of Martin Brothers ware, including two bird tobacco jars and two creature jars. European pottery by Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat, Zsolnay, Moorcroft, Pilkington, Amphora/RSTK, and Clement Massier. A single-owner collection of Boch Freres pottery by Charles Catteau. Furniture by Louis Majorelle, Emile Gallé, Eugene Gaillard, Jacques Gruber, Gustav Stickley, Roycroft, L. & J.G. Stickley, and Stickley Brothers, plus an important and rare Greene & Greene table and exceptional Gustav Stickley lantern. Lighting by Tiffany Studios, Fulper, Frederick Lueders, and Handel. Art glass by Tiffany Studios, Gallé, Daum, Loetz, and Lalique. Silver and metalwork by Gustav Stickley, Marie Zimmermann, Samuel Yellin, Dirk Van Erp, Liberty & Co., Georges De Feure, Tiffany Studios, Karl Kipp, Roycroft, and Charles Rohlfs. Fine art by Arthur Wesley Dow, Gustave Baumann, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Margaret Patterson, Pedro de Lemos, Frances Gearhart, and William Rice.
David Rago, Partner + Co-Director, Design Dept: "Our Saturday session opens with a single-owner collection of Lalique from Texas featuring many desirable forms, including an amber Serpent, electric blue Perruches , and a rare Oiseau de Feu surtout. The session continues with what may prove to be the most exciting lot: a rare and early Gustav Stickley leaded glass lantern with a stylized rose pattern, recently found in a home in New Jersey. There is also a selection of American ceramics from a forty-year-old collection encompassing some of the rarest producers. Highlights include two Redlands Pottery covered vessels, squeezebag-decorated Arequipa, a Charles Binns baluster vase, and a large Brouwer vase with applied grape clusters.”
Mid-Mod: Saturday, September 22 at 3PM, 156 lots
Mid-priced 20th C. furniture, lighting, and decorative objects: George Nakashima, Paul Evans, Pierre Paulin, Maison Charles, Angelo Mangiarotti, Stilnovo, Ettore Sottsass, Angelo Lelii, Fontana Arte, Gio Ponti, Hans Wegner, Kaare Klint, Fritz Hansen, Josef Frank, Axel Salto, Arne Jacobsen, Josef Hoffmann, Gilbert Rohde, Tommi Parzinger, Paul McCobb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Edward Wormley, Karl Springer, John Risley, Art Smith, Sam Kramer, Warren Platner, and more.
Modern Design: Sunday, September 23 at 10AM, 322 lots
Featuring over forty lots of George and Mira Nakashima furniture, including private collections and pieces from Folly Cottage. A spectacular single-owner, fresh-to-the-market collection of Bertoia works including nine by Harry and four by his son Val. Furniture by Paul Evans, Wendell Castle, Phil Powell, Albert Paley, Judy McKie, Vladimir Kagan, Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, Silas Seandel, Shiro Kuramata, Charles & Ray Eames, and more. European furniture by Gabriella Crespi, Maarten Baas, Jean Dunand, Jules Wabbes, Gio Ponti, Carlo Bugatti, Alfred Hendrickx, Claude de Muzac, and more. Scandinavian wares by Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Arne Jacobsen, William Hinn, Frits Henningsen, Poul Kjaerholm, Borge Mogensen, Arne Norell, and Jacob Kjaer. Lighting by George Nakashima, Paul Evans and Phil Powell, Paavo Tynell, Fontana Arte, Bakalowits & Söhne, Jacques Quinet, Jean Besnard, Angelo Lelii, Tommi Parzinger, Franz West, Tom Dixon, I.M. Pei, Cedric Hartman, Albert Paley, and more. Ceramics by Pablo Picasso for Madoura, Lenci, Royal Copenhagen, and Marcello Fantoni. Silver, jewelry, metalwork, and decorative objects by Russel Wright, D’Lisa Creager, Rolph Scarlett, Mary Kretsinger, Albert Paley, the Moulthrops, Ron Ferri, Pedro Friedeberg, and Nori Morimoto.
Jad Attal, Modern Specialist: “One of my favorite pieces in this sale is the Gio Ponti dresser. We’ve sold a couple of examples in the past but every time I handle one I’m reminded of why they’re so desirable. The simple pairing of an attractive geometric façade against a handsome walnut grain elevates a practical piece into something more. Another work that transcends the mundane is our Paavo Tynell chandelier. The star-like elements suspended by thin brass wire appear to be floating on light. It’s a very special piece and we are delighted to represent it.”
Modern Ceramics & Glass: Sunday, September 23 at 2:30PM, 237 lots
Featuring exceptional glass by Dale Chihuly, William Morris, Dan Dailey, Joel Philip Myers, Michael Glancy, Harvey Littleton, Dominick Labino, Flora Mace & Joey Kirkpatrick, Toots Zynsky, Richard Marquis, Preston Singletary, Stephen Rolfe Powell, Yoichi Ohira, Libenský & Brychtová, Frantisek Vizner, Laura Diaz de Santillana, Marvin Lipofsky, Sonja Blomdahl, Kreg Kallenberger, Jon Kuhn, Benjamin Moore, Tom Patti, Erwin Eisch, Lino Tagliapietra, Cristiano Bianchin, and more. Ceramics by Rudy Autio, Robert Turner, Akio Takamori, Michael Lucero, Claude Conover, Toshiko Takaezu, the Cabats, the Scheiers, the Natzlers, Peter Voulkos, Beatrice Wood, Robert Arneson, Harrison McIntosh, Brother Thomas Bezanson, Ruth Duckworth, Don Reitz, and more.
Suzanne Perrault, Partner + Co-Director, Design Dept: “We are pleased to offer a wonderfully varied collection of glass in the September sale, with most of the top artists well represented, such as several Billy Morris pieces, including a good trophy; fine examples of Glancy and Dailey (one particularly lovely lamp); many Chihuly items with some Venetians and a group of small 1970s baskets; Czech sculptures by Vizner and Libenský/Brychtová; fine Murano items by Ohira, Christiano Bianchin, and Laura de Santillana. There is something for every glass collector in this sale.”
