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Category: Toys & Games
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Scaled-Down Model Trains at Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Paul Guaraglia has been collecting model trains for over 50 years, and his collection is housed and displayed in a separate room of his San Francisco Bay Area home. A selection of model trains from Guaraglia’s collection will be available at Turner Auctions + Appraisals in an upcoming sale. Among…
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Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics Available at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
In response to the growing interest in superhero narratives, Goodman commissioned writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby to create the Fantastic Four. With the launch of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961, Marvel unveiled a superhero setting based on the real world. The popularity of the Fantastic Four prompted the…
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Royal Doulton Figurines Featured in Upcoming Auction From Lion and Unicorn
This December, Lion and Unicorn’s upcoming auction offers a variety of ceramics, bronzes, and figurines. Over 550 lots will be available, including a collection of Royal Doulton figurines. Founded by John Doulton, Royal Doulton entered the ceramics industry as a small pottery shop in Vauxhall, London in 1815. It launched…
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French Bisque Dolls Stand Out in the Forthcoming Pook & Pook Sale
Porcelain dolls began emerging in France during the 1850s. While they first appeared as popular children’s toys, vintage bisque dolls would later become revered collectibles. 19th-century dollmakers initially struggled to incorporate more life-like features. It was only after the discovery of Chinese porcelain that the artisans were able to create…
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Pook & Pook With Noel Barrett Will Offer Vintage Toys for the Festive Season
Noel Barrett and Pook & Pook are no strangers to toys, and their expertise in vintage toys is unmatched. This December, they are bringing toys from Baranger Studios, J. & E. Stevens, and Roullet & Decamps in an upcoming sale. A carnival Ferris wheel featuring couples, burger stands, and a…
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“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Original Puppets To Be Sold Before the Holidays
Fans of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the 1964 television special about a misfit reindeer and his friends, have an unusual opportunity this November. Two of the most iconic stage-used puppets that starred in the stop motion film will come to auction with Profiles in History. Santa Claus and a teenaged…
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Turner Auctions’ Treat for Toy lovers
For toy lovers, young and old, the FAO Schwarz Rockefeller Center Toy Store in New York is a treat. An iconic film moment when Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia jumped up and down the Walking Piano was captured there. The man behind the world's most iconic toy store was Frederick August…
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Upcoming auction from Bruneau and Co. Auctioneers slated to delight Comic and Pokemon collectors
After the success of the Incredible Hulk, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby wanted to introduce an even stronger superhero. They decided that Thor, the Viking god, would be Marvel Comics' next big character. Thor, along with his legendary hammer Mjolnir, was introduced in the 1962 issue of Journey into Mystery…
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Bruneau & Co.'s October 17th Pop Culture auction is packed with vintage comic books, Pokémon collectibles, toys, dolls
The auction, starting at 10 am Eastern, has limited in-house seating by appointment only for active bidders. They can reserve a seat by calling 401-533-9980. Copy of Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), featuring the origin and first appearance of Thor, graded CGC 1.8, with off-white pages (est.…
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Items From NYC Estate Of Lucy Jarvis And Others Featured in Schwenke Auctioneers September 20th Auction
On Sunday, September 20th at 1:00PM Schwenke Auctioneers will hold its Autumn Fine Estates Auction with an offering of over 600 lots from estates and collectors, with diverse and eclectic prime items in many categories. The sale features one hundred twenty-five lots of Asian and European fine and decorative arts from the…
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Disneyland: The First 65 Years - Day 2
An original roller coaster car from the Space Mountain ride at Disneyland is featured on the second day of the upcoming Disneyland: The First 65 Years event, presented by Van Eaton Galleries. Space Mountain debuted in 1977 as Disneyland’s second roller coaster. It also expanded the offerings at the park’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Traditional Antiques with a Modern Twist
In the Los Angeles area, Lee Stanton’s STASH warehouse and showroom are established landmarks of the home design scene. Stanton, a 30-year collector of European antiques, mixes vintage pieces with modern and industrial works. This combination of new and old will be presented in the upcoming Traditional Antiques with a…
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Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of William B. Ruger Jr.
Witherell's will present a selection of furniture and home décor in the upcoming Luxury Asset Auction. Highlights of the sale include furniture from the Herter Brothers. Commissioned by personalities such as President Ulysses S. Grant, the firm is particularly known for its gilt cabinets. Offered in this auction is a…
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Le Grand New Year's Day Auction
Le Grand New Year’s Day Auction presented by Thos. Cornell Galleries, Ltd. will feature an array of American and French mid-century and Modern furniture and accessories. Featured in the sale are antique French clocks, paintings, paper prints, Oriental rugs, sterling silver, and more. Highlighted in the sale is a 19th-century…
