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Sold for $115,000.00

 

Rafael Osona Auctions is a go-to resource for Buyers & Sellers.

We travel from coast to coast, evaluating entire collections, single items and Estates.

Auctions begin with the Memorial Weekend sale followed by a 10-day Marketplace (a cash-n-carry buying event in June). Our auctions continue every Saturday in July and August wrapping up the fall with Columbus Weekend and Christmas Stroll sales.

We have traded more antique Nantucket Lightship Baskets than any other source.

Phone Bidders from as far as Hong Kong and London, to California and Texas participate in our annual Americana, Fine Art, Marine Auction, held the first Saturday in August each year.  Fully illustrated color catalog available in print and online by early to mid July.

We hold substantial prices realized in multiple arenas:

  • $252,000    Edward Burdett Scrimshaw “Pacific of Nantucket” Sperm Whale Tooth
  • $230,000    China Trade Mother & Child Painting
  • $184,000    Ralph Cahoon Oil Painting
  • $175,000     James Edward Buttersworth Yacht Race Painting
  • $139,200     19th C. Susan’s Tooth
  • $115,000     Nantucket Basket (illustrated)
  • $87,750       Anne Ramsdell Congdon Oil Painting
  • $71,920       Whaling Captain’s Walking Stick
  • $70,200      1959 Fiat Jolly 600 Series
  • $70,000      John F. Kennedy Dining Table & Chairs
  • $64,900      1776 Nantucket Chart by I.F.W. de Barres
  • $57,120       Sailor Made Inlaid and Polychromed Double Swift
  • $53,820      1836 Illustrated Whaling Journal of the Ship Golconda
  • $44,000      English Ship of the Line Woolie
  • $29,000      American Stoneware Batter Jug
  • $18,000      Nantucket Silver Porringer

We are a family-owned and operated business – our family represents your family.  Our interest is serving your best interest.

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