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Toy & Doll

Robot-driven ‘Honeymoon Car’ in Morphy’s November Toys & Collectibles Auction sails into the stratosphere, landing at $233,700 

Sale totaled $1.66 million, also featured 4ft-tall Villeroy & Boch terracotta Santa, $86,200; Complete set of 1959 Topps baseball cards, $67,650; Halloween ‘Lettuce Man’ lamp-form candy container, $20,910   DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s November 11-13 Toys & General Collectibles Auction launched a sweet honeymoon trip for a Japanese robot car that soared to an astronomical […]

Firearms

Morphy’s Dec. 16-18 Firearms & Militaria Auction is a virtual arsenal of premier sporting guns, rare NFA and other prized military weapons

Featured: Fabulous pair of Rizzini R1 .410 & 28-gauge side-by-side shotguns, Pedretti-engraved Purdey over-under ejector game gun, German Heckler & Koch MP5SD3 and Rheinmetal MG42/59 machine guns   DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s will make the holidays merry and bright for many firearms collectors who take part in their December 16-18 auction. The 1,343-lot selection includes […]

Fine & Decorative Arts

Morphy’s Dec. 10-11 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction ushers in the holidays with exquisite jewels, luxury goods, antiques and art

Featured: 48-carat platinum and diamond necklace, ruby and diamond earrings, premium wristwatches including Rolex and Cartier, Tiffany lamps, movie star’s 14K gold Tiffany jewel box, Amphora dragon vase   DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s annual Winter Fine & Decorative Arts Auction is where selective shoppers go to find the gifts no one would ever dream of […]

Advertising & General Store

Morphy’s Dec. 4-6 Las Vegas auction to showcase stellar Ray Claridge collection of early alcohol, tobacco, soda pop & general store signage + antique coin-ops

Featured: 9ft Mr. Peanut figural mascot, Owl Cigar Store sign, vending, arcade & coin-op machines; neon signs, tobacciana, vintage theater, drive-in, soda fountain, barber shop & taxi-related items   LAS VEGAS – On December 4-6 in Las Vegas, Morphy’s will auction the classic advertising, American pop culture and coin-op collection of Southern California businessman and […]

Toy & Doll

Morphy’s two-part series exclusively featuring the Tom Sage Sr. antique toy and train collection tallies nearly $4 million

Second and final installment held Oct. 30 was dominated by rare German Marklin productions, including a circa-1904 hand-painted III-Gauge live steam train that sold for $123K against a $50K-$70K estimate   DENVER, Pa. – On October 30, a significant chapter in antique toy history came to a close as Morphy’s conducted the second and final […]

Final installment of Wayne & Lori Edens fishing lure collection reels in $700K at Morphy’s, wrapping a 3-part series that earned $2.65M

An all-time classic, a boxed Anderson & Co. Chautauqua Weedless Trolling Hook Minnow bobbed to the top of prices realized at $27,600, followed by a Heddon Dowagiac Mascallonge Minnow at $26,400   DENVER, Pa. – On October 25, collectors of antique fishing tackle bid aggressively on rare antique lures from the Wayne and Lori Edens […]

Toy & Doll

Morphy’s delivers early holiday magic with a Nov. 11-13 auction of rare toys, sports cards and vintage collectibles

Featured: Ultra-rare boxed Japanese “Honeymoon” Robot Car, $40K-$80K; Boxed Jupiter Robot, $25K-$35K; Complete 1958-1960 Topps baseball card sets; 1900 Villeroy & Boch terracotta Santa, $30K-$60K   DENVER, Pa. – This year, collectors won’t need to wait till Christmas to acquire amazing antique and vintage toys, banks, trains and other sought-after goodies. Morphy’s already has it […]

Advertising & General Store

Morphy’s Oct. 16-18 Vegas Coin-op & Antique Advertising Auction cashes out at a robust $3M

Highlights: Extremely rare circa-1911 Mills 5¢ Totem gum-vending floor model token trade stimulator, $147,600; 1906 Victor ‘Square Deal’ music machine, $54,120; Deluxe Violano-Virtuoso, $46,740   LAS VEGAS – There was nothing artificial about the intelligence behind coin-op machines of the early 20th century. The ingenious mechanisms inside those omnipresent devices of their day – whether […]