Rafael Osona Auctions' Modern & 19th Century Design From Nantucket Estates

Mid-Century and Modern designer furnishings frame Rafael Osona's April 26th Daffodil Weekend Auction. 715 lots include over 100 offerings provenanced among 7 named Nantucket Island estates and private collections; additional estate finds to be presented at auction continually throughout Osona's 2025 season.

A two-day gallery preview will showcase Modern alongside 19th Century design. From Mid-Century Denmark, Poul Jensen's pair of “Z” cushioned lounge chairs for Selig are considered iconic.

lot 131 est. $2,000-$2,500

A finely crafted 1960's corner bar cabinet mirrors the Danish reverence for nature, while both in detail and in scale a colossal, impeccably crafted Chinoiserie Secretary Bookcase by Maitland Smith holds court.

lot 165 est. $1,000-$2,000

The peak of oriental carpet collecting, the  "Second Golden Age of Persian Weaving," occurred between 1800 and 1910. By 1883, European demand was such that the English  firm, Ziegler & Co. opened its first factory in the district of Sultanabad, west Persia.  During this auction, among 33 carpets, rugs and runners offered, a fine contemporary Sultanabad design in hand knotted wool is of note.

lot 176-A  est. $3,500 - $4,000

Wallace's 163 piece "Grand Baroque" Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Sixteen would grace any table.

lot 209 est. $5,000 - $6,000

Among several being offered, a contemporary round beechwood Tower Jupe extendable dining table; its "Capstan Mechanism" extension device patented way back in 1834 by Englishman Theodore Alexander Robert Jupe.

lot 75 est. $2,000 - $3,000

There's also a signed Stephen Swift dining table offered, paired with four of his Pomfret chairs, among others.

lot 125 est $3,000 - $5,000

From Osona's jewelry collection of 28 lots, a fine 12mm – 16mm White Baroque South Sea Pearl opera length necklace is one of 7 lots including South Sea, Tahitian, Keshi and freshwater pearls. 

lot 108  est. $4,000 - $6,000

Among 78 works by sought after Nantucket artists, Maggie Meredith's straightforward yet meditative simplicity offers that genuine Nantucket reckoning Islanders seek to share.

lot 120  est. $1,200 - $1,800

The 715 lot Designer Estate Auction is sourced from the following Nantucket Estates and Seaside residences including Robert Pollock, Grace Tuttle Noyes, Joly Walton Stewart, Carolyn Wells and Frank White, Carolyn and Roger Horchow, Carol Webster, and the Collection of Susan Akers, 7 Pleasant Street, Nantucket (in four sessions). Modern and Antique Decorator Furnishings, Fine Art, Modern Art, Nantucket Art, 20th C. Design, Oriental and Modern Carpets, Nantucket Baskets, Steuben glass, Sterling silver, Quilts and Textiles, Fireplace Equipment, Collectibles and much more.

Live Preview: April 24 and 25 from 10am-5pm

American Legion Hall, Byron L. Sylvaro Post 82, 21 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA 

Register in advance

Bid online via Bidsquare, Liveauctioneers, Invaluable or Rafael Osona Auctions. 

Auction begins Sat. April 26th at 9:30am EST. 

Cash, Check or ACH

Pickup at Legion Hall Mon – Tues. April 28-29 from 9:30-4:00

Third party shipping available.

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