Auction details
Fine Art Auction
11:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2009
offered by
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
23% up to 500000
18% above 500001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 100 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 30000 | 2500 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
Auction House Preview
Preview will be held from Saturday, May 9 through Thursday, May 14 from 12:00 noon until 5:00 pm daily and from 9:00 until the start of the sale on both Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th. Items in the Friday session can be previewed at 204 N. Union Street and items in the Saturday session can be previewed at 333 N. Main Street, both in Lambertville, NJ. Previews are also available by appointment by calling (609) 397-9374. Please visit our website for more information: www.ragoarts.com .
264 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 151 |
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Robert William Wood (British/American, 1889-1979) Untitled; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 14'' x 18''; Provenanc... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 152 |
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Robert William Wood (American/British, 1889-1979) The High Sierras; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed and titled; 30'... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 153 |
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Sonia Gechtoff (American, b. 1926) Carousel, 1968; Oil on canvas; Signed; 33'' x 47 3/4''; Provenance: Estate of Sa... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
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| 154 |
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Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese, b. 1921) Two works of art: Untitled, 1979; Lithograph in colors (framed); Signed, dated and nu... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 155 |
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Charles Green Shaw (American, 1892-1974) West Wind, 1955; Oil on Masonite (framed); Signed, dated and titled; 7'' x... |
900 - 1,200 |
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| 156 |
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Charles Green Shaw (American, 1892-1974) Spell of the Unknown, 1959; Oil on canvasboard (framed); Signed, dated an... |
900 - 1,200 |
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| 157 |
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ARTIST PALETTES Anna Elkan Meltzer (American, 1896-1974) Untitled, 1947; Oil on palette (framed); Signed and dated;... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 158 |
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Manuel Cancel (Argentinian, b. 1951) Three works of art: Leaf #1; Acrylic on canvas (unstretched); Signed; 18'' x 1... |
1,800 - 2,400 |
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| 159 |
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Philip Geiger (American, b. 1956) Landscape with Three Cars, 1987; Oil on board (framed); Signed; 18'' x 24''; Prov... |
900 - 1,200 |
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| 160 |
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Robert Lebron (American, b. 1928) Two works of art: Skaters on the Lake in Central Park; Oil on canvas (framed); Si... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 161 |
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Natvar Bhavsar (Indian, b. 1934) Two works of art: Untitled; Mixed media on canvas (framed); Signed; 24'' x 24''; U... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
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| 162 |
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Occupational portraits of a seated dentist with implements, cased with another of him pulling teeth; Two hand-tinte... |
500 - 700 |
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| 163 |
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Two portraits of a fireman; Two hand-tinted ninth-plate ambrotypes (cased together in Union case) |
300 - 400 |
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| 164 |
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Portrait of finely-dressed group of four, perhaps father and children; Finely hand-tinted sixth-plate stereoscope ... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 165 |
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Portrait of doctor with skull; Half-plate, hand-tinted ambrotype (cased image) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 166 |
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Occupational portrait of a young pharmacist with mortar and pestle, pre-1880; Hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotype... |
500 - 700 |
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| 167 |
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Occupational portrait of a blacksmith with hammer and anvil; Sixth-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
800 - 1,000 |
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| 168 |
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Two occupational portraits, one of a plasterer smoking a pipe, other of a carpenter holding tool; Two hand-tinted s... |
400 - 600 |
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| 169 |
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Outdoor portrait of a hunter and his hound dog; Sixth-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
500 - 700 |
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| 170 |
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Portrait of a young hunter and his fowl; Sixth-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
1,500 - 2,500 |
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| 171 |
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Wedding portraits of young bride and groom holding Bibles; Two hand-tinted sixth-plate ambrotypes (cased together) |
100 - 150 |
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| 172 |
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Portrait of child holding a book; Sixth-plate stereoscope daguerreotypes |
600 - 800 |
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| 173 |
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Portraits of children; Two ninth-plate, hand-tinted daguerreotypes cut to oval (cased together) |
600 - 800 |
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| 174 |
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Portrait of an African American nanny and child; Quarter-plate daguerreotype (in gutta-percha frame); Frame: 6 1/2'... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 175 |
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Two family portraits: one of daughters, other of parents; Two fourth-plate daguerreotypes (cased together in case w... |
200 - 300 |
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| 176 |
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Portrait of a finely dressed couple, the wife embroidering, the husband reading the paper; Hand-tinted full-plate ... |
2,500 - 3,500 |
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| 177 |
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Portrait of a young man with violin; Quarter-plate, hand-tinted daguerreotype (cased image) |
200 - 300 |
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| 178 |
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Portrait of two Women's Rights activists: New Jersey and Delaware; Hand-tinted sixth-plate ambrotype (cased image) |
500 - 700 |
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| 179 |
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Portrait of a young Civil War Zouave; Quarter-plate ambrotype (cased image) |
500 - 700 |
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| 180 |
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Portrait of a young Civil War soldier; Hand-tinted ninth-plate ambrotype (cased image); Stamped ''BRADY'' (possibly... |
300 - 400 |
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| 181 |
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Portrait of a soldier with gun and American flag, ca. 1860; Hand-tinted sixth-plate ambrotype (cased image); Velve... |
600 - 800 |
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| 182 |
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Portrait of a decorated Naval officer with sword; Hand-tinted quarter-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
400 - 600 |
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| 183 |
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Portrait of three Civil War soldiers; Hand-tinted fourth-plate ambrotype (in gutta-percha frame); Frame: 5 3/4'' x... |
300 - 400 |
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| 184 |
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Portrait of a Mexican War soldier with sword; Quarter-plate daguerreotype (in presentation case) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 185 |
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Portrait of a soldier with flowers and bust; Sixth-plate daguerreotype (framed) |
300 - 500 |
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| 186 |
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Portrait of a reclining nude woman; Hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
1,500 - 2,500 |
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| 187 |
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Portrait of woman with guitar; Hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
500 - 700 |
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| 188 |
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Portrait of a finely dressed young woman; Hand-tinted half-plate ambrotype (in relievo case) |
300 - 500 |
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| 189 |
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Portrait of a woman with bird in cage; Hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotype (in case with mother-of-pearl decorati... |
300 - 400 |
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| 190 |
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Portrait of two children with dog; Half-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
2,500 - 4,500 |
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| 191 |
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Portraits of trumpeteers with their instruments; Two hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotypes (cased images) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 192 |
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Portriats of violinists; Two hand-tinted sixth-plate daguerreotypes (cased images) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 193 |
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Portrait of a well-dressed gentleman; Quarter-plate stereoscope ambrotype (cased image); Stamped ''Mascher's Improv... |
600 - 800 |
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| 194 |
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Outdoor scene of Niagara Falls with well-dressed couple in horse-drawn carriage; Half-plate ambrotype (in Country ... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 195 |
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Outdoor scene of the Ward family on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, ca. 1860; Full-plate ambrotype (cased image); Prove... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 196 |
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Outdoor image of horse-drawn sled; Quarter-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
3,000 - 5,000 |
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| 197 |
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Outdoor scene the S.W. Leigh building; Quarter-plate daguerreotype (cased image) |
3,000 - 4,000 |
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| 198 |
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Portrait of a Union officer (possibly Fitz John Porter, Major General U.S.V.); Hand-tinted quarter-plate daguerreot... |
400 - 600 |
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| 199 |
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Portrait of a young medic officer (possibly Captain George Cole of the 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment); Half-plate... |
600 - 800 |
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| 200 |
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Portrait of Captain Beckham, 24th South Carolina Militia, seated with books; Hand-tinted half-plate ambrotype (unde... |
600 - 800 |
