Auction introduction: Modern Design features American and European furnishings, decorative arts, studio ceramics, and contemporary glass by leading makers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Highlights include a chandelier and wall installation by Dale Chihuly, furniture and sculpture by Albert Paley, unique glassworks by maestro Lino Tagliapietra, ceramics by Betty Woodman and Claude Conover, and exceptional American Craft by George and Mira Nakashima, Judy Kensley McKie, and Paul Evans.