Rago
A New Jersey auction house known for American art pottery, studio ceramics, 20th-century design and fine art, part of the Rago Wright network. What it sells, how buying works there and what it costs, with a straight link to the house.
- Founded
- 1984
- Based in
- Lambertville, NJ
- Buyer's premium
- 28%
- Card fee
- 2.5%
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About Rago
David Rago founded the house in 1984, and it holds every sale in its gallery at 333 North Main Street in Lambertville, New Jersey, with regional offices in New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Maine and Cincinnati. Its sales are free and open to the public.
Rago merged with Chicago's Wright in 2019. The two keep their own names inside a network owned by Rago Wright, LLC, which also includes LAMA in Los Angeles, Toomey & Co., Poster Auctions International and Landry Pop Auctions, and one account works across all of them.
What Rago sells
How buying works at Rago
- Make one accountA Rago/Wright account with your address and a credit card works across the whole network. Register for each auction too.
- Choose how to bidBid live in your browser on ragoarts.com, by telephone, with an absentee bid, or in person. Bidsquare, LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable and Artsy also carry Rago sales. In timed online sales, a late bid resets that lot's clock to 10 minutes.
- Add the costsThe buyer's premium is added to the hammer price. Bids through other platforms carry an extra premium.
- PayFollow the invoice instructions after the sale.
- ShipRago doesn't pack; shipping goes through Arta, The Packengers or Malca-Amit, or you collect within 14 days.
What it costs
Rago's buyer's premium in its 2026 sale terms, and its older published rate:
| How you bid | Buyer's premium |
|---|---|
| Directly with Rago (2026 terms): first $2M / above | 28% / 22% |
| As shown on LiveAuctioneers (2026): to $2M / above | 33% / 27% |
| Bidsquare, Invaluable, Artsy | Plus that platform's premium |
| Paying by credit card | +2.5% |
| Older rate on ragoarts.com: to $700,000 / above | 27% / 21% |
A $10,000 lot costs $12,800 bidding directly, or $13,300 on LiveAuctioneers, before tax.
Paying, pickup and storage
| Pickup | Within 14 days; 30-day storage grace period |
| Shipping | Third-party only: Arta, The Packengers, Malca-Amit |
| In person | Free and open to the public; bring photo ID and a card |
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UX Search is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Rago. Bidding, payment and delivery all happen on the house's own site under its own terms. Information checked October 21, 2026 from ragoarts.com (bidding, about) and National Jeweler (merger); fees and rules can change, so confirm them on the sale page.