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Rago Auctions, Lambertville, NJ, held an Early 20th Century Design sale on September 23, 2021 with mostly art pottery, a few lots by Tiffany Studios, some Arts & Crafts furniture and a few miscellaneous lots. Following are a few of the results that I found most interesting.
Lot #235, a blue 20″ diameter Daffodil, performed best of the Tiffany lamps. Estimated to sell for $60,000 – $75,000, it realized $91,000, including buyer’s premium. I just wonder if the buyer will be happy when the lamp arrives. The difference between the photo and the lamp in person was vast. I visited Rago in person and wasn’t even sure I was looking at the same lamp. Whoever photoshopped the image invented a lamp that didn’t exist. Don’t get me wrong. It was a very nice lamp that didn’t look anything like the photos.
I tried to buy lot #229, a Tiffany 12-light lily floor lamp. It wasn’t the best example that I’d ever seen, but it was quite nice. A better example would have had a patina finish, not the statuary bronze doré finish on this example. The shades were nice, but not the best match possible. It sold for $52,500, near the high estimate of $50,000. I think that was a very fair price for a collector, but right at the cusp of too much for a dealer.
I don’t deal much with art pottery anymore, but I thought I should note that lot #167, a rare Adelaide Robineau night lamp, set a world record for the artist. It sold for $137,500, against an estimate of $40,000 – $60,000, including buyer’s premium. Unfortunately I don’t know enough about Robineau to understand the importance of the lamp.
For the complete results of the sale, click here.Let me know what interests you, even if you don’t see it on my website. I’ve got lots of items that I haven’t listed yet and I know how to locate what you desire.
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