Dirk Soulis to auction collection of noted KC jeweler July 8

Seventeenth century Brussels wool and silk mythological tapestry, depicting figures in armor and two ladies, all in a wooded landscape. Estimate: $7,000-$12,000. Dirk Soulis Auctions image
Seventeenth century Brussels wool and silk mythological tapestry, depicting figures in armor and two ladies, all in a wooded landscape. Estimate: $7,000-$12,000. Dirk Soulis Auctions image

 

LONE JACK, Mo. – Session II of the lifetime collection of Joseph Earl Candioto – a Kansas City fixture for more than two decades as the owner of Joseph’s Jewelry in the city’s Georgian Village Shops – will be held on Friday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. Central time, by Dirk Soulis Auctions.

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Lincoln/Hamlin flag leads Hake’s Americana parade July 12-14

1860 campaign parade flag promoting the Lincoln/Hamlin ticket. Estimate: $20,000-$35,000. Hake’s Americana image
1860 campaign parade flag promoting the Lincoln/Hamlin ticket. Estimate: $20,000-$35,000. Hake’s Americana image

 

YORK, Pa. – Hake’s Americana has had its finger on the pulse of pop culture since 1967, when it merged the auction format with nostalgic and historically important memorabilia. For nearly half a century, the Hake’s team has monitored the market and brought the best of pop-culture collectibles to buyers through their online, phone and absentee sales. Their ability to access top-notch consignments from long-held private collections comes into focus once again in Hake’s Auction #218, which closes for bidding July 12-14.

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Rare toy train accessories make for collectors’ paradise at Bertoia auction

Marklin tunnel with mountain castle tower, railed base, perfectly scaled and hand-painted, 29in wide x 13in high. Price realized: $84,000.
Marklin tunnel with mountain castle tower, railed base, hand-painted, 29in wide x 13in high. Price realized: $84,000. Bertoia Auctions image

 

VINELAND, N.J. – “This was a collectors’ sale,” said Jeanne Bertoia, commenting on the April 9 auction of Jerry and Nina Greene’s personal toy train collection. The prized trains and rare accessories amassed over several decades by the Philadelphia couple were well known within the train community, but it was still a big step for Bertoia’s to auction the treasured collection with no reserve.

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British spy John Andre’s 1776 sketches sold at NYC auction

Self-portrait of John André drawn on the eve of his execution. The original sketch is in the Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Collection. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Self-portrait of John André drawn on the eve of his execution. The original sketch is in the Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Collection. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

 

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Portraits of an Albany mayor and his wife drawn by British officer-turned-spy John Andre during the Revolutionary War have been sold for $47,500 at a New York City auction.

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TV academy sues to block auction of Whitney Houston’s Emmy

Whitney Houston’s Emmy Award for ‘Saving All My Love for You’ as performed on the Grammys, 1986. Heritage Auctions image
Whitney Houston’s Emmy Award for ‘Saving All My Love for You’ as performed on the Grammys, 1986. Heritage Auctions image

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) – An Emmy Award won by Whitney Houston 30 years ago is the focus of a legal battle between an auction house and Emmy organizers seeking to block the trophy’s sale. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has withdrawn the trophy from the auction.

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