Old Town Auctions will boldly go where they’ve never gone before – selling robots, space toys, Star Wars, action figures and other quality sci-fi and fantasy collectibles. The event will be held at Alexander’s Inn Auction House in Buckeystown, a suburb of Frederick, Maryland, and convenient to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C.
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Imperial Porcelain Vases for Sotheby’s Treasures Auction
Aristocratic Heirlooms Sale in London on Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
Munch Warhol and Picasso’s Take on Women at Bonhams Print Auction
They modelled for three of the greatest artists who ever lived. One was murdered by her lover; another shot herself; the third lives on, a potent reminder of Hollywood’s glamour years. And their images lead Bonham’s Print sale in London on 13 July.
Sotheby’s Announces First Calligraphies Auction
The Art of the Word” to take place in Doha, Qatar, at The Ritz-Carlton Doha hotel, on the 15th December.
Jane Austen’s Emma Fetches £325,000
A signed, first edition copy of Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’ published in 1816 has fetched 325,000 pounds at Jonkers Rare Books in Oxfordshire, UK. Jonkers are reported to have paid £180,000 for it at auction in 2008.
Part III of the Donald Kaufman Toy Collection for Bertoia Auction
On April 16-17, 2010, Bertoia’s will offer part III of the Donald Kaufman Collection, which will include the first offerings of classic American character toys from this prestigious collection. “The selection will astound collectors – something like this won’t happen again in our lifetime,” said Rich Bertoia, who catalogued the majority of the auction.
Queen Victoria Stockings Auctioned in Edinburgh
A pair of Queen Victoria’s black and white hand-stitched silk stockings have been sold at Lyon and Turnbull for almost £700, in Edinburgh. The hammer price was £690 as part of a fine antiques sale.
The Original Contract To Purchase Graceland In Memphis, Signed By Elvis Presley And His Parents In 1957
the original contract to purchase Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., in 1957, signed by Elvis Presley and both his parents.
Original Marriage Certificate Issued To Michael Jackson And Lisa Marie Presley In 1994 Sells For $70,800
The original marriage certificate issued to pop legend Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley, on May 26, 1994 in the Dominican Republic, when the couple embarked on their brief but highly publicized life together, sold for $70,800 at a multi-estate sale held Jan. 22-24 by Philip Weiss Auctions.
1909-1911 T206 Honus Wagner – The Connecticut Wagner
how they were discovered, where they have been purchased, when, for how much, where they have been, how they have happened to survive. This is a particularly interesting card in that it has never been up for auction, or been photographed, or even been seen before in the modern collecting world.
