Antique and vintage toys reigned supreme in Bertoia’s $1.2 million Holiday Antiques Auction held Jan. 29-30

Highlights: German terracotta Santa Claus figure, $66,000; late 1800s 24½-inch-tall papier-mâché Santa figure, $26,400; rare 1904 Steiff apricot “rod bear” with X-ray of interior torso, $20,400 VINELAND, N.J. – A German terracotta Santa Claus figure seated on a sleigh boasting spectacular detailing soared to $66,000; a large, 24½-inch-tall papier-mâché Santa figure from [Read More]

Rare 1830 copy of The Book of Mormon soars to a record $250,000 in University Archives’ $1.2 million online auction

University Archives is an internationally recognized authority, and the February 18 sale further underscored the company’s expanding presence across multiple high-level collecting categories. WILTON, Conn. – University Archives realized nearly $1.2 million in its February 18, 2026 auction, highlighted by a record-breaking $250,000 sale of a first edition of The Book of [Read More]

The Martin and Deborah Maloy antique toy and train collection rings up more than $1.6M at Bertoia’s December 13 auction

Highlights: Marklin hand-painted early musical carousel, $120,000; circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II model of ‘Battleship Brooklyn,’ $90,000; Ives No. 40 Gauge 1 locomotive set, $52,800 VINELAND, N.J. – An early Marklin (German) hand-painted early musical carousel knocked down for $120,000 and a circa-1912-1915 Marklin Series II clockwork-driven model of the Battleship Brooklyn achieved [Read More]

Morphy’s February 17-19 Automobilia & Petroliana Auction is packed with motoring-related signage, antique advertising, bottles and flasks

Featured: High-grade single-sided tin sign for Ace High Motor Oil, complete double-sided porcelain OK Used Cars neon sign, Hancock Gasoline porcelain pump plate with full-feather rooster graphic. DENVER, Pa. – Collectors, start your engines! Morphy’s is gearing up for a massive February 17-19 Automobilia & Petroliana auction that’s packed with nearly 1,500 [Read More]