Auctioneers Press Release

TOWSON, MD — June 11, 2019 – Baltimore-based Auctioneer Alex Cooper is pleased to announce the upcoming auction of a stunning collection of art from Baltimore collector, James H. Williams. James recently retired from his role at “Baltimore OUTLoud” Magazine, an “Independent Voice for the LGBTQ Commu...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ - From June 15 through June 30, Rago Auctions is pleased to present its first ever online-only sale of U.S. and world coins and currency. Hosted on bidsquare.com, this 114-lot sale features a strong showing of numismatic specialties and interests, including U.S. paper currency from ...View Full Article

Two great independent auction brands, Rago in Lambertville, NJ and Wright in Chicago and New York are pleased to announce the merger of their business operations. Both houses will continue to operate under their individual names while sharing technology, expertise and marketing efforts. Left to righ...View Full Article

Summer is finally here and Pook & Pook is celebrating with another one of their ever-popular Online Only Decorative Arts auction, to be held on Wednesday June 26th 2019. Online bidding for the sale will begin at 9 am and is offered exclusively on bidsquare.com. With over 800 lots set to cross the bl...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ - On September 21, 2019 Rago will bring to auction a fabulous and finely curated single-owner collection of Martin Brothers pottery. The 27-piece grouping, which includes over 20 single, double, and triple bird-form humidors and vessels, represents one of the largest single-owner co...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: During the month of June Rago Auctions in Lambertville, NJ will host a series of three property valuation events inviting the consignment of outsider/self-taught art and uncommon objects for potential inclusion in Rago’s October 2019 Curiouser + Curiouser Auction. Edward Hart: Dior...View Full Article

DENVER, Pa. – Imagine a selection of fine and decorative art whose quality is so superior, it all might easily have come from mythical Downton Abbey or the grandest of Newport estates. That’s the impression collectors might get while browsing through Morphy’s June 18-19 auction catalog. The expertly...View Full Article

As the summer months slowly approach, it’s time to put away the school books and bring out the toys. Downingtown-based auction house Pook & Pook is pleased to announce its latest Antique Toy Auction in collaboration with Noel Barrett, the colorful ponytailed antique toy expert of Antiques Roadshow f...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Auction’s June 18-19 Design sales brought in a total of $3,386,219 over the weekend. The two-day, 713-lot auction series achieved impressive results for a wide range of property across three segments: Early 20th Century Design, Modern Design, and Modern Ceramics + Glass. Early...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ -  On June 9, Rago Auctions will offer for sale a rose-cut diamond button ring, the central diamond of which once belonged to the last Emperor of Mexico, Maximilian I. Lot 1037, Georgian Rose-Cut Diamond Button Ring; Estimate $45,000-$65,000 This rose-cut diamond was among a set of ...View Full Article

BOSTON, MA – May 17, 2019. Skinner’s Boston May 10 auction of American & European Works of Art saw a curated two-session sale of Prints, Multiples, and Photographs followed by Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings. Participation was brisk with over 1,000 registered bidders from the U.S., Central Americ...View Full Article

Asheville, NC - Join Brunk Auctions for our early summer sale May 16-18, 2019 Premier & Emporium Auction, with over 1700 lots with some distinctly unusual offerings, featured below. This spring contains an immense R. Lalique art glass collection, a large lifelong collection of horse-sporting-hunting...View Full Article

New York, NY - Shapiro Auctions is pleased to announce its May 18th Spring International Fine and Decorative Art Auction. The May auction will feature over 400 exceptional artworks and antiques, representing a range of works from the 16th century to Post-War and Contemporary.  From classic European ...View Full Article

BOSTON, MA – April 29, 2019 – Skinner is pleased to announce the auction of The Mr. and Mrs. James Grievo Collection of Native American Art to be held in Boston on May 18th. Collectors of Native American art for over 20 years, the sale is the culmination of passion and dedication for the culture and...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Auction’s May Fine Art sales realized $3,631,406 on Saturday, May 4 2019. Lot 31, an oil on canvas by Milton Avery titled Girl by Harbour achieved the highest price of the day, and the highest price ever for a piece of flat art sold at Rago Auctions, selling for $564,500 again...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MAY 6, 2019 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Native American and Inuit Art from the Estate of Michael Denman on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 10:30 am PDT. An eclectic and enthusiastic collector for over 50 years, Mr. Denman was the well-known and popular owne...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ -  On May 19, Rago Auctions will offer for sale a grouping of works by Venetian master glassblower, Lino Tagliapietra, including several substantial examples from a single-owner collection. These lots will be offered in Rago’s Modern Ceramics + Glass Auction, which caps off Rago’s E...View Full Article

Boonton, NJ - Millea Bros’ Spring “Select” auction arrives May 16, 17, and 18, featuring five decades of Modern and Contemporary Art from the estate of legendary gallerist Ileana Sonnabend; a spotlight on the arts of Mexico, ranging from 16th c. Spanish Colonial objects to Mexican Modern Masters, in...View Full Article

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, APRIL 29, 2019 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased to present Treasures from a Couture Closet on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at 10:30 am PDT. Offering a selection of high-fashion goods from several collectors and estates, the sale features 135 lots, many from the world's mos...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ -  Beginning on April 24 and running until May 20, Rago Auctions presents the Smithsonian Visionary Artists Benefit Auction, a timed online-only auction hosted through bidsquare.com and featuring items created by past and present Smithsonian Visionary Artists, sold to benefit the Sm...View Full Article

After a childhood in Denver, Colorado, Don Cadle attended Yale University in 1946, and after graduation, went on to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a doctorate in History in 1953. Then followed three years in the Army in West Germany, where he worked in military intelligence, and wher...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Auctions April 13-14 auction series brought in a total of $1,643,875 across three segments. The two-day auction series saw strong prices achieved for a wide range of property, with the most impressive results coming from the Sunday sessions: Selections from the Estate of Helle...View Full Article

Pook & Pook, Inc. is pleased to present their latest Online Only Decorative Arts auction. The sale will be held on Monday, May 6th, directly following their May 4th Americana and International auction. Online bidding for this sale begins at 9am and will be held exclusively on Bidsquare.com. Comprise...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ -  From the 1970s through the 1990s, Elisabeth Cunnick, Director and Curator of A/D, invited some of the best painters and sculptors of the day to confront the distinctions between fine art and function by designing utilitarian objects. The prototypes that each created were translat...View Full Article