VINELAND, N.J. – Fully aware that Bertoia’s auction series featuring the late Donald Kaufman’s toy collection was nearing its conclusion, bidders were on point and eager to stake their claims at semiannual sale No. 4, held Sept. 24 and 25 at the company’s New Jersey gallery. “Everyone knew it was the last multiple-day Kaufman sale to be held, but for [...]
Ragtime Toys is a collaborative effort rooted in 50 plus years of fine toy collecting experience by Vince Sarchese and Richard Goldberg. As a result Vince and Richard have developed a deep appreciation and understanding of quality, collectible antique and vintage toys from Europe, the US, and Japan. In addition, they have found that toy collectors have a variety of [...]
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 [...]
DENVER, PA – Worldwide competition for a high-end collection of antique toys resulted in a million-dollar gross at Morphy’s on July 16-17 as the central Pennsylvania auction house presented the 28-year collection of retired California architect Michael O’Hearn. “Interest in the O’Hearn collection, and in all of the toy consignments for that matter, was fierce,” said auction house owner Dan [...]
BY MIKE TAYLOR I recently restored three pedal cars and had them sitting on the floor in the living room, primarily because there was no good place to showcase them. I didn’t want them to get bumped with the vacuum cleaner or slobbered on by our dogs, so I had to come up with something better and decided to fabricate [...]
FREDERICK, MD – The circus – remember the days with the old travelling big tops? Days or sometimes even weeks in advance, the posters would start to appear around town, posted on store windows and walls, on light and telephone poles, sometimes even on the sides of buildings. Brimming with colorful artwork, they depicted what were fantastic, and to most [...]
VINELAND, N.J. – From the Fort Knox-style basement of a New York townhouse to the gleaming showcase shelves of a fine country home, a diverse parade of toys has come to Bertoia’s gallery for a Nov. 12-14 auction titled “Toys for the Mantel.” “There’s an abundance of quality, and the mix is just fantastic,” said Bertoia Auctions associate Rich Bertoia. [...]
The sale is anchored by a 50-year doll collection, Jerry and Millie Maltz’s advertising clocks, and the Michael O’Hearn toy collection part II DENVER, Pa. – The selection just keeps getting better in Dan Morphy’s Premier auctions, the next of which is slated for Oct. 15-16 and will feature the extraordinary Cristol/Glickman family’s doll collection, the advertising clocks of longtime [...]
The November Rich Penn Auction Event can deliver both. With just weeks before Christmas, it’s time to start thinking about that visit from Santa. A trip to the Rich Penn Auction Event, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moins, IA, can surely help you get in the spirit. The auction is scheduled for November 6 and 7 and includes [...]
BY JACK HERBERT Undoubtedly the most unique Transportation Vehicles since the Ark was the Twentieth Century Airship, ultimately reaching two or three football fields in total length. The gas filled behemoths ruled our long distance overseas travel aspirations for a relatively short time, but they were stupendous—the perfect word for their time. The dirigible consisted of a series of balloons [...]
