Collector’s Guide

Ceramic Picks for Rago’s Early 20th Century Design Auction

by Kate Nixon This article has been revised to indicate the correct measurements of lots 100 and 166.   The catalog for Rago Arts's Early 20th Century Design Auction is now available online - and already we've seen some impressive contributions…

Results from Rago’s Unreserved Auction

by Kate Nixon   Rago Arts and Auction Center recently held their two-day Unreserved auction in Early 20th Century Fine Art and Estate Goods, Saturday August 24th  - this 1,121 lot sale featured period and contemporary works of Arts…

Unreserved Auction at Rago Arts Offers Arts & Crafts Ceramic Arts, Furniture, Glass Art and More

by Kate Nixon   Rago Arts and Auction Center will hold a two-day Unreserved auction in Early 20th Century Fine Art and Estate Goods, Saturday August 24th beginning at 10 a.m. Previews continue through this week, from noon to 5 p.m. and…

Van Briggle Festival Coming to Colorado in September

    The lives of Artus and Anne Van Briggle will be shown among pottery presentations, demonstrations, and tours of his memorial building during the Historic Van Briggle Festival & Tour, coming to Colorado Springs this September. Pottery…

The Eccentric Ohr: A Profile in “Unbridled Creativity”

  The following text is an excerpt regarding George Ohr Pottery from "The Official Price Guide to American Arts and Crafts: Third Edition"     “I send you four pieces, but it is as easy to pass judgment on my productions…

The Gustav Stickley Furniture Nobody Wants

by Bruce Johnson This article has been re-published. Original date of publication: August 25th, 2014.   As a historian, it's always fun to stumble across information that runs counter to popular belief. Realizing, for instance, that…

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