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All roads led to Vegas for Morphy’s smash $4.26M Automobilia & Petroliana Auction
Neon ruled: Polly Gas sign featuring company’s parrot mascot left its perch at $138K, while a stunning Mohawk Gasoline sign with a Native-American motif commanded $105K Polly Gas Porcelain Neon Sign W Original Metal Can. LAS VEGAS – America’s entertainment mecca – Las Vegas – is known for its dazzling…
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Art Price Index: From China to the West, Auctions Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
The dragon has long been a theme in art, and bidders often pursue the creature like a sacred pearl in the clouds. China, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Imperial double-flask porcelain vase decorated with cobalt blue enamel, Jiaqing mark on the back, h. 31.5 cm/12.40 in. Paris, Hôtel Drouot, April 22,…
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North American Auction Company Presents Sale of Fine Jewelry, Native American Art, and More
The upcoming Frontier Splendor: Western Wonders & Native American Art auction from North American Auction Company will feature nearly 750 lots of jewelry, fine art, rugs, and antiquities from Native American tribes and the American Western frontier. Bidding will begin live at 11:00 AM EDT on March 23, 2024. Online…
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Sterling Associates’ March 13 auction features art, furniture, decoratives and jewelry from Northeastern and Jupiter, Florida estates
Upscale offerings include Lavern midcentury table, Boisseau bronze, large balloon-form chandeliers, fine art, 19th C. Italian ebony suite, 19th C. Chinese marble-top etagere Philip And Kelvin LaVerne Side Table Philip and Kelvin LaVerne round side table with urn and floral NORWOOD, N.J. – From New England to Florida, Sterling Associates’…
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Bertoia’s March 16 auction devoted to historic antique toy collection of Curtis and Linda Smith
50-year collection includes pre-1900 American tin clockwork toys, many boxed; plus early cast-iron toys, mechanical banks, Marklin and other German toys, with provenance from pioneer toy collectors Carpenter (American) cast-iron Tally Ho horse-drawn coach. All original, including the removable figures. Size: 26in long. Finest example known. Provenance: Curtis and Linda…
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SJ Auctioneers will have a fabulous auction this Sunday March 03-2024 online .
Tiffany & Co Game A Vip Gift Mooncake Festival Collectible Sterling Silver Super Large Pheasants Male and Female Made in Spain 16 Inches Long WITH SPANISH Swarovski Signed Chess SET Game With Original Box Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware "English King" Service For 6 NO MONOGRAM Daum Pate De…
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Star Wars figures, sports cards and antique toys landed in the top 10 at Morphy’s fun-filledFeb. 14-16 auction
Lot of 5 exotic Spanish Star Wars figures brought the force, going 22 times high estimate; Lionel Mickey Mouse Circus Train set originally priced at $2 glides to $10,765 Lionel Pre-war O Gauge Mickey Mouse Circus Train Set In Original Box W Accessories DENVER, Pa. – Toys and banks of…
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All the fun of the fair is represented in Sworders’ March 7 auction of a famed fairground art collection
Many of the exquisitely carved rarities are late-19th and 20th-century productions acquired over a 50-year period A rare and important carved fairground carousel mount torso by C J Spooner STANSTED MOUNTFICHET, UK – Step right up! On March 7, the British auction Sworders will present the John Barker fairground art…
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Auction Review: Freedom Auction Company's February 2024 Circus Memorabilia Event
Freedom Auction Company of Sarasota, Florida held its annual Circus Memorabilia Auction on February 17, 2024. Nearly 900 lots of 19th to 21st-century posters, broadsides, stage-worn outfits and props, oddities, and other circus, sideshow, and theme park materials were on offer. Many items had ties to the Ringling Bros. and…
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The even smaller Little Red Book: rare prototype of Mao’s quotations offered in UK auction, Feb. 29
LONDON – A scarce prototype edition of the Quotations of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung, the famous Little Red Book, will be auctioned in London later this month. It comes from one of the world’s largest and finest private collections of Cultural Revolution artifacts and will be sold by Chiswick Auctions as…
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Quinn’s Feb. 23 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction offers diverse array of Asian, American, European and Modern works
Featured: Thomas Hart Benton, Paul Reed & Bill Mack artworks; stunning Chinese Export sterling silver tea set, antique netsuke collection, paperweight collection, antique and Modern furniture Thomas Hart Benton (American, 1889-1975), ‘Running Horses,’ lithograph, 1955. Artist-signed in pencil. From the Associated American Artists edition of 75. Tipped onto matting. Plate…
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Automobilia and petroliana collectors can fill ’er up at Morphy’s Feb. 24-25 auction in Las Vegas
1,247-lot sale features porcelain and neon signs; gas pumps and globes; service station display items and wall clocks; 85 vintage oil cans + 68 lots of railroadiana Clipper Gasoline Porcelain Sign With Airplane Graphic. LAS VEGAS – It’s time for automobilia and petroliana collectors to rev up their engines and…
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Royal Results: Bonhams' White-Glove Auction of Items From ‘The Crown’
The Crown, produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix, is a TV series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It ran for six seasons from 2016 to 2023 and covered more than a half century of the ins and outs of the British royal family.…
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Antiques dealer’s collection of offbeat and extraordinary objects to be auctioned Feb. 22 in UK
American-born Warner Dailey moved to London as a young man and worked his way up from a counter job at Christie’s to being a trusted ‘runner’ for Malcolm Forbes and other notables Early 19th-century iron anti-slavery tobacco box retaining its original white on green paintwork. Estimate £300-£400 ($380-$505). American-born Warner…
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Morphy’s February 14-16 Toys & Collectibles Auction offers pleasing variety of American, Japanese and European favorites, from Bing boats to Barbies
Sports memorabilia section led by extremely rare BBCE-authenticated 1976/’77 Topps ‘Hockey’ wax case with four factory-sealed boxes, each containing 36 bubble gum picture-card packs 197677 Topps Hockey Factory Sealed Wax Case (Bbce) DENVER, Pa. – It’s toy time at Morphy’s Pennsylvania gallery, where 1,425 lots of top-notch toys and collectibles…
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Everard Auctions presents superior-quality estate paintings, silver, Asian art & furniture, Feb. 13-14
Featured: huanghuali furniture, Ming Dynasty gilt bronze Buddha, 4.7ct platinum diamond ring, Middle Eastern art, 7 vol. Audubon’s Bird of America, 1980s/’90s signed Lakers basketballs Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Side Chairs, 17th C SAVANNAH, Ga.- Everard Auctions’ Feb. 13-14, 2024 Winter Sale offers a beautiful array of fine and decorative…
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Milestone Auctions sets house record for an antique toy sale at $1.3M New Year’s Extravaganza
Robots, space toys and pre-WWII Japanese toy motorcycles grabbed the lion’s share of the top 10 Exelo Battery Op Mars Explorer W Box WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – For more than 12 solid hours, bidders across the globe ignored the clock and stayed the course to bid in Milestone’s January 13, 2024…
Exhibitions
Discover the New Musée des Beaux-Arts in Draguignan
After many years of renovation work, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in the former Var prefecture has reopened, showcasing the museum's collections, presented in a scenography that makes the most of its architectural heritage. Half ceremonial armor owned by François de Montmorency (1530-1579), 16th century, damascened gilded ferrous alloy. © RMN - Grand Palais - Mathieu Rabeau After five…
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Milestone Auctions’ Jan. 13 Antique Toy Extravaganza presents international mix of European, Japanese and American rarities from fine collections
Featured: Boxed Mechanical Popeye & Olive Oyl Tank, super-rare blue/red arms Diamond Planet Robot, Marx Big Loo Moon Robot prototype, Batman Tank, hundreds of early European windups & motorcycles WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Toys, toys and more toys! That’s what’s in store for collectors at Milestone’s big January 13 New Year’s…
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Annual New Year’s Sale at Nest Egg Auctions Spotlights Historical American Memorabilia
Nest Egg Auctions’ Annual New Year's Auction, scheduled for December 30, 2023, will bring a wide variety of jewelry, timepieces, ephemera, and collectibles to the market. Featured lots range from Art Deco-style Egyptian Revival bracelets to a rare $1,000 bill featuring a portrait of Grover Cleveland. Of particular note is…