Other top lots by Martin Brothers, Gio Ponti, Adelaide Robineau, Felix Agostini, George Ohr, George and Mira Nakashima, Dale Chihuly, Ed Moulthrop, Otto and Gertrud Natzler and Lino Tagliapietra.

On Saturday October 26th and Sunday October 27th, the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold its auctions of Early 20th Century Decorative Arts and Modern Design.

Early 20th C. Decorative Arts: Saturday, October 26th, 11 am

 Art pottery, furniture, art glass, metalwork, and prints in 399 lots: Ceramics by Van Briggle, Fulper, Teco, Tiffany, and Rookwood, plus a selection of grotesque tobacco jars by the Martin Brothers, and work by the Mad Potter of Biloxi, George Ohr.  Exceptional examples by Saturday Evening Girls, Adelaide Robineau, Marblehead, Grueby and Newcomb College.  Furniture by Gustav Stickley, L. & J.G. Stickley, Stickley Brothers, Roycroft, Limbert, Brooks, and Robert “Mouseman” Thompson, including a rare and early Bow Arm Morris chair and fine hexagonal library table by the firm of Gustav Stickley.  Art glass by Tiffany Studios, Lalique, Muller Freres, Thomas Webb & Sons, Galle and Decorchemont among others.  Hammered copper by Roycroft and Gustav Stickley, silver by Liberty & Co. and Gorham.  Color woodblock prints by Gustave Baumann and William Rice.

Studio Ceramics, Glass, and Jewelry:  Saturday, October 26th, immediately following Early 20th C.

311 lots:  From the collection of Burt Cureton and Cheryl Traiger comes a special group of Scheier pottery, encaustic paintings, sculptures and ephemera. Also featured are ceramics by Michael Lucero, Peter Voulkos, Hans Coper, Rose and Erni Cabat, Robert Turner, Don Reitz, Rudy Autio and Toshiko Takaezu; stunning works of glass by Lino Tagliapietra, Dale Chihuly, Bertil Vallien, Richard Marquis, Michael Glancy, Harvey Littleton and Paolo Venini; and jewelry by Margaret de Patta, Antonio Pineda, Art Smith, Elsa Freund and Sam Kramer.

Modern Design:  Sunday, October 27th, 11 am

Furniture, ceramics, glass, and metalwork from the 20th and 21st C., 697 lots:  Fine furniture by George and Mira Nakashima, Tommi Parzinger, Paul Evans, Vladimir Kagan, Gio Ponti, Pedro Friedeberg, Wendell Castle and Silas Kopf; special tables by Phil Powell, Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, Arman, Wharton Esherick and Jacques Duval-Brasseur. Important sculptures by Isamu Noguchi and Harry Bertoia.  Scandinavian wares designed by Finn Juhl, Hans Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm, Greta Grossman, Alvar Aalto, Borge Mogensen and Bruno Mathsson.  Ceramics by Pablo Picasso at Madoura, Jean Mayodon, Georges Jouve, Gio Ponti, Guido Gambone and Salvatore Meli. Lamps by Jacques Adnet, Arredoluce, Agostini, Royere, Lacroix, Newson and Brandt. Silver by Josef Hoffmann, Georg Jensen, Gio Ponti, Raymond Loewy and Jens Quistgaard.

Auction Exhibition/Preview/Bidding

Saturday, October 19th through Friday, October 25th, 2013, 12–5 pm and by appointment. Friday, October 25th, 12-7 pm. Doors open at 9 am on sale days.Open House/Lecture, Andrew Raimist, “Isamu Noguchi and ‘My Arizona’”, Thursday, October 24. Reception at 5 p.m., lecture at 6 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. to raac@ragoarts.com or 609-397-9374 ext. 119.Rago’s is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Directions online at ragoarts.com. Telephone, absentee, and online bidding available for those unable to attend.

Catalogue

Printed catalogues are available for $20 each by calling 609.397.9374 or e-mailing a request to info@ragoarts.com. View a complete online catalogue with color images at ragoarts.com, online October 11.

NOTES FOR THE EDITOR

High-resolution images available.

About Rago Arts and Auction Center: Rago is a leading U.S. auction house with $28 million in sales in 2012. We serve thousands of sellers and buyers internationally with a singular blend of global reach and personal service. Rago holds auctions of 20th/21st c. design, fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry, militaria, coins and currency, Asian, historic ephemera, and ethnographic property.  A world-class venue through which to buy and sell, it offers valuations for personal property (from a single piece to collections and estates), appraisals, estate services, exhibitions and lectures in house and online. Rago is based in New Jersey, midway between Philadelphia and New York City.

Next 20th C. Design Auctions: March 1/2, 2014. 

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