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Golden Egg II by Christopher Ries, 1987, cut, ground, and polished Cerium-colored optical crystal, sold Jan 2021Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗

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Golden Egg II

Christopher Ries (American, b. 1952) · 1987

$17,500 price realized incl. premium

≈ £12,817≈ €14,394

Hammer $14,000 · with buyer’s premium $17,500

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Medium
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As published: “cut, ground, and polished Cerium-colored optical crystal”
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
19 h x 13 dia in (48 x 33 cm)
Auction house
Rago Auctions
Sale
Modern Design (auctions/2021/01/modern-design)
Date
January 22, 2021
Location
Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
Lot
664
Estimate
$10,000 – — (≈ £7,324) (≈ €8,225)
Source
Auction house ragoarts.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 7, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2021 and 2024 · sold 2

  1. Golden Egg II, Rago Auctions 2021

    Jan 22, 2021 · Rago Auctions this result

    Modern Design, lot 664

    Sold $17,500Sign up to see · est. $10,000

    As catalogued

    Christopher Ries, “Golden Egg II”, 1987

    cut, ground, and polished Cerium-colored optical crystal

    19 h x 13 dia in (48 x 33 cm)

  2. Golden Egg II, Rago Auctions 2024

    May 17, 2024 · Rago Auctions

    Contemporary Glass, lot 125

    Sold $10,710 −39%Sign up to see · est. $10,000

    As catalogued

    Christopher Ries, “Golden Egg II”, 1987

    cut, ground, and polished Cerium-colored optical crystal

    19 h x 13 dia in (48 x 33 cm)

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