DALLAS, TX.- A rare selection of Tiffany Studios lighting to top lot honors in Heritage Auctions $2.37+ million Fine & Decorative Arts Auction event, as a Peony Border Bronze Floor Lamp sold for $131,000 and a Turtleback Tile Bronze Floor Lamp sold for $106,250 June 19-21 in Dallas. The nearly 1,800-lot auction recorded high sell-through rates for fine art paintings and sculpture and signature decorative arts, such as a monumental Apulian volute-krater, from the 4th century BC attributed to the Group of Cogenhagen 4233, which sold above estimate for $45,000.

“Bidders were excited to see this auction’s selection of lighting and fine art as well as choice collections of art glass and an emphasis on art deco and art nouveau objects,” said Ed Beardsley, Vice President and Managing Director at Heritage Auctions. “All three sessions enjoyed strong bidding, which resulted in hundreds of lots surpassing expectations.”

In addition to two Tiffany Studios floor lamps, a Tiffany Studios Roman Table Lamp on a Gilt Bronze Stick Base, circa 1910, sold for $32,500 — more than double its estimate — and superb Tiffany Studios Apple Blossom Table Lamp sold for $20,000. A stunning pair of Tiffany Studios Bronze and Favrille Glass Six-Light Lily Lamps, from a private Kansas collector, whizzed past its $5,000 estimate to also sell for $20,000.

Leading a selection of distinctive furniture, a Louis XV Amaranth, Tulipwood, Mahogany And Gilt Bronze Commode, from Paris, circa 1775, sold for $71,875, while a Dutch Walnut and Oak Bonnet Secretary Bookcase, circa 1800, hammered for $12,500, and a Louis Majorelle Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Desk, circa 1900, sold for $8,125.

The room was enamored by a large, Black Forest Carved Wood and Ivory Mantle Clock, which sold for $23,750 following interest from 11 bidders, and a stunning Porcelain Figural Compote with Gilt Bronze Mounts, circa 1880, sold for $10,000.

Floral, 1987, by Clarice Smith, highlighted the auction’s diverse selection of fine art paintings, prints and sculpture. The oil on canvas was previously exhibited at the University of Maryland and was sold for $17,500 from the Estate of Ruth Carter Stevenson to benefit the Amon Carter Museum of Fort Worth, Texas. Confederate Soldier with Captured Union Mount, 1865, after John Elder, sold for $16,250 — more than 10 times its estimate — and A Bend in the Stream, but Louis Ashton Knight, hammered for $13,125, against a $5,000 estimate.

Additional highlights include, but are not limited to:

Untitled, 1979, a Modern and Contemporary work by Kazuko Inoue: Realized: $12,500, against a $1,500 estimate.

A collection of French poster art featured Divan Japonais, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Realized: $11,875, against a $4,000 estimate.

Julius, a striking bronze bust by Raymond Barthe: Realized: $11,875, against a $4,000 estimate.

Woman Reaching for a Vase, 1904, by Victor Brenner: Realized: $10,625, against a $400 estimate.