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Category: Pop Culture

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  Rock ‘n’ Roll Memorabilia: A Roadie’s Collection

  The son of a Disney Studios animator, Stanley Mouse grew up in Detroit around both animation and the Motown music scene. He was trained in Detroit’s School for the Society of Arts and Crafts but honed his artistic style by detailing hot rods. Mouse would later join the counterculture movement…

  Jun 19, 20
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  Pedal Car Collection Drives to Auction: Know Before You Bid

  RM Sotheby’s Presents Items from the Collection of Bruce Callis Lincoln-Zephyr pedal car. Photo from RM Sotheby’s. Collector Bruce Callis originally bought and restored pedal cars as a way to spend more time with his grandson, Michael Ready. “I can remember working with Papa in his garage,” says Michael. "I…

  Jun 18, 20
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  Curated Pop Culture, TCG, Comic & Toy Online Auction

  The first issue of Marvel Comics appeared in October of 1939 with the title Marvel Comics #1, long before the existence of the corresponding film franchises. It sold over 80,000 copies, allowing the company to release Marvel Comics #2 the following month. The publication would continue to secure recognition for…

  Jun 18, 20
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  Comic-book industry veteran Gary Guzzo joins Hake's Auctions

  In a vintage photo from Gary Guzzo’s personal archive, he is shown (at right) with Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee and renowned ‘pinup’ artist Olivia De Berardinis at San Diego Comic-Con in 1994. Photo courtesy of Gary Guzzo. YORK, PA.- In line with their continued goal of growth through providing top-notch…

  Jun 14, 20
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  Estate Jewelry, Fine Art & Collectibles-2

  When Gérald Genta, a designer for Patek Philippe, created the first sketch for the Nautilus watch in a restaurant, he intended the timepiece to be a water-ready sports watch. His creation has since been worn by the likes of Drake, Trevor Noah, and Mark Wahlberg. Featured in the upcoming Estate…

  Jun 11, 20
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  Millea Bros Select, Day 2

  Louis Comfort Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany Studios, started his career as a trained painter. However, he would be best known for his contributions to glasswork and the Art Nouveau movement. After he traveled through Europe and Morocco, Tiffany began to explore the medium of glasswork and lamps. An example…

  May 28, 20
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  American Indian & Western May Sale with Luxury Jewelry

  The North American Auction Company is offering jewelry, fine art, collectibles, and more in the upcoming American Indian & Western May Sale. Included among the jewelry lots is a new 13.48-carat diamond and 14-karat white gold tennis bracelet that comes complete with paperwork. At a total length of seven inches,…

  May 22, 20
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  Multi Estate Liquidation Auction

  In Eastern Buddhism, Guanyin is recognized as the goddess of compassion and mercy. Despite attaining enlightenment, she is believed to have returned from the doors of heaven to help humankind find the right path. Guanyin's reverence can be found among the followers of Buddhism since the first century C.E., as…

  May 19, 20
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  Miller & Miller's May 9th auction featured everything from antique sewing machines to car hood ornaments

  NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – An exceedingly rare Dominion Cartridge Company ammunition board, produced in Canada in the 1930s, sold for $4,500, and antique and vintage sewing machines from the world-class collection of Carl Koenig brought nice high prices in an online Signs, Toys & Historic Objects auction held May…

  May 15, 20
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  Eclectic Collection of Estates Worldwide

  León Ferrari’s work caused numerous controversies in his time, a result of his direct critiques of the Pinochet regime in Argentina. He began his career as an engineer, eventually coming to sculpture and drawing as a medium for critiquing political and religious authority. “Art is not beauty or novelty,” he…

  May 11, 20
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  Frank Frazetta’s Painting, Bernie Wrightson Original Art Boost Heritage Comics & Comic Art Auction Above $9 Million

  Results soar in first auction of Wata-certified Atari video games DALLAS, Texas (May 5, 2020) – The Frank Frazetta The Serpent (aka "Aros") Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Paperback Library, 1967) and Bernie Wrightson Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Front Endpapers Illustration Original Art (late 1970s) sparked furious bidding to lead Heritage Auctions’ Comics & Comics Art Auction to $9,099,710…

  May 5, 20
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  Five For Friday: Collecting Vintage Christmas Items with The Golden Glow of Christmas Past

  Cover of the February 2020 edition of The GLOW Magazine. Photo courtesy of The Golden Glow of Christmas Past. Christmas is often called "the most wonderful time of the year." Given the current spate of bad news, we thought sharing the joy, fun, and nostalgia associated with holiday collectibles could…

  May 1, 20
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  Original Art, Classic Titles Take Flight As Heritage Auctions Kicks Off 4-Day Comics Event With $5.1 Million

  Frazetta, Wrightson and X-Men art, along with Spider-Man and Green Lantern, lead the charge in action-packed Platinum opener DALLAS, Texas (May 1, 2020) – From a 1908 Little Nemo in Slumberland Sunday comics strip to beloved images by the influential artists whose superheroes revolutionized comic books, there was something for every collector in the…

  May 1, 20
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  The Sheldon Mayer Estate featuring Sugar and Spike & many of his earliest works to be auctioned

  Sugar and Spike in "Tiny Visitor". Photo: Nate D. Sanders Auctions. LOS ANGELES, CA.- Sheldon Mayer and Chic Young collections featuring “Sugar and Spike” and “Blondie” comic strips will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on April 30, 2020. Sheldon Mayer EstateOne of the most influential cartoonists of the Golden…

  Apr 27, 20
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  Five For Friday: It’s Business as Unusual for Potter & Potter Auctions

  How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected auction house operations and strategies? Auction Daily checked in with Gabe Fajuri, President of Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago, to get a snapshot of how one company is adapting to the new business realities of social distancing during the global health crisis.  Photo…

  Apr 17, 20
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  April Auction of Collections & Ephemera

  Originally from Wisconsin, Edward Sheriff Curtis eventually settled in Seattle. Around 1895, Curtis began to photograph Native Americans in the Northwest. The trips fueled his interest in Native culture and Curtis began documenting as many North American tribes as he could. One photograph from a trip to a Navajo settlement near…

  Apr 15, 20
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  Bernie Wrightson Original Art, Frank Frazetta Painting, ‘Variety Store Collection’ Make Auction Debuts at Heritage’s Comics & Comic Art Auction

  Sale also is first to feature Wata-certified video games by Atari DALLAS, Texas (April 10, 2020) – The stunning original art for Bernie Wrightson’s Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Front Endpapers Illustration Original Art (late 1970s) and a Frank Frazetta painting that appeared on the cover of The Serpent each could bring $250,000 or more in Heritage…

  Apr 13, 20
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  Bertoia's May 7-8 auction features Atlantique City promoter's estate collection of European antique toys

  Circa 1929 Vindex Oldsmobile coach, salesman’s sample, 6in long. Provenance: Dmitri Ilyinsky collection, Donald Kaufman collection. Estimate $3,500-$5,500. VINELAND, NJ.- Toy and bank collections of exceptional quality and distinguished provenance will cross the auction block at Bertoia’s on May 7-8. The Thursday/Friday sessions are bumper to bumper with high-end automotive, comic character, European…

  Apr 10, 20
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  Americana Online

  Skinner will feature several lots of Staffordshire transferware by Enoch Wood & Sons in the upcoming Americana Online auction. To rekindle England's trade relationship with the United States following the War of 1812, Enoch Wood started producing a new type of transferware. He called the new style “Staffordshire historical transferware”…

  Mar 27, 20
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  New York City Estate Auction

  Jeweler Norman Le Beau initially wanted to pursue a career in painting. Instead, he chose to pursue jewelry due to his financial condition. In 1954, he established Le Beau Jewelers in New York and the Boris Le Beau boutique in Palm Beach. The upcoming New York City Estate Auction, offered…

  Mar 26, 20