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Asian antiques, English porcelain, at forefront of Rago auctions March 17-18

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
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Important Chinese Qianlong porcelain cup, famille rose enamels of cockerels and hens with their chicks, China, 18th century, 3in diameter. Estimate: $6,000-$8,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Art and artifacts spanning centuries and continents will be on offer in Rago’s March Great Estates Auctions, with a stand-alone segment for Asian Fine and Decorative Arts on Friday, March 17, followed by American and European Fine and Decorative Arts on Saturday, March 18. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

“In addition to fine antiques and art, our March Auction will see the sale of several exceptional pieces of porcelain,” says Gina Tomasello, director of Rago’s Great Estates Department. “From 17th and 18th century Asian vessels to antique European porcelain plaques by Minton and KPM, this auction features some of the finest pieces to ever cross the Rago auction block.”

 

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Chinese root carving, immortal Liu Hai, traveling with glass-eyed toad and a cash coin, on attached base, 17th/18th century, 13in x 9 1/2in x 7 1/2in. Estimate: $6,000-$8,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

The Great Estates/Asian session will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on March 17. The session consists of 193 lots. The Asian art and design will include important 17th and 18th century Chinese porcelain; Japanese cloisonné; a collection of Japanese block prints; impressive Chinese root carving and blanc de chine sculptures; a large collection of 14th-16th century Southeast Asian porcelain, carved jade antiquities and Chinese furniture.

 

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Mintons Louis Solon pate-sur-pate olive green plaque, finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip, signed ‘L. Solon,’ circa 1890, plaque: 7 1/2in x 6 1/2in. Estimate: $3,000-$5,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

Saturday’s Great Estates auction, which consists of more than 600 lots, begins Saturday, March 18, at 10a.m. Eastern. Featured is an impressive collection of porcelain from a New Jersey estate highlighted by works of Minton and KPM.

 

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KPM porcelain plaque, ‘Hagar & Ishmael in the Wilderness,’ Germany, circa 1900, artist-signed and marked, plaque: 12 1/2in x 16 1/2in. Estimate: $3,000-$4,000. Rago Arts and Auction Center image

 

Other standouts are English, European and American furniture spanning centuries and styles including a fine sampling of Aesthetic Movement pieces. Decorative arts includes an extensive collection of steins from a Virginia estate. Also in the lineup are Native American pottery and sculpture; fine art by Malvina Hoffman, Al Hirschfeld, Marion Harris, Lee Townsend and others; militaria and Civil War memorabilia including a signed Abraham Lincoln letter, weapons, coats, belt buckles and other accoutrements; collectibles; books and ephemera.

 

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