Auction Watch: Beautiful Enamels, Arts & Crafts Furniture, and “An Evolution of the California Woman”

Boston School attributed to Frank J. Marshall
Peacock box
Jamaica Plain, MA
copper, enamel
unmarked
2.25″h x 4.5″dia
Estimates: $1,000-$2,000

The 183-lot seasonal decorative arts auction offered quarterly put on by the Cincinnati auctionhouse shows a number of works from important collections, starting with a number of European art glass vases by Daum, Galle and Lalique (and a nicely detailed dragon vase from the Martin Brothers ($1,200-$1,700)) before going into the valuable offerings of Tiffany Studios, including a Tiffany Rookwood Lamp ($7,500-$9,500) in original condition and signed by Harriet Wilcox, a hanging Dogwood shade ($55,000-$75,000) from the Dick Bohl collection in Toledo, OH, and a hanging Acorn style shade ($5,500-$7,500). Fans of the Tiffany style may also find the Unique Art Glass and Metal Company lamp ($1,500-$2,500) with its tribute to cheery poppies a good find.  Additional lighting includes three Handel lamps, including a rare Boudoir lamp ($650-$850) and a Handel lamp example of great Arts & Crafts lighting with an unusual base and original patina ($1,200-$1,700). found in the pages of Mosaic Shades Vol. 2 by Paul Crist.

The ceramic offerings in this auction appeal to a wide range of collector experience and budgets.

E.T. Hurley (American, 1869-1950)
“Fishing Boats” etching, signed and dated
framed, measures 9.75″h x 13″w. overall: 17″h x 20″w Estimates: $350-$450.

Among the 82 examples of vases for bid, two George Ohr vases originally from the James Carpenter collection ($1,500-$2,500 and $2,500-$3,500),  a Rookwood vase by Martin Rettig showing a bird in flight against a blue sky ($350-$450), a rare colored Teco Pottery ($300-$400), a nicely carved Marblehead vase ($1,000-$1,500), a Weller Sicard vase with an unusual shape and rare paper label ($600-$800),  a Roseville Rozane ewer with silver overlay ($500-$700), a Poppies vase from Rookwood’s Kataro Shirayamadani ($350-$450), and a few lots with multiple vases from University of North Dakota, Ohio Art Pottery, Rookwood Pottery, and others.

Framed art pieces are well represented here with a

summery Fishing Boats etching from E. T. Hurley ($350-$450), a Rookwood Pottery plaque by Leonore Asbury ($3,000-$4,000), and a pastel pastoral landscape from Rookwood Pottery artist Ed Diers ($350-$550).

Lastly, the melding of copper and enamel from the Boston School is shown in this impressively detailed Peacock box attributed to Frank Marshall ($1,000-$2,000). The vibrantly colored and the enameled detail has already resulted in a number of bids prior to the auction

The auction will start Sunday, June 30th at 11:00 AM EST.