When ever I came across Bill Powell’s booth at an antique show I knew I was going to see some of the most exciting things in the show – Bill has one of the great “eyes” in the business – whether it is a great trade or tin sign, a fabulous store fixture, or a lithographed paper-on-wood toy – it [...]
NEW HOPE, Pa. – Prior to Noel Barrett’s richly varied May 21, 2011 “Something for Everyone” sale, some collectors speculated that the whimsical clockwork veggie man on the catalog cover might take the blue ribbon on auction day. While the cheeky, 16-inch papier-mache Halloween figure did surpass expectations to sell for $16,520 (all prices inclusive of 18% buyer’s premium); it [...]
ANN ARBOR, MICH.– The lifetime country store, advertising and toy collection of Mike and Colleen Empey will headline a major auction slated for the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 2 by Showtime Auctions. The event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor. Hundreds of additional, fresh-to-the-market items from other consignors will also be sold. The list [...]
VICTORIAN CASINO ANTIQUES Spring Auction was held on March 11th to 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both the crowd and prices were surprisingly strong according to Peter Sidlow, president of Victorian Casino Antiques. As usual rare items commanded premium prices. Some of the highlights were: • Lot 210 Mills Futurity slot machine $3,420 • Lot 306 Seeburg KT Nickelodeon $12,100 [...]
ANN ARBOR, MICH. – A magnificent Rock Island Railroad reverse glass sign, made in 1890 by an employee of the firm who fashioned reverse glass lamp shades for the Pullman cars, sold for $165,000 at an auction held April 1-3 by Showtime Auctions, at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. The 54 inch by 43 inch piece was beautifully housed in [...]
VINELAND, NJ – It took weeks to catalog the enormous array of beautiful toys, banks and doorstops chosen for Bertoia Auctions’ June 10-11 Toys with Character sale, and gallery associate Rich Bertoia says it was worth every minute of the effort. “When collectors get this catalog, they’re going to want to take their time,” he said. “There’s literally a surprise [...]
HAGERSTOWN, MD – Get ready to turn back the clock and spend a fun-filled weekend bidding, buying and socializing the way we used to do it in the 1980s and ’90s. Old Town Auctions is planning a terrific event on June 11-12 built around the sale of more than 1,000 antique and collectible toys, antique advertising and country store items, [...]
The 40-year collection of antique advertising tins, signs, store displays and promotional items amassed by Chicago design executives David and Marcia Hirsch made $560,000 (inclusive of 15% buyer’s premium) in a Nov. 19-20 auction held at Dan Morphy’s gallery in Lancaster County, Pa. More than half of the articles offered in the 1,520-lot sale pertained to tobacco, with as many [...]
ANN ARBOR, MI – Over 1,800 lots of investment grade antiques and collectibles – to include country store and advertising items from the Earl Hagerman collection, many pieces from the Chesapeake Bay Fire Fighting Museum in Maryland, and over 100 rare and vintage toys – will be sold to the highest bidder the weekend of Apr. 1-3 by Showtime Auction [...]
DENVER, PA – This year, collectors won’t have to wait until Christmas to add a great toy, train or Barbie doll to their shelf or showcase. The second session of Morphy’s December 10-11 antiques auction can make that happen two weeks early — if you’re the winning bidder on any of approximately 850 choice lots. There will be two separate [...]
