Date: Fri 06-Nov-1998

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Date Change For Treadway Galleries W/4cuts EWM

CHICAGO, ILL. -- A September 13 Twentieth Century Art and Design sale held by

the Toomey and Treadway Galleries, normally conducted in August, and changed

to avoid late summer vacation and school plans, enjoyed a strong response.

The first lot, a Dirk van Erp lamp (est $15/18,000) brought $22,000, and the

second lot, a Grueby vase (est $6,5/8,500) sold for $11,000. A fine selection

of Newcomb College pottery included a 5.5 inch vase (est $800/1,100) which

brought $1,650; a six inch hi-glaze vessel which brought $6,600; a 3.5 inch

vase with "Espanol" design, which brought $1,600; and a 4.5 inch covered vase,

which brought $6,600.

An Arts & Crafts tile frieze, 24 by 16 inches (est $900/1,200) sold for over

$3,000; a 12 inch Clewell vase (est $1,8/2,500) brought over $5,000; a large

Niloak vase (est $1/1,500) brought $1,870; and an 18 inch Niloak vase, brought

$3,300, the highest price ever paid for a Niloak vase at public auction,

according to the gallery.

Furniture offered included an Arts and Crafts breakfast set by an unknown

maker which brought $8,250; a Roycroft chair and dressing table, which brought

nearly $7,500; a Harden gun cabinet which sold for $3,300; a Gustav Stickley

director's table which brought $17,600; and an L&JG china cabinet, which

brought $20,000.

A Roycroft desk brought $6,000, surpassing it's high estimate, and a group of

four L&JG Stickley leather-back chairs brought over $20,000, easily surpassing

their $9,000 high estimate.

Decorative objects included a pair of Roycroft leather bookends, which brought

$880; a Carence Crafters tray which brought $350; and an Arts and Crafts gong,

with inlay, which brought over $1,700. An etching by Ferdinand Burgdorff

brought over $1,500; two photographs by Rolland Reed, a Native Indian, brought

nearly $2,000; Arts & Crafts clock brought $3,250; a pair of leaded glass

windows with an Arts & Crafts design (est $1,2/1,700) soared to $6,000; and a

leaded glass door with a floral design brought $4,400. A collection of

Oriental rugs included a Gorevan, eight by 11 feet, which fetched $5,500.

The second session of paintings, offered primarily regional Impressionist

works from the early Twentieth Century. Two oils by George Ames Aldrich faired

well at $7,150 and $6,050. By Alexis Fournier, a large, early work reached

$8,250.

African-American painters William Eduoard Scott and J.W. Hardrick were also

represented. A nine by 12 inch work by Scott brought $5,500, while a larger

oil by the same artist 18 by 22 inches, sold for $19,800, just below its low

estimate.

"A View Outside of Paris," by Pauline Palmer, sold for $10,400; "Fifth Avenue

Showers," by F. Usher DeVoll, reached $6,600; and Alice Beach Winter's

"Reading under the Pergoia" sold for $8,800, a record price for this painter,

according to the gallery.

The third session of the day, Modern design, continued to reflect the growing

interest in this young field of collecting. Active phone, absentee and floor

bidders, resulting in record prices for several forms, according to the

gallery: an Isamu Noguchi dinette table from the 1950s sold for $6,050; a

George Nelson slat bench sold for $4,950, double the previous record; and a

Sori Yangi Butterfly stool brought $4,400.

George Nelson designs did particularly well: a pair of Thin Edge nightstands

in teak veneer sold for over four times their estimate at $4,400, and a small

desk clock from 1951 brought $4,125, over six times its estimated selling

price.

Decorative designs from the 1940s also did well. A black leather cabinet

designed by Tommi Parzinger sold for $6,050. A game table and chair set from

the early 1960s sold for $4,125, while a rare magazine stand from 1948 brought

$2,860.

Art Deco designs were also in demand. A Gilbert Rohde lounge chair by Herman

Miller sold for $3,850, while a chrome and glass coffee table by Wolfgang

Hoffman brought $3,575.

The fourth session of the auction featured the third selection from the Ripley

Collection of costume and Bakelite jewelry. Bakelite continued to perform

well, with items selling from levels of below $100 to $6,050 for an inlaid,

crosshatch bracelet. A Bakelite cigarette charm pin sold for $4,675 and a

stylized Bakelite carrot charm pin sold for $3,080. Costume jewelry was led by

a Haskell set with faux pearls, which sold for $1,870, and a Trifari "Jelly

Belly" clip, with birds silhouetted against a moon, which sold for $2,090.

Toomey and Treadway's next Twentieth Century auction will be held December 6

in Oak Park, Ill. For information, 513/321-6742.