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(Auction)"Christmas Wishes" Auction Exceeds Expectations
Märklin 2nd Series Cincinnati battleship, 1912-15, enameled, electric-driven, 34" long, $77,880.
Märklin George Washington ocean liner, 1909-15, enameled, clockwork mechanism, 37" long, $77,880.
Possibly unique C.K. (Japan) lithographed tin key-wind Santa open roadster with lively festive graphics and internal bellows, late 1930’s, 7" long, $37,760.
Tipp & Co. (Germany) Minnie and Mickey Mouse ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Cigar-Store Princess Sells for Princely Sum
This carved wood cigar-store figure attributed to the New York City shops of Samuel Robb or Thomas Brooks, circa 1880, 83" tall x 23" wide x 14" deep, sold for $747,500 (est. $125,000/ 250,000) to a collector.
The Indian princess wears a feathered headdress and a dress decorated with carved tobacco ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 50th Anniversary Delaware Antiques Show
The red and white ABC quilt, pieced cotton, with a Betty Sterling provenance, was $8500 from Olde Hope Antiques, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The horse and rider copper weathervane, attributed to Jewell, was $28,000.
James Kilvington of Dover, Delaware, had an impressive offering, proving it is still possible to put together a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Romanian Painting Sparks Lawsuit Two Years after Sale
More than two years after winning a painting at an auction, a buyer is suing the auction house, claiming that the Association of Art Critics of Romania has concluded that the painting is not authentic.
A suit filed on November 7, 2013, in the Supreme Court of New York, County of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The International Fine Print Dealers Association Fair
This Polly Apfelbaum (b. 1955) woodblock monoprint was the first piece of art viewers encountered upon walking into the fair. It sold. Measuring 79" x 79", Empress Theodora, 2013, was a show-stopper at Durham Press’s booth. The dealer priced the unique piece at $33,000, framed. The artist’s prices have gone ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Double Eagle Historical Flask Tops Glass Auction
Double Eagle historical flask, pint, GII-144, probably Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, 1815-30; of ovoid form with vertical ribbing on the entire flask except for the eagle and medallion on both sides, in bright light green, tooled round collared mouth - pontil scar; Warren “Bud” Lane collection; $26,910 ... (Read More)
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(Show)East Coast Toy Soldier Show Draws Record Crowd
Carolyn Kurkowski, a dealer from Peabody, Massachusetts, featured toy soldiers by Marlborough and Ducal. Sets ran from $90 to $120; individual figures from $15 to $35.
Collectors inspect miniature soldiers that ranged from $50 to $250.
Figures by King & Country formed the mainstay of this diorama of a World War II ... (Read More)
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(Auction)November Crocker Farm Sale Caps Off Remarkable Year for Company
This recently discovered 9¾" long molded redware Moravian fish bottle with copper and manganese decoration was attributed to Rudolph Christ of Salem, North Carolina. It was the first lot of the sale and sold for $23,000 (est. $10,000/20,000) to Pennsylvania collectors. Both the large size and the streaks of green ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A "Perfect" Clock and a Bright Red Ferrari
Three room bidders and three on phones vied for the month-duration astronomical regulator in an 84½" tall figured walnut case. Made by M. Allard circa 1825 in Paris, it sold to a phone bidder for $96,000 (est. $20,000/40,000). There is handwriting is on the inside back door, and it says ... (Read More)
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(Show)"Were You There?"
Some pondered if dealers Kris and Dick Kirby of the Farmer’s Daughter, Snoqualmie, Washington, really wanted anyone in their booth as they had so many signs that indicated to stay away: “No Admittance,” “Private Property,” and “Please Keep Off.” The dealers setting up gave them a hard time, but one ... (Read More)
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