Morphy’s announces return to Las Vegas as permanent site of fall coin-op auction 

Skyline of Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Curimedia, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license, obtained via Wikimedia Commons

DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s will be heading west this fall to re-establish its presence in Las Vegas as the premier auction house for antique coin-op machines and antique advertising. An October 27-28, 2023 auction will launch a new chapter in Morphy’s ever-growing Vegas endeavors, with the popular Westgate Resort and Casino serving as the fall sale’s permanent venue. The annual spring edition of Morphy’s Coin-Op, Gambling & Antique Advertising Auction will not be affected and will continue to be held at Morphy’s flagship gallery in Lancaster County, Pa.

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Morphy Auctions announces collaboration with Brian Lebel’s Old West Events

 

DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions, announced today that Brian Lebel’s Old West Events and Cody Old West Show & Auction have integrated with Morphy’s in an initiative that will benefit dealers and collectors of Western antiques and firearms in several significant ways.

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Hindman has opened a new office in Miami and has chosen Elizabeth Rader to lead it. Rader was previously head of Hindman’s Naples, Fla. office. Image courtesy of Hindman

Hindman opens Miami office, taps Elizabeth Rader as head

Hindman has opened a new office in Miami and has chosen Elizabeth Rader to lead it. Rader was previously head of Hindman’s Naples, Fla. office. Image courtesy of Hindman


Hindman has opened a new office in Miami and has chosen Elizabeth Rader to lead it. Rader is the former head of Hindman’s Naples, Fla. office. Courtesy Hindman

MIAMI – Hindman has opened a new Miami office, led by Elizabeth Rader, PhD, director of business development, trusts, estates & private clients. With more than a decade of establishing a strong presence in Florida, this expansion now gives Hindman representation in three cities in Florida and 16 cities across the United States.

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Alderfer Auction opens second location, in Bucks County, Pa.

Alderfer Auction is known for its sales of paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionists. Image courtesy of Alderfer Auction

DOYLESTOWN, Penn. – Alderfer Auction has opened a second 14,000-square-foot location at 584 West Swamp Road, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown is a quaint town approximately 14 miles from Alderfer’s corporate headquarters in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. Bucks County is a region rich in art, history, modernism and community.

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Interior of the new Hindman headquarters at 1550 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 106. Image courtesy of Hindman

Hindman unveils new Chicago headquarters in historic West Loop building

Interior of the new Hindman headquarters at 1550 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 106. Image courtesy of Hindman

Interior of the new Hindman headquarters at 1550 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 106. Courtesy Hindman

CHICAGO – Hindman announces the opening of a new headquarters in Chicago’s West Loop on Tuesday, December 6. After celebrating 40 years as Chicago’s leading auction house, with more than 10 of those at 1338 West Lake Street, Hindman is pleased to enter its fifth decade of business at a new location in the neighborhood at 1550 West Carroll Avenue, Suite 106. The opening coincides with the first live auction to be presented at the building, Eugene Atget Photographs Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

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Route 32 Auctions and Indy Ad Show join Morphy Auctions family

Jill and Kevin Parker, founders and former owners of Route 32 Auctions and The Indy Ad Show. Image provided by the Parkers

DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions, announced today that Route 32 Auctions and the iconic Indy Ad Show, formerly owned by Kevin and Jill Parker of Crawfordsville, Indiana, are now part of Morphy Auctions’ organization.

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On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

Rago/Wright announces merger with Toomey & Co.

On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

On September 7, Rago/Wright announced it will merge with Chicago auction house Toomey & Co.

LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago/Wright announces that Chicago auction house Toomey & Co. will join the brand, building on the company’s continued momentum and growth in the industry. As with Rago/Wright’s 2021 partnership with LA Modern Auctions (LAMA), Toomey & Co. will maintain its name while all four houses work together to share technology, expertise and marketing efforts. Based in the suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, the Toomey & Co. office and galleries will relocate to Wright’s Chicago headquarters at 1440 W. Hubbard St. in the fall.

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Doyle issued a stylized artist’s rendering of its gallery in Charleston, S.C., which the auction house plans to open in winter 2022. Image courtesy of Doyle

Doyle to open new gallery in Charleston

Doyle issued a stylized artist’s rendering of its gallery in Charleston, S.C., which the auction house plans to open in winter 2022. Image courtesy of Doyle

Doyle issued a stylized artist’s rendering of its gallery in Charleston, S.C., which the auction house plans to open in winter 2022. Image courtesy of Doyle

NEW YORK – Doyle has announced plans to open a new gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. This expansion will provide collectors, families and fiduciaries in Charleston and the Southeast with convenient access to Doyle’s full range of auction and appraisal services for collections and estates. The New York-based auction house expects to open the Charleston gallery this winter.

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Morphy’s secures right to auction peerless Bobby Knudsen Jr petroliana collection

L to R: John Mihovetz, head of Morphy Auctions’ Automobilia and Petroliana department and Dan Morphy, president of Morphy Auctions, with two of Bobby Knudsen Jr’s favorite gasoline signs, advertising the brands Husky (auction low estimate $125,000) and Musgo (auction low estimate $275,000), respectively. Morphy Auctions image

DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions is delighted to announce that they have been chosen to auction the world-class Bobby Knudsen Jr Collection of antique and vintage petroliana and soda pop signs. The collection will be offered in a series of three no-reserve auctions over a one-year period, with Part I to take place around the time of the October 4-7, 2022 AACA Hershey Fall Meet & Show. Part II will be auctioned in spring 2023, and the third and final sale will be held on a date within close proximity to the Fall 2023 AACA Hershey event. All three auctions will be conducted live at Morphy Auctions’ gallery in Denver (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania, with all forms of remote bidding also available, including live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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From left to right: Nimrod Dix, Christopher Webb and Pierce Noonan, the directors of Noonans, formerly Dix Noonan Webb. Image courtesy of Noonans

Dix Noonan Webb changes its name to Noonans

From left to right: Nimrod Dix, Christopher Webb and Pierce Noonan, the directors of Noonans, formerly Dix Noonan Webb. Image courtesy of Noonans

From left to right: Nimrod Dix, Christopher Webb and Pierce Noonan, the directors of Noonans, formerly Dix Noonan Webb. Image courtesy of Noonans

LONDON – As of the end of April 2022, auction house Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) became known as Noonans. The internationally renowned auction house, which has specialized in medals and coins for many years, and since 2015, banknotes and jewelry, will continue to be based at its Mayfair saleroom in London.

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