The top lot, the Newcomb
College vase decorated by Mary Butler, sold for $28,750.
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. - "It was a surprisingly strong auction for
us," commented auctioneer David Rago after this past weekend's
two-day sale, May 17 and 18.
Dirk Van Erp lamp, $19,550.
The auction consisted of four sessions with high-end Arts and
Crafts pottery and accessories offered first, followed by a
session devoted to tiles, then a session on Majolica and finally
a session featuring a broad selection of Arts and Crafts pottery.
The top lot of the auction came as the first lot of the first
session was offered when a Newcomb College vase decorated by Mary
Butler with blue tulips and green leaves against a soft
blue-green ground sold at $28,750.
A Dirk Van Erp hammered copper lamp with copper and mica shade
did well at $19,550, a Fulper pottery mushroom lamp with slag
glass inserts brought $18,400, a large Teco buttress sold well
above the $¾ ,000 estimate bringing $13,800, a bulbous George Ohr
vase with twisted neck and bottom $12,650, and a Grueby vase with
jonquil floral decoration realized $12,650.
Prices include the fifteen percent premium charged.
