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) NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A Canadian 1930s Service Station Equipment Company “ClearVision Model 700” double visible gas pump climbed to $42,480 and two Canadian 1930s [Read More]
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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. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A Canadian 1920s or ‘30s Eco Model 160 “clock face” Red Rose gasoline [Read More]
Hot Wheels are the sale’s undisputed headliner, but also offered will be vintage travel posters, vintage rock ‘n’ roll posters, art by Stanley Mouse, and animation cels signed by Chuck Jones. DAVENPORT, Wash. – A once-in-a-lifetime find of 1968-1970 Hot Wheels original store displays from a Ben Franklin store in the Midwest [Read More]
There was strong demand from private collectors and museum institutions. The leading lot was William Trost Richards’ 1876 Autumn Landscape ($300,000). MILFORD, Conn. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers’ annual Fall Fine Art Auction held October 30th included 159 lots of quality paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture. The auction totaled $2.1 million and [Read More]
The auction grossed $381,730 and featured rare and highly collectible wristwatches and pocket watches by renowned makers such as Ulysse Nardin, Rolex, Omega, Cartier, Breitling & others. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A visually stunning Ulysse Nardin Ref. 1700-129 Skeleton Tourbillon watch and a luxurious 18K gold Rolex Submariner Ref. M126618LN watch [Read More]
Everything will be sold without reserves, in the Woody auction hall located at 130 East Third Street in Douglass, Kansas, starting at 9:30am Central Time. Internet bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.com. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction plans to finish 2025 with a flourish – their final in-person auction of the year, planned [Read More]
A circa 1862-1875 “S.T. Drake’s 1860 Plantation X Bitters” bottle sold for $19,890; while a circa 1865-1875 “Old Dr. Townsend’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters” bottle realized $16,380. PENNSBURG, Pa. – A circa 1862-1875 “S.T. Drake’s 1860 Plantation X Bitters” bottle sold for $19,890; a circa 1865-1875 “Old Dr. Townsend’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters” bottle [Read More]
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. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Four cased Colt London Model 1851 Navy pistols (one Lower Canada, one Upper Canada, one American and one British/Canadian, all 19th [Read More]
The auction, with start times of 9am and 6pm Eastern, features the outstanding Jason Patzer Collection. In total, 437 lots will come up for bid across the two sessions, on two platforms. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – A two-session, online-only Gas, Oil & General Store Advertising auction featuring the outstanding Jason Patzer [Read More]
The auctions will include Part 2 of the Estate of Joseph (Joe) A. Jaeger, Jr. (1947-2024) on the late New Orleans real estate developer and hotelier (Nov. 6), as well as an Important November Estates Auction (Nov. 7-8). NEW ORLEANS, La. – Original oil paintings by American artists Astley Cooper (1856-1924) and [Read More]
Fred Holabird, the president, owner and founder of Holabird Western Americana Collections, is riding off into retirement, but not before holding one more killer live auction. RENO, Nev. – It’s the end of an era, folks. After conducting huge, multi-day auctions for over a dozen years, Fred Holabird, the president, owner and [Read More]
The common elements to these sales were items being fresh to the market, pieces coming from old collections and pieces previously documented in publications. The gross was $866,061. NEW HAMBURG, Ontario, Canada – Three original paintings by the acclaimed Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) combined for $92,360; an 1859 marine watercolor [Read More]
The auction brings together a vibrant mix of styles, periods, and price points. MILFORD, Conn. — Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers will present their annual Fall Fine Art Auction on Thursday, October 30th at 6pm Eastern Time, showcasing an exceptional lineup of 159 works by American and European masters and contemporary artists. “This [Read More]
An automated online-only auction featuring more than 350 lots in basically the same mix of merchandise will be held on Friday, October 24th, starting promptly at 8:00am Central Time. DOUGLASS, Kan. – Woody Auction invites collectors to fall into treasures on Saturday, October 25th, with a multi-genre antique auction featuring over 425 [Read More]
With competitive estimates and a diverse offering of fine and decorative arts, the Chic and Antique auction continues Nye & Co.’s tradition of combining accessibility with excellence. BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers’ upcoming Chic and Antique Auction, a two-day sale scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, October 22–23, is a highly [Read More]
PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Every fall, Fontaine’s can be counted on to present a highly select grouping of important examples of fine and decorative arts. Boasting more than 1,000 lots, the September 27-28 auction was a powerhouse event that saw robust sales in nearly every genre. Dominating the sale were over 150 Tiffany [Read More]
An unusual daguerreotype of a woman in a military-style uniform, exacting a salute, ended up being the star lot at Kennedys Auction Service September 13 when it sold for $46,000, including the buyer’s premium. Possibly setting an auction record price, the Rufus Anton photograph was the auction’s top lot but several other [Read More]
Items are mostly from private collections across the South but also consigned from historic estates in Memphis, Tennessee (the Hunt-Phelan Mansion in particular), as well as Alabama. ABERDEEN, Miss. – A Tiffany & Company musical library clock, a rare Baltimore Pillar (or “Mint Julep”) cabinet, a monumental classical carved tester bed and [Read More]