Tiffany Lamp for Toomey Gallery Auction
Published November 13th, 2008
An important Tiffany Studios table lamp in the Peony pattern is expected to bring $100,000-$150,000 at an Arts & Crafts, Modern and Fine Art Sale slated for Sunday, Dec. 7, at the John Toomey Gallery. The lamp boasts a bronze base with sculpted and applied designs under a fine original patina supporting a leaded glass shade. The shade and base are both signed Tiffany Studios.
“This is an exceptional example of an iconic lamp, and it will probably be the top lot in a sale that’s stacked from top to bottom with quality merchandise,” said Don Treadway of Cincinnati. The firm holds sales at John Toomey Gallery in Illinois and Treadway Gallery in Cincinnati. “We expect the better items to do very well and the midrange items will hold their own.”
The auction will begin promptly at 10 a.m., with a preview scheduled Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 30, 2008 (Closed); Monday, December 1, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, December 4, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Friday, December 5, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Saturday, December 6, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. By the time the last gavel comes down, about 1,100 lots will have crossed the block. The approximate breakdown is as follows: Arts & Crafts 550 lots; Modern Furniture & Accessories 300 lots; and Fine Art and Paintings 250 lots.
The sale will be held at John Toomey Gallery’s spacious showroom facility, located at 818 North Boulevard in Oak Park, Ill. An in-house crowd of around 100-150 people is expected. More than 1,000 online bidders are also anticipated, via eBayLiveAuctions and LiveAuctioneers.com. Also, about 250 bidders are expected to participate by phone, and another 1,250 or so absentee bids are anticipated.
To learn more about Treadway-Toomey Galleries and its calendar of upcoming auctions, you may log on to www.treadwaygallery.com.
