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Collectibles News July 05 |
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 Bad
Taste Bears Retirement Carnage!:
Bad Taste Bears have just announced the latest batch
of retirements in Europe.
(29th July 2005) click
for more
 2005
Summer Wadefest This Weekend:
The 2005 Summer Wadefest takes place this weekend 30-31st
July. (28th July 2005) click
for more |
 Gift
Industry Bestows Honors On Enesco:
Enesco Group, Inc., received several top honors
this past weekend from the National Association of Limited Edition
Dealers (NALED), the gift industry's largest trade association,
during their 26th Annual Industry Achievements Awards held in
Chicago, Ill.
(27th July 2005) click
for more
 Bonhams
To Sell £1-Million Iconic Henry Moore - A Seminal
Work, The Visual Climax Of His Early Years: Bonhams
International Fine Art Auctioneers will sell the most important
sculpture by Henry Moore to appear at auction in recent
years on Tuesday 29 November 2005. Mother and Child, 1931,
described by Moore himself as “one of my best earlier
pieces” was purchased soon after Henry Moore’s
exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in the same year,
for just £18–18 guinneas. Today, the work is
estimated to fetch £1 million. (26th July 2005)
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more |
 C&S
Collectables Announce Wade Betty Boop Uptown Girl Colourway for
Collect it! Fair:
C&S will be attending the Collect It! Fair in
October with a special 250 limited edition colourway Wade Betty
Boop ‘Uptown Girl’.
(25th July 2005) click
for more
 Sotheby's
To Auction 75 Specially Designed Mickey Statues As Finale
To Mickey Mouse's 75Th Anniversary Celebration: On
September 27, 2005, Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) and The Walt Disney
Company (NYSE: DIS) will conclude the celebration of Mickey
Mouse's 75th anniversary by auctioning 75 uniquely-designed
statues of Mickey, an icon of American popular culture beloved
for more than three generations. (22nd July 2005)
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more |
 New
Harry Potter Breaks All Records and Sells Over 2 Million Copies
in One Day:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has, as expected,
broken all known and independently validated UK book sales records
for first day sales with an incredible 2,009,574 copies sold through
UK bookshops, supermarkets, internet sites, and newspapers on
its first day of release — Saturday 16 July 2005.
(21st July 2005) click
for more
 Limited
designer edition in black Jet crystal: For
the very first time Swarovski presents a Limited Designer
Edition in black faceted Jet crystal – the Black Bull.
Designed by Adi Stocker, the crystal object has been produced
exclusively for the Swarovski Crystal Society. (20th
July 2005) click
for more |
 Collectors
Of Sporting Art Have British Masters In Their Sights At Bonhams'
Sale:
Next week's Sporting & Ornithological Pictures
sale at Bonhams Knightsbridge holds an exciting selection for
enthusiasts of the genre. Works by Thorburn, Turner, Wheelwright,
Munnings and Landseer will go under the hammer on 27 July 2005
in Montpelier Street.
(19th July 2005) click
for more
 Charming
and fun miniatures from Swarovski: Meet
Paul, Tommy and Conrad, three fun new miniatures in a refreshing
young design from the world of toys and travel. (18th
July 2005) click
for more |
 The
Crooked House by Hazle Ceramics:
The Crooked House in Lavenham, Suffolk is the latest
release from Hazle Ceramics.
(16th July 2005) click
for more
| Harry
Potter Midnight Launch at Edinburgh Castle: Before
midnight on Friday evening, JK Rowling will arrive at the
Esplanade outside Edinburgh Castle to be greeted by 2,000
Edinburgh schoolchildren and their families. (15th
July 2005) click
for more |
 Surprise
Pin - Tinker Bell Summer 2005 - Hibiscus:
Disney have just released a new surprise pin - the
first in the Summer Surprise Pin Collection.
(14th July 2005) click
for more
 DC
Direct Announces The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Action
Figure Series: Bugs
Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety and other members of
the Looney Tunes™ family of characters will soon be
commemorated with an all-new LOONEY TUNES Golden Collection
action figure series from DC Comics' DC Direct, one of the
top toy suppliers in the specialty toy market. Paul Levitz,
DC Comic's President & Publisher, and Kelly Gilmore,
Senior Vice President, Global Toys and Themed Entertainment
for Warner Bros. (13th July 2005) click
for more |
 Lorna
Bailey's New Birds:
Lorna Bailey Artware have just released two additions to their
very popular range of bird figures - small versions of Gary the
Greeb and Ozzie the Owl. (12th July 2005) click
for more
 DC
Comics Unveils Panels For Comic-Con International: San Diego
2005: Along
with the amazing list of DC Comics writers and artists set
to attend Comic-Con International: San Diego 2005, DC also
offers a full slate of programming. Panels at the convention
cover new projects and coming events from the DCU, WildStorm,
VERTIGO, CMX and more. (11th July 2005) click
for more |
 Doll
and Teddy Auction 7 July:
July 7 sale promises to be an interesting sale for doll and teddy
bear collectors. There will be thousands of dolls ranging from
bisque to modern day vinyl which includes a large Sindy Collection.
(6th July 2005)
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 England
Expects and Bonhams Delivers 1.8-Million Nelson Sale Total:
Following
a four-month marketing campaign, Bonhams' bicentenary Sale
of Nelson and the Royal Navy (1750-1815), held on 5 July
2005 at 101 New Bond Street, London was a phenomenal success,
achieving nearly 2-million. (5th July 2005) click
for more |
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