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$312,500 Gallé lamp first of many bright spots in Rago design auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Rare Gallé floor lamp, France, early 20th century, acid-etched and wheel-polished glass, blown glass, patinated metal, three sockets, shade signed Gallé, 70 1/2 x 24 inches. Price realized: $312,500. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Rare Gallé floor lamp, France, early 20th century, acid-etched and wheel-polished glass, blown glass, patinated metal, three sockets, shade signed Gallé, 70 1/2 x 24 inches. Price realized: $312,500. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Design Auction brought in $6,423,688 over the course of its three days, Oct. 14-16. The “top lot” was lot 532, a Gallé allium form floor lamp, which sold for $312,500. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.com.

Also of note, lot 1053, an exceptional dining table by Wharton Esherick (below) earned $200,000.

 

Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) dining table with reticulated base, Paoli, Pa., 1935, oak and carved walnut, 29 1/2 x 107 x 38 1/2 inches. Price realized: $200,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Wharton Esherick (1887-1970) dining table with reticulated base, Paoli, Pa., 1935, oak and carved walnut, 29 1/2 x 107 x 38 1/2 inches. Price realized: $200,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

Lot 13, a rare wooden sculpture by François-Rupert Carabin, sold for $150,000.

 

 

Francois-Rupert Carabin (1862-1932), ‘Femme et Grenouille,’ Symbolist sculpture,France, 1907, carved and stained wood, 12 1/2 x 13 x 9 inches. Price realized: $150,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Francois-Rupert Carabin (1862-1932), ‘Femme et Grenouille,’ Symbolist sculpture,France, 1907, carved and stained wood, 12 1/2 x 13 x 9 inches. Price realized: $150,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

A massive glass chandelier by Dale Chihuly brought $110,500.

 

Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), Neptune Blue Thomas chandelier, 1999, blown glass, steel armature, 168 x 78 inches. Price realized: $110,500. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), Neptune Blue Thomas chandelier, 1999, blown glass, steel armature, 168 x 78 inches. Price realized: $110,500. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

The auction also saw strong sales of sizable collections of Yoichi Ohira glass and George Nakashima furniture, indicating that the market for these two makers continues to be robust.

 

Yoichi Ohira (b. 1946), Notturno vase, Murano, Italy, 2004, blown glass, aventurine, granular and powder inserts, partial inciso and polished surface, 9 x 7 inches. Price realized: $43,750. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
Yoichi Ohira (b. 1946), Notturno vase, Murano, Italy, 2004, blown glass, aventurine, granular and powder inserts, partial inciso and polished surface, 9 x 7 inches. Price realized: $43,750. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

 

George Nakashima (1905-1990) Minguren I dining table, 1986, book-matched and figured Persian walnut, rosewood, 28 1/2 x 60 x 44 inches. Price realized: $30,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image
George Nakashima (1905-1990) Minguren I dining table, 1986, book-matched and figured Persian walnut, rosewood, 28 1/2 x 60 x 44 inches. Price realized: $30,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

More than 1,500 online bidders from 32 countries participated in the three-day auction.
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