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Elsa Tennhardt designed this Art Deco cocktail set for E. & J. BASS Co. around 1928. The silver-plated brass set shook up the auction when it sold for $31,720. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

Silver shines at Sollo Rago Real Modern Auction

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

Elsa Tennhardt designed this Art Deco cocktail set for E. & J. BASS Co. around 1928. The silver-plated brass set shook up the auction when it sold for $31,720. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
Elsa Tennhardt designed this Art Deco cocktail set for E. & J. BASS Co. around 1928. The silver-plated brass set shook up the auction when it sold for $31,720. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Gold has made headlines this year, but silver was the precious metal of choice at Sollo Rago’s Real Modern Auction on Sept. 12. It was there a rare Elsa Tennhardt/E. & J. Bass Co. cocktail set sold for a dazzling $31,720 and a Danish silver ice bucket on a teak base brought an impressive $4,880.

Solid prices reflect the market’s continued interest in stylish, mid-priced design, said John Sollo, who directed the auction.

Other top lots included:

  • Leather-covered three-drawer dresser in the style of Jacques Adnet, estimated at $1,500-$3,500, sold for $3,660;
  • Rare glass-top sculptural cocktail table in the style of Ibram Lassaw, estimated at $4,000-$6,000, sold for $5,490;
  • Sculptural leather and walnut frame lounge chair and ottoman by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, estimated at $1,200-$1,800, sold for $2,074;
  • Edward Wormley for Dunbar oak desk on brass frame, estimated at $1,200-$1,800, sold for $3,050;
  • First-generation Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller wooden and glass coffee table, estimated at $1,200-$1,800, sold for $2,074;
  • Radiating 34 3/4-inch sculpture constructed of steel nails with gold and silver leaf finish, in the style of Curtis Jere, estimated at $400-$600, sold for $1,952;
  • Bleached mahogany 12-drawer dresser by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, estimated at $1,500-$3,500, sold for $3,416;
  • James Mont dresser in black enamel, estimated at $1,200-$1,800, sold for $3,538;
  • Florence Knoll 10-drawer rosewood credenza, estimated at $2,000-$4,000, sold for $4,880;
  • Eero Saarinen for Knoll marble-top side table, estimated at $400-$600, sold for $1,037;
  • Straight-sided glass vase by Edwin Ohrstrom for Orrefors of an early Ariel Girl and Dove, 1960s, estimated at $1,200-$1,800, sold for $1,342;
  • Mogens Lassen for K. Thomsen pair of sculpted solid teak stools, estimated at $2,000-$3,000, sold for $3,416;
  • Hovmand Olsen wall-hung rosewood and black laminate server, estimated at $1,000-$1,500, sold for $2,562;
  • Hans Wegner for Carl Mansen oak armchair with woven cord seat, estimated at $800-1,200, sold for $1,952.

For details phone 609-397-9374. For additional prices realized go to www.ragoarts.com

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

This leather-covered dresser in the Style of Jacques Adnet sold for $3,660. It was from the collection of designer Juan Montoya. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
This leather-covered dresser in the Style of Jacques Adnet sold for $3,660. It was from the collection of designer Juan Montoya. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

Tommi Parzinger's mahogany dresser for Charak Modern measures 66 1/4 inches wide. Estimated at $1,500-$3,500, it sold for $3,416. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
Tommi Parzinger’s mahogany dresser for Charak Modern measures 66 1/4 inches wide. Estimated at $1,500-$3,500, it sold for $3,416. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

A brass frame and pulls brighten this Edward Wormley desk for Dunbar. Estimated at $1,200-1,800, the desk sold for $3,050. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
A brass frame and pulls brighten this Edward Wormley desk for Dunbar. Estimated at $1,200-1,800, the desk sold for $3,050. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

Steel nails with gold and silver leaf finish were joined to create a radiating sculpture in the style of Curtis Jere. More than 34 inches in diameter, the sculpture has bronze welds. It raised $1,952. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
Steel nails with gold and silver leaf finish were joined to create a radiating sculpture in the style of Curtis Jere. More than 34 inches in diameter, the sculpture has bronze welds. It raised $1,952. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

This rare sculptural cocktail table in the style of Ibram Lassaw made $5,490. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.
This rare sculptural cocktail table in the style of Ibram Lassaw made $5,490. Image courtesy Sollo Rago.

This Danish silver ice bucket with a fitted teak base carried the hallmark
This Danish silver ice bucket with a fitted teak base carried the hallmark