BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8a9665c1-0f9a-4c10-981b-122ac552a5c6 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070908 DTSTAMP:20160607T203826Z SUMMARY:September Auction DESCRIPTION: Morphy Auctions&rsquo\; Fall sale exceeds $1.6 million\; rare vending machine dispenses $43\,700 payday \;DENVER\, Pa. &ndash\; Morphy Auctions chalked up another outstanding sale result Sept. 5-8 at its recently expanded gallery as a diverse array of fine and decorative art\, antique advertising\, toys and black Americana shot past the $1.6 million mark. An extraordinary vending machine with wide-ranging appeal to collectors of antique advertising\, coin-ops\, candy-related items and black memorabilia walked away with top-lot honors at $43\,700 (all prices include 15 percent buyer&rsquo\;s premium). With a total height of 68 inches\, the German-made figural dispenser featured an unusual action &ndash\; upon the deposit of a coin\, the top-hatted gentleman on the front of the machine would &ldquo\;dance&rdquo\; and roll his eyes from side to side as a sweet was dispensed. One of very few extant examples\, the coveted vending machine came with its original key and supply of usable coins. \;Several of the best-performing items in the sale came from a single\, long-held black Americana collection. Heavily previewed\, a candy container comprised of a figure of a black man\, smoking a cigar and riding a harnessed pig with removable head\, well exceeded its presale estimate to bring $8\,050. Other categories whose black-themed entries drew high interest included cast-iron doorstops &ndash\; with a little boy sitting on a basket trampling its $2\,000-3\,000 estimate to settle at $8\,600 &ndash\; and tinplate windup toys. A boxed Lehmann Mixtum variation\, with black clown driver in a cart\, put the pedal to the metal to fall just $10 shy of its high estimate\, at $6\,900. Also\, a rare German push-along toy of a top-hatted black &ldquo\;dandy\,&rdquo\; accompanied by its colorful original box\, went the extra mile to secure a winning bid of $3\,450. \;The benefit of crossover interest continued its run as the only known example of an 1897 McLoughlin Brothers Parlor Base Ball game took the podium. Featuring incredible coloration and a classic image of a batter and catcher in late-19th-century baseball attire on its box lid\, the game was a &ldquo\;hit&rdquo\; with bidders\, earning $13\,800 against an estimate of $7\,000-$10\,000. \;Strong prices were paid in all areas of antique advertising. A 1930s reverse-painted\, cardboard-backed glass sign with a glitter effect\, advertising ice-cold 5-cent Coca-Cola\, sailed past its $5\,000-$8\,000 estimate to realize $15\,000. Both a round porcelain sign for Red Rooster Fruit &\; Produce and a large (16½\; inch long) Dr. Pepper lithographed-tin serving tray from around 1900-1905 earned an individual selling price of $8\,600. And a Red Indian Stogies cigar/tobacco tin emblazoned on both sides with a colorful image of an Indian chief with headdress and necklace well outdistanced its estimate to knock down $6\,900. \;Within the fine art grouping\, a signed Guy Carleton Wiggins (American\, 1883-1962) oil-on-canvas depiction of a snowy scene at Fifth Avenue and Second Street in New York fared best. The attractive Impressionist work featuring weather-challenged pedestrians with umbrellas\, vehicles of various types\, and two American Flags achieved $23\,000 against an estimate of $10\,000-$15\,000. \;Other noteworthy results from the 2\,659-lot sale included a Good Humor Ice Cream sign picturing a chocolate-covered confection with a bite taken out of it\, $6\,000\; a Red and Blue Crushed Plug brand tobacco pocket tin\, $6\,325\; and an 1880s German Father Christmas candy container swaddled in a white mohair robe and holding a feather tree and cornucopia\, $7\,320. \;Morphy Auctions\, a division of Steve Geppi&rsquo\;s Diamond International Galleries\, will conduct the one-day\, single-owner sale of the Stephen and Marilyn Steckbeck mechanical bank collection on Oct. 27. The company&rsquo\;s Winter 2007 auction will take place Dec. 6-8. Additional details regarding these sales may be viewed online at www.morphyauctions.com. Questions: call 717-335-3435 or e-mail morphy@morphyauctions.com. \;Captions: \;ChocDispenser &ndash\;A German-made Unicum chocolate dispenser\, one of very few known\, was top lot in the sale at $43\,700. \;ParlourBaseBall &ndash\;Exhibiting magnificent coloration and a superb visual\, this McLoughlin Bros. Game of Parlor Base Ball crossed home plate at $13\,800. \;SantaCandyContainer &ndash\;An Internet bidder purchased this beautiful 1880s-vintage Father Christmas candy container\, complete with goat-hair beard\, ornamented feather tree and long\, hooded mohair robe. The final price paid was $7\,320. \;WigginsPainting &ndash\;Guy Carleton Wiggins&rsquo\; (American\, 1883-1962) oil-on-canvas painting of Manhattan on a snowy day finished well above estimate at $23\,000. \;PigCandyContainer &ndash\;Few items in the sale were taken out of their showcases as frequently as this one was. A candy container depicting a man riding atop a harnessed pig\, it raced to $8\,050. \;CocaCola &ndash\;This easel-back reverse-painted glass sign advertising Coca-Cola sold for a refreshing $15\,000. \;LehmannMixtum &ndash\;With its rare original box\, a rare black-clown variation of Lehmann&rsquo\;s Mixtum windup toy steered to winning bid of $6\,900. \;# # # LOCATION:Morphy Auctions\, 2000 North Reading Road\, Denver\, PA\, 17517\, United States URL:https://morphyauctions.com/auctions/past-auctions/september-auction/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR