Auctioneers Press Release

Downingtown auction house Pook & Pook, Inc. is gearing up for this year’s autumn auction season with a vast and varied two-day Americana and International auction, slated for Friday September 14th and Saturday September 15th. Over the summer months, the folks at Pook & Pook have been working hard, t...View Full Article

Downingtown auction house Pook & Pook, Inc. is fresh off summer vacation and ready to jump into the Fall auction season with an immense, two-day Online Only Decorative Arts auction. Beginning Wednesday August 29th and concluding on Thursday August 30th, the sale features over 1,500 objects and encom...View Full Article

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announces the sale of property from the estate of Steve and Peggy Fossett. This landmark collection will be sold at auction October 30 and 31 and will be on view in Chicago October 26 - 29. Lot 18, Circle of Raphael, (16th Century), The Conversion of Saint Paul, c. 1520; E...View Full Article

BOSTON, MA – Skinner, Inc. will hold an auction Saturday, July 14th of European Furniture & Decorative Arts featuring Fine Silver and the Laver Collection of Wedgwood. The extensive offerings include nearly 600 lots of European furniture and decorative arts from the 17th through early 20th centuries...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago’s June jewelry auctions brought $1,903,081 in two sessions: unreserved jewelry on June 8 and fine jewelry on June 10. The highest price achieved by a single lot went to Lot 2051, a rare enameled and yellow gold gem-set collar necklace by master metallurgist Marie Zimmermann, w...View Full Article

On June 13th and 14th, Pook & Pook, Inc. is hosting yet another one of their ever-popular Online Only Decorative Arts Auction, taking place over the span of two days and exclusively through Bidsquare.com. Bidding for the auction will begin at 9:00am on Wednesday, June 13th with 700 lots selling thro...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Design Auctions brought in $5,137,719 on May 19- 20, 2018. A vast array of property, from early 20th century to modern design, plus contemporary ceramics and glass, including The Daphne Farago Collection of Decorative Objects (sold to benefit the Muse...View Full Article

Pook & Pook, Inc.’s Online Only Coins & Jewelry auction, held on Wednesday, May 23rd 2018, brought incredible results on the online bidding platform bidsquare.com. In the days prior to the sale, the Downingtown auction house was busy with a flurry of numismatists and jewelry lovers who spent hours p...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center's May Fine Art Auctions realized $2,700,499 in sales on Saturday, May 5. The highest price achieved by a single lot went to Lot 540, Still Life with Pitcher by American artist Arshile Gorky, which sold for $175,000 against an estimate of $50,000- 70,000...View Full Article

Just in time for Mother’s Day weekend, Stuart Kingston Jewelers and Pook & Pook Inc. are joining forces again for their third joint auction together on May 11th 2018 at 7pm. 180 lots of exceptional jewelry are set to cross the auction block on Friday evening, featuring a wealth of items from Philade...View Full Article

Skinner presents art and artifacts from Africa to the Great Plains, the tundra to the tropics. The allure of non-Western art and artifacts for early modernist artists such as Picasso and Matisse is well known. Ethnic creations continue to have the same appeal for collectors around the world. This au...View Full Article

Even as chilly winter weather persists, Pook & Pook, Inc. is looking to heat things up with their ever-popular annual spring Americana & International auction. On April 28that 10am just over 500 lots are set to cross the auction block. Bidders young and old are invited to shake off that winter weath...View Full Article

The April 10 and 11 Important Jewelry auction at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers offered a unique selection of bold vintage jewelry, signed designer jewelry and numerous loose and mounted diamonds and gemstones. Day one of the sale was conducted to a full floor in the Chicago saleroom and with over 1,000...View Full Article

Mrs. Ruth Bryson was a widely distinguished antiques dealer and collector in Quarryville, Pennsylvania. Her expertise was unmistakable, noted by the exceptional collection of antiques she leaves behind following her death in July 2017. On Saturday, April 14th Pook & Pook Inc. has the privilege to ex...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Remix Auction brought $1,271,575 in sales on April 7, 2018. The one day sale of nearly 700 lots presented pieces of mid-century modern and 21st century design alongside period furnishings, heirloom silver, Asian and compelling art. Saturday’s Remix au...View Full Article

BOSTON, MA – Skinner, Inc. presents an auction of Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments featuring antique tools and diverse scientific apparatus as well as timepieces of all types in its Marlborough Gallery on April 20 at 10AM. Previews will be held on April 18, 12PM–5PM, April 19, 12PM–7PM, and ...View Full Article

Among top results of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ March 26 Asian Works of Art auction was a Xing Tong, Wang Xizhis Shi Qi Tie calligraphy scrolls in cursive script, which sold for $269,000 following competitive bidding on the phone and in the room. It was sold from the collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying ...View Full Article

On Saturday, March 24th 2018, Pook & Pook, Inc., Auctioneers and Appraisers with Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions, Ltd. host their fourth joint-auction. Beginning at 10am, the session includes an array of military figures, clockwork toys, cast iron vehicles, advertising signs, and a few other surp...View Full Article

Chicago, IL –This February Leslie Hindman Auctioneers conducted two unique single- owner auctions of property from Palm Beach, Florida and Lucca, Italy: Property from the Estate of Philip and Mary Hulitar and Property from Villa Massei. Both collections offered furniture, decorative art and fine art...View Full Article

BOSTON, February 16, 2018 - Lively turn out and compelling bidding resulted in strong results for Skinner’s mid-winter Fine Wines & Rare Spirits live auction with an average sell-through rate of over 96%. The February 15th auction consisted of 484 lots of fine wines and rare spirits including extens...View Full Article

Pook & Pook, Inc. is off to a strong start in 2018, with their second auction this month, this time featuring a selection of Americana and International items. On Saturday the 27th, the Downingtown auction house entertained a large crowd with three hundred and fifty participating in-house and over t...View Full Article

Lambertville, NJ - On Saturday, November 10, 2018, Rago will hold auctions of American + European Art and Post-War + Contemporary Art.  Included among the more than 700 lots of paintings, prints, sculptures, photographs and works on paper are three segments of single-owner collections: The Collectio...View Full Article

Skinner’s 20th Century Design auction was well received in Boston on December 14. Its success repeats the consistent pattern of Skinner sales: famous names and iconic objects, intermingled with obscure masterpieces and unexpected treasures. Lot 72, Tiffany Favrile, Art glass, New York, c. 1900; Sold...View Full Article