RSL to auction 60-year collection of antique toys and banks, July 11-12

Vibrant and colorful German lithographed-tin toys. RSL Auction image
Vibrant and colorful German lithographed-tin toys. RSL Auction image

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – The prestigious William and Elaine Werbell antique toy and bank collection will step into the auction spotlight on July 11 and 12. RSL Auction Company will offer the collection of pristine wind-up toys, mechanical and still banks at a live gallery auction with absentee and Internet live bidding available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Nazi-looted painting from Munich fetches £1.55 million

Max Liebermann’s ‘Two Riders on the Beach.’ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Max Liebermann’s ‘Two Riders on the Beach.’ Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

LONDON (AFP) – A Nazi-looted painting that was hidden for decades smashed expectations at a rare sale in London on Wednesday as investigators work painstakingly to identify the origins of hundreds of other works from the same haul.

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John McInnis to disperse popular Maine auctioneer’s collection

Clara Perry (1871-1940) oil on board, 14in x 11in (est. $2,000-$3,000) and a Tiffany Studios counter-balance desk lamp, circa 1909 (est. $2,000-$4,000). John McInnis Auctioneers image.
Clara Perry (1871-1940) oil on board, 14in x 11in (est. $2,000-$3,000) and a Tiffany Studios counter-balance desk lamp, circa 1909 (est. $2,000-$4,000). John McInnis Auctioneers image.

AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers announces the highly anticipated auction of William “Bill” Johnson’s personal collection on July 10-11. Available for purchase will be antiques, artifacts and treasures amassed over the last four decades. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

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Superheroes – real and imagined – to appear at Hake’s July 14-16 auction

‘Stride Toward Freedom’ 1st edition book by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., published 1958, signed and inscribed by King to US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Warren family provenance. Est. $20,000-$35,000. Hake’s image
‘Stride Toward Freedom’ 1st edition book by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., published 1958, signed and inscribed by King to US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Warren family provenance. Est. $20,000-$35,000. Hake’s image

YORK, Pa. – Superheroes aren’t always the product of fantasy. Sometimes they’re ordinary people who’ve gone on to achieve superhuman goals – like the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and baseball legend Martin Dihigo, the only man ever to be inducted in the Baseball Halls of Fame in the United States, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Backed by their rich and unique legacies, Dihigo and King unquestionably deserve the title of “superhero” and the right to stand alongside Superman in Hake’s Auction #215, which closes for bidding July 14-16.

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The force is with Premiere Props’ Hollywood Extravaganza, June 27

A complete costume from the Biblical epic ‘Ben-Hur’ and a poster for the original ‘Star Wars’ – signed by Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew – are a formidable double feature in the Hollywood Extravaganza Auction. Premiere Props image
A complete costume from the Biblical epic ‘Ben-Hur’ and a poster for the original ‘Star Wars’ – signed by Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew – are a formidable double feature in the Hollywood Extravaganza Auction. Premiere Props image

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Premiere Props will auction off more than 550 movie props and entertainment memorabilia – from Ben-Hur to Star Wars – at their Hollywood Extravaganza Auction on Saturday, June 27.

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