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Rago Arts and Auctions: Curated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis

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Auction Name Curated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis Total Sales (USD) 128,804.00
Auction Date June 06, 2025 - June 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 28,100.00
Sale Number #60625 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 41,250.00
Total Lots 66
Sold Lots 66 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 28,100.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 41,250.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 312.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
148

George Nakashima monographs, eleven

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 17,780.00
103

French Art Deco surveys, monographs, and collections, seventeen

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 13,970.00
104

French Style monographs, nineteen

USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 12,065.00
141

Italian Design and Architecture monographs, sixteen

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 8,890.00
140

Carlo Mollino monographs, five

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 6,096.00
151

Tiffany Studios monographs, thirty-three

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 5,080.00
111 Lucien Herve 1910--2007 follow artist

Jean Prouve; Pierre Jeanneret (two works)

1950/printed later, 1955 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
100

Important Eileen Gray auction catalogs, two

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 4,064.00
145

Isamu Noguchi monographs, eight

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,064.00
146

Danish Design surveys and monographs, sixteen

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,794.00
126

American Studio Furniture and Woodworking monographs, seventeen

USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 2,540.00
143

Scandinavian Design monographs, nine

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,540.00
117

French Modern Design: Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret et al. monographs, fifteen

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,286.00
178

Contemporary Design monographs, twenty

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,159.00
163

Brazilian Architecture and Design monographs, fourteen

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,905.00
106

Jean Prouve monographs, eight

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,651.00
132

Scandinavian Design surveys and exhibition catalogs, nine

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,651.00
120

Bauhaus and German Design monographs, twenty

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,270.00
136

Alvar Aalto monographs, six

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,270.00
128

American and European Modernism: Primary Sources 1928-1942 monographs, eleven

1928-1942 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,080.00
122

Bauhaus and the Americas monographs, fifteen

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,016.00
154

Italian Radical Design monographs, fourteen

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,016.00
189

Phillips Design auction catalogs 2001-2021, sixty-two

2001-2021 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,016.00
160

Modern Architecture and Furniture by Architects monographs, eighteen

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 953.00
169

Harry Bertoia monographs, nine

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 953.00
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    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
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