Lighting, Furniture, and Ceramics Sell at Treadway

by Kate Nixon

 

A strong collection of ceramics and lighting sold last weekend at Treadway Gallery, bringing five figured realized prices to lots in an auction that offered more than 400 lots of furniture, ceramics, lighting, and more.

Treadway Gallery held their 20th Century Art & Design auction this past Sunday, April 7th in Cincinnati, Ohio. In a sale that featured several pieces from multiple movements and notably by Charles Rohlfs and Gustav Stickley as well as modern pieces by Frank Lloyd Wright, collections featuring american ceramics like those of Van Briggle, early high glaze Newcomb and a selection of Haviland, were featured. A Grueby vase sold for $20,000, a Newcomb pottery vase sold for $22,500 and a collection of European glass including pieces from Galle and ceramics from Los Angeles, often sold very well.  An enameled ceramic signed Galle “Bee Vessel” sold for $16,000 – nearly $12,000 more than it was expected to sell for. Additional Galle pieces, like a footed vase and even a ceramic inkwell, sold past their estimates.

There were additionally a few examples of furniture that sold in the five figure category, including a Charles Rohlfs oaken signed hall bench in “excellent original condition” sold past its high estimate of $10,000 and even a well-preserved Gustav Stickley server sold for nearly twice as much its value. Lastly, Tiffany lighting did well, including a Daffodil table lamp (featured below) selling for an impressive $46,875 and a pair of Tiffany sconces sold for $12,500 – twice the high estimate. A Handel Cattails lamp made from bronzed metal and glass for the shade sold for $13,750 – the shade and the base were both signed and listed in excellent original condition.

How did our picks fare in the auction? Scroll below to see the realized prices for our picks for the Treadway’s 20th Century Art & Design auction highlights.

 

Lot #4: Tiffany Studios Daffodil table lamp
New York, NY
leaded glass, bronze
shade and base signed and numbered
26″h x 20″dia

Provenance:
a Florida collection

Estimate:

$40,000 – $50,000

Realized Price: $46,875

 

Lot #47 : Dirk Van Erp floor lamp
San Fransisco, CA
mica, hammered copper
unsigned
62″h x 22″w

Provenance:
a Texas collection

Estimate:

$9,000 – $12,000

Realized Price: $9,375

Lot #161: Gustav Stickley Chalet desk
Syracuse, NY
oak, wicker
signed
45.5″h x 16″d x 24.5″w

Provenance:
a California collection

Estimate:

$10,000 – $15,000

Realized Price: $11,250

 

Lot #232: Grueby vase
Boston, MA
matte glazed ceramic
impressed mark
12.5″h x 8.5″dia

Provenance:
an East Coast collection

Estimate:

$20,000 – $30,000

Realized Price: $20,000

 

Lot #238: Olive Dodd for Newcomb Pottery Lily vase
New Orleans, LA
high-glaze ceramic
artist signed, numbered, impressed mark
13″h x 7″dia

Provenance:
Treadway Gallery, Ben Kleinpeter collection, Jackie Creaghan collection

Literature:
“Newcomb Pottery and Crafts” by Jessie Poesch, p. 71

Estimate: $20,000 – $30,000

Realized Price: $22,500

 

To see all realized prices of the lots from Treadway’s Art and Design catalog, please check out Treadway’s online catalog.