More than 500 lots of petroliana items – mostly gas and oil signs but to include globes, cans and a great collection of rest room signs – will be sold by Matthews Auctions, LLC, on Friday, Aug. 6, at 9 a.m. (CST). The auction will be conducted at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines, on the final day of the 2010 Iowa Gas Show, held at the same venue.
Other News
Royal Copenhagen opens exhibition at Kongens Nytorv
A decade has passed and the Danish design icon Blue Fluted Mega is ten years old. To commemorate this, Royal Copenhagen is today opening a major jubilee exhibition at the Krinsen garden of Kongens Nytorv public square in Copenhagen. Among other things, the exhibition is showing huge cups and giving a unique insight into the impressive 235-year history of porcelain.
Royal Dux Porcelain
Royal Dux Porcelain has been produced since 1853, in the small town of Duchcov, located about two hours to the North West of Prague, the capital city of the recently formed Czech Republic. From 1918 until December 31st 1992 the country was known as Czechoslovakia, situated behind the so called […]
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.
Royal Copenhagen Easter Eggs 2010
Sotheby’s New York 5 May 2010 Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art will feature Henri Matisse’s spectacular “Bouquet pour le 14 Juillet 1919", the artist’s emotional celebration of the first Bastille Day following World War I (est. $18/25 million).
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.
Lindt Gold Bunny Charity Auction
Lindt USA today announces it is helping to kick-off National Autism Awareness Month by launching an online auction of celebrity-signed Lindt Gold Bunny porcelain figures, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks. Beginning today at 9 a.m. PDT/12 p.m. EDT, Lindt will auction off porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny, each autographed by a different celebrity.
Wade Whimsie Betty Boops Celebrate 15 Years Of Wade Wade Betty Boop Editions
C & S Collectables have introduced a new set of Betty Boop Wade Whimsies.
The set celebrate 15 years of the company producing Wade Betty Boop editions.
Wade Collectors Fair 2010
Sunday 18th April 2010 is the date for the this year’s Wade Collectors Fair in Stoke on Trent, England.The Wade Weekend will begin on Saturday 17th April with a hospitality evening at the North Stafford Hotel. The cost of the evening is £130 for a double room which includes an evening of entertainment including a quiz, raffle, Bingo and a grand buffet and the overnight accomodation.
Superman Comic Auctioned for $1.5 Million
ComicConnect.com, one of the industry’s leading online auction/consignment sites, has sold the #1 highest-rated copy of the world’s #1 comic book—Action Comics #1, which marks Superman’s 1938 debut—for a whopping $1,500,000.
