BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- Dale Chihuly's singular blown glass and forged steel Red and Gold Leaf Chandelier, 1997, is expected to sell for $60,000 in Heritage Auctions' May 17 20th & 21st Century Design Auction in Beverly Hills. The auction's special selection of items from artist's personal estates span woodworking, clothing design, and printmaking.

"This expansive auction features the work of some of the most important and collected artists, designers and makers of the 20th century," said Katie Nartonis, Consignment Director, 20th + 21st Century Design. "These works offer a timeline from the early years of Art Deco to the contemporary works. The sale offers in effect a kind of design timeline from the early years of Art Deco to more current design masterworks."

The auction takes place during "Design Week At Heritage," a series of special including Fast Forward: The Architecture of William F. Cody, a gallery talk by Cathy Cody and Jo Lauria, Curator/Director of the upcoming A+D Museum Cody retrospective on May 13; The Clear Genius of Designer, Charles Hollis Jones, an interview and presentation with the artist on May 15; and West Coast Mysticism: Talismans of the Counter-Culture, a gallery talk by Nartonis featuring artist Frank E. Cummings on May 16. All gallery talks are held at Heritage Auctions' Beverly Hills Gallery, 9478 West Olympic, First Floor, at 2 p.m. each day and are free and open to the public.

The auction's important offering of furniture and woodworking arts, includes a set of eight (SHOWN) Dining Chairs, 1994, (est. $30,000-$50,000) and a Monumental Free-Form Trestle Table with Notch Detail, 1992, by Sam Maloof (est. $30,000-$50,000). A California Games Table, 1974, made with various inlaid hardwoods appears at auction directly from the estate of Sam Maloof's daughter, Marilouise Maloof (est. $12,000-$18,000). A selection of Maloof furniture wouldn't be complete without an iconic rocking chair and his YPO Rocking Chair was made in 1970 of California walnut and leather (est. $15,000-$25,000).

Additional masterpieces in wood include Dining Chair from the Clarence Sondern House, Kansas City, circa 1939, by Frank Lloyd Wright (est. $10,000-$15,000) and Trestle Table, 1958, by George Nakashima (est. $7,000-$10,000).

A selection of design-forward furniture includes Cactus Center Table, designed in 1951 by Marc Lalique (est. $20,000-$30,000); The Tree of Life (Table), made of acrylic and chrome-plated steel b Charles Hollis Jones (est. $12,000-$18,000); and Medici Table, circa 1965, by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (est. $10,000-$15,000).

Fine art paintings, sculpture, and prints on paper are led by the geometric Brotherhood by Emil James Bisttram ($20,000-$30,000) and Go Team, 2004, by Justin Faunce, a caustically high-spirited work by an important emerging artist (est. $15,000-$25,000).

Additional highlights include, but are not limited to:

• George Sturges House, perspective, 1939, after Frank Lloyd Wright (est. $8,000-$12,000).

• Second Beaker, by Howard Ben Tré (est. $7,000-$10,000).

• Eléphant, executed 2000, a bronze with dark brown patina, by Ferdinand Parpan (est. $8,000-$12,000).

• Untitled (Plate with Stand), 1992, by Peter Voulkos (est. $7,000-$10,000).