On September 10 and 11, 2010 Rago’s invites you to take part in its biggest and best Discovery sale to date, where you can find everything from George Nakashima to Jeff Koons.
“The Discovery sales are the way great country auctions used to be – but with a far cooler selection of anything from Eames furniture to jelly cupboards, Asian bronzes to jewelry by Cartier.” says David Rago.
Auction
• Friday, September 10 at 10 a.m.: Jewelry and silver, Arts and Crafts, Asian/tribal, traditional furnishings, art glass, garden, fine art, coins, textiles. Total lots: 650.
• Saturday, September 11 at Noon: Modern furnishings, decorative arts, contemporary art glass, lighting, contemporary pottery, metalwork, fine art. Total lots 605.
• Telephone, absentee, online bidding available for those unable to attend.
Auction Exhibition/Preview
• Saturday, September 4, 2010 through Thursday, September 9 from 12-5 p.m. or by appointment (closed on September 6 for Labor Day). Doors open on Friday at 8 a.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m.
• Rago’s is located midway between New York City and Philadelphia. Directions online at ragoarts.com
Catalogue
• Printed listings are available free of charge by calling 609-397-9374 or e-mailing a request to [email protected].
• View a complete online catalogue with color images at ragoarts.com online now.
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 10 A.M.
JEWELRY AND SILVER
Famous jewelry/silver makers include Walter Meyer/Jensen USA, Wallace, Louis W. Rice for Bernard Rice’s Sons, Gucci, Gorham, Dirk Van Erp, Cartier, Cellini, Baccarat, Archibald Knox and Liberty & Co. The sale contains a variety of fine jewelry, costume jewelry and silver. There is American and European silver, Bakelite, Asian, Art Deco, vintage costume jewelry, watches, diamond cocktail rings, Navajo silver, ”Jelly-Belly” brooches with Rhinestones, a collection of vintage fruit brooches, Celtic Revival jewelry, cameos and more.
ARTS AND CRAFTS FURNISHINGS
Famous furniture makers include: Gustav Stickley, Globe-Wernicke, Robert Walsh, Warren Hilestyle, E.J. Audi, Arts & Crafts, Limbert, Stickley Bros. (Attr.), Lifetime, Honeoye, L. & J.G. Stickley and more.
POTTERY AND CERAMICS
The selection of pottery and ceramics includes famous makers: Roycroft, Arts & Crafts, Cowan for Peters & Reed, Cowan for Ruskin, Doulton Lambeth, Edward Cranch for Rookwood, Elizabeth Lincoln for Rookwood, Fulper, George Ohr, Grueby, Kataro Shirayamadani (Attr.) for Rookwood, Martin Bros, McCoy, Minton, Moorcroft, Niloak Mossionware, Norman Rockwell for Gorham, North Carolina Pottery, Odell & Booth Brothers, Ohio Pottery, Owens for Weller, Paul Revere, Roseville, Royal Copenhagen, Royal Doulton, S.E.G., Stangl, San Jose Mission, Sicard Vallauris, Silver Springs pottery, Van Briggle, Weller, Zanesville and a selection of Amphora pottery.
ASIAN/TRIBAL
Asian and Tribal items include Asian decorative arts, bone and ivory, carved wood, Chinese export, netsuke, Native American decorative pieces; and items from Japan, Africa and New Guinea.
TRADITIONAL FURNISHINGS
Traditional furnishings include a set of seven Chippendale style dining chairs, a Victorian fireplace mantle, wicker furniture, a jelly cupboard, an Empire center table, a Hoosier, a pair of Queen Anne club chairs, a wrought iron Victorian hall tree, an oak icebox, a Queen Anne loveseat and more.
ART GLASS
Art glass makers include: Imperial, Lalique, Baccarat, Steuben, Charles Schneider for Verreries Schneider, Durand, Bristol, Galle (style of), Verlys, and several lots of American Victorian.
FINE ART
The selection of fine art includes 60+ lots of paintings, prints, sculpture and works on paper.
OTHER
There is also a collection of garden furnishings, decorative art, advertising memorabilia, books, clocks, coins/currency, Arts and Crafts lighting, decorative metalwork, oriental rugs, textiles, weaponry and a grand piano.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 11 A.M.
MODERN FURNISHINGS
The sale contains over 250 lots of Modern Furnishings. Famous makers include Alvar Aalto, Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Baker, Broyhill, Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, Charles Pollack for Knoll, Chase (Attr.), Danish Modern, Dunbar, Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Edward Zucca, Eero Saarinen for Knoll, Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti, Finn Juhl for Hans Wegner, George Kovacs, George Nakashima, George Nelson for Herman Miller, Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller, Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti, Hans Wegner, Harry Bertoia for Knoll, Harvey Probber, Heywood Wakefield, Ico Parisi, Isamu Noguchi, James Mont, Jay Spectre, Jean Charles, John Widdicomb for M. Grieveco, Kurt Versen, Maison Jansen (Attr.), Marcel Breuer, Mies Van Der Rohe for Knoll, Milo Baughman, Ole Wanscher, Otto Wagner for Thonet, Paul Evans, Paul McCobb, Paul Tuttle (Attr.), Phil Powell, Poul Hundevade, Silas Seandel, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Thomas O’Brien, Tommi Parzinger, Vladimir Kagan and Warren McArthur.
LIGHTING
The sale contains lighting by famous makers: Chase, Curtis Jere, Donald Deskey, Fantoni, Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo, George Nelson for Koch & Lowy, Lightolier, Hansen, Heifetz for Steiffel, Jorge Pensi for B.Lux (Attr.), Kagan, Murano, Piero Fornesetti, Studio, Venini and Walter Von Nessen.
CONTEMPORARY POTTERY AND CERAMICS
Famous maker pottery and ceramic makers in the sale include: Axel Salto, Bacs, Beatrice Wood, Boch Freres, Colin Pearson, Contemporary Studio Pottery, Don Reitz, Guido Gambone, Janet Leach, John Rohlfing, Mark Chatterly, Michael Wisner, Natzler, Phillip Maberry, Pillin, Royal Copenhagen, Russell Wright, Scheier, Victor Spinski and Walter Keeler.
CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS
Contemporary art glass includes pieces by designers such as: Alvar Aalto for Ovia Toka, Barbinai, Leerdam, Orrefors, Bengt Orup for Johansfors, Boda Glass, Cenedese, Christopher Dresser for Thomas Webb, Fratelli Toso (Attr.), Gunnar Ander for Lindshammar, Gunnar Cyren for Orrefors, Higgins, Holmegaard, Johans Fors, Kastrup Glass, Mdina, Moser, Murano Glass, Kosta, Peter Shire for Vistosi, Pillin, Steuben (Attr.), Style of Fuga, Tapio Wirkkala Glass, Venini and many lots of Italian glass.
FINE ART
The collection of fine art includes sculpture by Jeff Koons, Gladys Lewis Bush, Curtis Jere, Martin McNulty, Barry Tinsley, and Roger Bezombes; mixed media by Frank Roth and Hananiah Harari; prints by Stanley William Hayter, Richard Kemble, Richard Haas, Peter Max, Omar Rayo, Nikos Ghika, Merlyn Evans, Louise Bourgeois, Larry Rivers, Jose Maria Sicilia, Johnny Friedlander, Harry Bertois, Gary Stephan, Fernando Botero, Elizabeth Monath, Andy Warhol, Alice Neel, Alexander Calder and Abe Birnbaum; paintings by Bruno Stern Zupan, Lamont Adelbert Warner, Lazlo Matulay, Leo Russell, Meryl Brater, Regis Bouvier De Cachard and Shozo Nagano; and works on paper by Francis Luis Mora, Richmond Burton, William Horace Littlefield, Claude Stahly and Gary Stephan.
OTHER
Other items in the sale include textiles, Art Deco barware and smoking accessories, Chase metalwork, assorted rugs, an enameled steel candelabra by Harry Balmer for Flemington Iron Works, turned wood by Mark Lindquist, clocks, a vintage camera, a radio by Charles Eames for Evans/Emerson Radio and more.
Auction Contact Information
Michael Ingham: 609-397-9374 ext. 115 or [email protected]
Notes for the Editor
High-resolution images available.
Next Discovery Auction
Friday, January 14, 2011.
About Rago Arts and Auction Center
The Rago Arts and Auction Center was established in 1995 by David Rago, a leading expert and dealer in early 20th C. design, who entered the business of auctions in 1984. The Auction Center, located midway between Philadelphia and New York, holds multi-million dollar sales of 20th century decorative arts and furnishings, fine art, jewelry, tribal and estate property. Since 1994, Rago’s has served thousands of sellers and buyers with a singular blend of global reach and personal service. It is a world-class venue through which to buy and sell. It is also a destination for those who seek to learn and share knowledge about art, antiques and collecting, with free valuations for personal property (from a single piece to collections and estates) and auction exhibitions in house and online.