Rago Holds A Two Million Dollar Auction Weekend
September 19th, 2014 - Lambertville, NJ
RAGO HOLDS A $2.1 MILLION AUCTION WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 12-14, 2014.
Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center's three-day auction on September 12, 13 and 14 resulted in total sales of $2,114,919 for the auction house and its consignors.
This auction was notable for the inauguration of online bidding on two new platforms - Bidsquare (www.bidsquare.com) and the Rago site. Both sites performed very well throughout the sales. We are particularly excited about the potential for Bidsquare. Results were strong for property pretty well across the board, as shown by the top lots, said Miriam Tucker, Managing Partner. We were disappointed mainly by the lack of interest in a number of the Asian lots, which we are still trying to figure out. The core of the Great Estates auction consisted of fresh to market property from New York, New Jersey, New England and Florida consigned through Estate Services, which works with executors, fiduciaries, attorneys and estate planners nationwide. Lot 1512, Paul Jouves etching, "Walking Panther", from a New York City estate, sold for $13,750 against an estimate of $3,000-5,000. Lot 1550, a George III dining table from a Connecticut estate, sold for $8,250 against an estimate of $2,000-4,000. The top lot in Saturday's Great Estates sale, the Myochin School snake in articulated iron, came to us from private sellers, as does the majority of our property. They had seen the results for the Myochin School snake we sold in December 2013. At $37,500, it didnt come close to the selling price for the first. The familys children had enjoyed playing with it too much for that. Still, not bad for a much loved toy.
GREAT ESTATES AND UNRESERVED AUCTION RESULTS (THREE DAY TOTAL)
Total hammer: $1,691,935
Hammer + BP: $2,114,919
Number of Lots: 2409
GREAT ESTATES AUCTION RESULTS
Hammer: $872,000
Hammer + BP: $1,090,000
Low Estimate: $994,350
High Estimate: $1,501,550
Number of lots: 856
% sold: 84%
Absentee bidders: 76
Registered online bidders: 1,413
RAGO UNRESERVED AUCTION RESULTS
Hammer: $819,935
Hammer + BP: $1,024,919
Low Estimate: $804,025
High Estimate: $1,171,300
Number of lots: 1552
Absentee bidders: 105
Registered online bidders: 1,615
TOP LOTS - GREAT ESTATES AUCTION
600 Monumental Christofle Silver-Plated Centerpiece $13,750
603 Wallace "Sir Christopher" Sterling Flatware Set $6,250
606 Japanese Meiji Sterling Tea and Coffee Service $13,750
677 1994 China Commemorative Proof Set $6,400
679 1992 China Commemorative Proof Set $10,625
1012 Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk $8,960
1019 Embroidered American Sampler $8,125
1124 French Champleve Clock and Barometer Garniture $15,000
1239 Vienna Bronze Elephant $10,000
1289 Pair of Italian Rococo Style Grotto Chairs $8,125
1369 After Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray, "Falconer" bronze sculpture $20,000
1409 Raden Basoeki Abdullah, Oil on Canvas of a Woman with Parasol $8,125
1458 Persian Pictorial Rug $8,750
1477 Myochin School Iron Articulated Snake $37,500
1512 Paul Jouve, Etching on paper, "Walking Panther" $13,750
1515 Art Deco Portrait $11,875
1550 George III Double Pedestal Dining Room Table $8,750
TOP LOTS - UNRESERVED AUCTION
12 Collection of Coral Bead And Yellow Gold Jewelry $1,750
35 Collection of Art Deco Gem Set Jewelry $1,375
88 Rubelite Tourmaline Diamond and Platinum Ring $2,000
119 Art Deco Diamond Platinum Ring, S. Kind & Son $2,375
120 Art Deco "Moi Et Toi" Diamond and Platinum Ring $2,500
140 Recent Yellow Gold Jewelry, Including Tina Chow $4,375
181 Three Wristwatches, Includes Tiffany & Co., Hermes $1,625
219 French Pate De Verre and Paste Cross Necklace $2,000
355 Racycle Bicycle $1,625
432 Carlo Canevari, Oil on Panel of a Nun and Two Priests $1,500
510 Reed & Barton "Florentine Lace" Sterling Flatware $1,664
541 Georg Jensen Danish Silver Bowl #665 $1,375
2066a Loetz Iridescent Glass Vase with Sterling Floral and Leaf Overlay $2,875
2150 Old Mission Kopperkraft Hammered Copper Table Lamp $2,176
2272 George Nelson, Herman Miller Five-Bay Comprehensive Storage System (CSS) $11,250
2332 Eileen Gray, Ecart International "Satellite" Mirror $4,375
2336 Gae Aulenti, Artemide "Pileo Mezza Pileo" Floor Lamp $3,712
2388 Victor Vasarely Limited Edition Room-Sized Wool Rug $6,250
2472 Jamie Herzlinger Park Avenue Dining Table $4,688
2674 Jeffrey Greene Dining Set $3,375
2721 George Platt Lynes Gelatin Silver Print, "Francois Moncion" $3,000
2813 Joe D'urso; Donghia Tribeca Collection, "Island Sofa" $3,000
2888 Frank Lloyd Wright Folding Bench Made for the Meeting House $3,125
2909 Andy Warhol Screenprint on Laundry Bag, Cow $4,063
2938 Borge Mogensen Bifold Door Cabinet $4,063
2967 Gunnar Nyland, Rorstrand Floor Vase $4,375
Rago Auctions will hold the next Great Estates Auction on December 6, 2014 and Discovery Auction on January 17/18, 2014. Consignments are now being accepted for all auctions: 609.397.9374 or info@ragoarts.com.
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Rago is a leading U.S. auction house with $30 million in annual sales. We serve thousands of sellers and buyers internationally with a singular blend of global reach and personal service. Rago holds auctions of 20th/21st c. design, fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry, militaria, coins and currency, Asian, historic ephemera, and ethnographic property. A world-class venue through which to buy and sell, it offers valuations for personal property (from a single piece to collections and estates), appraisals, estate services, exhibitions and lectures in house and online. Rago is based in New Jersey, midway between Philadelphia and New York City.
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