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Goldin Brokers $3.18 Million Deal for Action Comics #1 On Behalf of Private Buyer
Iconic Comic Featuring the First Appearance of Superman Is Third Most Valuable Comic Sale of All-Time Action Comics #1. Image courtesy of Goldin. RUNNEMEDE, NJ, JANUARY 13, 2022 – An extremely rare copy of Action Comics #1, considered by many to be the most important comic book ever issued, was purchased…
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The One That You Want at Julien’s Auctions: Personal Items From Olivia Newton-John
In her recording career, singer and songwriter Olivia Newton-John has won four Grammy Awards and has been at the top of the charts in both the US and Britain. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified Gold by the RIAA, and she has global sales…
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Possessions of Golden Era’s Tap Dancing Legend Ann Miller at Julien's Auctions
Ann Miller tap-danced her way onto the global stage and into people's hearts. Part Cherokee, Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Collier in 1923 in Texas. As a kid, Johnnie or Ann was fond of dancing and even received tap-dancing shoes as a gift, which she nicked named Moe and Joe.…
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Ty Beanie Babies, Star Trek Collectibles Highlighted in Lion & Unicorn Toys and Games Auction
H. Ty Warner formed Ty Inc. in 1993. He intended to design and manufacture a line of quality stuffed toys that were affordable to even a child with allowance money. In early 1994, Warner and Ty Inc. introduced the original nine Beanie Babies. These were easily poseable, polyester toys intentionally…
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Marvel at the New Year With Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ upcoming New Year’s Day Premier Comic Auction offers comic collectors the opportunity to ring in the new year with fresh finds. The available selection of 20 comics from a single Midwest collector includes some of the highest rated comics of their kind. All are Marvel comics…
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Rare Kenton Toys Available in Upcoming SJ Auctioneers Event
In 1890, F.M. Perkins founded Kenton Toys in Kenton, Ohio. Officially named Kenton Lock Manufacturing Company, the firm started manufacturing toys in 1894. Its line of toys included horse-drawn fire equipment, banks, and toy stoves made of cast iron. Kenton persisted through a series of takeovers, mergers, and the Great…
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SJ Auctioneers Will Present Designer Silverware and Diamond Jewelry
The upcoming SJ Auctioneers sale will showcase a collection of designer silverware, jewelry, toys, and trains. A diamond necklace with 18-karat white gold and diamonds is on offer. The four-layer necklace features diamonds that weigh a total of 50 carats. The diamonds are graded H-I in color and VS-SI in…
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Charlton Hall Galleries Offers November Auctions of Estate Jewelry and Vintage Toys
On November 19th, Charlton Hall Galleries will present two auctions of estate jewelry and vintage toys. Over 200 pieces of jewelry will hit the block in the morning session. Among them is a Van Cleef & Arpels colored diamond ear clip set. Designed to resemble four-petaled flowers, these ear clips…
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Sotheby’s Prepares to Auction the Macklowe Collection, Worth $600 Million
The storied and highly contested Macklowe Collection will finally make its auction debut with Sotheby’s on November 15th, 2021. After years of contentious divorce proceedings, Harry and Linda Macklowe agreed to sell 64 major pieces from their collection. Sotheby’s will present half of the offerings this November and the rest…
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Designer Silverware Jewelry Toys And Trains Holiday Auction!
SJ Auctioneers is hosting a one stop Holiday shopping Auction Nov 21st 4:00pm. The auction will feature hard to finds items. A gift for every age with Items including vintage collectibles Such as Herend, Silverware, Jewelry, toys and Lionel trains. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/224130_designer-silverware-jewelry-toys-and-trains/ register and you may pre bid on the items…
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Bertoia’s Nov. 18-19 auction features magnificent European and American antique toys and holiday antiques
Highlights: Dick Claus’ American boats, Ed & Norma Lotz’ cast-iron and tin toys, Norm Bower’s Schoenhuts, Kelly Verhelle’s Halloween collection, several top-notch Christmas collections George Brown ‘Monitor’ war boat, American, circa 1870s, 14in long, all original with clockwork motor, as pictured in ‘The George Brown Sketchbook.’ Pristine condition. Provenance: Dick…
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10 Spooky Lots Coming to Auction This Halloween
Halloween celebrates all things ghoulish, spooky, and odd, and auction houses are joining the fun. Auction Daily surveys the spookiest lots hitting the auction block this Halloween season. Andy Warhol, Little Electric Chair, 1964-65. Image from Larsen Art Auction. Larsen Art Auction - Andy Warhol Print For his Death and…
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Limited Edition Lehmann-Gross-Bahn Locomotives Lead Turner Auctions Event
For the young Ben Graham, trains represented adventure, travel, and the excitement of the unknown. He and his siblings found joy in watching trains and walking along the tracks. Graham’s passion for trains eventually led him to set up a toy train shop called Almosta Junction. Following his death in…
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Baseball Myth, Fame, and Infamy at Christie’s
In Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball (1928), Ruth writes, “Last season… I started ‘notching’ my bats for home runs like the old gunmen used to notch their guns when they killed a man. Every time I would hit a home run I would cut a notch in the bat…
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Around the Auction World: September 2021
Photos from around the auction world in September of 2021. Image credit from left to right: Christie’s, Bonhams, and Annmaris/PIASA. Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). This September, collectors and art enthusiasts participated in a wide range of events. Many marked their calendars for the Swiss edition of Art Basel…
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SJ Auctioneers is hosting a rare auction targeting Train collectors, rail fans and prewar hobbiests.
The auction will feature: Prewar-Postwar Trains, Accessories, Vehicles, Toys and Dolls Brands like Lionel, Ives, American Flyer in its rarity. Some of the items up for auction are Sign up and register for the Oct 17th auction https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/216818_prewar-postwar-trains-vehicles-toys-and-dolls/ Lot 101704 LIONEL postwar 45N Automated Gateman with boxed 41 Accessory…
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Art by Muhammad Ali, Sports Memorabilia, and More at Bonhams
The upcoming TCM Presents... It’s a Knockout auction, offered by Bonhams, centers around items from the Rodney Hilton Brown Collection of Muhammad Ali art. Though Ali was surrounded by art his entire life (his father was a muralist), Brown was instrumental in encouraging Ali to create his own art as…
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Marvel Comics Headline Upcoming Comic TCG & Toy Auction
The upcoming Comic TCG & Toy Auction, presented by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, offers an eclectic collection of comics, including Marvel’s Incredible Hulk and DC’s Batman. One of the highlighted lots is an edition of The Fantastic Four produced in March of 1966. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the…
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Willow Auction House cast as Auction House in HGTV’s “Cash in the Attic” Premiering September 10th 2021 for Six Episodes
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. - After 11 years, HGTV has greenlit six new episodes of its popular series Cash in the Attic. Retooled to highlight collectible items relevant to today's audiences, the latest iteration of the series will star Courtney Tezeno, a passionate collector, and her team of expert appraisers, including Elyse Luray, Jean David Michel and…
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All Buttoned Up at Potter & Potter Auctions' September Steiff, Toys, & Pop Culture Event
Potter & Potter Auctions' Steiff, Toys, & Pop Culture sale - to be held on September 25th, 2021 - includes a mashup of toy temptations from the most popular collecting categories. As a lifelong Steiff enthusiast, the 145 button-in-ear lots on offer caught my attention! Here are three particularly interesting…
