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Exceptional property from the Northeast's fine homes and collectors nationwide.
Estate auctions fill Rago's galleries with 18th, 19th and early 20th century furnishings, decorative arts and fine arts including lamps and metalwork, fine rugs, American folk art, bronzes, prints, Asian art and antiques, glass and porcelain. We welcome single-owner collections and estates. This department is also responsible for sales of stamps, coins, pop culture, musical instruments and historical ephemera and Native American property.
What We Offer
Competitive Commissions
No charge for initial consultation/opinions of value
Private sale or auction
Your property pictured and described to over 5 million online buyers
Printed catalogues for all major sales
National and international advertising in print and online
What We Sell
Decorative Arts
Meissen
$22,800
Royal Worcester
$10,800
Mantle CLock
$10,980
Willard
$10,200
Cranbury Glass
$9,760
Royal Copenhagen
$9,000
Furniture
Tiffany
$390,400
American Walnut
$42,700
Italian
$24,400
Joachim Hill
$20,400
English Regency
$17,080
Tramp Art
$9,000
Fine Art
Beschey
$72,000
Bronze
$20,740
Raza
$51,850
Wores
$24,000
Davis
$24,000
Continental Ivory
$66,000
Asian
Chinese Cloisonne
$34,160
Korean Porcelain
$192,000
Jade
$103,700
Japanese
$48,000
Chinese Gilt
$60,000
Korean Bronze
$13,200
Native American
Houser
$22,800
NW Coast
$10,200
Monogya
$12,000
Chilkat
$22,800
Calif./Great Plains
$10,200
NW Totem
$6,600
Rugs
Heriz
$19,550
Sarouk
$7,930
Tabriz
$7,050
Serapi
$7,320
Khorasson
$5,288
Heriz
9,400
More
Limestone Herms
$27,025
Steinway
$23,180
34-Star Flag
$14,640
Marble
$6,463
Ruth autograph
$6,710
Vuitton
$7,930
Who We Are
Thomas Martin
Thomas Martin heads the Estate Auction department. A dealer and auctioneer with over 30 years in the business of antiques, since joining Rago's in 2007, Mr. Martin, a superb generalist, has developed a department that encompasses a broad range of property. In addition to 18th and 19th C. furnishings and decorative art and Americana, he handles sales of Asian art, historical ephemera, pop culture, musical instruments, stamps and coins. Read more...