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Morphy Auctions: The Jim & MaryBeth Fischer Breweriana Collection

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Auction Name The Jim & MaryBeth Fischer Breweriana Collection Total Sales (USD) 1,138,208.00
Auction Date November 13, 2024 - November 14, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 574,100.00
Sale Number #111324 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,148,100.00
Total Lots 641
Sold Lots 626 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 586,250.00
% of Lots Sold 97.66% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,172,400.00
Unsold Lots 15 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 97.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1149

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BEER REVERSE GLASS CORNER SIGN

1892 USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 61,440.00
1248

EBERHARD ANHEUSER CO. ST. LOUIS LAGER BEER FACTORY SCENE LITHOGRAPH

1879 USD 12,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 38,400.00
2020

P. SCHOENHOFEN BREWING CO. LITHOGRAPH SIGN

1904 By P. USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 26,880.00
2044

COLUMBIA BREWING CO. ST. LOUIS BEER EMBOSSED TIN CORNER SIGN

C.1890s. USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 25,600.00
1325

COLUMBIA BREWING CO. TIN LITHOGRAPH

USD 7,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 19,200.00
1226

THE DEPPEN BREWING CO. "QUEEN QUALITY" REVERSE GLASS CORNER SIGN

C.early1900s. USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 18,560.00
2253

GRIESEDIECK BROS. DOUBLE-SIDED DIE-CUT PORCELAIN HANGING SIGN

C.1930s. USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 17,920.00
1040

AMERICAN BREWING CO. REVERSE GLASS LABEL SIGN

C.1900s-1910s. USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,640.00
1126

COLUMBIA MUENCHENER BOTTLED BEER FOIL & REVERSE GLASS SIGN

1890s - early USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 16,640.00
1041

THE LEISY BREWING COMPANY REVERSE GLASS CORNER SIGN

C.early USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 15,360.00
1272

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASS'N PORCELAIN SHIELD SIGN

1880s -1890s. USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 15,360.00
1348

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION LARGE 3D SELF-FRAMED PLASTER RELIEF ADVERTISING SIGN

C.1900s-1910s. USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 15,360.00
2042

ANHEUSER-BUSCH LORELEY FACTORY SCENE LITHOGRAPH

C.1890s. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 14,080.00
1246

ANHEUSER-BUSCH MALT-NUTRINE A FOOD TONIC SELF FRAMED TIN LITHOGRAPHED SIGN

C.1920s -1930s. USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,800.00
1245

OLD STYLE LAGER BEER TIN LITHOGRAPH SIGN

USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,520.00
2018

THE ROYAL BREWING CO. LITHOGRAPH CARDBOARD SIGN

Early1900s. USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 11,200.00
1121

JOSEPH STOECKLE BREWING CO. DIAMOND STATE BREWERY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE SELF FRAMED TIN LITHOGRAPH SIGN

C.1900s -1910s. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 10,880.00
2166

DEPPEN BEER REVERSE GLASS CORNER SIGN W/ ORIG. SHIPPING CRATE

USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 10,880.00
1223

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BUDWEISER BEER TIN OUTDOOR SIGN

C.1930s-1940s. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,240.00
2004

PHOENIX BREWERY TIN LITHO FLAT HANGING CHARGER SIGN

USD 3,500.00 - 7,000.00 USD 9,600.00
2120

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BOTTLED BEERS CARL CONRAD & CO. BUDWEISER LAGER BEER REVERSE PAINTED GLASS SIGN

Early1900s. USD 7,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 9,600.00
2225

GRAIN BELT BEER DOUBLE-SIDED OUTDOOR PORCELAIN HANGING SIGN

C.1930s-1940s. USD 7,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 9,600.00
1265

THE AMERICAN BREWING CO. A. B. C. BRAND OVAL BEER TRAY

Early1900s. USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,960.00
1224

ANHEUSER-BUSCH BEER "AMERICA'S FAVORITE" PAPER LITHOGRAPH

C.1890s. USD 8,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 8,320.00
2209

DRINK BUDWEISER REVERSE GLASS TAXI CAB LIGHT-UP SIGN

C.1930s. USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,680.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD