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WILLOUGHBY, OH — Surprise performances by prewar European and Japanese seaplanes characterized Milestone Auctions‘ Premier Schuco Toy Sale, held on August 24. Complete results for the sale are available at LiveAuctioneers. Most of the lots carried modest mid-three-figure estimates such as $300-$500, but wildly overperformed with spirited bidding from vintage aviation toy collectors. Airplane toys […]

GENESEO, NY — Martin May’s obituary describes him as something of a Renaissance man. He was a top-rated orthopedic surgeon with a South Florida practice, a husband, a father to three, a business owner, and apparently one of the leading collectors of non-Tiffany Studios leaded glass lamps from the early 20th century. Five years after […]

Bobby Jones silver gelatin photograph ‘At Impact,’ $10,800 WORCESTER, MA — A 7 x 5.5in silver gelatin 1930s-era print of legendary golfer Bobby Jones came to market June 26 at Central Mass Auctions with a number of other period golf-related images. Many of the prints were from Spalding, the sporting goods company, and featured time-lapse, […]