Bid, Bang, Boom! Bidsquares Weekend Wins at Rago

Seven auctions - one weekend. Only a tightly run ship like Rago Auctions could victoriously steer their way through a deluge of items such as this! The entirety of 20th Century Design was represented from September 22nd-24th and Bidsquare bidders certainly took notice of the rare and important opportunities that this presented. Participants coming through the online platform spanned from America to Australia and they clicked, clicked and clicked again! 

Bidsquare raked in $614,900.00 in online sales and over $3.7 million of total bids placed. The following selections are just some of the extraordinary results from Bidsquares weekend wins at Rago:

Lot 1566, Lino Tagliapietra, Hama Hama vessel, Blown, inciso, and battuto glass, Murano, Italy, 1997; Sold for $21,760

Glass has always performed steadily on Bidsquare and the Modern Ceramics + Glass sale (09/24) was no exception. Thirteen lots were devoted to artist Lino Tagliapietra, six of which were awarded to Bidsquare ( Lots 1563, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1571 and 1572 ) Perhaps, the color of this piece was an indication of how fast it would speed past an estimate of $9,000 - $14,000; Green means go! 

Lot 1341, Wendell Castle, Trompe LOeil Umbrella Stand, Scottsville, NY, 1977; Sold for $54,400

Dont shake your wet umbrella out around this sculpture! Made to deliver the highest quality standards of hand-craft, Wendell Castles designs influenced the art furniture movement and stand revered above all others in the field. This item was appropriately showered with bids! 

Lot 122, Tiffany Studios, Large Turtleback Chandelier, New York, early 20th C; Sold for $28,160

Turtleback shell shocks! Tiffany Studios, a Bidsquare specialty (Bidsquares Top 5 at James D. Julia!) continues to shine. Coming from The Danzinger Collection of Early 20th C. Design (09/23) auction, this Arts & Crafts original graced the estate of Richard and Peggy Danzinger for the past thirty years before being offered this past weekend. View the eight Tiffany pieces won on Bidsquare here: ( Lots 122, 151, 461, 464, 467, 548, 565, 567 )

Lot 1323, George Nakashima; Nakashima Studio, Fine Conoid Bench, New Hope, PA, 1965; Sold for $34,560

Rago Auctions is intimately tied to the consignment and sale of George Nakashima's furniture and the Bidsquare audience is well aware. Over the course of the weekend, ten designs by George and Mira Nakashima were collected by the platform ( Lots 1181, 1184, 1187, 1188, 1193, 1323, 1327, 1334, 827, 828 ) Click here to view all of this weekends Nakashima results. 

Lot 123, Dirk van Erp, Fine Early Table Lamp, San Francisco, CA, 1911-12; Sold for $14,080

If you tune into Antiques Roadshow on PBS you can often watch David Rago appraising 20th Century Designs, Arts and Crafts items, Pottery and more specifically, works by Dutch and American artisan Dirk van Erp. The hammered copper base and iconic sloping shade is a highly admired style and sought after antiquity. Bidsquare came through with winning three items by Dirk van Erp ( Lots 123, 150 and 631 ) Click here to see all Dirk Van Erp auction results from this weekend. 

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Jessica Helen Weinberg | Senior Content Editor at Bidsquare