Rago's is the largest and leading auction house in New Jersey. Since 1994, it has served thousands of sellers and buyers with a singular blend of global reach and personal service. One of the top auction houses in the field of 20th century design since its inception, Rago's expertise covers centuries of fine art, decorative arts, furnishings, jewelry, silver, currency and ethnographic property. It is an internationally-known 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, offering free valuations for personal property (from a single piece to collections and estates), appraisals and auction exhibitions in house and online. Attention to consignors is of paramount importance and clients enjoy direct access to partners and experts throughout the valuation, consignment and auction process.
Our Auctions
20th C. Modern Design
Furnishings by Nakashima, Powell, Evans, Kagan, Castle, Esherick, Deskey, Frankl, Mont, Dunbar, Springer, Robsjohn-Gibbings, Nelson, McArthur, Coffey, Carpenter, Cederquist, Parzinger, Panton, Knoll, Wormley, Baughman, Noguchi, Gehry, LaVerne, Kjaerholm, Mathsson, McKie, Wegner, Juhl, Jacobsen, Vodder, Buffa, Van Der Rohe, Breuer, Ponti, Pergay, Perriand, Royere, Liaigre, Guariche, Prouve, Sornay, Pesce, Scarpa, Wright, Ulrich, Starck, Newson, Saarinen, Sottsass, Seandel, Venturi, Rodrigues, Fornasetti, Borsani, Adnet, Daro. Lighting by Arredoluce, Hansen, Hennigsen, Tynell, Panton, Lelli, Stilnovo, Fontana Arte Studio ceramics by Arneson, Scheier, Natzler, Wood, Voulkos, Earl, Poor, Autio, Conover, DeVore, Duckworth, Rie, Coper, Gilhooly, Hamada, Leach, Price, Woodman, Takaesu. Contemporary glass by Lino Tagliapietra, Chihuly, Daley, Littleton, Morris, Zynsky, Kuhn, Moje, Myers, Fujita, Vallien, Cash, Ritter, Orrefors. Italian glass by Barbini, Venini, Martens, Toso, Barovier,
Seguso, Bianconi, Salviati, Pianon, Zecchin, Cenedese. Sculpture and fine art by Bejar, Bertoia, Berrocal, Evans, Hiltey, Ihlenfeld, Falkenstein, Paley, Esherick, Picasso, Vautrin
Early 20th C. Design
Arts & Crafts Movement furnishings by Gustav Stickley, L. & J.G. Stickley, Limbert, Rohlfs, Roycroft. Aesthetic Movement furnishings by Kimbel and Cabus, Pabst, DeForrest, Herter Bros. Ceramics by George Ohr, Newcomb College, Grueby, Rookwood, Robineau, Fulper, Marblehead, Moorcroft, Martin Brothers, Teco, Zsolnay. Fine art by Gustave Baumann, Margaret Patterson, Dow, Lum, Hopkins and Dixon. Metalwork by Yellin, Arden, Kalo, Roycroft, Dirk Van Erp, Stickley, Benedict, Liberty & Co. Lighting by Tiffany, Dirk Van Erp, Roycroft, Stickley, Handel, Pairpoint. Glass by Tiffany, Galle, Daum, Loetz.
Post-War and Contemporary Art
Paintings, works on paper, sculpture, prints and photographs. Arman, Robert Arneson, Norman Bluhms, James Brown, Alexander Calder, Leonora Carrington, Chuck Close, Martin Creed, Jim Dine, Marlene Dumas, Sharon Ellis, Sam Francis, Adam Fuss, Maureen Gallace, Ewan Gibbs, Leon Golub, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Keith Haring, Jasper Johns, Charles LeDray, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Graham Little, Lee Lozano, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Jason Martin, Marilyn Minter, Ree Morton, Louise Nevelson, Thomas Nozkowski, Roxy Paine, Ed Paschke, Evan Penny, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Pettibone, Elizabeth Peyton, Robert Rauschenberg, David Reed, George Rickey, Bridgette Riley, Jim Shaw, Nancy Spero, Theodoros Stamos, Andy Warhol, John Wesley, Kehinde Wiley.
19th/20th C. American and European Art
Kenneth Miller Adams, Walter Emerson Baum, Fern Isabel Coppedge, Daniel Garber, Hermann Herzog, Edward Hopper, William Langson Lathrop, Harry Leith-Ross, Louis Lozowick, Frederick MacMonnies, Antonio Martino, Joseph Meierhans, Henry Moore, Elie Nadelman, Lloyd Ney, Fairfield Porter, Edward Willis Redfield, William Trost Richards, Charles Rosen, George Sotter, Melville Stark, James Brade Sword, Rufino Tamayo, William Aiken Walker, Frederick Judd Waugh, Orrin White.
Jewelry, Silver, Objets de Vertu, Accessories, Watches, Couture
Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Belle Époque, Art Deco, Retro, Modern, Contemporary, Diamonds, Gems, Bijoux, Tiffany & Co., Cartier, Bulgari, Buccellati, Webb, Gorham, Caldwell, Després, Colonna, Magnussen, Jensen, Fabergé, Klingert, Ovchinnikov, Hermès, Leiber, Chanel, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Spratling, Pineda.
Estates
American, British and Continental furnishings. Porcelain and Ceramics. Asian decorative and fine art. Tribal art. Carpets and Rugs. Militaria: American and world swords, antique firearms, fine-edged weapons, uniforms and accoutrements. Maps. Antiquarian and rare books. Ephemera.
Coins and currency
Rare American and world coins and currency
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David Rago and Suzanne Perrault, 20th/21st Century Decorative Arts and Furnishings
Meredith Hilferty, Fine Art
Dianne Batista, Fine Jewelry
Upcoming Auctions from Rago
Spring Jewels and Watches
On May 7th, Rago presents Spring Jewels & Watches with nearly 300 inspired designs evoking the season's resplendent bloom. Highlights include a pair of Barry Kieselstein-Cord sapphire, diamond, and platinum earrings, a Tiffany & Co. gold bracelet, a diamond and platinum ring, a Cartier 'Ballon Bleu' pink gold wristwatch, and much more. This vibrant offering also boasts close to thirty works from the thoughtfully curated Collection of Mari Shaw, featuring jewelry from contemporary makers like Gijs Bakker, Tone Vigeland, Peter Chang, Bruno Martinazzi, Emily Cobb, and several others.
Modern Design
Modern Design on May 13th presents an extraordinary selection of works by leading figures of the 20th and 21st centuries, from sublime furnishings by George Nakashima to abstract sculpture by Claire Falkenstein. Among the leading lots are rare and impressive works by Paul Evans, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Albert Paley, Judy Kensley McKie, Wendell Castle, and Wharton Esherick, and an exceptional selection of basketry and bamboo forms by Japanese artists including Katsushiro Soho, Masaomi Yasunaga, and more.
Post War & Contemporary Art | Pure Edge
Post War and Contemporary Art on May 14th presents an exemplary selection of painting, sculpture, and more by major figures of the 20th and 21st centuries. This standout offering is led by Sam Gilliam's 1970 acrylic Sun Woman, Miyoko Ito's 1957 oil Adam and Eve, and Maria Martins's Impossible, an exceedingly rare defining work of the Surrealist movement. Further highlights include sculpture from Annie Morris, Magdalena Abakanowicz, and Lynda Benglis, and works from Hannah Wilke, Andreas Gursky, John Currin, Amoako Boafo, Anthony James, Joan Miro, and John Wesley, among others. Post War and Contemporary Art will be preceded by Pure Edge American Geometric Abstraction, Selected Works from the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires. Few movements in postwar American art pursued clarity with such unrelenting conviction as Hard Edge and geometric abstraction. Pure Edge brings together nineteen exceptional works from the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires MACBA, one of South Americas foremost collections of American geometric abstraction. Spanning five decades of practice, the group unites pivotal figures of the Hard Edge, Op, Minimalist, and Light and Space movements, among them Lorser Feitelson, Karl Benjamin, Paul Feeley, Thomas Downing, John McCracken, and Ilya Bolotowsky, whose commitment to flat color, cleanly drawn form, and the dynamics of perception defined the most uncompromising strain of postwar American art. Assembled through MACBAs distinguished engagement with galleries, estates, and institutions across the United States, this rare selection of deaccessioned works offers collectors an exceptional opportunity to acquire historically significant pieces with outstanding institutional provenance, while proceeds will benefit future acquisitions and make way for new chapters in MACBAs collecting vision.
Contemporary Glass
Contemporary Glass on May 15th presents an impressive selection of works from modern visionaries of the medium whose works have defined and redefined the discipline. The highlight of this offering is over forty works from a Private Hawaiian Collection assembled over the course of decades, featuring exceptional examples by William Morris, Toots Zynsky, Dale Chihuly, Harvey Littleton, and Klaus Moje. Also represented in the sale are Dan Dailey, Flora Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Jon Kuhn, Richard Marquis, Yoichi Ohira, Lino Tagliapietra, and more.Bidder Reviews for Rago (387)
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