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October Greenwich Auctions Break Records & We Have You to Thank for it.

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 10.25.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
October Greenwich Auctions Break BRG’s Records | BRG

When it comes to estate auctions, BRG's reach continues to grow -- especially when you look at how online auctions are completely changing the landscape of how estates are bought and sold. Most recently, gross sales reached nearly $1 million in our two-day October auction series (which featured an August Rodin bust which grossed over....

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Styling your Thanksgiving Table with Diane Rath

Design & Decor | PUBLISHED 10.25.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
Setting your tablescape: a fall entertaining workshop | BRG

We love Thanksgiving. Beyond the fabulous food and special family moments, we can use this fabulous fall holiday as a canvas to show-off our unique style. So whether you're hosting or helping the host, BRG is helping to inspire your inner stylist as we partner with Diane Rath (the Rath Project). Learn Diane’s simple and creative ideas on setting fun, festive, and stylish fall holiday tablescapes....

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Seven Things That Would Make Carrie Bradshaw Swoon

Jewelry & Fashion | PUBLISHED 09.14.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
Carrie Bradshaw wanna-be's favorite room -- the shoe closet | BRG

When most people think of BRG, they envision highly decorative furnishings, art, and antiques. But there’s so much more to our offerings, as is the case with our Single Owner Couture Collection. As part of our day-to-day estate work, we come across clients that have modestly sized couture collections, but this collection would make even the most hardened "Carrie Bradshaw types" swoon.

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Idyllic Westchester Estate Conceals Veritable Mad-Men Era Time Capsule

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 07.03.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
Pair of Dore bronze crystal mounted wall sconces | BRG

What is now considered a quiet, idyllic grand estate overlooking the rolling hills of the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York was once a hot-bed of post-war era soirées with guests drinking martinis in the library of a stately stone and pillar colonial revival owned by renowned “renaissance man,” Arthur Judson. The contents of this estate...

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Abandoned & Sealed Off Greenwich Estate Conceals Treasure

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 02.20.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
Claes Oldenburg Profile Airflow Limited Edition | BRG

What happens when an eccentric retiree completely abandons her home to the elements and lives out her remaining years in a luxury hotel, completely disconnected from her home? Eventually the home becomes overrun by the elements....

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Estate Sales & Consignments for the 21st Century

Estates 101 | PUBLISHED 02.01.18 | Jennifer Ventresca
Online estate sales and online estate auctions | BRG

Estate sales “junkies” are amazingly dedicated to the art of seeking treasures. Yes, we’re calling it an art -- defined as something that is created with imagination and skill. While estate sale buyers are not necessarily creating anything, they approach estate sales with great imagination and skill. With the spring estate sale season about to launch....

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Exceptional Fall Greenwich Sale Highlights Fine Art, Jewelry, & More!

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 11.09.17 | Jennifer Ventresca
 | BRG

Black Rock Galleries is pleased to offer this exceptional sale featuring a wonderful collection of fine art, antiques, jewelry, furniture, and curiosities hailing from fine estates throughout New England and New York. The art truly shines and is....

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Vintage Copper Cookware

Tips & Guides | PUBLISHED 09.29.17 | Jennifer Ventresca
 | BRG

Periodically, we encounter pieces or even entire sets of vintage copper cookware in the estates that we handle. There are some things that collectors and users of copper cookware look for when purchasing vintage pieces that perhaps the average non-collector might not be aware of.

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Call for Consignments

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 09.15.17 | ADMIN
 | BRG

Each fall, BRG holds our Exceptional Greenwich Fall Estates Auction which features luxury market items including fine art, exquisite rugs, antiques, precious jewelry, sterling silver, couture fashion accessories, outstanding furniture and first-class decorative items. This year is no different.

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Historic Southport CT Estate Contents In Auction

On the Auction Block | PUBLISHED 09.13.17 | Jennifer Ventresca
 | BRG

We recently were contacted by the owners of "Restmore," an exquisite multi-generational Warner Hill Road estate in Southport, CT. This stately home is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The family needed help in liquidating the contents of this estate ...

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