Lodestar Auctions
Located in Chicagoland
Selling Antiques and Collectibles online since year 2000
Helping local antique dealers, collectors and estates bring their items to the web.
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This multi-lot auction presents one of the most diverse and compelling collections Lodestar Auctions has offered, spanning antique clocks, fine art, automobilia, breweriana, religious artifacts, mid-century design, sci-fi literature, tools, porcelain, military collectibles, and rare advertising pieces. Each item stands alone as its own lot, giving bidders the opportunity to pursue highly specific interests across more than a century of craftsmanship, culture, and industrial history. The sale opens with standout Americana and pop-culture artifacts, including the 1930s ESCO Love Meter Coin-Operated Arcade Machine (“Vintage Collectible”) and the 1989 Batman Secret Code Bike Alarm and Sonic Weapons Center. Automotive history is strongly represented with the 1989 Porsche Marketing Reference Guide Dealer Binder (“Sales Training 911 928 944 Turbo”), multiple vintage oil-can collections, and rare parts such as the Pair of C 1930s Woodlite Headlights for Ruxton Jordan Specialty Cars and the Rare Windshield for 1950s Scootacar Mk1 Microcar. Collectors of fine art and sculpture will find an impressive range of offerings, from Charles Orville Engel’s Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting (“Rare Find”) to contemporary works like the Mark Stasz Steel and Mahogany Sculpture (“Artistic Masterpiece”). Additional highlights include the Framed Carbon Print after Giovanni Bellini Madonna degli Alberetti and the M.F. Husain Mother Teresa Signed Serigraph. Clock enthusiasts will discover one of the strongest clock groupings in any recent regional auction. The catalog includes dozens of mantel, wall, and regulator clocks from Ansonia, Seth Thomas, Howard Miller, Junghans, Emperor, and Gilbert. Notable entries include the Ansonia Black Metal Mantel Clock with Key and Pendulum – Working Condition, the Howard Miller Grandfather Clock Model 610-199, and the Seth Thomas Brass Crystal Regulator Mantel Clock with Key and Pendulum. Religious and devotional collectors will appreciate items such as the Collection of Christian Devotional Items Including Nativity Pieta Statues Icons and Plaques, the Hand-Carved Olive Wood Christian Figures Collection from the Holy Land, and the Missale Romanum 1962 Edition Benziger Brothers Altar Missal. These pieces span global Christian traditions and historical periods. Literature and book collectors will find extensive Folio Society sets, including 14 Folio Society History Books with Slipcases, Folio Society Classics Including The Sun King and The Greek Myths, and multiple sci-fi and fantasy collections such as Classic Sci-Fi Collectibles by Roger Zelazny, Frank Herbert, Harry Harrison & Heinlein and 68 Vintage Science Fiction Paperback Books by Great Authors. Breweriana and advertising collectors will enjoy rare pieces such as the Antique Louis Ziegler Brewing Co Wooden Beer Barrel, Vintage Blatz Beer Wooden Crate, Vintage 1978 Heileman’s Old Style Tiffany Lighted Beer Clock, and large brewery signs including the Vintage Geo Walter’s Adler Brau Beer Sign (“70 x 45 Inches”). Additional advertising highlights include the Vintage 1958 Philco Predicta Tandem Television, Vintage Lucky O’Hara Devil Drivers Auto Thrill Show Poster, and multiple porcelain and tin signs. Military and technical collectors will find exceptional WWII items, including the Folmer Graflex K-20 U.S. Navy Aircraft Camera, the WWII Japanese Type 89 Aerial Gun Camera, and the WWII Japanese Type 99 Gun Camera with Konishiroku Hexar Lens. Industrial Americana appears throughout the catalog with pieces like the Vintage Standard Oil Co Indiana 5 Gallon Liquid Measure Can and the Vintage Industrial Galvanized Metal Signs for Decor Brewing Distillery Farmhouse Chic. Furniture and decorative arts round out the sale with pieces such as the Andrew Samuelson Antique Oak Store Display Cabinet, Early 19th Century American Mahogany Slant Desk, Late 19th Century English Sheraton Style Walnut Secretary, and Venetian Marquetry Slant-Front Writing Desk Italian Louis XV Style. Mid-century and postmodern design is represented by the Pair of Mid Century Postmodern Z-Frame Display Cabinets and the Mid-Century Modernist Regulator-Style Pendulum Clock. This auction offers an extraordinary opportunity to acquire rare and meaningful pieces across dozens of collecting categories. From the 1930s ESCO Love Meter to the WWII Japanese Type 99 Gun Camera, the catalog reflects a lifetime of passionate collecting and presents exceptional finds for bidders of every interest.Bidder Reviews for Lodestar Auctions (459)
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TimFort Collins, CO
Aug 8, 2026
very different item. needs lots of cleaning/polishing
this item will fit in nicely with my silverware items
ChristopherYuma, AZ
Jul 21, 2026
Great Auction House!
Great items well packaged were sent. I had a question for the Auction House and Larry provided excellent and quick customer service. Will definitely utilize the honest Auction House again!
AndrewWadsworth, OH
Jun 22, 2026
Fantastic experience
First time buying with this house and I could not be any happier. The bidding was simple, paying was simple and the shipping was incredible as they do it in house, was very reasonable and arrived unbroken and as described. I will be following every auction they have it was such a great experience!
RichBristol, WI
Jun 22, 2026
DougChicago, IL
Jun 21, 2026
Excellent auction house
I have purchased 3 times from lodestar. Each transaction was seamless and perfect. Larry is extremely fair with shipping and outstanding with responsiveness. Bid and buy with confidence. Much appreciation for an amazing auction house.
SkyeMile End, AU
Jun 15, 2026
Fantastic Auction House
I've been acquiring from Lodestar for a couple of years and they are always fantastic to deal with.
JillGlencoe, IL
May 10, 2026
Great items easy to deal with
I have purchased twice from Lodestar Auctions. Both times I was very happy with my items. They were exactly as pictured. And payment and pick up were easy and quick. I would definitely purchase from them again.
JackCarolina, RI
May 10, 2026
An auction house that no other can exceed.
Extremely pleased with all facets of this experience.
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