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Category: Automobilia
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Mark Smith automobilia collection kept bidders engaged at Milestone’s $600K auction
Select additions to sale included luxurious 1936 Packard 1407 Coupe, which glided to $140,400 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – The multifaceted collection of the late Mark Smith was the cornerstone of an exciting $613,000 event held at Milestone Auctions’ suburban Cleveland gallery on October 15th. Smith, a Virginia businessman, was a passionate…
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A Full Plate: Rare Chicago License Plate Sells For $34,000 at Donley Auctions of Union, IL
An early Chicago license plate (front). Image courtesy of Donley Auctions. A remarkable and extraordinary early Chicago license plate took the pole position at Donley Auctions' Vintage License Plates & Vehicle Tags sale held on August 28th, 2022. This event featured 500+ selections of antique to vintage automobilia– collectible items…
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Monterey Car Week 2022 Returns Amid a Cooling Economy and Cautious Optimism
Luxury car collectors are again flocking to California’s shore for Monterey Car Week 2022, an annual affair that promises exciting prices for the most coveted vehicles on the market. It will run from August 12 through August 21, 2022. Last year’s Monterey Car Week yielded USD 321 million and an…
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Vintage Automotive Horns and Antique Publications Lead Sale of Francis Tarzian Estate of Automobilia & Collectibles
In a bygone era, the earliest motor vehicles were equipped with brass bulb horns, a sound-making device used to alert pedestrians and animals. A boa constrictor snake head was a classic design in these horns. With its strange serpentine look, the horn would prompt people to swiftly get out of…
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All signs pointed to success at Morphy’s $2.4M Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana Auction
Exceptional rarity and near-flawless condition drove prices above high estimate on many lots DENVER, Pa. – Trains, planes and automobiles were on the minds of bidders who brought their A-game to Morphy’s big March 29-30 Automobilia, Petroliana & Railroadiana auction. The colorful 1,498-lot sale featured rare, fresh-to-the-market examples of signage,…
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The Robert ‘bob’ Bearor Collection Of Harley-davidson And Indian Motorcycles And Parts, Plus Other Items, Will Be Auctioned Aug. 14
The auction will be held live on-site at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland, Vermont, by VanDerBrink Auctions, from 10 am-6 pm Eastern time. It’ll be a motorcycle collector’s paradise RUTLAND, Vt. – The single-owner lifetime collection of Robert “Bob” Bearor – an incredible assemblage of Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles,…
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Morphy’s to auction 800+ premium-grade advertising signs plus rare gas pumps, globes and 12 classic motorcycles at Oct. 14-15 Automobilia & Petroliana Auction
Featured: Oilzum porcelain curb sign, Raymond Garage 4-in-1 visible gas pump, Musgo and Wirt Franklin Petroleum gas globes, OK Used Cars neon dealership sign, Lipman Air Service Station Very rare Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corporation 15in gas pump globe, 9.0+ condition, complete on original metal body. Estimate $12,000-$18,000 DENVER, Pa. –…
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Advertising, toys and historic objects, many of them Canadian, will be in Miller & Miller's June 20 online-only auction
The auction features advertising and signs, toys, general store items, petroliana (gas station collectibles), automobilia, breweriana and historical ephemera. Kuntz tin lithographed beer tray made in Canada and featuring a St. Bernard dog graphic, highly detailed, 13 inches in diameter, with exceptional color and gloss (est. CA$6,000-$7,000). NEW HAMBURG, ONTARIO,…
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Watches, Jewelry, Fine Art, Antiques And Midcentury Modern
In 1976, Patek Philippe, one of the most esteemed luxury wristwatch brands, introduced the Nautilus to the market. The shape of the watch was unprecedented, using an octagon bezel and curved edges. The name, Nautilus, comes from the submarine described in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. An…
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David Berry Estate
General Motors introduced LaSalle, the American luxury automobile brand, as a “companion” marque in an era when automobile companies usually built only one model every year. General Motors' CEO at the time, Alfred P. Sloan, created the brand to bridge the pricing gaps in the company’s product portfolio. Manufactured and marketed…
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Back in Time with Antique Toys from Pook & Pook with Noel Barrett
Ready to go back in time ? The rare and antique toys auctioned only online by Pook & Pook Inc. with Noel Barrett is sure to instantly transport the mind back to one’s younger, more jovial days. Tracing back to when and where one’s fascination with toys began would be…
