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It's All About Ruth

Benefiting The Clay Studio

Mar 1st - Mar 15th, 2013

Live Auction items are available for proxy bid only. Please email gala2013@theclaystudio.org to place a proxy bid. A Clay Studio representative will bid for you during the live auction on March 16, 2013. You will be notified by phone that evening if you are the high bidder. Silent Auction items are open for bidding now, please email us to get detailed information on the current bid and bidding increments. Silent Auction items are also available to purchase immediately for the guaranteed bid price. Please email us at gala2013@theclaystudio.org and we will contact you to make arrangements for payment and pick-up/shipping. There will be an additional charge for shipping.
All auction items are on display at The Clay Studio from March 1st through March 15th, 2013.
If you have any questions or would like to purchase tickets to the Gala, please email/call us at gala2013@theclaystudio.org or 215-925-3453 X 17.

All Works

1. Lauren Mabry

Cylinder, Value , Live Auction $850

2. Doug Herren

Industria-Ware Teapot,, Value Live Auction $2,600

3. Isaiah Zagar

Isaiah, 1986,, Value , Live Auction $500

4. Chris Staley

Lidded Container,, estimated value: $1,800-$2,200, Live Auction $1,800

5. Cathy Rose

More Than You Know,, Value , Live Auction $4,200

6. Wesley Anderegg

Lady with Red Dress,, Value , Live Auction $1,500

7. Byung-joo Suh

The Ride of the Story Teller, Value , Live Auction $5,500

8. Seigoh Maeda

Box with Iris Decoration, Value , Live Auction $1,120

9. Garry Knox Bennett

Double Face, Value , Live Auction $1,600

10. Chris Gustin

Platter,, Value , Live Auction $2,000

11. Richard Kagan

Untitled, Value , Live Auction $1,750

12. Edward Eberle

Three Bowls, Value , Live Auction $3,200

13. William Daley

Janus Cistern, Value $30,000

14. Linda Arbuckle

Luscious Fruit, Value $450, Guaranteed bid $675 $450

15. Ben Arnup

Flat Vessel, Ceramic, Value $1,200 Guaranteed Bid $1800 $1,200

16. Bennett Bean

Master #1692, Value $850 Guaranteed Bid $1275 $850

17. Susan Beiner

Untitled,, Value $1,200 Guaranteed Bid $1,800 $1,200

18. Michael Biello

Family Jewels,, Value $2,300, Guaranteed Bid $3450 $2,300

19. Ed Bing Lee

Chui Ping VI, Value $1,000 Guaranteed Bid $1500 $1,000

20. Jill Bonovitz

Three Plates,, Value $1,800 Guaranteed Bid $2700 $1,800

21. Ruth Borgenicht

Centepede,, Value $1,000 Guaranteed Bid $1,500 $1,000

22. Rebecca Chappell

Fruit Baskets,, Value $520 Guaranteed Bid $780 $520

23. Andrea Klaerner-Clark

Porcelain Vase,, Value $150 Guaranteed Bid $225 $150

24. Jimmy Clark

Red Pot,, Value $350 Guaranteed Bid $525 $350

25. Michael Connelly

Pitcher,, Value $165 Guaranteed Bid $247 $165

26. Linda Cordell

Dissemble,, Value $1,200 Guaranteed Bid, $1,800 $1,200

27,28. Gary DiPasquale

Vase and Squarish Vase, Value $225 each, Guaranteed Bid $337each $225

29. Mary Fisher

House Sculpture,, Value $275 Guaranteed Bid $412 $275

30. Ford/Forlano

Calder Flower Pin #17, Value $1,100, Guaranteed Bid $1650 $1,100

31. Michael Fujita

Square,, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

32. John Glick

Platter, Value $425 Guaranteed Bid $637 $425

33. Martha Grover

Perfume Bottles, Value $190 Guaranteed Bid $285 $190

34. Chris Gustin

Bowl,, Value $1,700 Guaranteed Bid $2250 $1,700

35. Hiroe Hanazono

Luncheon for Two,, Value $920 Guaranteed Bid $1380 $920

36. Rain Harris

Painted Lady Pink, Value $1,500, Guaranteed Bid $2,250 $1,500

37. Anne Hirondelle

Volve, Value $1,800 Guaranteed Bid $2700 $1,800

38. Barbara Hirsch Lember

Apple & Chrysanthemum, Value $650 Guaranteed Bid $975 $650

39. Thomas Hoadley

Vessel, Value $1,500 Guaranteed Bid $2250 $1,500

40. Bryan Hopkins

Martini Set, Value $195 Guaranteed Bid $292 $195

41. Judith Hoyt

Deer Climbing Hill, Value $650 Guaranteed Bid $975 $650

42. Brad Johnson

Covered Jar, Value $400 Guaranteed Bid $600 $400

43. Hudson Beach Glass

Untitled, Value $300 Guaranteed Bid $450 $300

44. Paul Kotula

Untitled, Value $3,600 Guaranteed Bid $5,400 $3,600

45. Sinisa Kucek

Prevarication V,, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1,200 $800

46. Phyllis Kudder Sullivan

Vortex No. 27, Value $1,200 Guaranteed Bid $1,800 $1,200

47. Yih-Wen Kuo

Untitled,, Value $1,500 Guaranteed Bid $2,250 $1,500

48. Yih-Wen Kuo

Untitled,, Value $2,400 Guaranteed Bid $3,600 $2,400

49. Jae Won Lee

Of a Moon Garden: January 3, Value $2,600, Guaranteed Bid $3900 $2,600

50. Marcela Lobos

Untitled, Value $395 Guaranteed Bid $592 $395

51. Jordan McDonald

Dish with Openwork, Dish with Ruffle, Value $625 Guaranteed Bid $937 $625

52. Ron Meyers

Painted Bowl, Value $200 Guaranteed Bid $300 $200

53. Sequoia Miller

Footed Bowl,, Value $200 Guaranteed Bid $300 $200

54. Julie Moon

Untitled,, Value $1300 Guaranteed Bid $1950 $130

55. Julie Moon

Jewelry Collection (Flower),, Value $135 Guaranteed Bid $202 $135

56. Julie Moon

Jewelry Collection (Facets),, Value $175 Guaranteed Bid $262 $175

57. Peter Morgan

Stegosaurus Will Bore Us, Value $900 Guaranteed Bid $1350 $900

58. Warren Muller

Bottle Capper Lamp, Value $400 Guaranteed Bid $600 $400

59. Anna Noel

There Once Was a Man With a Beard,, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

60. Doug Peltzman

Storage Jar,, Value $240 Guaranteed Bid $360 $240

SOLD

Jar with Wings,, Value $800

62. Joseph Pintz

Nesting Bowls, Value $265, Guaranteed Bid $397 $265

63. Elizabeth Raeburn

Untitled Sculpture, Value $400 Guaranteed Bid $600 $400

64. Makoto Saeda

Two Bowls with Birds, Value $500 Guaranteed Bid $775 $500

65. Patricia Sannit

Kaibab Plateau, Value $775 Guaranteed Bid $1162 $775

66. Karen Shapiro

M & M's,, Value $750 Guaranteed Bid $1125 $750

67. Terry Siebert

Lobella Tupa Pitcher, Value $475 Guaranteed Bid $712 $475

68. William Skrips

Feeling Numb Now, Value $1,000 Guaranteed Bid $1,500 $1,000

69. Ellen Sutton

Two Tri Neck,, Value $450 Guaranteed Bid $675 $450

70. Ian Symons

Platter, Value $400 Guaranteed Bid $600 $400

71.Munemitsu Taguchi

Group of Vases,, Value $950 Guaranteed Bid $1425 $950

72. Marianne Tebbens

Nureyev, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

73. Sue Tirrell

Trout Fishing with Bear, Value $275, Guaranteed Bid $412.50 $275

74. John Utgaard

Untitled,, Value $2,200

75. Kiwon Wang

Erotica – 12, Value $1000 Guaranteed Bid $1500 $100

76. Christina West

Surrogate I, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

77. Christina West

Surrogate II, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

78. Christina West

Surrogate III, Value $800 Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800

79. Matt Wilt

Vessel with Stand, Value $600 Guaranteed Bid $900 $600

80. & 81. Robert Winokur

Fin Cups, Value $165 each, Guaranteed Bid $247.50 per cup $165

82. Paula Winokur

Iceberg: Ledge IV,, Value $2000 Guaranteed Bid $3000 $200

83. Kensuke Yamada

Story of a Rabbit, Value $1,750, Guaranteed Bid $2625 $1,750

84. Matthew Ziemke

Insulator, Value $800, Guaranteed Bid $1200 $800