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Peter Voulkos literally changed the shape of modern ceramics

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An untitled 1968 Peter Voulkos glazed and gouged gas-fired stoneware vessel brought $60,000 in June 2020 at Wright. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

An untitled 1968 Peter Voulkos glazed and gouged gas-fired stoneware vessel brought $60,000 in June 2020 at Wright. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Peter Voulkos was not just an innovator but a rock star in the field of ceramics. Wildly abstract forms are now the norm in the artistic medium, but someone had to show the way, and Voulkos was that trailblazer. He revolutionized the field in the 1950s, pushing ceramics past its humble functional roles and reimagining them as unusual and monolithic sculptures.

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Illuminated Architettura bar-cabinet by Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti, est. $50,000-$70,000

Bar-cabinet by Fornasetti & Ponti leads Heritage Sept. 30 sale

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Illuminated Architettura bar-cabinet by Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti, est. $50,000-$70,000

Illuminated Architettura bar-cabinet by Piero Fornasetti and Gio Ponti, est. $50,000-$70,000

DALLAS – An Architettura Trumeau bar-cabinet, which has remained for more than half a century in the family of its original owner, will find a new home when it is sold Sept. 30 in Heritage Auctions’ Design Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Monumental Tiffany Studios Dandelion lamp, which sold for a record $3.7 million

Monumental Tiffany Dandelion lamp rises to $3.7M at Rago

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Monumental Tiffany Studios Dandelion lamp, which sold for a record $3.7 million


Monumental Tiffany Studios Dandelion lamp, which sold for a record $3.7 million

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – With a total of $10 million, more than double the high estimate, and a 89% sell-through rate, Rago’s Early 20th Century Design and Modern Design auctions illustrate the continued strength of the design market. The highlight of the two-day auction event, which took place May 13-May 14, was the record sale of an important Tiffany Studios Dandelion lamp from the 1900 Exposition in Paris. One of only two known monumental examples, the lamp, which measured almost 30 inches tall and carried an estimate of $50,000-$75,000, brought in $3,745,000–a new world record. (Linked images reflect the hammer prices of each lot.)
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