Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Top-Quality Items from Advanced Collections Realized $2.7 Million+ at Morphy’s Dec. 4-6 General Antiques & Advertising Auction in Las Vegas

Highlights: Cretors & Company Model D horse-drawn popcorn wagon, $86,100; Owl ‘Cigar Store’ reverse-painted glass sign, $68,880; Mr Peanut cast-iron peanut roaster, $67,650.

Morphy's Heads to Las Vegas Jan 23 for Old West Auction, Featuring Cowboy, Western and Native American Art, Antiques and more

Auction highlights: 30-inch-long solid gold nugget chain, US Cavalry model Colt Single Action Army revolver with period accessories, Ray “Crash” Corrigan’s screen-used Bohlin saddle.

Miller & Miller's Online Auctions, Dec. 6-7, Featured Petroliana, Historic Advertising, Soda, General Store Advertising

The overall top lot of the three sessions was a Canadian 1920s or ‘30s Eco Model 160 “clock face” Red Rose gasoline pump. It soared to $153,400 (Canadian), surpassing the high estimate.

Holabird's Online-Only Americana Sunset auction, December 1-5, has Nearly 3,800 Lots of Collectibles in Many Categories

The sale has killer items in many collecting categories, from mining to numismatics to stocks to railroadiana to general Americana. Many lots begin at just ten dollars, to get the action going.

Miller & Miller's Online-Only Gas, Oil & General Store Advertising Auction on November 15th Grosses $916,624 (Canadian)

The auction featured the Jason Patzer Collection. The top lot was a Canadian 1930s Service Station Equipment Company “ClearVision Model 700” double visible gas pump (CA$42,480).

Miller & Miller's Dec 6-7 Online Auctions will Feature Petroliana, Historic Advertising, Soda, General Store Advertising

December 6th at 9am will have petroliana & historic advertising from the Norm West Collection. That evening and the next day will feature Parts 1 & 2 of the Bill and Carol Johnson Collection.

Items Signed by Einstein, Woodrow Wilson, JFK and Jackie are in University Archives' Online-Only Auction, November 19th

The Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction, at 10am EST, contains over 490 lots of outstanding historical material, headlined by two notable and largely unreserved collections.

Miller & Miller Auctions' Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms Auction Held October 25th Featured Several Colt London Model 1851 Navy Pistols

The sale had 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items. Headlining the online event was the outstanding longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister.

Crescent City Auction Gallery will Hold Two Important Auctions on Three Days, Nov. 6-8, with Nearly 1,000 Quality Lots

The auctions will include Part 2 of the Estate of Joseph (Joe) A. Jaeger, Jr. (1947-2024), the late New Orleans real estate developer (Nov. 6), as well as an Important November Estates Auction (Nov. 7-8).

Fred Holabird's Grand Finale Auction will be a 5-day, 2,800-lot Monster, Oct. 31-Nov. 4 in Reno, NV

Fred Holabird, the president, owner and founder of Holabird Western Americana Collections, is riding off into retirement, but not before holding one more killer auction -- a five-day colossus. 

Miller & Miller will Hold An Online-Only Historic, Collector & Sporting Firearms Auction on Saturday, October 25th

The sale has 216 lots of mostly firearms and ammunition advertising, plus additional items. Headlining the Saturday event is the outstanding longtime collection of Lorenz Werkmeister.

University Archives' October 8 Online Auction Features Items Signed by Jefferson, Gandhi, Mary Queen of Scots, Others

The 452-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will feature Part II of A Top-Notch Collection of over 75 lots – largely unreserved – from a sophisticated California connoisseur.

Crescent City's Important Estates Auction, September 19th & 20th, will Feature Fine Items in A Wide Array of Categories

The 696-lot sale will feature property from the estates of William and Beverly (Gallo) Caulffield and William Prentice Farrington, both of New Orleans, and other fine local and regional estates.

Items Signed by Washington, Franklin, Napoleon, Disney and Edison will Headline University Archives' August 27 Auction

The 437-lot Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books auction will include rare offerings from numerous collecting categories, and online bidding will be available on multiple platforms.

Items Signed by Lincoln, Washington, JFK, Picasso, Marilyn, Gandhi, Many others are in University Archives' July 16 Auction

The 461-lot auction will include offerings from collecting categories such as U.S. Presidents, Military (especially Revolutionary War and Civil War), Aviation/Space, Art, Science, and Sports.

Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle Card Brings $59,000 and A Bill Barilko Team-Signed Hockey Stick Hits $70,800 at Miller & Miller

The 235-lot, online-only Pre-1980 Sports Cards & Memorabilia auction, held June 22nd, united historical significance, Hall of Fame legends, and investment-grade pre-1980 cards in one sale.

Miller & Miller will Conduct An Online-Only Historic and Luxury Watches Auction on Thursday, June 5th, with 67 Lots

The catalog is a mix of pocket watches and wristwatches, all by famous makers. The names include Patek Philippe, Longines, Omega, Rolex, Heuer, Breitling, Blancpain and others. 

Items Signed by Jefferson, Washington and Einstein Headline University Archives' June 4th Online-Only Auction

Specialty categories include Abraham Lincoln (17 lots), Space (108 lots) & Literature (41 lots), plus outstanding pieces from Art, Science and Early America.

Rare, Significant Photographic Image of Abraham Lincoln will Headline University Archives' Online-Only Auction, Apr 23

The interpositive - a silver gelatin positive transparency on glass - is perhaps the most vivid and lifelike photographic likeness of Lincoln ever produced. It should gavel for $800,000-$1 million.

University Archives' Online-Only Auction, April 23rd, will Feature Over 60 Lots Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln

The Abraham Lincoln Collection represents more than 60 Lincoln lots, ranging in estimate from $200 to $800,000, with more than twelve items either written by or signed by Abraham Lincoln.