DENVER, Pa. – In this edition of The Hot Bid, Dan Morphy of Morphy Auctions talks about a record-setting circa-1905 Caille Bros. double Venus slot machine.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-12-at-9.24.01-AM.png400351Sheila Gibson-Stoodleyhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngSheila Gibson-Stoodley2021-04-12 09:23:242021-04-12 09:25:11The Hot Bid: Daum glass vase in Prairie pattern could make $18K
Pair of entrance doors by Albert Paley, glass elements by Martin Blank, 2004. Image courtesy Hindman
What you see: A pair of entrance doors fashioned in 2004 by Albert Paley, with glass elements by Martin Blank. Hindman estimates them at $30,000 to $50,000.
The expert: Hudson Berry, director and senior specialist for the Modern design department at Hindman. Read more
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/acn-031221-hotbid-01.jpg20481463Jim Buntehttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngJim Bunte2021-03-12 13:35:232021-03-12 12:48:14The Hot Bid: Albert Paley doors could command $50K at auction
The apothecary trade sign glowing with its light turned on. Image courtesy of Cowan’s
What you see: A lighted apothecary trade sign, covered with colored pieces of glass and dating to the 1920s. Cowan’s Auctions estimates it at $1,000 to $2,000.
The expert: Ben Fisher, director of Americana for Hindman. [Hindman and Cowan’s merged in 2019.]
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FEAT98103060_1_x.jpg250266Tom Hoepfhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngTom Hoepf2021-03-05 17:39:162021-03-05 17:39:28The Hot Bid: apothecary sign lighted the way to drug store
The Mohr & Krauss double Ferris wheel toy from the Schroeder Collection is pictured in David Pressland’s book ‘The Art of The Tin Toy.’ Image courtesy of Bertoia Auctions
What you see: A Mohr & Krauss double Ferris wheel toy, dating to circa 1905. Bertoia Auctions estimates it at $10,000 to $15,000.
The expert: Auctioneer Michael Bertoia of Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, New Jersey.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FEAT97229092_1_x.jpg250269Tom Hoepfhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngTom Hoepf2021-02-26 10:54:192021-02-26 10:54:19The Hot Bid: double Ferris wheel toy could turn $15,000
Thomas Hart Benton, ‘The Race,’ lithograph, 1942, 8 x 13¼in, full margins. Edition of 250. Signed in pencil, lower right. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000. Image courtesy of Swann Galleries
What you see:The Race, a 1942 Thomas Hart Benton lithograph based on his oil painting titled Homeward Bound. Swann Auction Galleries estimates it at $10,000 to $15,000.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FEATunnamed-94.jpg250358Tom Hoepfhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngTom Hoepf2021-02-23 10:36:042021-02-26 09:51:57The Hot Bid: ‘The Race’ is on for Thomas Hart Benton litho
J. & E. Stevens’ Girl Skipping Rope is considered the ultimate in cast-iron mechanical bank design. Morphy Auctions image
What you see: An antique mechanical bank in the form of a girl skipping rope. Morphy Auctions, which will auction the bank on February 27, 2021, estimates it at $60,000 to $90,000.
The expert: Collector Bob Brady, consignor of the Girl Skipping Rope mechanical bank.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/95947928_1_x-1.jpg250239Tom Hoepfhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngTom Hoepf2021-02-19 12:15:162021-02-20 14:45:15The Hot Bid: Banking on a Girl Skipping Rope
Crafted and painted by Delaware River region carver Jess Heisler around 1920, this pair of sleeping mallard decoys is expected to sell for $20,000-$30,000. Copley Fine Art Auctions image
What you see: A pair of sleeping mallard duck decoys by Delaware River region carver Jess Heisler around 1920. Copley Fine Art Auctions estimates the pair at $20,000 to $30,000.
The expert: Colin McNair, decoy specialist for Copley Fine Art Auctions.
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/96577186_1_x.jpg250349Tom Hoepfhttps://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/acn-2024-300x59.pngTom Hoepf2021-02-05 05:00:582021-02-05 12:49:56The Hot Bid: Heisler’s decoy pair attracting more than ducks
The Edward Millman fresco detail of a post office mural contracted by the WPA. Swann Auction Galleries image
What you see: A fresco detail by Edward Millman of a mural panel he painted on the walls of the St. Louis post office for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Swann Auction Galleries estimates it at $3,000 to $4,000.
The expert: Harold Porcher [pronounced Por-SHAY], director of modern and postwar art at Swann Auction Galleries.