Treadway Toomey auction salutes 20th century design, Sept. 13
In excellent original condition, this Tiffany Studios lamp having a large Dogwood pattern leaded glass shade in the is estimated at $55,000-$75,000 at the 20th Century Art & Design Auction. Image courtesy Treadway Toomey Galleries.
An exquisite signed Tiffany Studios lamp having a large Dogwood pattern leaded glass shade and a telescoping bronze base is expected to be the star of the auction. In excellent original condition the table lamp has a $55,000-$75,000 estimate.
Another Tiffany table lamp with a stick base and green leaded glass shade in a leaf and vine pattern has a $12,000-$17,000 estimate. A Tiffany Studios counter balance gilt bronze floor lamp fitted with a gold damascene shade in amber glass also has a $12,000-$17,000 estimate.
The auction will consist of four sessions, all on Sunday. It will begin with an Arts and Crafts/Art Nouveau session containing furniture, ceramics, lighting, metalwork, graphics, textiles, paintings, and glass. Session Two will feature 20th-century photography by the likes of Bert Stern, Bob Gruen, Leo Matiz and Alfred Wertheimer. Session Three will showcase fine art, including American and European oil paintings, prints and watercolors. The fourth session will be composed of 1950s/Modern furniture, lighting, ceramics, Italian glass, jewelry and decorative objects.
Most notable among the Arts and Crafts furniture is a Prairie School dining set consisting of a rectangular table (44 by 72 1/2 inches) on a platform base, six high-back chairs, and a trapezoidal china cabinet with architectural column supports. The set, possibly by George M. Neidecken, is in very good refinished condition and has a $20,000-$30,000 estimate.
For details contact John Toomey at 708-383-5234.
View the fully illustrated catalogs and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.
ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
These armchairs are part of a Prairie School dining set produced around 1910, possibly by George M. Neidecken. The set also includes a trapezoidal china cabinet, a rectangular table on a platform base and four six matching side chairs. The estimate is $20,000-$30,000. Image courtesy Treadway Toomey Galleries.
Benedict Studios’ distinctive cobra lamp of copper with a mica shade is 22 inches wide by 10 1/2 inches high. It has a $2,500-$3,500 estimate. Image courtesy Treadway Toomey Galleries.
This is one of three ‘Art Attack on AIDS’ artist’s proof sceenprints by Keith Haring in the 20th Century Art & Design Auction. Each has a $15,000-$20,000 estimate. Image courtesy Treadway Toomey Galleries.
