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MVPs in multiple pop culture categories drove in a $2.57M total at Hake’s Premier Auction
Star Wars figures, Transformers and iconic Hendrix poster among the many record-setters, with nine of the top 10 lots surpassing their high estimates YORK, Pa. – Hake’s served up a pop culture feast at their March 21-22 Premier Auction, with one exciting rarity after another eliciting pre-sale comments like, “I’ve…
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Hake’s March 21-22 auction presents fresh collections, prototypes and rarities from political, sports, comic book, toy and pop culture categories
Featured: 1920 Cox/Roosevelt jugate button, Reagan inaugural license plates, Australian Star Wars Jawa vinyl-cape figure, Ewoks prototypes, Transformers, Ruth & Honus Wagner ephemera YORK, Pa. – Hake’s, America’s foremost source of rare and expertly authenticated pop-culture and historical memorabilia, will launch into the 2023 auction season with a March 21-22…
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Market-watchers pounced on rare original comic strip art at Hake’s $2.7M pop culture memorabilia auction
Six unpublished concept artworks for Star Wars daily comic strip commanded a hefty $171,505 YORK, Pa. – Original comic strip art continues to solidify its position alongside fine art in the collector marketplace, with the latest proof coming on day two of Hake’s July 26-27 auction of pop culture rarities.…
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Morphy’s August 9-10 Toys & Collectibles Auction yields bonanza of rare robots, space toys, banks, playsets, marbles, high-grade comic books & monster model kits
Highlights: Electroman robot ($50K-$100K), boxed Machine Man robot, ($60K-$90K), ‘Seek Him Frisk’ mechanical bank ($40K-$80K), Mad Magazine #1 in comic book format ($9K-$14K) DENVER, Pa. – Many a great toy and bank collection is highlighted by rarities acquired from Morphy’s, which still holds the world record for the highest-grossing one-day…
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Comics Featuring Debuts of Batman, Spiderman, X-Men & Wonder Woman Hit the Market in Single Sale
DC Detective Comics #27, Marvel Amazing Fantasy #15, Superman #1 & Batman #1 Headline Blockbuster Auction of Some of the Rarest & Most Desirable Comic Books. Original Green Lantern Cover Art by Iconic Illustrator Gil Kane & More Than 700 Item Unveiled in Goldin Elite Auction 1939 DC Detective Comics…
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Stephenson’s to host April 22 Superheroes, Comic Books, Sports Memorabilia & Posters Auction
Fun-filled auction includes dozens of group-lots of Marvel, DC and other comics; lithographs and cels, fanzines, large collection of High Times magazines, boxing programs, vintage travel posters SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. – On Friday, April 22nd, superheroes and comic-character favorites will converge on Stephenson’s auction gallery in suburban Philadelphia for an exciting…
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Hake’s follows up $10M year with March 15-16 auction of ‘unicorns,’ including incomparable prizes from Star Wars, Cuban baseball and political button categories
Featured: Kenner Boba Fett J-slot rocket-firing prototype action figure, Cox/FDR jugate button not seen at auction for 40 years, only known Jose “Black Diamond” Mendez baseball card YORK, Pa. – Pop culture fans reacted with stunned disbelief, then excitement, last November when Hake’s sold a Captain American “hero-prop” shield used…
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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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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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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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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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Around the Auction World: July 2021
Images from around the auction world for July 2021. Image credit from left to right: Christie’s and Heritage Auctions (both center and right pictures). Collage by Heemin Moon (Auction Daily). While the summer is normally a slow time for the auction world, July 2021 saw no shortage of industry headlines.…
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Copy Of Marvel Comics’ Avengers #1 (Sept. 1963), Graded Cgc 8.0, Hits $23,125 At Bruneau & Co’s Comic, Tcg & Toy Auction Held On July 10th
Also, a copy of Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #14 (July 1964) brought $17,500, and a 1st edition sealed booster box of Wizards of the Coast Pokémon Gym Challenge gaveled for $17,500 CRANSTON, R.I. – A copy of Marvel Comics’ Avengers #1 from September 1963 sold for $23,125, a copy of…
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Hake’s $3.6M auction shatters house record as company marks its best year since launching in 1967
1999 Pokémon uncut proof sheet with 99 cards sets record of its own, selling for $234,171 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back display stand with six encapsulated action figures, 1980, AFA graded, complete and unused condition. Sold for $36,302 against an estimate of $10,000-$20,000 YORK, Pa. – If records are…
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Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Summer Comic, Tcg And Toy Auction, July 10th, Features 52 Lots From The Pop Culture Collection Of Eric Baker
Eric Baker was the creative lead of props and set dressing for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World and Disneyland. He was also Nickelodeon’s prop master and fabricator. Also offered will be comic books, Pokémon. Two prototype shrunken heads…
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Art Fairs, Comic Books, & Cryptocurrency Dominate 2021’s Second Quarter
Halfway through 2021, the art market shows signs of revival. Increased vaccination rates have allowed in-person events to resume, and the auction industry has started to recover its losses. 2021’s second quarter also revealed enduring and new trends in the art world, from comic books to cryptocurrency. Auction Daily investigates…
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Heritage Auctions First to Top $900K in Weekly Comics and Comic Art Sales
Comics, Comic Art and Video Games events bring $969,000, topping previous mark by more than $100K Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages DALLAS, Texas (June 24, 2021) – Less than a week after its record-smashing $22.4 million Comics & Comic Art Signature auction, Heritage Auctions,…
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A New Golden Age for Comics & Comic Art as Heritage Auctions’ June Sale Hits World-Record $22.4 Million
Original covers, Promise Collection Pedigree and modern titles demolish historic record set only two months ago Detective Comics #140 The Promise Collection Pedigree DALLAS, Texas (June 22, 2021) – Another Comics & Comic Art event has come to an end at Heritage Auctions. And yet another world record has been set: a $22.4-million…
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Hake’s June 29-30 auction led by original comic art, Pokemon uncut sheet, Star Wars rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype, 1915 Babe Ruth/Red Sox rookie button
Historical Highlight: George Washington-signed promissory note for purchase of slaves, including young Revolutionary War hero William Lee 1767 George Washington-signed slave sale promissory note for his trusted personal valet William ‘Billy’ Lee, who went to war with Washington, including at Valley Forge and Yorktown. Never before seen at auction. Accompanied…
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Illustration Art at Swann Galleries June 24
Children’s Book Illustrations, Advertising & Design, Comics, Cartoons & more Charles Schulz, All right, you stupid beagle, if you’re going to be my skating partner, get up!, original four-panel Peanuts comic strip, pen and ink, 1971. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000. New York—Illustration Art is at Swann Galleries Thursday, June 24.…
