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Dr. Philip Zimmerman to speak on “Collecting Opportunities in the Early American Furniture Market” at 6 pm Lambertville, NJ:  The Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house on Wednesday, April 18, featuring a talk by renowned museum and decorative arts consultant Dr. Philip Zimmerman.    "Our Undervalued Heritage: Collecting Opportunities in Early American Furniture” looks at the current market for American furniture and the opportunity it presents to acquire ...

  ·         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 ...

Dedham , MA-  Grogan and Company, Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers, are pleased to announce their upcoming March Auction will be held on Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25th.  Session one, of the two-day auction, will be a single owner auction comprised of property from the Estate of the Reverend Peter J. Gomes.  His personal collection includes fine art, antiques and books from two residences: Sparks House, Cambridge and Oceanside, Plymouth, Massachusetts.  ...

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: ...

Philadelphia dueling pistols sell for $45,880. A 5.55 cts. diamond ring with Cartier jacket sells for $55,800. Russian enameled gilt silver punch set sells for $52,700. In Lamberville, New Jersey, Rago Arts and Auction Center ended the year in spectacular style with a three day sale that totaled $3,234,422 (reflects buyer’s premium of 24%).   ·          Great Estates Weekend: $3,234,422 ...

Rago Auctions is proud to announce that it will auction the folk art and Americana collection from Fleecydale Cottage in Carversville, PA on December 3, 2011 at Noon. Bidders will find over 160 lots of American painted furniture, whirligigs, carnival shooting targets and prize figurines, signage, hard-to-find paintings by Amos Shontz, outsider art, garden and architectural ornaments, whimsies and folk carvings, tramp art. Also in the mix are many other unexpected pieces of decorative arts that ...

Guitar Sales Make Beautiful Music at Rago Auctions   Lambertville, NJ: Guitar sales are making beautiful music at Rago Auctions, where collections of both electric and acoustic guitars have taken off. Sales include an Arcangel Fernandez flamenco guitar for $13,640 and a Gibson Les Paul TV Special guitar from 1955 with original GA 6 amplifier for $12,200.   “We have been able to reach a broad and active market of potential buyers for our consignors,” said Tom Martin, Director of Estate ...

Edouard Jean Baptiste Detaille Oil on Canvas AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT A STRONG SEPTEMBER Estates Auction AT RAGO’S.   Lambertville, NJ   Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 550+ lot Great Estates auction brought $710,390 for the auction house and its consignors. The top lot was a painting by Edouard Jean Baptiste of a French Infantry Soldier.  A collection of acoustic guitars from a single owner brought a total of $89,280, far exceeding the high estimate.   “Consistently ...

  Artfact Live! will offer live online bidding for Julien’s Auctions’ sale of property from the estate of Tony Curtis, taking place September 17, 2011 and encompassing over 450 items from the life and career of the renowned actor.  Items up for auction include an original work by Andy Warhol, sketches by Balthus, ceramics and prints by Picasso and Chagall, a fine collection of 20th century American and European paintings, as well as works of art by Curtis himself.  A portion of the proceeds ...

(New York, NY)  On September 13th Doyle New York will auction the estate of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  A distinguished actor and decorated war hero, Fairbanks starred in films such as “Morning Glory” (1933), “Prisoner of Zenda” (1930) and “Gunga Din” (1939). The 430 lot sale includes memorabilia, bespoke clothing, photographs, books, silver, furniture, artwork and decorations from the actor’s Park Avenue home.  Artfact Live! will provide online bidding for this landmark event.   Highlighting ...