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License to Bid! First Edition of Ian Fleming’s ‘Casino Royale’ Including Original Casino Plaques from “Dr. No” Hit the Auction Block

Debut First Edition of Ian Fleming’s ‘Casino Royale’ up for Auction, Unveiling the Genesis of James Bond. Scarce FIRST EDITION/SECOND IMPRESSION to be Auctioned on April 13, 2024, at 10:00 AM MST via Invaluable.com Phoenix, Arizona | April 6, 2024 — An opportunity awaits James Bond fans and first edition collectors as [Read More]

Miller & Miller’s March 23-24 auction featured railroadiana, advertising signs, bottles and pottery

Part 1, March 23rd, contained railroad collectibles, bottles, pottery, stoneware and architectural items. Part 2, the next day, featured railroad and architectural items, nautical and marine lots. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – The 1914 brass shipbuilder’s plate #41 for Collingwood Shipbuilding Company for the S.S. Pelee sold for $15,340, and Canadian National [Read More]

The 19th c. Aesthetic Movement porcelain collection of Helene Fortunoff will be auctioned April 23rd

Anyone who grew up in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area will recognize the name Fortunoff, the high-end retailer of housewares, silverware, lighting fixtures and jewelry. WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. – Anyone who grew up in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area will recognize the name Fortunoff, the high-end retailer of housewares, silverware, lighting [Read More]

Miller & Miller’s online-only Advertising, Canadiana & Historic Objects auction will be held April 13th

The auction is packed with general store items, art glass, Canadiana, advertising signs, Western collectibles, pottery and stoneware, art, lamps and lighting, and three paintings by Maud Lewis. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Three vibrant and colorful paintings by the acclaimed Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis (1901-1970), a 19th century French Bontems [Read More]

1929 Whippet Model 96A roadster roars off for $25,960 (Canadian) at Miller & Miller Auctions, Ltd., March 1st-2nd

The March 1st Toys auction featured the late Howard Meyer Legacy Collection. The March 2nd Petroliana & Advertising auction had petroliana, advertising signs, toys, model planes and more. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A sporty black and yellow 1929 Whippet Model 96A four-cylinder roadster roared away for $25,960; vintage Canadian porcelain signs [Read More]

SJ Auctioneers will hold an online-only Luxe Decor Silverware, Toys & More Auction on Sunday, March 31st

The 177-lot auction will feature SJ Auctioneers’ finest selections of jewelry, silverware, trains, toys and collectibles, starting at 6 pm Eastern time. Online bidding is via LiveAuctioneers.com. BROOKLYN, N.Y. – SJ Auctioneers is gearing up to provide its finest selections of jewelry, silverware, trains, toys and collectibles in an online-only Luxe Décor [Read More]

Miller & Miller to hold an online Advertising, Railroadiana & Historic Objects auction, March 23-24

Part 1, March 23rd, contains railroad collectibles, bottles, pottery, stoneware and architectural items. Part 2, the next day, features railroad and architectural items, nautical and marine lots. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A two-day, online-only auction comprising Parts 1 and 2 of the William Robert Wilson single-owner lifetime collection of Advertising, Railroadiana [Read More]

Bruneau & Co. will auction four important collections in one major sale, March 18th, live and online

The four collections – of museum bandboxes and hatboxes; figural creamers; massive original baseball-themed murals; and police equipment – total 399 lots, starting at 10 am Eastern time CRANSTON, R.I. – Four important single-owner collections – of museum bandboxes and hatboxes; figural creamers; massive original baseball-themed murals; and police equipment – will [Read More]

Vibrant artworks perform well at Ahlers & Ogletree’s Art Deco to Post-Modern Art & Design auction, Feb. 23

The 458-lot auction featured contemporary and modern art and furniture, as well as the outstanding collection of noted Atlanta interior designer Bill Stewart. ATLANTA, Ga. – A large and important early mixed media assemblage by Radcliffe Bailey (Ga., 1968-2023) sold for $66,550 and a painted iron sculpture by Pietro Consagra (Italian, 1920-2005) [Read More]

Neue Auctions’ online-only Fresh & Neue sale, March 2nd, features 341 lots of antiques, fine art, sterling, jewelry

Headlining the sale is a flying boat art glass sculpture by Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), a Chinese Tang Dynasty prancing horse, and a gorgeous 19th century Russian year calendar icon. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A visually arresting flying boat art glass sculpture by Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), a large-scale Chinese Tang [Read More]