Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ bank, $198,000, Morphy Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far A Kyser & Rex ‘Mikado’ cast-iron mechanical bank in the rare blue variation sold for $198,000 in a sale of Antique Toys,…
Copy of Declaration, $10,620; Archives Int’l Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far A circa-1840s Peter Force copy of the Declaration of Independence sold for $10,620 at an auction held Oct. 20-21 and Oct. 23 by Archives…
Wurlitzer PianOrchestra, $120,000, Showtime Auc. Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far A 1905 Wurlitzer Style 17 PianOrchestra in excellent working condition, with about 40 Style #17 rolls, sold for $120,000 at an auction held Oct. 5-7…
Colt SAA Sheriff’s Model, $201,125, James D. Julia Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far A factory-engraved Colt SAA Sheriff’s Model built for legendary Western lawman Jeff Davis Milton in 1916 sold for $201,125 at a Firearms…
High End Comic Sales Continue Despite Economy Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn One of the interesting things about the market for vintage, rare, high grade comics is that there has been no end to the record prices paid even…
Figure Skating and the Arts By Frances Dafoe When I started working on the book Figure Skating and the Arts: Eight Centuries of Sport and Inspiration, I had no idea of the treasures I would find in private and public…
Rare Miles cash register, $14,950, White’s Auctions Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A rare Miles double dial walnut cash register (Boston ‘89) sold for $14,850 at an auction held Aug. 26 by White’s Auctions…
Diego Rivera work, $9,700, Kaminski Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A gouache on paper work by Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957), titled Mercedo des Flores, signed 1927 and including a booklet of documentation and…
N.C. Wyeth painting, $253,000, Thomaston Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World An oil on linen painting by N.C. Wyeth, signed in the upper left corner and titled The Great Blue Heron, sold for $253,000 at…
Lazzell woodcut print, $106,200, Eldred’s Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A white-line color woodcut print by Blanche Lazzell, titled Sail Boat and showing two men about to launch a sailboat from shore, sold for…
