Christies Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Sale is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at the Convention Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, beginning at 1.00 pm and featuring a total of 279 lots, that include signed pieces from renowned designers and jewelry houses, such as Cartier, Van Cleef & […]
Sotheby’s inaugural sale of Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels at the Mandarin Oriental in Geneva on May 16, 2017 turned out to be a tremendous success, with a strong sell-through rate of 90%, realizing a total sale of US$ 151,546,458 (CHF 150,737,000), much above the total pre-sale estimate of approximately US$100million (CHF 98 million). While […]
Lambertville, NJ: On Tuesday, June 6, Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house with Joshua Ruff titled “Brilliant Partners – Judith and Gerson Leiber.” Ruff will explore the life and times of these two creative souls who pursued their respective paths – Judith as an internationally-renowned handbag designer, and Gerson as an ingeniously versatile modern artist […]
Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels Spring Sale is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in which 268 lots of exceptional jewels will be featured that include a thematic section dedicated to the Dolce Vita era along with pieces formerly owned by Doris Duke and Elizabeth Taylor, […]
Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s May Fine Art Auctions brought in $2,887,000 in sales on Saturday, May 6. The highest price achieved by a single lot went to Lot 223, Yves Klein’s Venus Bleue which sold for $137,500 against an estimate of $60,000-90,000. Several other fine works defied expectations and shattered estimates, including […]
Lambertville, NJ: On Thursday, May 17, Rago Arts and Auction Center hosts an open house with Mark Sfirri speaking on “The Development of the American Studio Furniture Movement in the 20th Century.” Sfirri will trace the historical roots and evolution of the American Studio Furniture Movement – from the early days of the Arts and […]
Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Spring Sale 2017, will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Geneva, on May 16, 2017, with the much-awaited auction being held in two segments, Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 of the auction offering a total of 307 lots will be held in two sessions, Session […]
Lambertville, NJ – On Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 the Rago Arts and Auction Center holds auctions of Early 20th Century and Modern Design. The Solana Collection of Lalique Glass: Saturday, May 20 at 10:00 AM EST, 115 lots Rago’s is honored to present this single-owner collection which features many rare pieces in […]
Lambertville, NJ: On Wednesday, May 3, Rago Arts and Auction Center presents a talk by scholar and curator Kelli Morgan entitled, “In Similar Likeness: Black Women’s Figurative Art.” Morgan will discuss the works of African American artists, such as Edmonia Lewis, Elizabeth Catlett, Meta Warrick Fuller, and Laura Wheeler Waring who, despite living during an […]
Lambertville, NJ – On Saturday, May 6, 2017, Rago will hold auctions of 19th/20th Century American and European Art and Post-War/Contemporary Art. This auction series will also include the sale of Property from an Important New York Collection which contains art, furniture, sculpture, and objets d’ vertu representing a life-time of considered and masterful collecting. […]