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1,100 lots of exceptional property, including pottery by Saturday Evening Girls; lighting by Tiffany; studio furniture by Nakashima; glass by Zynsky and Chihuly and much more. Previews begin June 9th.  On Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11 a.m., the Rago Arts and Auction Center will auction an impressive collection of 20th century furnishings and decorative arts. Among the 1,100 lots are hard-to-find and one-of-a-kind pieces, many coming to us straight from the artists ...

As a respite from the predictable sameness of today’s high-speed, mass-produced world, Boston’s acclaimed North Bennet Street School (http://www.nbss.edu) has organized an exhibit that showcases unique and extraordinary objects made by craftsmen and craftswomen trained at the school.   “Made by Hand: a celebration of exceptional work from the North Bennet Street School” includes dozens of hand-made objects painstakingly crafted by the school’s students and alumni – from elegant ...

  ·         1100 Lot No Reserve Discovery Auction on Friday, April 20 ·         750 Lot Estate Auction on Saturday, April 21 ·         450 Lot No Reserve Jewelry, Silver, Couture, Coins and Currency Auction on Sunday, April 22   Lambertville, NJ   The Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold a no reserve Discovery Auction on Friday, April 20 to ...

  RAGO’S FEBRUARY 20TH/21ST C. DESIGN SALE BRINGS $5.12 MILLION.  WILLIAM PRICE/ROSE VALLEY COMMUNITY TRESTLE TABLE SELLS FOR $237,500.  NAKASHIMA COFFEE TABLE SELLS FOR $87,500. Lambertville, NJ   Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 20th /21st C. Design sale: $5.12 million, February 25 and 26, 2012. ·          Bidders in-house:  231 ·          Bidders on phone: ...

 On Saturday, February 25, and Sunday, February 26, 2012, at 11 a.m., the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold its first auction of 20th C. Design for the year, with over 1350 lots of exceptional property from private collections, museums and directly from the artists and their families. Previews begin February 18th.  The auction kicks off on Saturday with Early 20th C. Design. Featured is the collection of Mr. Peter Renzetti, master blacksmith, which includes some of the ...

1300 LOTS OF WHAT’S DESIRABLE, USEFUL, INTERESTING AND AFFORDABLE.    Rago’s Auctions is holding a 1300 lot Discovery Sale over a two-day period, on Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11 a.m. All of the lots in the Discovery sale are unreserved, meaning that the high bid – no matter how low – wins the lot. Friday’s sale consists of over 600 lots of original and vintage art, furnishings, tableware, Asian, Americana, collectibles, books and ephemera, and ...

Rago Auctions announces auction schedule for Winter/Spring 2012.     Discovery: Friday, January 13 and Saturday, January 14, 2012        Everything goes in this no reserve sale - over 1300 lots of what's desirable, useful, interesting and most affordable. Friday: 600+ lots of original and vintage art, furnishings, tableware, Asian, collectibles, books and ephemera, ethnographic property, and a large selection of Early 20th Century property. Saturday: ...

Aspiring furniture makers, bookbinders, jewelry makers, carpenters, violin makers – and those merely curious about the process of making exquisite things by hand – are invited to a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at one of the America’s oldest schools of craftsmanship during a special open house at the North Bennet Street School in Boston’s historic North End.    The event is on Friday, November 4, 10am to 2pm and Saturday, November 5, 10am to 3pm.  Admission is free.   Visitors are ...

   Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 20th /21st C. Design sale brought $3.39 million, on October 1 & 2, 2011. “The sale was solid almost throughout, with particular interest in contemporary glass, American 20th century ceramics, and American craft furniture by Nakashima and Powell.  The Johnny Swing sofa was the high lot and reflected an ongoing interest in great contemporary design at this level,” said David Rago.  “Total sales for both Early 20th Century and Modern property were well ...

Over 900 lots of exceptional property:  from Susan Frackelton’s heir and John Dickinson’s San Francisco home; studio furniture by Nakashima, Phil Powell and Paul Evans; contemporary design by Johnny Swing; contemporary glass from Chihuly, Zinsky, Lewis. Previews begin September 24th. Lambertville, NJ:   On Saturday, October 1st and Sunday, October 2nd, 2011 at noon, the Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold its third auction of 20th C. Design for the year.  Included among the more than 950 ...