The Collection of Mark McDonald
Updated September 22, 2026
This auction ended on September 18, 2026.
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| Date | September 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Wright |
| Location | Lambertville, New Jersey, 08530 · more auctions in Lambertville |
| Lots | 195 |
| Estimates | $100 – $50,000 |
What's in this auction
195 lots, mostly antiques & furniture (41), pottery, china & glass (10), jewelry & watches (5), fine art & prints (1). 195 lots have photos and 195 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $100–$50,000 across 195 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- Gene Davis, Untitled — est. $30,000–$50,000
- Thomas Downing, Ring Two Saranac — est. $10,000–$15,000
- Leza McVey, Ceramic Form No. 2-03 — est. $8,000–$10,000
- Kem Weber, Airline lounge chair — est. $8,000–$10,000
- Piero Fornasetti, Palladiana chest of drawers — est. $7,000–$9,000
From the auction house
On September 18th, Rago/Wright is proud to present Defining Modern: The Collection of Mark McDonald. For more than forty years, McDonald has helped shape the field of mid-century design with his galleries Fifty/50, Gansevoort, and 330 while becoming a key resource for artists, designers, collectors, dealers, and museums. McDonald's discerning eye also found expression in his Miami home in Helen Mar, a restored Art Deco building. The present offering is led by examples from Frank Lloyd Wright, Kem Weber, Charles and Ray Eames, Claire Falkenstein, Leza McVey, Piero Fornasetti, Gene Davis, Vija Celmins, and many others. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (195 lots)
Categories: Antiques & Furniture (41) · Pottery, China & Glass (10) · Jewelry & Watches (5) · Fine Art & Prints (1)
- Lot 0100 — Claire Falkenstein, Object 3 (B.E.)
- Lot 0101 — Gene Davis, Untitled
- Lot 0102 — Leza McVey, Ceramic Form No. 2-03
- Lot 0103 — Maria Kipp, Textile 9371-12037
- Lot 0104 — Cody Hoyt, Vase
- Lot 0105 — Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Wishbone chair
- Lot 0106 — Winold Reiss, Study for Mural, Union Terminal, Cincinnati, OH
- Lot 0107 — Poul Henningsen, PH 3 1/2 /2 table lamp
- Lot 0108 — Richard Blow, Untitled (Steamboat) (wall panel)
- Lot 0109 — Kem Weber, Airline lounge chair
- Lot 0110 — Thomas Downing, Ring Two Saranac
- Lot 0111 — Jan de Swart, Blanket chest
- Lot 0112 — Charmion von Wiegand, Climbing Steps
- Lot 0113 — Misha Kahn, Wanna Get Lunch
- Lot 0114 — Thaddeus Wolfe, Untitled
- Lot 0115 — Mutual-Sunset Lamp Manufacturing Company, Table lamp
- Lot 0116 — Frank Lloyd Wright, Chair from the Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
- Lot 0117 — Mario Carreno, Untitled (Abstraction)
- Lot 0118 — Frank Lloyd Wright, Occasional table, model 451-L
- Lot 0119 — Charles Howard, Untitled
- Lot 0120 — Frank Lloyd Wright, Stool
- Lot 0121 — Sidney Wolfson, Untitled
- Lot 0122 — Frank Lloyd Wright, Coffee table
- Lot 0123 — Harry Weese, Baldry tubular lamp, model 40
- Lot 0124 — Charles and Ray Eames, Leg splint, model S2-1790
- Lot 0125 — Charles and Ray Eames, ESU 420-N
- Lot 0126 — Edward Higgins, Small Seated
- Lot 0127 — Josef Albers, Folio I; Folio II (twenty-five works from Formulation Articulation)
- Lot 0128 — Charles and Ray Eames, ESU 150-N
- Lot 0129 — Herbert Krenchel, Krenit bowls, set of nine
- Lot 0130 — Maarten Baas, Untitled (miniature lounge chair)
- Lot 0131 — Sandu Darie, Untitled (from the Columnas Espaciales series)
- Lot 0132 — Joseph Carreiro, Drop-leaf coffee table
- Lot 0133 — Ricky Swallow, Tube Lamp Study/Yellow
- Lot 0134 — Franco Albini, Desk, model 80
- Lot 0135 — Tiffany Studios, Collection of four tiles
- Lot 0136 — Charles and Ray Eames, Early DAX
- Lot 0137 — George Nelson & Associates, Miniature chest, model 5215
- Lot 0138 — Harry Weese, Baldry tubular lamp, model 40
- Lot 0139 — George Nelson & Associates, CSS (Comprehensive Storage System)
- Lot 0140 — Brian Rochefort, Untitled (vessel)
- Lot 0141 — Angelo Lelii, Table lamp, model 12921
- Lot 0142 — Stanley Young, Bench, model 281
- Lot 0143 — Leza McVey, Bowl
- Lot 0144 — Steven Holl, A-Chair
- Lot 0145 — Edward Higgins, Untitled
- Lot 0146 — Axel Salto, Design sketch
- Lot 0147 — Piero Fornasetti, Palladiana chest of drawers
- Lot 0148 — Ebitenyefa Baralaye, Akanza VII
- Lot 0149 — Vija Celmins, Untitled (Desert) (from the Untitled portfolio)
- Lot 0150 — Lynn Davis, Hudson, NY
- Lot 0151 — William Lescaze, Counterbalance table lamps, pair
- Lot 0152 — Lynn Davis, Three works (from the Warren Street Project series)
- Lot 0153 — Mark Freeman, Skyward Climb, N.Y.
- Lot 0154 — Warren McArthur, Occasional table, model 1558
- Lot 0155 — Mark Freeman, Manhattan Construction
- Lot 0156 — Richard Meier, Candlesticks, pair
- Lot 0157 — David Armstrong, 9th Ave + 14th St NYC
- Lot 0158 — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, Four Seasons barstools, set of three
- Lot 0159 — Contemporary, Flatweave carpet
- Lot 0160 — Queens Art Pewter, Vanity set
- Lot 0161 — Richard Meier, Candelabra, pair
- Lot 0162 — Sheila Metzner, Untitled
- Lot 0163 — Alvar Aalto, Finlandia vase
- Lot 0164 — Bruce Weber, Peter Johnson Art Smith Necklace Adirondack Park, NY
- Lot 0165 — Gijs Bakker, Joyride
- Lot 0166 — George Platt Lynes, Francisco Moncion
- Lot 0167 — Walter von Nessen, Table lamp
- Lot 0168 — Norman Bel Geddes, Soda King syphon bottle
- Lot 0169 — Adam Fuss, Untitled
- Lot 0170 — Robert Mapplethorpe, Christmas Tree
- Lot 0171 — Kem Weber, attribution, Lounge chairs, set of four
- Lot 0172 — Wallace Mitchell, Quiet Commotion
- Lot 0173 — John Lautner, attribution, Bench
- Lot 0174 — Marcello Fantoni, Table lamp
- Lot 0175 — Robert Wilson, Archaeozoic Earth Strata
- Lot 0176 — Raymond Loewy, DF 2000 cabinet
- Lot 0177 — Ward Bennett, Armchairs model 1072, set of six
- Lot 0178 — Santi Moix, Untitled
- Lot 0179 — Ettore Sottsass, Shift dining table
- Lot 0180 — Charles Berg, Untitled (mosaic panel)
- Lot 0181 — Angelo Lelii, Table lamp
- Lot 0182 — Oiva Toikka, Goblets, set of two
- Lot 0183 — Modern, Log holder
- Lot 0184 — Romano Rui, Untitled (wall panel)
- Lot 0185 — Angelo Lelii, Table lamp, model 13068
- Lot 0186 — Bob Stocksdale, Nine-piece salad set
- Lot 0187 — William Wegman, Crowned
- Lot 0188 — Paolo de Poli, Vase
- Lot 0189 — Swedish, Rya pile carpet
- Lot 0190 — Artist Unknown, Untitled (sculpture)
- Lot 0191 — Hal Riegger, Vessel
- Lot 0192 — Paul Cadmus, Mobile (The Inventor)
- Lot 0193 — Art Deco, Table lamp
- Lot 0194 — California Craft, Cabinet
- Lot 0195 — Santi Moix, Untitled (Abstraction)
- Lot 0196 — Tsao Takezawa, Leather Stool
- Lot 0197 — Arthur Espenet Carpenter, Platter
- Lot 0198 — Roberto Lugo, Portrait teapot
- Lot 0199 — Leza McVey, Large vessel
- Lot 0200 — Scholz & Lammel, attribution, Lidded box
- Lot 0201 — Peter Superti, Chest of drawers
- Lot 0202 — Aldo Londi, Vase
- Lot 0203 — Ettore Sottsass, Senape vases, pair
- Lot 0204 — Santi Moix, Untitled (Abstraction)
- Lot 0205 — Leza McVey, Collection of nine works
- Lot 0206 — Carlo de Carli, Hall stand
- Lot 0207 — Bayne Peterson, Untitled
- Lot 0208 — Leon Holub, Untitled (wall panel)
- Lot 0209 — Art Deco, Large wall mirror with shelf
- Lot 0210 — Edwin and Mary Scheier, Plate
- Lot 0211 — George Hunzinger, Lollipop rocking chair
- Lot 0212 — Ben Seibel, Collection of Raymor Modern Stoneware dinnerware
- Lot 0213 — Richard Thomas, Raven Who Stole the Sun
- Lot 0214 — Jens Quistgaard, Ice bucket
- Lot 0215 — Philippe Starck, Wall shelf and occasional table from the Delano Hotel, Miami
- Lot 0216 — Arne Bang, Vase, model 88
- Lot 0217 — Artist Unknown, Andre Michaux Botanist Friend of Lafayette Brings Plants of the Old World to North
- Lot 0218 — 20th Century, Two tiles
- Lot 0219 — Modern, Etagere
- Lot 0220 — Hella Jongerius, Jonsberg vases, set of two
- Lot 0221 — Ettore Sottsass, Senape vase
- Lot 0222 — Angelo Barovier, Geogemma (Diamond of the Earth)
- Lot 0223 — Barovier & Toso, Picture frame
- Lot 0224 — Cody Hoyt, Oblique vessel
- Lot 0225 — Ettore Sottsass, Basilico Big bowl
- Lot 0226 — Santi Moix, Untitled
- Lot 0227 — Glen Lukens, Bowl
- Lot 0228 — Glen Lukens, Bowls, set of two
- Lot 0229 — Modern, Wall panel
- Lot 0230 — Lynn Davis, Le Cabanon (from the French Project series)
- Lot 0231 — Michael and Frances Higgins, Tow works
- Lot 0232 — Carl Aubock III, Salt and pepper shakers model 6031, pair
- Lot 0233 — Charles and Ray Eames, Trim tab for a Vultee BT-13 airplane
- Lot 0234 — Erin O'Keefe, Untitled construction
- Lot 0235 — Bartholomew Voorsanger, Architectural drawing
- Lot 0236 — Carl Aubock II, Handled bowl
- Lot 0237 — Aldo Londi, Vase
- Lot 0238 — Danish, Collection of thirteen candlesticks
- Lot 0239 — Robert (Mouseman) Thompson, Ashtray
- Lot 0240 — Carlo Scarpa, Bollicine bowl
- Lot 0241 — Harry Allen, Kila table lamp
- Lot 0242 — Mark Keram, Bowls, set of two
- Lot 0243 — Albert Reimann, Dee Handle candlestick, model 21006
- Lot 0244 — Leon Holub, Untitled (wall panel)
- Lot 0245 — Paperweight
- Lot 0246 — Ettore Sottsass, Cream and sugar service, model ES10
- Lot 0247 — Modern, Occasional table
- Lot 0248 — Kipp Stewart, Outdoor coffee table
- Lot 0249 — Walter Lamb, Chaise lounges model C-4700, pair
- … and 45 more lots
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