Collector’s Guide

Ceramics, Early 20th Century Design & Decorative Arts Auctions Close Out Summer Season

by Kate Nixon   If you've missed your chances at online auction glory this summer, take note: this weekend will be filled with plenty of opportunities to bid and claim works for collectors of all levels. Three auctionhouses will hold…

Early 20th Century Preview at Rago’s

by Kate Nixon   On September 11th, Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold two live auctions bringing impressive accomplishments in early 20th century design as well as American ceramics to the online collecting community. While interested…

Morris Chair With Original Leather Sells For an Impressive Price

by Kate Nixon   A reverse tapered bow-arm Morris Chair with its original black leather seat pad sold earlier this month at auction for a price of $48,800 – past the $10,000-$15,000 range. (The final price included a buyer's premium…

A Shock at Sotheby’s: A Grueby Vase Sets A Record

by Kate Nixon   It was a small vase in a trio of Grueby Pottery, one website called it "unassuming." Granted, it was a work highlighted in an Important Design auction put on by auction powerhouse Sotheby’s with a pre-sale estimate of…

Metal and Enamel Works A Highlight of Summer Auction at Treadway

by Kate Nixon   While rare works from Tiffany Studios and Gustav Stickley continue to sell for tens of thousands, smaller hand-hammered metalworks from the Boston and Massachusetts area were in the auction spotlight during a decorative…

The V-Back Chair Designs of Craftsman Workshops

by Bruce Johnson   In 1909, Gustav Stickley wrote of his V-back armchair, “No better example of the Craftsman style can be found than are shown in this chair….”     As early as 1981, author and noted authority David…

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