Auction: May 14

Our Specialists picked their favorite items from our upcoming 2025 May 14 Pursuit of Beauty: Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Art Glass Signature® Auction.
| Nicholas' Picks Sr. Vice President, Special Collections
René Lalique Pommes De Pin Chalice, circa 1902
I have been privileged to handle several of these over my career, and it is always a delight. René Lalique masterfully models a precious object decorated with cone-laden pine branches, a favorite subject inspired by the 'allée' of trees leading to his country house and cast in glass and cement on the 1903 facade of his Paris home and atelier. It superbly represents Lalique's successful transition from the elegant art of a Parisian jeweler into his next career as a decorative artist. This example is presented in fine original condition.
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann Twelve Cannelle Chairs, circa 1926
I admired the work of Andy Warhol as a teenager studying art in England and had the honor of meeting him in New York a few years later. It was also in New York that I discovered French Art Deco and the colorful and passionate dealers and collectors who fought over it. This lot magically combines the two.... These chairs were there in Paris at the high point of fashion and there in Andy's Studio a half century later. How many people own a set of 12 Ruhlmann chairs? This lot presents an extremely rare opportunity to join that elite club.
French School Un billet d'entrée pour l'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs à Paris (An Entry Ticket to the 1925 Paris Art Deco Exposition), 1925
I have met a handful of people lucky enough to have visited the Paris Exposition of 1925, and even one who also was there in 1900, though I assume no visitors are alive today. This rare item of world's fair ephemera takes you right there entering through Edgar Brandt's magnificent gates and starting a day of wonder with Lalique's incomparable glass fountain. Imagine the elegance among the exhibits, architecture and visitors... This is not our highest value lot but in many ways is the most authentic example if French Art Deco you can own.
| Samantha's Picks Director, Decorative Arts & Design
Tiffany Studios Peony Table Lamp with Rare Louis XIV Base, circa 1910
A recent New York Times article covered the current surge in interest in Tiffany Studios lamps, masterworks with enduring appeal and endless possibilities in interior design. This season's Pursuit of Beauty auction features nearly a dozen lamps in a range of sizes, styles, and price points. It impossible not to notice the Peony table lamp, with its commanding size and bold color. The 22-inch shade, which features massive carmine, crimson, and coral blooms against a striated azure ground, rests on an exceedingly rare Louis XIV base.
Koloman Moser for Loetz Rare Zebra Vase, circa 1903
I have long been a fan of the work of Wiener Werkstätte designer Koloman Moser. His work often seems ahead of its time, and this rare Loetz "Zebra" vase is no exception. The vase, with its simple form and bold black and white bands, demonstrates the modernist design principles that Moser championed throughout his career.
Norman Bel Geddes for Revere Copper and Brass Co. Ten-Piece Manhattan Cocktail Set, circa 1935
Heritage is honored to present the collection of Barry Van Hook, a passionate and much-beloved collector of Art Deco & Streamline Moderne, particularly cocktailware and sculpture. One of the highlights of the collection is the iconic Manhattan cocktail set. Designed by industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes in the 1930s, is a striking example of Art Deco elegance combined with streamlined modernist design. Crafted from chrome, the set includes a sleek shaker and matching glasses, reflecting both the sophistication and innovation of its era. It is one of the designs that every cocktail collector should own, and this example comes with fantastic provenance and great cheer.
Browse and bid on these and over 200 exceptional pieces in our May 14 Pursuit of Beauty: Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Art Glass Signature® Auction. Sincerely,
|  | Nick Dawes Senior Vice President, Special Collections NickD@HA.com (214) 409-1605
|  | Samantha Robinson Director, Decorative Arts & Design SamanthaR@HA.com (312) 260-7233