GREENE & GREENE BLACKER HOUSE TABLE LAMP SELLS FOR A RECORD $502,000 IN RAGO’S $7.2 MILLION DOLLAR 20TH CENTURY DESIGN AUCTION, OCTOBER 16-18.

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center's 20th C. Decorative Arts and Design Auction brought $7,259,000 October 16, 17, and 18, 2015. The top lot of the day was a Greene & Greene Blacker House table lamp which brought $502,000, besting Sotheby’s $470,500 sale of a Greene & Greene lotus lantern (also from the Blacker House) in December of 2010. Also of note is a record price for a Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Mesa coffee table, which sold for $162,500 and a Paul Evans Deep Relief cabinet which sold for $75,000, breaking the prior Rago record.  

• Weekend Total Hammer: $5,800,600
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $7,259,000
• Low Estimate: $5,130,050
• High Estimate: $7,242,250
• Bidders in-house:  110
• Bidders on phone:  323
• Absentee Bidders: 97
• Number of lots:  1508
• Percent sold:  83%
• Bidsquare.com: 409 bidders. Outside the U.S.: Canada, Switzerland, U.K, Denmark, Spain, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Austria, New Zealand, Netherlands, Mexico, France, Japan, Israel, and Belgium.

Friday, October 16:

• Hammer: $1,135,125
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $1,418,906
• LiveAuctioneers: 271 bidders. Outside the U.S.: Canada, Brazil, Argentina, U.K, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Russian, Georgia, Portugal, Kuwait, Vietnam, Japan, and Australia.

Lalique

• Hammer:  $513,700
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $642,125
• Low Estimate: $599,300
• High Estimate: $812,600
• Number of lots: 81
• Percent sold: 91%

Lalique Highlighted Lots

• Lot 1: Lalique “Cluny” Vase   $125,000
• Lot 46: Lalique “Caravelle” Centerpiece   $59,375
• Lot 55: Lalique "Tourbillons" Vase, Yellow Amber Glass  $30,000

The James and Diane Cook Collection

• Hammer: $621,425
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $776,781
• Low Estimate: $703,250
• High Estimate: $1,003,900
• Number of lots: 278
• Percent sold: 89%

The James and Diane Cook Collection Highlighted Lots

• Lot 102: Sadie Irvine; Newcomb College Early Vase   $27,500
• Lot 269: Roseville Rozane Della Robbia Vase with Swans   $15,000
• Lot 270: Roseville Della Robbia Vase   $15,000
• Lot 121: M. Cable; NDSM Commemorative Vase   $11,875
• Lot 189: E.T. Hurley; Rookwood Jewel Porcelain Vase $10,000
• Lot 247: Weller Fru Russett figural Vase  $8,125
• Lot 305: Daum Autumn Scenic Vase  $11,875

Saturday, October 17

• Hammer: $1,732,275
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $2,154,844
• LiveAuctioneers: 590 bidders. Outside the U.S.: Canada, Ecuador, U.K., Ireland, France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden, Romania, Austria, Russia, Georgia, Japan, and Australia.

Early 20th C. Decorative Arts and Design

• Hammer: $1,252,725
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $1,555,406
• Low Estimate: $748,950
• High Estimate: $1,056,650
• Number of lots: 263
• Percent sold: 86%

Early 20th C. Decorative Arts and Design Highlighted Lots

• Lot 554: Greene & Greene Blacker House Table Lamp   $502,000
• Lot 622: George Ohr Vase, Indigo Glaze   $45,000
• Lot 758: Tiffany Studios Persian Chain Mail Chandelier   $35,000
• Lot 684: C. R. Mackintosh Argyle Street Coat Stand   $32,500
• Lot 602: Martin Brothers Glazed Stoneware Bird Tobacco Jar   $31,250
• Lot 510: Marblehead Large Bowl with Panthers   $30,000
• Lot 559: William Denslow; Roycroft Seahorse Andirons   $20,000
• Lot 546: Gustave Baumann "San Geronimo - Taos"   $18,750
• Lot 586: Charles Rohlfs Hall Chair   $18,750

Mid-Mod

• Hammer: $479,550
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $599,438
• Low Estimate: $645,000
• High Estimate: $925,250
• Number of lots: 386
• Percent sold: 72%

Mid-Mod Highlighted Lots

• Lot 894: Paul Evans; Directional Patchwork Table   $10,000
• Lot 917: George Nakashima Pair of Wohl Tables   $9,375
• Lot 1127: Style of William "Billy" Haines Pr. Lounge Chairs   $8,125
• Lot 1046: Arredoluce (Attr.) Illuminated Easel   $7,500
• Lot 1113: Mastercraft Cabinet   $7,500

Sunday, October 18

• Hammer: $2,933,200
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $3,666,500
• LiveAuctioneers: 450 bidders. Outside the U.S.: Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden, Russia, Thailand, Japan, and Australia.

Modern Design

• Hammer: $2,134,900
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $2,668,625
• Low Estimate: $1,863,100
• High Estimate: $2,626,100
• Number of lots: 338
• Percent sold: 83%

Modern Design Highlighted Lots

• Lot 1789: Gibbings; Widdicomb Mesa Coffee Table   $162,500
• Lot 1562: Phil Powell wall hanging Cabinet   $81,250
• Lot 1547: Evans; Directional Deep Relief Cabinet   $75,000
• Lot 1551: Paul Evans; Phil Powell Wall Unit   $46,875
• Lot 1534: George Nakashima Six Conoid Chairs   $43,750
• Lot 1535: George Nakashima Minguren I Dining Table   $43,750
• Lot 1578: Finn Juhl; Niels Vodder Eight Egyptian Chairs   $42,500
• Lot 1752: Paul Evans; Directional Disc Bar   $35,000
• Lot 1501: Tommi Parzinger Studded Cabinet  $27,500
• Lot 1577: Wharton Esherick Fireplace Tools on Rack  $27,500

Modern Ceramics and Glass

• Hammer: $798,300
• Hammer + 25% buyer’s premium: $997,875
• Low Estimate: $570,450
• High Estimate: $817,750
• Number of lots: 162
• Percent sold: 91%

Modern Ceramics and Glass Highlighted Lots

• Lot 2000: Waylande Gregory Electron, Fountain of the Atom   $50,000
• Lot 2143: William Morris Glass sculpture, "Reliquary Vessel"   $45,000
• Lot 2152: Mary Ann "Toots" Zynsky "Disputing Chaos"   $36,250
• Lot 2120: Yoichi Ohira Casta Diva Vase   $28,750
• Lot 2100: Dale Chihuly Massive Jerusalem 2000 Cylinder #125   $27,500

Consignments are now being accepted for the next 20th C. Design auctions, February 26/27/28, 2015 and all Rago auctions: 609.397.9374 or info@ragoarts.com. 

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