Past Auctions

This auction presents a comprehensive assortment of vintage tennis memorabilia and accessories. Notable among the offerings are vintage wooden and steel rackets from makers like Wilson and Spalding, including a Jack Kramer Autograph model. Themed medals include sterling and engraved examples dating to the early 20th century. Tennis trophies range from Heintz sterling on bronze examples to figural awards. Sterling silver souvenir spoons feature tennis motifs, and early tennis buttons include celluloid and enamel examples. Additional categories include wooden racket presses, tennis puzzles, signed event programs, and decorative planters and bookends. These items reflect the historical and cultural presence of tennis across competitive, collectible, and decorative domains.

This discovery art auction includes a range of 20th-century and contemporary works across several media. Oil on canvas is the dominant category, with works including a beach landscape, forests and portraits. The print section includes lithographs such as David Cowles’s “Bono” and a historical reproduction of J.J. Baralets’s “View of the Water Works at Centre Square.” Watercolor offerings include landscapes and figure studies by artists like Alma Irene Doyle Burke. Oil on board paintings primarily depict winter scenes and landscapes. Pastel entries include still lifes such as “Apples II” by Beverly Vidal Swartz. Additional media include mixed media compositions and sketch archives like the one by William Micheel. Many pieces are signed, dated, or noted with inscriptions. This sale offers collectors a wide selection of paintings, drawings, and prints across major modern artistic formats and styles.

This auction features a broad mix of sports memorabilia, pop culture collectibles, and vintage décor. Key sports items include a Danbury Mint Yankee Stadium model, Eagles memorabilia, a 2008 World Series ball, and jerseys from the Yankees and Giants. Athlete-themed collectibles range from Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson bobbleheads to a Babe Ruth commemorative plaque. Entertainment offerings include Peanuts character dolls, New Yorker magazine covers, and Marilyn Monroe prints. Beatles, Springsteen, and Rolling Stones memorabilia also appear alongside Looney Tunes figures. Household items include a handmade star quilt, Coca-Cola lamp, and a table with an aerial view of Yankee Stadium. Apparel lots feature vintage coats, a Dolphins pullover, and themed hats and ties. Americana and vintage-themed pieces include a Zamboni coin bank, decorative clocks, and a Grolsch Beer wall opener. Paper collectibles and stamps related to New York round out the offerings.

This premium Franklin Mint collection auction features an impressive array of commemorative medals, coins, and collector sets spanning multiple collecting categories. The auction includes significant American historical pieces, international commemoratives, religious-themed collections, and specialty items. Highlights include the Great Patriots of the United States medal collection, gold and silver American Eagle coins with the classic Walking Liberty design, and the artistically impressive World's Greatest Stamps collection in a display album. Notable religious items feature The 23rd Psalm ingot collection with biblical scenes, while international offerings include Polish commemorative Zlotych proof coins honoring European historical figures. Franklin Mint Sterling Christmas Ornaments with carol-themed medals provide seasonal collecting interest, while a signed Mount Everest commemorative medal bearing authentic Hillary and Norgay signatures adds historical significance. This auction represents a rare opportunity to acquire premium commemorative items from the Franklin Mint and other prestigious issuers, with appeal to collectors of history, numismatics, and fine commemorative art.

This auction consists of 103 lots featuring vintage toys, mechanical banks, and clocks from the early to mid-20th century. Tin lithograph wind-up toys by Marx, Strauss, Lehmann, and Distler form the largest category, including Marx's Ham & Sam toy, Strauss baggage handlers, and Lehmann clown cars. Cast iron mechanical banks by J & E Stevens are offered, including their Darktown Battery and Always Did 'Spise a Mule banks. Strauss Corporation's Thrifty Tom's wind-up mechanical bank and Chein tin lithograph still banks are included. The clock collection features Lux animated alarm clocks with organ grinder performers, United Electric clocks from 1933, and Amos and Andy character clocks from 1935 and 1942. Disney-licensed Song of the South clocks and advertising clocks from Gold Dust and Dietz & Watson are offered. Other collectibles include Edward Ives clockwork automata from the 19th century, Japanese celluloid and battery-operated toys, Alps guitar-playing monkeys, Modern Toys rocking bears, and a handmade whirligig.

The April auction presents a diverse selection of vintage collectibles and toys. Tin toys include a lithographed Idlewild airport control tower with wind-up features, a Japanese Broadway tin trolley, and a green Radar Jeep with tin soldier figures. The Fisher-Price offerings feature a circus play set with red and yellow wagon plus a schoolhouse playset with illustrated walls, clock, and magnetic alphabet letters. Disney collectibles consist of push-puppets, hard plastic nodders, and ceramic figures. Entertainment memorabilia includes Hopalong Cassidy plates and drinkware, Superman peanut butter jars with lids, Wonder Woman club pins, and a Flash Gordon cardboard puzzle. Playskool's Sesame Street items feature a neighborhood playset of 123 Sesame Street and Mr. Hooper's Store with accessories. RCA Nipper collectibles include a tin serving tray and ceramic mugs alongside Sunday Funnies novelty tumblers and a cobalt blue glass Shirley Temple pitcher.

This auction includes a wide selection of antiques, decorative arts, and collectibles. Household items feature a wood and inlaid stone Parcheesi board, a pair of oak swinging doors with stick-and-ball details, and a Victorian Eastlake music stand. A group of copper cookware includes a jug and lidded pot with bail handle. Redware pottery includes Greg Shooner lidded jars with slip and sgraffito decoration, along with additional crocks and puzzle jugs. Stoneware examples include a #2 jug with a metal name tag and crocks with cobalt leaf and border motifs. Carved wooden items include glove forms, loom shuttles, and painted panels. Among the functional antiques are a cast iron and wood singletree, Freeman’s Dairy milk crate, and a group of vintage plant stands with a milk can base. Collectibles include a set of Lionel train cars with original boxes and Plasticville buildings, along with holiday-themed village accessories. A set of Bushnell wide-angle binoculars with original case and paperwork rounds out the group of personal goods. Porcelain offerings include several Lladro figurines and a NAO schoolgirl. Dolls include handmade examples labeled Aunt Susan and Uncle Silas. Printed works include Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the Poets, and photographic prints by Albert Arthur Allen