LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Items manufactured by Mintons sold exceptionally well at Rago Arts and Auction Center’s Great Estates Auction on March 17-18. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.

A run of five fine pâte-sur-pâte plaques (above) by Louis Solon for Mintons sold for a total of $67,500 against a combined estimate of $15,000-25,000.

The sale of 358 lots totaled $960,838 inclusive of the buyer’s premium.

Objects from Tiffany & Co. also performed admirably, with lot 1462, an 18K gold dresser set (above) once owned by Andy Warhol, and lot 1471, an English King sterling silver flatware set (below), selling for $21,250 and $13,750, respectively.

Sale prices for silver were strong throughout, with lot 1316, a Victorian silver two-light candelabra, and lot 1707, a sterling silver swan centerpiece by Buccellati (below), each selling for $6,875.

Other noteworthy lots included lot 1344, a marble sculpture of Cupid and Psyche, which sold for $18,750 against an estimate of $700-1,000; lot 1043, a pair of Chinese cloisonné elephants, which sold for $11,250; and lot 1544, a mother of pearl inlaid cabinet by Gabriel Viardot, which sold for $10,625.

Nearly 1,100 bidders from the U.S., Canada and 40 foreign countries competed online.

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