Object & Home at Rago’s PLUS Art Pottery Highlights at Toomey & Co

by Kate Nixon

 

Object & Home
Rago Arts and Auctions
Thursday, November 18th 10:00 am EST

On Thursday, November 18th, Rago’s Arts and Auctions brings a variety of fine art, furniture, lighting and home decor during the Object & Home auction starting at 10am Eastern. Highlights include an impressive dichroic colonial table lamp from a collaboration with Tiffany & Co and Swedish company Gustavsberg, a number of no reserve bids on a few collections of Arts & Crafts jewelry, a number of Ukiyo-E prints,  a large amount of Tiffany & Co metal, a large selection of Fulper Pottery works, a rare Rookwood humidor made by Maria Longworth Nichols, early vases by Van Briggle pottery, large trays from Karl Kipp and Dirk Van Erp, and an experimental vase from Chelsea Keramic Art Works among other choice selections.

Also available from this auction are Works from Rookwood, Roycroft, Gustav Stickley, L & J.G. Stickley, Van Briggle Pottery, Dirk Van Erp, and more.

Items of note:

 

Artus Van Briggle for Van Briggle Pottery Early vase, 1902

USA, 1902
glazed earthenware
9½ h × 6¼ dia in (24 × 16 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Gage Collection of three brooches

USA, c. 1925
sterling silver, glass
largest: 2½ dia in (6 cm)
estimate: $600–800

 

 

 

 

 

Maria Longworth Nichols Storer for Rookwood Pottery Rare Limoges humidor with spiders and bats

USA, 1882
glazed earthenware
6 h × 6 dia in (15 × 15 cm)
estimate: $400–600

 

 

 

 

Fulper Pottery Vases, set of two

USA, 1917-34
Cucumber Crystalline-glazed earthenware
11 h × 6½ dia in (28 × 17 cm)6½ h × 7½ dia in (17 × 19 cm)
estimate: $450–650

 

 

 

 

 

Albert Berry Collection of four works

USA, c. 1920
hammered copper with applied patina, copper-plated metal
tallest: 9 h × 4 dia in (23 × 10 cm)smallest: 1½ h × 4¼ w × 2½ d in (4 × 11 × 6 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000

 

 

Please visit Rago Arts and Auction centers website (by clicking here) to see the rest of the available catalog.

 

Rookwood & Ohio Art Pottery – Toomey & Co Auctioneers
Curated by Riley Humler
Wednesday, November 10th

High-selling Rookwood Pottery works from left to right: a fine porcelain french red glazed bowl by Sara Sax, a rare Painted Mat scene on an Architectural Faience tile, and a monumental Limoges style earthenware vase decorated with sea creatures designed by Maria Longworth Nichols Storer.  

The works of Rookwood Pottery founder Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, artists Kataro Shirayamadani and Sara Sax along with pieces by Mae Timberlake for Weller Pottery sold well during last week’s Rookwood & Ohio Art Pottery, curated by Director of Ceramics Riley Humler and hosted by Toomey & Co Auctioneers. Particularly, one of the day’s highest selling items, a Limoges style earthenware vase with an applied squeeze bag net holding sea creatures ($7,000-9,000) designed by Rookwood founder Maria Longworth Nichols Storer, sold beyond its high estimate of $9,000 for $33,750. The examples by Rookwood artist Kataro Shirayamadani examples, like an earthenware Vellum glaze plaque with a full moon over a lake seen between birch trees, an unusual Vellum glaze vase with five large swimming fish and seaweed, and a rare Black Iris glaze vase with painted and electroplated silver dandelions ($7,000-9,000). Other Rookwood highlights include Sara Sax’s French Red glaze bowl, sailing part the high estimate of 7,000 to sell at an impressive $15,000!

From Weller Pottery Co., the rare tiles by Mae Timberlake additionally sold well and her rare and important earthenware Hudson six-tile tableau featuring the original Weller Pottery, as it appeared in 1872, sold within the range of $10,000-20,000.

Items of note include:

Lot 1: Rookwood rook figure (4,000-6,000)- sold for $9,750

Lot 2: Rookwood Monumental Limoges style earthenware vase (7000-9000) — sold for $33,750

Lot 4: Rookwood painted mat scene on Faience tile (2000-3000) — sold for $10,400

Lot 61: Mae Timberlake for Weller Pottery – rare tile (800-1200) — sold for $4,550

Lot 85: ET Hurley seahorse bell (500-700) — sold for $1,625

Lot 106/107: Kataro Shirayamadani Rookwood pottery porcelain vase (800-1200) — sold for $1,625

Lot 118: Ed Diers Rookwood vellum glaze scent jar (400-600) — sold for $1,000

Lot 135: Wareham for Rookwood Pottery (700-900) — sold for $1,625

Lot 137: Rare Kataro Shirayamadani vase with blossoms (500-700) — sold for $3,000 

Lot 179: Rookwood Pottery rare bat tray (600-800) — sold for $1,375

Lot 190: Rookwood Pottery glaze flared vase (700-900) — sold for $2,500

Lot 191: Lenore Asbury Rookwood Pottery Yellow tinted glaze (1000-2000) — sold for $3,250

Lot 229: Rookwood Pottery Vellum vase with rookes (300-500) — sold for $1,300

Lot 247: Mary Rhodes Ellis for Fred Dallas Pottery (600-800) — sold for $2,600

Lot 267: Rookwood Pottery Tiger Eye earthenware glaze vase spooky scene (1000-2000) — sold for $3,250

Lot 269: Rookwood Pottery Sara Sax with French Red glaze bowl (5000-7000) — sold for $15,000

Lot 289: Rookwood Pottery Lorinda Epply (500-700) — sold for $1,690

Lot 339: Mae Timberlake earthenware vase (1000-2000) — sold for $6,250

Lot 358: Kataro Shirayamadani Rookwood Pottery rare black iris glaze vase (6000-8000) — sold for $9,375 

Lot 393: Weller Pottery Co Large Rhead Faience vase (1000-2000) — sold for $8,750

 

To see all the highlights of Toomey & Co’s Rookwood Auction, click here to visit Toomey & Co Auctioneers.