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Purchased in the early 1960s, Milton Avery’s ‘Red Rug’ unfurls at PBMA May 18

Milton Avery, 'Red Rug', estimated at $75,000-$125,000 at Palm Beach Modern Auctions.

LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL — Some time in the early 1960s, Mrs. Barbara Schlang of Palm Beach, Florida made the trek to New York City to the home of famed artists Milton (1885-1965) and Sally Michel Avery (1902-2003).

Sally Michel answered the door, and advised that Milton was not well and was resting. Mrs. Schlang stated she wanted to purchase a piece of art. Sally Michel went into a bedroom, selected Red Rug, and asked “Do you like this one?” Mrs. Schlang did, and departed with the work.

Now some 60 years later, Red Rug emerges from its private collection to cross the block at Palm Beach Modern Auctions Saturday, May 18, as a star lot in its Modern + Contemporary Art, Design & Luxury sale. The 511-lot catalog is ready for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

The 19.25 by 15.25in oil on canvas board is signed and dated to 1958, and had originally been in the artist’s private collection. It comes to market with an estimate of $75,000-$125,000.

Arguably his most famous image, Woman in Chicken Hat was originally photographed by Irving Penn (1917-2009) using his wife Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn as the model in 1948 or 1949. This 26 by 22in platinum-palladium print on aluminum is number 15 from an edition of 20 released in 1983. It is signed by Penn and features a Conde Nast stamp for authenticity. Originally sold by the Hal Katzen Gallery of New York, it is estimated at $70,000-$90,000.

Milton Avery, 'Red Rug', estimated at $75,000-$125,000 at Palm Beach Modern Auctions.

Irving Penn, 'Woman in Chicken Hat', estimated at $70,000-$90,000 at Palm Beach Modern Auctions.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

WWI and WWII US government posters arrive at Eldred’s May 23

'Save Rubber' WWII Jeep poster, estimated at $250-$300 at Eldred's.

HANOVER, MA — More than 40 World War I and World War II posters issued by the United States federal government will come to auction at Eldred’s on Thursday, May 23 as part of its Collectibles sale. The complete catalog is now available for review at LiveAuctioneers.

Before the advent of broadcasting in the 1920s, the printed word was the leading form of communication. Participation in and support for wars across the Atlantic required the US government to rely on advertisements — primarily in the form of broadsheet posters, typically printed in four colors — to catch the attention of the populace. The classic Uncle Sam ‘I Want You’ design is a hallmark of this genre, which focuses on recruitment and solicitation for the purchase of governmental war bonds, drawing revenue from taxpayers to fund the war effort.

The sale’s top-estimated poster is Vive La France, a 27 by 39in linen-backed design by James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960), who created the image of a pointing Uncle Sam on the aforementioned ‘I Want You’ poster. In this advertisement for an unknown American solidarity rally, American doughboys raise their ceremonial swords over a sword-wielding female figure who symbolizes France. It is estimated at $500-$1,000.

The governmental effort to coax women out of the home and into the workforce is best remembered through the Rosie the Riveter governmental propaganda posters of World War II, but the initiative had its origins in World War I. Every Girl Pulling for Victory is a design by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) for the United War Work Campaign, which began in 1918 with the armistice and sought to raise funds for the entertainment of American troops stationed in France to ensure the peace. Measuring 22 by 28in, the poster is estimated at $400-$600.

Resource scarcity and conservation were major propaganda themes in World War II. In Save Rubber Check Your Tires Now, commercial artist Walter Richards (1907-2006) admonishes the American citizenry “They’ve got more important places to go than you!” Then new, the Willys Jeep is a central focus, along with four GIs who Richards has oddly chosen to portray wearing World War I-era helmets. The 28 by 40in poster is estimated at $250-$300.

Continuing the push for women’s entry into the wartime economy is Enlist In A Proud Profession / Join the US Cadet Nurse Corps, a 28 by 20in poster itself created by a woman — Carolyn Moorhead Edmundson (1906-1992). Issued in 1944, late in the war, the artwork features a proud young woman sporting her military attire as she has earned “a lifetime education — free! (if you can qualify).” Its estimate is $100-$150.

'Vive La France' WWI poster, estimated at $500-$1,000 at Eldred's.

'Every Girl Pulling for Victory' WWI poster, estimated at $400-$600 at Eldred's.

'Save Rubber' WWII Jeep poster, estimated at $250-$300 at Eldred's.

'Enlist in a Proud Profession' WWII poster, estimated at $100-$150 at Eldred's.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Harry Davis-decorated Royal Worcester ‘polar bear’ vases prowl into Nadeau May 18

Royal Worcester vase and cover decorated with polar bears by Harry Davis, estimated at $10,000-$20,000 at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery.

WINDSOR, CT — A trio of Royal Worcester ‘polar bear’ vases decorated by Harry Davis will be offered in the Saturday, May 18 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery. Bidding for these vases, consigned as part of a New Jersey private collection, is available via LiveAuctioneers.

Of all the many subjects painted by Harry Davis during his long and celebrated tenure at the Royal Worcester factory, among the rarest and most desirable are his polar bears in Arctic landscapes.

A visit to London Zoo inspired this select range, which repurposed the matte-blue ground that Royal Worcester had long used for vases decorated with swans in flight by fellow artist-decorator Charles Baldwyn. In an interview late in life, Davis recalled painting ‘about 50’ polar bear vases, with most surviving examples dated to the years 1903 to 1905.

All three of the vases at Nadeau’s assume the same 16in form, the elaborate two-handled vase and cover known simply as model number 240989. Depicting subtlely different variations on the theme of polars bears on an ice floe, they carry estimates of $10,000-$20,000 each.

Harry Davis (1885-1970) is perhaps the most prominent of the artist-decorators who worked at Royal Worcester in its early 20th century peak. Worcester born and bred, he entered his local porcelain factory as an apprentice at the age of 13. He proved a remarkably versatile decorator, although he is best known as a painter of landscapes populated by sheep and highland cattle.

Royal Worcester vase and cover decorated with polar bears by Harry Davis, estimated at $10,000-$20,000 at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery.

Roland Arkell

Roland Arkell is editor of Auction Central News and deputy editor at Antiques Trade Gazette. He has been writing about all aspects of the art and antiques market for more than 25 years.

Japanese cloisonné art and vases win spotlight at Jasper52 May 15

Large pair of Japanese Meiji period blue-ground cloisonné enamel vases, estimated at $18,000-$22,000 at Jasper52.

NEW YORK – On Wednesday, May 15, starting at 2 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will present a 320-lot sale titled Gilded Enamel: Cloisonne Art, Vases, & More. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

The sale highlights all spotlight examples from Japan, including those dating to the Meiji period. First among them is a large pair of Japanese Meiji period blue-ground cloisonné enamel vases, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Each stands 38in tall, depicts cranes, flowers, and blossoms, and, as the lot notes state, ‘can be converted into lamps.’

Another prize is a 19th-century Japanese cloisonné plate attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), estimated at $7,000-$8,000. Per the lot notes, ‘The composition is elevated by the presence of Ho Ho birds gracefully encircling the central motif. The mythical birds, symbolizing longevity and good fortune, add a touch of mystique to the artwork. Among the blooms and avian figures, the lotus flowers stand out with their symbolic significance of purity and enlightenment.’

The final highlight is a circa-1880 pair of Japanese Meiji period facet cloisonné vases, which have an estimate of $15,000-$18,000. Boasting exquisitely rendered bird motifs, each stands about 14in tall.

Large pair of Japanese Meiji period blue-ground cloisonné enamel vases, estimated at $18,000-$22,000 at Jasper52.

19th-century Japanese cloisonné plate attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, estimated at $7,000-$8,000 at Jasper52.

Circa-1880 pair of Japanese Meiji period facet cloisonné vases, estimated at $15,000-$18,000 at Jasper52.

ACN Staff

Content bearing the byline of ACN staff has been researched and written by multiple members of the Auction Central News team.

Al Capone’s ‘Sweetheart’ Colt 1911 .45 heads to the block for the first time at Richmond May 18

Al Capone's 'Sweetheart' Colt 1911 Government, estimated at $2 million-$3 million at Richmond Auctions.

GREENVILLE, SC — Named ‘Sweetheart’ for its undeniable reliability in saving his life numerous times, this Colt 1911 Government .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol belonging to legendary gangster Al Capone comes to market for the first time Saturday, May 18 at Richmond Auctions in an exclusive single-lot sale.

The Colt dates to 1912, and is the first commercial version of the legendary 1911 platform launched a year prior for military and law enforcement use. Purchased by Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-1947) at an undetermined date, the three-digit serial number Colt was originally sold to the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. and shipped to Union Hardware & Metal Company on September 11, 1912. After Capone’s demise, it passed to his widow Mae Capone, who preserved it with care. Mae passed the pistol to their only child, Sonny Capone, who was an avid competition shooter. He made upgrades on his father’s pistol to enhance its speed and accuracy. Upon Sonny’s passing in 2004, his daughters Diane and Barbara Capone inherited ‘Sweetheart,’ and in October 2021, the Capone estate sold it to a private collector. Complete and documented provenance comes with the Colt.

Richmond estimates this historic firearm at $2 million-$3 million, with an opening bid of $500,000.

Al Capone's 'Sweetheart' Colt 1911 Government, estimated at $2 million-$3 million at Richmond Auctions.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

‘Madeline’ works by Ludwig Bemelmans, commissioned for Onassis yacht, sell at Ahlers & Ogletree May 16

Ludwig Bemelmans, 'Madeline and the Bad Hat', estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Ahlers & Ogletree.

ATLANTA — Three oils on canvas laid to board re-creating images from Ludwig Bemelmans’ Madeline children’s books, commissioned from the artist-author for Aristotle Onassis’s yacht, will appear at Ahlers & Ogletree on Thursday, May 16 as part of the Collection of Jerome & Bridget Dobson sale. The complete catalog is open for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Shipping line magnate Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975) loved the sea. When he purchased the Canadian anti-submarine River-class frigate the HMCS Stormont in 1954, he reconfigured it into a luxury yacht and renamed it the Christina O, after his second child and only daughter, Christina Onassis (1950-1988). Apparently, Christina was taken with the Madeline books by Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962), so Onassis commissioned him to create a series of paintings in mural-like fashion to line the walls of the yacht’s playroom.

The Dobson collection includes three of these Bemelmans originals. The top-estimated lot of the group is Oh, Genevieve, Where Can You Be?, measuring 66.75 by 22.5in. A&O’s lot notes state, “Some of the murals differ slightly from the book illustrations; they are Bemelmans’ adaptations from the original compositions in Madeline’s Rescue and Madeline and the Bad Hat.” Oh, Genevieve carries an estimate of $20,000-$30,000.

Madeline and the Bad Hat is a re-creation of the book’s cover art, and measures 37.75 by 22.5in. Puppet Show bears the same dimensions and estimate as Bad Hat at $15,000-$25,000.

Ludwig Bemelmans, 'Oh, Genevieve, Where Can You Be?', estimated at $20,000-$30,000 at Ahlers & Ogletree.

Ludwig Bemelmans, 'Madeline and the Bad Hat', estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Ahlers & Ogletree.

Ludwig Bemelmans, 'Puppet Show', estimated at $15,000-$25,000 at Ahlers & Ogletree.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Fine art photography exposes all walks of life in New York May 14

Slim Aarons, 'Fan Mail', estimated at $2,500-$3,000 at Jasper52.

NEW YORK — More than 90 lots of fine art photography arrive at Jasper52 on Tuesday, May 14 as perfect additions to any home or office environment. The catalog is now available for review and bidding exclusively at LiveAuctioneers.

Alain Le Garsmeur (b.1943-) appears to have been most active in the 1970s and 1980s, shooting on film transparencies for publications such as Le Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, and the Sunday Times. Savannah Skateboard is a 1983 image printed in 2022 from an original transparency. It measures 20 by 22in and is estimated at $400-$500.

Slim Aarons (1916-2006) was a world-famous photographer of celebrities and socialites. Fan Mail is a 1952 image of a then-ascendant Marilyn Monroe wearing a red negligee while sorting through her fan mail shortly after the release of her film The Asphalt Jungle. The 30in square print is stamped for the Slim Aarons Estate and is from an edition of 150. It is estimated at $2,500-$3,000.

Winter Tan by Alain Le Garsmeur captures a man tanning with a sun reflector on a street near Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in February 1973. It is estimated at $400-$500.

Slim Aarons, 'Fan Mail', estimated at $2,500-$3,000 at Jasper52.

Alain Le Garsmeur, 'Winter Tan', estimated at $400-$500 at Jasper52.

Alain Le Garsmeur, 'Savannah Skateboard', estimated at $400-$500 at Jasper52.

ACN Staff

Content bearing the byline of ACN staff has been researched and written by multiple members of the Auction Central News team.

1883 Amberina Tankard by Libbey Cut Glass leads our five lots to watch

Late 19 th-century amberina tankard made by Libbey Cut Glass, estimated at $20,000-$25,000 at Woody Auction May 18.

DOUGLASS, KS – The Saturday, May 18 sale of American and Brilliant Cut Glass at Woody Auction includes this remarkable amberina tankard made by Libbey Cut Glass in 1883.

Rated by the auction house as the finest piece of amberina glass it has ever offered for sale, it is pictured in Carl Fauster’s 1979 book Libbey Glass Since 1818, A Pictorial History and Collector’s Guide, and is thought to be the tankard of this type featured in the 1968 exhibition Libbey Glass: A Tradition of 150 Years 1818-1968, held at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio. It is consigned from the estate of David Fuchshuber, a native of Fort Worth, Texas who was a fellow of the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. It carries an estimate of $20,000-$25,000.

BOONTON, NJ – Rankin-Bass created some of America’s most beloved holiday stop-motion animated specials of the 20th century, including the 1960s classics Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Little Drummer Boy, and Frosty the Snowman. In the early 1990s, Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass were searching for another winner in an adaptation of the centuries-old English puppet show, Punch and Judy.

Alas, the show never got beyond the planning stage, but this set piece for what would be the ‘booth’ survived in the collection of Olga and Arthur Rankin, who have consigned it with Millea Bros. as part of its three-day Select sale spanning Wednesday, May 15 to Friday, May 17. The unique and historic piece of Rankin-Bass memorabilia is modestly estimated at $1,000-$1,500.

Circa-1960 Serpenti bracelet watch by the Italian jeweler Bulgari, estimated at €40,000-€60,000 ($42,730-$64,100) at Adam’s Auctioneers on May 14.

DUBLIN – A classic enameled Bulgari Serpenti bracelet watch dating to circa 1960 will appear at Adam’s Auctioneers. The 18K gold, diamond, and purple, brown, black, and white enamel bracelet watch is estimated at €40,000-€60,000 ($42,730-$64,100) as part of a Tuesday, May 14 Fine Jewellery and Watches auction.

Serpenti jewelry, which followed the launch of Bulgari’s signature gold Tubogas bracelets in the 1940s, was featured in Vogue and other fashion magazines on countless occasions in the Sixties. However, such was its expense that fewer than 100 pieces were actually produced across the decade. Most were made for Bulgari by the Valenza-based jewelry manufacturing company Carlo Illario e Filli. The key to their form and flexible memory was an internal white gold double spring kept in place by ingenious threaded gold pins.

The Serpenti bracelet watch offered by Adam’s is distinguished by the Vacheron & Constantin watch dial and movement concealed in the head of the snake. Other more common watch suppliers to Bulgari at the time were Movado and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The bracelet watch is accompanied by a certificate from Amanda Triossi, a Bulgari specialist and author, stating the bracelet was manufactured for and retailed by Bulgari in the 1960s and that the Vacheron Constantin watch is original to the bracelet.

1950 Lionel no. 773 with no. 2426W whistle tender in original boxes, estimated at $500-$700 at Lloyd Ralston Gallery May 18.

SHELTON, CT – Joshua Lionel Cowen (1877-1965) always chafed at the term ‘toy trains,’ and after 30 years of hearing it used to describe his Lionel electric train product line, he asked his chief engineer, Joe Bonnano, to do something about it. Bonnano developed a highly realistic, near-scale line of O gauge (1:48 proportion) trains that would become the most popular items Lionel sold in the pre-World War II period.

The jewel in the crown was 1937’s Lionel no. 700E New York Central J-1e Hudson steam locomotive, a workhorse that pulled some of the NYC’s top passenger trains. Lionel’s model was incredibly accurate, with hundreds of hand-applied detail parts that took days to assemble, compared to most toy products that could be built in a few hours. Highly prized, the top-dollar 700E would vanish from the line – as did its defeatured and far more affordable cousin, the no. 763 Hudson – as the war approached and Lionel retooled for military contracts.

After the war, fans clamored for the return of the Hudson, and so the no. 773 Hudson was born. Using the same boiler tooling but without all the hand-applied details, it was more of a revived 763 than a 700E. Buyers responded, and Lionel kept the 773 in the line for a number of years.

Lloyd Ralston Gallery brings a boxed 773 and 2426W whistle tender to market as part of its May Toy Train Sale on Saturday, May 18. In good condition, though the tender box is a bit tattered, the set is estimated at $500-$700 – a far cry from late-1990s prices, when 773s were commanding upwards of $3,000 – making this a very good opportunity to own a postwar classic for relative pocket change.

Qing dynasty kingfisher feather and gem-set headdress, estimated at $1,000-$1,500 at Oakridge Auction Gallery on May 19.

ASHBURN, VA – The art form known as tian-tsui, made using the electric blue feathers of the Eurasian kingfisher, reached its apotheosis in the Ming and Qing periods. Originally, tian-tsui crowns or feng guan were reserved for empresses and members of the royal household. However, by the late Qing period in the 19th century, it was common for feng guan to be worn either by a wealthy bride on her wedding day or by a woman with honorable rank on formal occasions. Most Qing examples are adorned with traditional motifs emblematic of good fortune.

This example is accentuated by carved floral and hanging details in tourmaline, citrine, jade, jadeite, pearl, and coral. It will be offered on Sunday, May 19, in the final session of the three-day auction devoted to Chinese works of art at Oakridge Auction Gallery from May 17-19. The late owner, who was from Rancho Mirage, California, had an antiques business in San Francisco with Asian art his primary focus.

Proto-World Series color photogravure may hit home run at University Archives May 15

Temple Cup (proto-World Series) photogravure from 1896, estimated at $6,000-$8,000 at University Archives.

WILTON, CT — An exceedingly rare color photogravure of the 1894 Temple Cup baseball championship has been unearthed and will be presented Wednesday, May 15 at University Archives as part of its next Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia sale. The complete catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Printed in 1896 by Boussod, Valadon & Cie. of Paris, the image is based on A Baseball Match by Canadian painter and illustrator Henry Sandham (1842-1910). The 1894 championship game pitted the first-place Baltimore Orioles (dark uniforms) against the second-place New York Giants (white uniforms). Game 7 was held at the New York Polo Grounds, where the Giants defeated the Orioles in a surprising upset.

The Temple Cup was named after coal, citrus, and lumber baron William Chase Temple (1862-1917), a part-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Temple paid $800 to have a cup made, after the legendary Stanley Cup of hockey. Similarly, the team that won the Temple Cup would keep the prize in its home city until the next team won. Though it never happened (the Temple Cup championship lasted only from 1894 to 1897), a three-time winner would be allowed to keep the trophy permanently.

Interestingly, payouts to players in the series was set at a 65-35 split between winners and losers, but players in 1894 agreed to make it 50-50. When some members of the Giants reneged on their pledge, Temple sold off his interest in the Pirates and departed the nascent professional baseball industry.

Measuring 39.375 by 19.575in, the photogravure is one of the scant few that is in color — University Archives notes even the version owned by the Library of Congress is black-and-white — and it carries an estimate of $6,000-$8,000.

Temple Cup (proto-World Series) photogravure from 1896, estimated at $6,000-$8,000 at University Archives.

Detail of Temple Cup (proto-World Series) photogravure from 1896, estimated at $6,000-$8,000 at University Archives.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Peerless antique toy and bank collection showcased at Bertoia May 18

J&E Stevens Co. Jonah and the Whale mechanical bank, estimated at $80,000-$120,000 at Bertoia.

VINELAND, NJ — John and Adrienne Haley are English antique toy collectors who have spent more than 50 years networking with their American counterparts to find and sell the finest European toys. On Saturday, May 18, highlights from their top-tier collection will come to market at Bertoia Auctions. The 340-lot catalog is now available for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers.

Always looking to upgrade items in their collection, the Haleys have assembled a remarkable overview of European and American toy manufacturing. The sale’s top lot is a virtually as-new Jonah and the Whale on Pedestal mechanical bank by J&E Stevens Co. Extremely rare and a prized addition for even the most advanced collector, the bank is all original and authentic, and one of only a handful known. It is estimated at $80,000-$120,000.

Equally scarce and desirable, a Marklin fire house with three engines has received the same estimate as the Jonah and the Whale bank. Three clockwork fire trucks sit in individual bays in the house, and are released to run across the floor when any of three levers are moved. Many collectors own the house and perhaps a single engine, but a complete set is nearly unheard of. With minor repairs and reproduction parts, this lot should clear its hefty estimate.

The wooden-boxed Marklin Battleship France dates to between 1902 and 1907. With a clockwork mechanism, the France comes complete with lead sailor figures and has like-new museum-level quality. It is estimated at $60,000-$90,000.

Formerly in the Tudor collection, this Kyser & Rex Co. Mikado mechanical bank features amazing action. Place a coin under the right hat, turn the rear crank, and watch as the man lifts the left hat to reveal the coin, then lowers it as the coin is deposited. Like the other star lots, the Mikado is in all-original condition, and is estimated at $60,000-$90,000.

J&E Stevens Co. Jonah and the Whale mechanical bank, estimated at $80,000-$120,000 at Bertoia.

Marklin fire house with three engines, estimated at $80,000-$120,000 at Bertoia.

Marklin Battleship 'France', estimated at $60,000-$90,000 at Bertoia.

Kyser & Rex Co. Mikado mechanical bank, estimated at $60,000-$90,000 at Bertoia.

Jim Bunte

Jim Bunte has worked in editorial, design and the toy and auction industries for more than 30 years. He co-founded Auction Central News in 2007.

Purchased in the early 1960s, Milton Avery’s ‘Red Rug’ unfurls at PBMA May 18

Jim Bunte

WWI and WWII US government posters arrive at Eldred’s May 23

Jim Bunte

Harry Davis-decorated Royal Worcester ‘polar bear’ vases prowl into Nadeau May 18

Roland Arkell

Japanese cloisonné art and vases win spotlight at Jasper52 May 15

ACN Staff

Al Capone’s ‘Sweetheart’ Colt 1911 .45 heads to the block for the first time at Richmond May 18

Jim Bunte

‘Madeline’ works by Ludwig Bemelmans, commissioned for Onassis yacht, sell at Ahlers & Ogletree May 16

Jim Bunte

Fine art photography exposes all walks of life in New York May 14

ACN Staff

1883 Amberina Tankard by Libbey Cut Glass leads our five lots to watch

1883 Amberina Tankard by Libbey Cut Glass

Rankin-Bass ‘Punch and Judy’ Stage Set

Circa-1960 Bulgari Serpenti Bracelet Watch

Lionel No. 773 Hudson Steam Locomotive and No. 2426W Whistle Tender

Qing Dynasty Kingfisher Feather and Gem-set Headdress

Proto-World Series color photogravure may hit home run at University Archives May 15

Jim Bunte

Peerless antique toy and bank collection showcased at Bertoia May 18

Jim Bunte

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