Auction Preview: Rago Arts’ Modern Ceramics and Glass, Lambertville, May 21
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The auction presents more than 200 lots of ceramics and glass items by the leading makers from the 20th Century, including names such as Voulkos, Chihuly, Tagliapietra, Morris, Zynsky, Ohira, Marquis, Gregory, Grotell, Arneson, Kuhn, Woodman, Powell, ScheierAuction Preview: Rago Arts’ Modern Ceramics and Glass, Lambertville, May 21
The auction presents more than 200 lots of ceramics and glass items by the leading makers from the 20th Century, including names such as Voulkos, Chihuly, Tagliapietra, Morris, Zynsky, Ohira, Marquis, Gregory, Grotell, Arneson, Kuhn, Woodman, Powell, Scheier, Natzler, Scarpa, Bean, Takaezu, Picasso Madoura, Lucero, Earl, DeVore, Duckworth, and Martens.What: Sale of ceramics and glassWhere: Rago Arts and Auction, 333 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USAWhen: May 21, 2:30 p.m.Public Viewing: May 13, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 14, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 15, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 16, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 17, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 18, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.; May 19, 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.Top Lots of the Sale:-A blown glass, metal armature “Amber Lustre chandelier, Seattle, WA, 2000” by Dale Chihuly (b.1941); estimate: US$20,000- US$30,000;-A 1999 blown glass design by Lino Tagliapietra (b.1934), titled “Dinosaur”; estimate: US$15,000- US$20,000;-A 2004 large Piccola Baia vase made out of blown glass, murrine, aventurine, powder inserts, partial inciso, battuto, and polished surface, designed by Yoichi Ohira (b.1946) and executed by Maestro Andrea Zilio and Maestro Giacomo Barbini; estimate: US$15,000- US$20,000;-A 2008 blown and inciso glass rare Piccadilly vessel designed by Lino Tagliapietra; estimate: US$15,000- US$20,000;-A fine large lighting sculpture, “Nude in Exotic Flowers,” made out of patinated and gilt brass, blown glass, Vitrolite, and a single socket, designed by Dan Dailey (b.1947) during the 1990s in Boston, MA; estimate: US$10,000- US$15,000;-A 1994 massive blown glass murrine vessel from the Teasers series by Stephen Rolfe Powell (b.1951); estimate: US$10,000- US$15,000;-A 2004 large untitled glass vase, made out of blown and battuto glass, murrine, powder inserts, and polished surface, designed by Yoichi Ohira and executed by Maestro Andrea Zilio and Maestro Giacomo Barbini; estimate: US$10,000- US$15,000;-A 1995 blown and applied glass Venetian vase with gold foil, designed by Dale Chihuly and Lino Tagliapietra; estimate: US$10,000- US$15,000.For details, visit: www.ragoarts.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Georgia; color: #3b3b3b; -webkit-text-stroke: #3b3b3b} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Georgia; color: #3b3b3b; -webkit-text-stroke: #3b3b3b} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Read more