Tag Archive for: Bruneau & Co Auctioneers
Revolutionary War powder horn leads arms and militaria at Bruneau, Aug. 5
Revolutionary War powder horn belonging to Richard Andrus, who marched with Captain Abel Pettibone’s 7th Company, 2nd Regiment, to the Siege of Boston in 1775, estimated at $4,000-$8,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – A powder horn used by a Revolutionary War soldier at the Siege of Boston, a uniform worn by a Confederate captain during the Civil War, and a Civil War-era Missouri First National Confederate flag and sash are a few of the expected highlights in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Historic Arms & Militaria auction slated for Saturday, August 5, starting at 10 am Eastern time and containing 350 lots. In addition to the items mentioned, the sale lineup also features an artillery officer’s coatee worn by Lt. Julius Adolphus De Lagnel in 1847, flintlock pistols and muskets, a large selection of percussion muskets, and socket bayonets. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
X-Men, Pokemon wizards, baseball royalty appear at Bruneau, Aug.8
Copy of Marvel Comics’ X-Men #1 from September 1963 featuring the origin and first appearance of the X-Men and Magneto, graded CGC 3.5, estimated at $8,000-$12,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – A copy of Marvel Comics’ X-Men #1 from September 1963, two Pokemon booster boxes from 1999, Goudey baseball cards for star players from the 1930s, and original cover art for Drift Marlo #1 from 1962 will all come up for bid in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Summer Pop Culture auction, slated for Tuesday, August 8, beginning at 4 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Fialka M-125 cipher machine with English manual at Bruneau & Co., May 10
1960s Russian Fialka M-125 cipher machine with English manual, estimated at $8,000-$12,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – A Soviet-era Russian Fialka M-125 cipher machine from the 1960s, in good condition and with a reference manual in English, is an expected headliner in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ 295-lot timed online Historic Arms & Militaria auction closing on Wednesday, May 10 at 6 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Comic books, Star Wars figures and video games at Bruneau & Co., May 6
Copy of DC Comics ‘Sensation Comics’ #13 from January 1943, graded CGC 3.0, with a wartime cover showing Wonder Woman at a bowling alley, estimated at $2,000-$3,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers will present an auction titled Graded Showcase: Comics, Toys & Video Games on Saturday, May 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.“This will be a fun, 154-lot auction,” said Bruneau & Co.’s Director of Pop Culture Travis Landry, adding, “The focus is on professionally graded comics, toys and video games.”
Bruneau’s Feb. 27 sale offers centuries-spanning eclectic mix
Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain sculpture of a Guanyin, estimated at $1,000-$2,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – An early 20th-century Duffner & Kimberly heraldic armorial table lamp, a Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain sculpture of a Guanyin, and an 18th-century Continental carved wooden tavern wall panel are three of the expected highlights in a two-session Couture, Jewelry and Fine & Decorative Art auction slated for Monday, February 27 at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Antique firearms to muster at Bruneau auction, Feb. 22
Mid-17th-century German Wheelock sporting carbine, estimated at $2,000-$4,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ online-only Historic Arms & Militaria auction, scheduled for Wednesday, February 22 and starting at 6 pm Eastern time, is a well-rounded sale, with objects that are affordable for the beginning collector as well as the most advanced. Areas of focus for its 300 lots include the Civil War, World Wars I and II and modern firearms. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Part 2 of Marvel Comics artist’s collection at Bruneau & Co., Jan. 1
Dave Cockrum’s circa-1974 original ink and watercolor box art for Aurora Plastics and the Metaluna Mutant model, from the 1955 film ‘This Island Earth,’ estimated at $7,000-$10,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – Part 2 of the Andy Yanchus collection – 564 lots of vintage comics and comic art gathered during the course of a lifetime by the renowned hobbyist – will come up for bid at Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers on New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1, beginning at noon Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Historic arms fire up bidders at Bruneau & Co., Dec. 10
Pair of British Jover flintlock pistols from the 1770s, estimated at $3,000-$5,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – Highly collectible 18th- and 19th-century pistols from England and the United States will dominate the list of expected top lots in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ 320-lot online-only Historic Arms & Militaria auction, slated for Saturday, December 10 and beginning promptly at 10 am Eastern time. It will be the first major winter auction event for Bruneau & Co. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Bruneau delivers choice comics, MTG cards and more, Oct. 15
Copy of Marvel Comics’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #31 from Dec. 1965, graded CGC 8.5, featuring the first appearance of Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn, estimated at $2,000-$3,000
CRANSTON, R.I. – A 1993 factory-sealed Magic: The Gathering Beta Edition starter deck, a copy of Marvel Comics’ X-Men #1 from 1963 graded CGC 5.0, and an estate-fresh collection of 73 1929 Kashin Publications R316 baseball cards, including Babe Ruth, will all come up for bid in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Fall Comic, TCG & Toy auction on Saturday, October 15. The 246-lot auction will begin at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
