Mughal Dagger Tops $314,000 at Rago’s September 16th Auction “Daggers such as this only come to auction once in a collector’s lifetime”
Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 2000 lot auction on September 14, 15 and 16 would have been a great succe
• Hammer: $ 917,770
• Hammer + b.p. $ 1,147,212
• Number of lots: 697
• % sold: 90%
• Bidders in-house: 113
• Absentee bidders: 98
• Phone Bidders: 163
• Bidders online: 1624 (online bidders from: U.S., Canada, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, Japan, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Spain, France, Austria, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Philippines, Thailand, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Netherlands)
Highlighted Top Lots:
1. 2606 Jewel Encrusted Mughal Dagger $ 314,500
2. 2627 George T. Downing Abolitionist Papers $ 20,000
3. 2269 Alfred Boucher Figural Bronze Sculpture, "Au But" $ 20,000
4. 2284 19th C. European Genre Scene Oil on Panel of a Market Scene $ 17,500
5. 2312 George Woodall / Thomas Webb Rock Crystal Decanter and Six Assembled Glasses $ 15,000
6. 2228 Pair of French Dore Bronze Candelabra $ 13,750
7. 2596 Edgar Allan Poe Autograph $ 11,875
8. 2338 Chinese Ivory Carving $ 8,750
9. 2607 Mughal Dagger Rock Crystal Handle $ 8,750
10. 2271 Mythological Bronze Hercules, on Marble Base $ 6,250
FRIDAY DISCOVERY HIGHLIGHTS
• Hammer: $ $247,990
• Hammer + b.p. $ 309,875
• Number of lots: 678
• Bidders online: 982
Highlighted Top Lots:
1. 357 Chinese Porcelain Jardinière $ 25,000
2. 331 Bronze Rooster $ 9,375
3. 306 Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Service Haviland $ 5,000
4. 219 Michael Adams Aurora Studios Chandelier $ 3,375
5. 630 U.S. 1C, 5C, 10C, AND $1 $ 3,375
6. 222 Michael Adams Aurora Studios Hanging Lanterns $ 2,750
7. 32 Leaded Glass Lamp $ 2,500
8. 223 Michael Adams Aurora Studios Hanging Lanterns $ 2,125
9. 598 Sterling Wallace "Carmel" Utensils $ 1,500
10. 166 Lalique "Pan" perfume bottle, c. 1920 $ 1,375
SATURDAY DISCOVERY HIGHLIGHTS
• Hammer: $ $307,240
• Hammer + b.p. $ 384,050
• Number of lots: 624
• Bidders online: 1823
Highlighted Top Lots:
1. 916 American Studio Large Trestle Dining Table $ 6,875
2. 1317 Carl Malmsten Set of Six Dining Chairs $ 5,938
3. 914 Mira Nakashima Conoid Host Chair $ 4,375
4. 1285 Jules Leleu Circular Wool Area Rug $ 4,375
5. 1268 Eero Saarinen Knoll Studio Tulip Dining Table $ 4,063
6. 846A Donald Deskey Charak Cabinet with Hutch $ 3,375
7. 927 Paul Evans Steel Coffee Table $ 3,125
8. 1161 Edward Wormley Dunbar Reclining Daybed $ 3,125
9. 786 Feliciano Bejar Three Mini Magiscopes, Mexico $ 2,250
10. 838 Antonio Grediaga Kieff Bronze Bust $ 2,625
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