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« on: December 14, 2009, 12:14:46 PM » |
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http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2009/tiffany-aesthetic-rago/Stored in a boiler room for 40 years, a pair of American Aesthetic Movement chairs with missing panels and parts sold for $390,400 (hammer price of $320,000 + 22% buyer premium) on December 5 at Rago Auctions in Lambertville, NJ.
edited to add link to catalog info at Live Auctioneers, larger photo and details of the carved peacocks and glass panels
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« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2009, 12:21:42 PM » |
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Wow, I was not aware of Tiffany doing work like this. Thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2009, 04:55:22 PM » |
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If you go on Rago's site you can see better pics.
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2009, 06:34:57 PM » |
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If you go on Rago's site you can see better pics.
oldchina, could you post a link, please? I looked all over Ragoarts, and could only find the one photo on the listing page. Thanks much~ Cheryl |
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2009, 02:13:03 AM » |
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Pretty cool chairs - Amazing price!! All it takes is 2 collectores w/ deep pockets that really want something. This was all I found on Rogo's site (small pics w/ a description): http://www.ragoarts.com/lot/65727 The funny part is look at the estimate - it says $500 - $700. That should tell you what an auction estimate is is worth. woodwright |
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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2009, 04:18:38 PM » |
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Sorry, Cheryl, for not getting back to you. Flu. But I see pics are posted now and all is well. I happened to be at the sale. Everyone raced back to see what the excitement was about because the chairs after the hammer came down. I took photos with my cell, but the photos posted are better. - Susan
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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2009, 12:09:53 AM » |
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Greetings and Merry Christmas!
My two cents? This is alot of coin for these chairs.
They remind me of the work I saw when visiting Chicago---
specifically the Chicago library. It has a fabulous interior
designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. I am enclosing
several pics. Definitely worth the visit if you ever
get to this area.
Stever
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« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2009, 12:11:29 AM » |
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Pic 3 & Pic4 --Chicago library interior by Tiffany.
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« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2009, 12:12:21 AM » |
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PIC 4
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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2009, 01:24:04 PM » |
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the pic 2 caught my attention..it looks from the furniture im looking at in the museum..  |
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« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 11:16:59 PM » |
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Four more chairs with carved peacocks and glass inlay surface; they were sold in 2001 for less than $3000. http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/index.html?id=1706 |
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2010, 10:10:37 AM » |
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uh oh, more throne chairs attributed to Tiffany huh, this cant be good news for the buyer at the Rago sale.
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« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2010, 04:12:10 PM » |
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jacon4--
well put. i sense an exasperated buyer
on the horizon!
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« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2010, 11:35:20 PM » |
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I'm not sure the buyer of the Rago pair will be upset at all. Perhaps they will want to complete the set and have the finances to do so. Alternatively, the other two people who were bidding can have a pair as well. Besides, there are only 6 peacock chairs... It isn't like someone stumbled across a warehouse full of them.  |
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