Advertising & General Store

Morphy’s chalks up $3.7M at Las Vegas auction of coin-ops and antique advertising featuring Rich and Sharon Penn collection

Dec. 5-7 event was led by circa-1905 Ray-O-Lite rifle game, $319,800; Anheuser-Busch Bevo boat auto, $172,200; 1927 Ahrens-Fox fire engine, $129,150; and drug store mortar & pestle sign, $51,550   LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Part I of a fabulous personal collection of antique advertising and coin-operated machines amassed over several decades by Rich and Sharon […]

Fine & Decorative Arts

Morphy’s unveils elegant holiday selection for Dec. 17-19 Fine & Decorative Art Auction

Featured: 195 art-glass lamps, including very rare Tiffany ‘Venetian’ with Macklowe Gallery provenance; platinum & diamond jewelry, gold watches, art pottery & glass, Black Forest clock   DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s most-loved sale from its always-busy calendar of events, the annual pre-Christmas Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, consistently delivers luxury, rarity and peerless quality to […]

Edged Weapons, Armor & Militaria

Morphy’s Dec. 10-13 auction series combines incomparable Kochan American military history collection with premier antique, vintage and modern firearms

Featured: Kenneth Smith-Christmas collection of Irish arms plus fresh offerings from Jim Cyr firearms collection and Frank Brownell knife collection   DENVER, Pa. – History buffs and collectors of fine antique, vintage and modern firearms probably didn’t find what they wanted at Black Friday sales, but that doesn’t matter. The collectible-arms community will gather for […]

Advertising & General Store

Join Morphy’s in Vegas for Dec. 5-7 auction of coin-ops & antique advertising with highlights from Rich and Sharon Penn collection

Featured: 1905 Ray-O-Lite arcade rifle game, $100K-$200K; naïve circa-1910s John Deere Plows sign, $40K-$70K; Anheuser-Busch 1930 Cadillac ‘Bevo Boat’ and circa-1927 Ahrens-Fox fire engine, each $50K-$150K   LAS VEGAS – This holiday season, visitors to bustling Las Vegas will have their pick of world-class entertainment of all types. Hotels on the glittering “Strip” will be […]

Wayne Edens’ peerless collection of antique fishing lures will hook new owners at Morphy’s Dec. 9 auction

Antique lures of extraordinary rarity – many of them boxed – include one of eight frogs hand-carved in 1898 by James Heddon and displayed at Heddon factory in Dowagiac, Michigan   DENVER, Pa. – Fishing lure enthusiasts from coast to coast will be angling for the catch of the day on Monday, December 9 at […]

Toy & Doll

Classics joined contemporary favorites in the top 10 at Morphy’s $1.1M+ Toys & Collectibles Auction

Nov. 6-7 sale highlights: Ty Cobb 1914 Cracker Jack baseball card, $34,440; Rooster sulfide marble, $22,140; Buddy ‘L’ Outdoor Railroad, $13,530; Set of 4 Popeye ‘hoppers,’ $11,685   DENVER, Pa. – Good things came in small packages at Morphy’s Nov. 6-7 Toys & General Collectibles Auction, which closed the books at more than $1.1 million. […]

Advertising & General Store

Extraordinary antique breweriana collection of former Anheuser-Busch exec on tap at Morphy’s, Nov. 13-15

Jim and MaryBeth Fischer collection presents visual history of how 19th/20th-century American breweries promoted their products through exquisite signage designed by fine artists   DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, founder and president of Morphy Auctions, takes pleasure in announcing the November 13-15 auction of one of America’s most exceptional private collections of breweriana: the Jim […]

Advertising & General Store

The band played on as Morphy’s Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction reaped a $4.2M payday

Top lots: Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model ‘A’ music machine, $221,400; Caille Bros. Roulette 5¢ floor-model slot with 7-way roulette wheel payout, $135,300; Mills Deluxe Violano-Virtuoso, $49,200   DENVER, Pa. – Antique European and American music, slot and fortune-telling machines took a well-deserved bow at Morphy’s October 17-19 Coin-Op & Antique Advertising Auction, where 1,913 lots cashed […]