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  • Tiffany Studios Ten-light Bronze "Water Lily" Table Lamp
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $10,000
    Lot 1

    Tiffany Studios Ten-light Bronze "Water Lily" Table Lam...

    Est.
    $8,000 - $10,000
  • Tiffany Studios "Dragonfly" Shade Table Lamp with Bronze Base
    Estimate
    $20,000 - $30,000
    Lot 1A

    Tiffany Studios "Dragonfly" Shade Table Lamp with Bronz...

    Est.
    $20,000 - $30,000
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Urn Base with Damascene Shade
    Estimate
    $6,500 - $7,500
    Lot 2

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Urn Base with Damascene Shade

    Est.
    $6,500 - $7,500
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Floor Lamp with Jeweled Bronze Shade
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 3

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Floor Lamp with Jeweled Bronze S...

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Tiffany Studios Counterbalance Floor Lamp Base
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 4

    Tiffany Studios Counterbalance Floor Lamp Base

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Standing Ash Receiver
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 5

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Standing Ash Receiver

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Art Nouveau Brass Chandelier with Steuben Pulled Feather Shades
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 6

    Art Nouveau Brass Chandelier with Steuben Pulled Feathe...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Tiffany-style Hanging Lamp
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 7

    Tiffany-style Hanging Lamp

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Twelve Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile and Four Similar Art Glass Shades
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,500
    Lot 8

    Twelve Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile and Four Similar Ar...

    Est.
    $750 - $1,500
  • Tiffany Studios Counterbalanced Desk Lamp with Favrile Glass Shade
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 9

    Tiffany Studios Counterbalanced Desk Lamp with Favrile ...

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Double Student Lamp Base
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 9A

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Double Student Lamp Base

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Harp Table Lamp
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 10

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Harp Table Lamp

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Tiffany Studios Favrile Boudoir Lamp
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 11

    Tiffany Studios Favrile Boudoir Lamp

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Two Tiffany Studios Blue Favrile Candlesticks with Painted Metal Shades
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 12

    Two Tiffany Studios Blue Favrile Candlesticks with Pain...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Tiffany Studios Poppy Paperweight Vase
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 13

    Tiffany Studios Poppy Paperweight Vase

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Tiffany Studios Red Cypriote Vase
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 14

    Tiffany Studios Red Cypriote Vase

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Tiffany Studios Cypriote Vase
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 15

    Tiffany Studios Cypriote Vase

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile "Heart and Vine" Vase
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 16

    Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile "Heart and Vine" Vase

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,000
  • Tiffany Studios Purple and Gold Favrile Tel-el-Amarna Vase
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 17

    Tiffany Studios Purple and Gold Favrile Tel-el-Amarna V...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile "Heart and Vine" Vase
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 18

    Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile "Heart and Vine" Vase

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Pulled Feather Vase Attributed to Tiffany Studios
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 19

    Pulled Feather Vase Attributed to Tiffany Studios

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Tulip-form Vase
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 20

    Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Tulip-form Vase

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Vase in Bronze Dore Mount
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 21

    Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Vase in Bronze Dore Moun...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Tulip-form Vase
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 22

    Tiffany Studios Pulled Feather Tulip-form Vase

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze and Gold Favrile Bud Vase
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 23

    Tiffany Studios Bronze and Gold Favrile Bud Vase

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Tiffany Studios Favrile Floriform Vase with Bronze Base
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 24

    Tiffany Studios Favrile Floriform Vase with Bronze Base...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Center Bowl
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 25

    Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Center Bowl

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Tiffany Favrile Amphora Vase
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 26

    Tiffany Favrile Amphora Vase

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Tiffany Gold Favrile Glass Compote
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 27

    Tiffany Gold Favrile Glass Compote

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Lidded Pitcher
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 28

    Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Lidded Pitcher

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Two Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Candlesticks
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 29

    Two Tiffany Studios Gold Favrile Candlesticks

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Tiffany Blue Favrile Bowl
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 30

    Tiffany Blue Favrile Bowl

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Two Tiffany Studios Favrile Vases
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 31

    Two Tiffany Studios Favrile Vases

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Tiffany Studios Blue Favrile "Heart and Vine" Low Vase
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 32

    Tiffany Studios Blue Favrile "Heart and Vine" Low Vase

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Tiffany Studios Favrile Bowl and Plate
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 33

    Tiffany Studios Favrile Bowl and Plate

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Fourteen-piece Daum Stemware Set
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 34

    Fourteen-piece Daum Stemware Set

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Loetz Dimpled Phanomen Vase
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 35

    Loetz Dimpled Phanomen Vase

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Quezal Floriform Vase
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 36

    Quezal Floriform Vase

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Durand Pulled Feather Glass Vase
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 37

    Durand Pulled Feather Glass Vase

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Steuben Blue Aurene Tazza
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 38

    Steuben Blue Aurene Tazza

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Baccarat Mushroom Paperweight
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 39

    Baccarat Mushroom Paperweight

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Three Orient and Flume Art Glass Vases
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 40

    Three Orient and Flume Art Glass Vases

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Four Contemporary Paperweights by Orient & Flume, Lundberg, and Buzzini
    Estimate
    $500 - $700
    Lot 41

    Four Contemporary Paperweights by Orient & Flume, Lundb...

    Est.
    $500 - $700
  • Julia Bracken Wendt (American, 1870-1942) Patinated Bronze Plaque of the Four Seasons
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 42

    Julia Bracken Wendt (American, 1870-1942) Patinated Bro...

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Tiffany Furnaces Bronze and Enamel Box
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 43

    Tiffany Furnaces Bronze and Enamel Box

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Candelabrum
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 44

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Candelabrum

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Tiffany Studios Bronze Candleholder
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 45

    Tiffany Studios Bronze Candleholder

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Five-piece Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Desk Set and a Plate
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 46

    Five-piece Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Desk Set and...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000

Auction Description

20th Century Design by Bonhams Skinner
Preview Times June 18, 12PM – 5PM June 19, 12PM – 7PM The 20th Century Summer auction offers furniture and decorative arts spanning the 20th and 21st Centuries. Included in the sale are a collection of Hunter Studios furniture; works by George Nakashima; designs by Ico and Luisa Parisi, Gio Ponti and Bertha Schaeffer for Singer & Sons; and Danish Modern designs by Borge Mogensen, Hans Wegner and Hans Agne Jakobsson. American mid-century modern is represented by Edward Wormley, Paul McCobb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings as well as lots from Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller and Knoll International will also be offered. We have also assembled a number of works by New England Studio furniture makers. Decorative Arts include Art Nouveau art glass and lighting by Schneider, Galle and Tiffany Studios; Arts & Crafts pottery by Marblehead, Grueby, Revere, and Dedham; mid-century pottery by Lucy Rie, Beatrice Wood, Mary and Edwin Scheier, and Karen Karnes; and modern art glass with an emphasis on Japanese and Czech artisans. Unique offerings include stained glass windows from the Boston firm Wilbur H. Burnham Studios and a collection of mid-century textiles from Elenhank Designs. Lastly, we offer an extension collection of jewelry by Taxco, Mexico silversmiths William Spratling, Margot de Taxco, Antonio Pineda, Matilda Eugenia Poulet, Fred Davis, and Hector Aguilar. Contact Us 508.970.3253 20thcentury@skinnerinc.com Read more
Bonhams Skinner
Boston, MA 02116
United States

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Phone:+16173505400

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$1,000,000 $100,000

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Terms & Conditions

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014