Lambertville, NJ: The PBS series Antiques Roadshow has invited Rago Auctions’ jewelry specialist Katherine Van Dell to join its roster of appraisers. She signs on to its 2016 Summer Tour in Salt Lake City in August.

Katherine is a graduate of The Tyler School of Art. Having discovered auction as a happy intersection of her interest in art history, aesthetics and the marketplace, Katherine joined Freeman’s in 2011. She managed the Freeman’s Main Line Office and worked closely with the jewelry department before joining Rago’s jewelry department in September of 2013. Katherine has been instrumental in the department’s growth, including the addition of two new jewelry auctions. She is a member of the American Society of Jewelry Historians and a candidate for the Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America.

Also on the Antiques Roadshow Summer Tour are Rago specialists David Rago and Suzanne Perrault (Pottery & Porcelain), Sebastian Clarke (Decorative Arts, Furniture, Metalwork & Sculpture), Meredith Hilferty (Metalwork & Sculpture, Paintings & Drawings) and Sarah Churgin (Jewelry).

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About Rago Arts and Auction Center

Rago is a leading U.S. auction house with $33 million in annual sales. It serves thousands of sellers and buyers yearly with a singular blend of global reach, personal service and competitive commissions for single pieces, collections and estates. Rago holds auctions of 20th/21st c. design, fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry, Asian, militaria, coins and currency, silver, historic ephemera, and ethnographic property. Rago also provides a range of appraisal services conducted by USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) compliant appraisers, performed to the highest standards set by the IRS, insurers and the Appraisers Association of America. Rago is located in New Jersey, midway between New York City and Philadelphia.

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