LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright will present Legacy of Style: Works from a Private Collection on Wednesday, May 24. This distinguished selection showcases a sophisticated eye and passion for exquisite craftsmanship across materials, eras and movements. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

The Legacy of Style lineup boasts expressive mid-century mirrors from Line Vautrin, hand-blown glass vessels by Yoichi Ohira, and designs from Finn Juhl, Jean Royere, Matthias Bengsston, Hans Coper, Studio Nucleo, Paavo Tynell and Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist. From quintessential Arts & Crafts furniture by Gustav Stickley to the evocative photography of Nan Goldin, the collection is both eclectic and coherent, with a deep reverence for modern lines, natural elements and unexpected details.

So-called “poetess of metal” Line Vautrin became widely known for her inventive approach to her medium, especially as she applied it to mirrors. Made circa 1958, Vautrin’s Folie (Le soleil a rendez-vous avec la lune) mirror, estimated at $150,000-$200,000, is a particularly stunning example of her visionary workmanship, and incorporates Vautrin’s proprietary Talosel resin. This magic mirror is accompanied by several that she created shortly after, including the Perruque mirror and the Papyrus mirror, both dating to circa 1960 and both estimated at $40,000-$60,000, as well as the circa-1965 Flamboyant mirror, which has an estimate of $50,000-$70,000.

Design on offer includes a Jean Royere oak and mahogany cabinet, made circa 1953 and estimated at $50,000-$70,000; the Boolean and Greyhound pair of tables by Piergiorgio Robino and Edoardo Trave for Studio Nucleo, which have an estimate of $15,000-$20,000; Mathias Bengsston’s intricately crafted Growth Table, estimated at $20,000-$30,000; as well as ceramics from Hans Coper, Hans Hedberg and Guido Gambone. Art selections include two cibachrome prints by Nan Goldin – Greer’s Life, Chicago and David’s Darkroom, New Haven, each estimated at $6,000-$8,000 – along with works from Alessandro Pessoli, Rachel Feinstein, Jack Pierson and James Gobel.

Finally, a robust group of 10 exemplary vessels by Yoichi Ohira is also among this auction’s noteworthy lots. Raised in Japan and trained in both Tokyo and Venice, Ohira’s unique fusion of influences shines in these magnificent and one-of-a-kind works, including the 2002 La Mia Venezia vase, estimated at $15,000-$20,000, and his Crateri vase, which has an estimate of $12,000-$15,000.

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