DALLAS, TX.- Significant collections illustrating the modern movement highlight the 20th Century Design Featuring Tiffany, Lalique & Art Glass Signature Auction will be presented May 25. In addition to the offerings from New York Art Deco expert Robert "Bobby" Gingold Jr. and Neal Prince's meticulously curated inventory, the auction is buttressed by a comprehensive group of Gouda pottery, Kayserzinn pewter and rare Art Deco glass from the Dallas collection of Bill Leazer. The sale is then made complete with additions of Tiffany lamps and glass, French art glass from Galle, Daum and Lalique, and a fine collection of Art Deco pottery by Charles Catteau for Boch Freres.

A life-long collector of the Art Nouveau Movement in Europe, Prince was a highly respected New Yorker of Texan descent. An international interior designer, socialite and taste maker, Prince spent 74 years assembling an amazing collection containing works in a variety of media dating from 1300 B.C. to the post-modern era. This auction will include over two dozen items including a George Leleu Art Nouveau Oil Lamp with Thistle Motif (est. $800-1,200), Four WMF Art Nouveau Silver-Plated Green Glass Clarets (est. $1,000-1,500) and an etching from Jacques Villon after Renoir, La Loge, 1928 (est. $1,000-1,500).

Gingold was a true virtuoso, an expert in his field, and the consummate gentleman in art dealing throughout the Art Deco world. Sixty lots from Gingold's estate, including many pieces from the Art Deco movement, spanning its breadth from early beginnings evident in the suite of Otto Pruscher furniture such as this single-owner Austrian Carved Mahogany Desk (est. $1,000-1,500), this Austrian Carved Mahogany Figural Cabinet (est. $2,000-4,000) which was part of a suite made for Austrian impresario Max Reinhardt to its wane in the sculpture of José de Creeft, such as Untitled, Face of Man, 1974 (est. $700-900), 20th-century marble Lounging Nude and Abstracted Nude (two works) (est. $800-1,200) and this red marble Female Bust, 20th-century (est. $800-1,200) highlight the caliber of design of Gingold's collection.

In addition to pieces from these two esteemed collectors the sale also features the diversity reflected in these two significant lots: the visually stunning Lalique Peacock Blue Glass Borromee Vase (est. $30,000-40,000) and Pablo Picasso's Pichet à Glace, 1952, (est. $10,000-15,000), a piece from the estate of Dallas scholar and philanthropist Frederic Wiedemann as excellent examples of the modern movement.

Also expected to catch the eye of a modernist enthusiast should be four lots by La Maison Desny from Dallas collector Bill Leazer; Four Silver-Plated Cordials (est. $1,500-2,500), a Pair of Modernist Silver-Plated Vases (est. $2,500-3,500), three Modernist Silver-Plated Tea Cups (est. $1,500-2,500) and a Modernist Silver-Plated Wine Goblet (est. $800-1,200).

A couple of whimsical Martin Brother pottery lots highlight the transition to 20th-century design including a glazed Stoneware Double-Sided Face Mug, (est. $1,000-1,500) and a glazed Stoneware Baby Bird Vase, (est. $6,000-8,000).

Art glass centers this auction with a wide range of objects beginning with two exposition displayed offerings from Thomas Webb & Sons. A Cameo Glass 1889 Paris Exposition Vase, designed by George and Thomas Woodall, (est. $1,500-2,500) and a red Cameo Glass 1889 Paris Exposition Vase, designed by George and Thomas Woodall, (est. $1,000-1,500) are signature pieces for collectors.

A wonderful collection of Charles Catteau for Boch Freres vases assembled by noted Dallas collector colorfully represent the Art Deco style with beautiful abstract decoration like three vases featuring stylized birds, a pair vases featuring a pattern displayed at the Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925, a pair of vases featuring stylized vines of blue flowers on a yellow ground and an art deco vase featuring pelicans in flight.

Other top lots include but are not limited to:

• A Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Bronze Acorn Table Lamp, (est. $6,000-8,000)

• A Daum Art Deco Amethyst Acid-Etched Glass Vase, (est. $1,200-1,600)

• A Gallé Overlay Glass Floral Vase, (est. $1,000-1,500)

• A French Art Nouveau Patinated Bronze and Iridescent Conch Shell Table Lamp, (est. $800-1,200)