WESTPORT, Conn. – Part 1 of the Forbes Collection – 49 lots of phenomenal items from the estate of Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), the multimillionaire magazine publisher and discerning collector of Americana – and Part 2 of items from the estate of Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac will headline University Archives’ next online auction slated for Wednesday, March 25. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
What you see: A Princess Doraldina fortune-teller machine. Morphy Auctions is offering the vintage coin-op and a second Princess Doraldina machine in the same auction. Both were made by the same Rochester, New York, company in 1928. The estimate on the machine shown above is $20,000 to $30,000. Its “sister,” shown below and featuring a mannequin clad in white, carries an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000.
DALLAS – Original works by leading urban artists such as KAWS and Shepard Fairey are among top highlights of Heritage Auctions’ Urban Art Auction on Tuesday, March 24. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
AMESBURY, Mass. – A Collector’s Novelty Auction featuring the G-Men and tobacciana collections of the late FBI agent William L. Rosenbaum – plus vintage pinball machines, slot machines, general advertising and novelty lots from other collectors – will be held Saturday, March 21, by John McInnis Auctioneers. The auction will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.