Bid Smart Recap: Women Designers

This Greta Magnusson Grossman Grasshopper lamp achieved $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK – This debut edition of Bid Smart Recap, which brings together Bid Smart articles on a specific topic, showcases leading women designers of furniture, lighting, and home fittings. Each, with her own visions, has shaped the look and feel of our homes.

 
A Gae Aulenti prototype Saint Moritz table for Pierluigi Ghiandi, which never went into production, brought €9,000 (about $9,195) plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Image courtesy of Viscontea Casa d’Aste srl and LiveAuctioneers
A Gae Aulenti prototype Saint Moritz table for Pierluigi Ghiandi, which never went into production, brought €9,000 (about $9,195) plus the buyer’s premium in November 2019. Image courtesy of Viscontea Casa d’Aste srl and LiveAuctioneers.

Gae Aulenti (1927-2012) excelled at translating architectural principles into décor. The Italian’s keen design acumen yielded furnishings and lighting that embodied the mid-century Modern aesthetic.

This Eileen Gray Transat chair achieved $4,250 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2020. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.
This Eileen Gray Transat chair achieved $4,250 plus the buyer’s premium in January 2020. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

Irish-born Eileen Gray (1878-1976) went largely recognized in her own lifetime, but her designs, including her famed Transat chair, have since been ardently embraced.

A trio of snakes forms the legs of Judy Kensley McKie’s 1997 Serpent side table. All three snakes are engraved ‘JKM 97.’ It is numbered 15 of 16. It sold for $26,000 + the buyer’s premium in 2010. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers
A trio of snakes forms the legs of Judy Kensley McKie’s 1997 Serpent side table. This example, numbered 15 of 16, sold for $26,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2010. Image courtesy of Rago Arts and Auction Center and LiveAuctioneers.

Judy Kensley McKie (b. 1944-) took up furniture-making for eminently practical reasons: as newlyweds, she and her husband were too poor to buy any. Now she ranks among the greats of American studio furniture.

This Greta Magnusson Grossman Grasshopper lamp achieved $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.
This Greta Magnusson Grossman Grasshopper lamp earned $9,000 plus the buyer’s premium in March 2022. Image courtesy of Wright and LiveAuctioneers.

A pioneering woman architect and designer whose contemporaries were mostly men, Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) applied traditional Swedish sensibilities to her work.

A Mira Nakashima single-board Conoid dining table with six single-board Conoid dining chairs achieved $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2023. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.
A Mira Nakashima single-board Conoid dining table with six single-board Conoid dining chairs realized $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in April 2023. Image courtesy of Freeman’s and LiveAuctioneers.

Mira Nakashima (b. 1942-) helped her famed father, George, in his New Hope, Pennsylvania atelier. After he died, she continued his legacy. Now, works bearing her name alone are gaining favor.

A pair of Rose Tarlow yellow velvet Lambertus chairs achieved a robust price of $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A pair of Rose Tarlow yellow velvet Lambertus chairs achieved a robust price of $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

American interior designer Rose Tarlow (b. 1944-) has had her finger on the pulse of California design since the 1970s. Through her business, Rose Tarlow Melrose House, she and her team produces unique and spectacular pieces.

Andrea Valluzzo

Andrea Valluzzo

Andrea Valluzzo is an award-winning journalist who has worked for media publications for more than 20 years. Today, she enjoys writing about antiques, collectibles, art and the art of collecting. Based in Connecticut, she's also an avid scrapbooker who loves Broadway shows.

Rose Tarlow’s keen eye and fine designs beautify elite spaces

A pair of Rose Tarlow yellow velvet Lambertus chairs achieved a robust price of $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

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A pair of Rose Tarlow yellow velvet Lambertus chairs achieved a robust price of $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.
A pair of Rose Tarlow yellow velvet Lambertus chairs achieved a robust price of $7,000 plus the buyer’s premium in October 2021. Image courtesy of Andrew Jones Auctions and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Tastemaker Rose Tarlow has had her finger on the pulse of California design since the 1970s, when she opened an antiques store in Los Angeles. She makes combining antiques and eclectic items look effortless, a service she offers through her interior design and furnishings business, now called Rose Tarlow Melrose House. She and her team create unique pieces that embrace color, texture, proportions, and above all, style and personality.

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A. B. Frost golf-themed 1898 illustration tops art and decorative items at Neue Oct. 28

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BEACHWOOD, Ohio — A unique collection of fine art and luxury decorative items are the focus of Neue Auctions’ upcoming event on Saturday, October 28. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

One of America’s most interesting illustrators leads the sale with “I’ve Played Thirteen!”, a gouache on paper dated to 1898. Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) had a fascinating career, working in everything from daily newspaper illustration in the latter half of the 19th century to fine art paintings and photo-realistic illustrations, as seen in this lot. Today, Frost is best remembered for his illustrations in the Uncle Remus series of books by Joel Chandler Harris. This 1898 artwork, indicated as “The Frustrated Golfer” on the reverse because of the frustrated look and stance of the duffer, is estimated at $30,000-$40,000.

Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons (1878-1956) was an American sculptor who began her career creating for commercial clients such as the 1902 St. Louis Exposition, but upon marrying and having a child, she shifted her focus to juvenile subject matter, using her daughter as a model. She hit upon a winning theme with Duck Baby, depicting a child holding ducks while smiling and laughing. This 1917 bronze fountain, Frog Baby, is part of her ongoing Baby series and is signed by the artist along with the foundry mark. It is estimated at $15,000-$20,000.

Rose Tarlow is a contemporary designer whose products range from furniture to textiles and lighting. Her Prince Charles bed features a crackled black lacquer Tete de Negre finish with gilded details and a headboard upholstered in quilted silk floral fabric. It is estimated at $3,000-$5,000.
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Arthur Burdett Frost, ‘I’ve Played Thirteen!,’ estimated at $30,000-$40,000 at Neue Auctions.
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Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons ‘Frog Baby’ bronze fountain, estimated at $15,000-$20,000 at Neue Auctions.
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Rose Tarlow, Prince Charles bed, estimated at $3,000-$5,000 at Neue Auctions.
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Antique engraved glass whiskey decanter from J. Buchanan & Co., estimated at $1,000-$2,000 at Neue Auctions.
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Franco Luce Modernist Murano glass chandelier, ‘Cattails,’ estimated at $1,000-$2,000 at Neue Auctions.
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