• Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 51. Ortelius' Influential Map of the New World - Second Plate in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $5,500 - $6,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 165. Reduced-Size Edition of Jefferys/Mead Map with Revolutionary War Updates (1776) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 688. Blaeu's Superb Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 105. Striking Map of French Colonial Possessions (1720) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 98. Rare First Edition of the First Published Plan of a Settlement in North America (1556) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 181. Important Map of the Georgia Colony (1748) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 547. Ortelius' Map of Russia with a Vignette of Ivan the Terrible in Full Contemporary Color (1579) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 85. Homann's Decorative Map of Colonial America (1720) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 642. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 748. The Martyrdom of St. John in Contemporary Hand Color with Gilt Highlights (1520) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Nov 6-20):
    Lot 298. Scarce Early Map of Chester County (1822) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
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Morphy Auctions: Toys and General Collectibles

Auction Reports

Auction Name Toys and General Collectibles Total Sales (USD) 223,328.00
Auction Date November 06, 2024 - November 07, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 116,400.00
Sale Number #110624 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 234,150.00
Total Lots 177
Sold Lots 163 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 120,450.00
% of Lots Sold 92.09% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 244,550.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 91.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1603

VERY RARE NO. 30 TY COBB 1914 CRACKER JACK BASEBALL CARD

1914 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 35,840.00
1670

1977 TOPPS STAR WARS UNOPENED SERIES 1 WAX BOX

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,800.00
1604

SCARCE 1914 HONUS WAGNER CRACKER JACK BASEBALL CARD

1914 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 11,520.00
1739

1985 O-PEE-CHEE HOCKEY WAX BOX RVP - LEMIEUX

1985 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,240.00
1714

1977 TOPPS FOOTBALL UNOPENED RACK BOX

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,984.00
1726

1987/88 FLEER NBA BASKETBALL UNOPENED WAX BOX

1987/88 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,600.00
1687

1963 TOPPS BASEBALL CELLO PACK PSA 7 - PITTSBURGH TEAM CARD

1963 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,040.00
1703

1955 TOPPS ALL - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CELLO PACK, RED GRANGE - TOP

1955 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,040.00
1668

1966 DONRUSS GREEN HORNET UNOPENED WAX BOX

1966 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,144.00
1686

1962 TOPPS BASEBALL CELLO PACK - 3RD SER. GIANTS TEAM - TOP

1962 USD 3,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,888.00
1713

1977 TOPPS FOOTBALL UNOPENED WAX BOX

1977 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,120.00
1725

1981/82 TOPPS BASKETBALL WAX BOX

1981/82 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,352.00
1718

1984 TOPPS FOOTBALL UNOPENED RACK BOX

1984 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
1727

1988/89 FLEER NBA BASKETBALL WAX BOX

1988/89 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
1679

1985 TOPPS WWF PRO WRESTLING UNOPENED RACK BOX

1985 USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,584.00
1728

2018-19 PANINI PRIZM 12 BASKETBALL CARDS PACK BOX

USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,584.00
2140

LOT OF 30 VARIOUS COMIC BOOKS

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 3,072.00
1695

1979 TOPPS BASEBALL CELLO BOX

1979 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,816.00
1690

1975 TOPPS BASEBALL RACK PACK - YOUNT ON FRONT

1975 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 2,560.00
1719

1984 TOPPS FOOTBALL UNOPENED CELLO BOX

1984 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,560.00
2147

LOT OF OVER 40 VARIOUS COMIC BOOKS

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,432.00
1724

1978/79 TOPPS PRO BASKETBALL UNOPENED WAX BOX

1978/79 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,432.00
1376

RARE FRAMED BEATLES PIECE INCLUDING 3 ORIGINAL BEATLES AUTOGRAPHS: PAUL MCCARTNEY, JOHN LENNON & GEORGE HARRISON

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,176.00
1675

1980 TOPPS EMPIRE STRIKES BACK SERIES 1 WAX BOX

1980 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,176.00
1240

LOT OF 5: MECHANICAL BANK TRADE CARDS

USD 200.00 - 800.00 USD 2,048.00
  • Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia, [col commento di Jacopo della Lana e Martino Paolo Nidobeato, curata da Martino Paolo Nidobeato e Guido da Terzago. Aggiunto Il Credo], 1478
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus, edita da Piero da Figino. Aggiunte le Rime diverse; Marsilius Ficinius, Ad Dantem gratulatio], 1491
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lactantius, Lucius Coelius Firmianus - Opera, 1465
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - Le terze rime di Dante, 1502
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Boccaccio, Giovanni - Il Decamerone. Di messer Giouanni Boccaccio, 1516
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Giordano Bruno - Candelaio comedia del Bruno nolano achademico di nulla achademia; detto il fastidito. In tristitia hilaris: in hilaritate tristis, 1582
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Petrarca, Francesco - Le cose volgari di Messer Francesco Petrarcha, 1504
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Legatura - Manoscritto - Medici - Cosimo III de' Medici / Solari, Giuseppe - I Ritratti Medicei overo Glorie e Grandezze della sempre sereniss. Casa Medici..., 1678
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Alighieri, Dante - La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri con varie annotazioni, e copiosi Rami adornata, 1757
    Finarte, Nov 20-21: Lot containing 80 printed guides and publications dedicated to travel and itineraries in Italy
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 37: Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul, most 1911-59. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 66: Letter describing the dropping water level at Owens Lake near Death Valley, long before it was drained, Keeler, CA, 26 July 1904. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 102: To Horse, To Horse! My All for a Horse! The Washington Cavalry, illustrated Civil War broadside, Philadelphia, 1862. $4,000 to $6,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 135: Album of cyanotype views of the Florida panhandle and beyond, 224 photographs, 174 of them cyanotypes, Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere, circa 1895-1896. $1,200 to $1,800
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 154: Catalogue of the Library of the United States, as acquired from Thomas Jefferson, Washington, 1815. $15,000 to $25,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 173: New Englands First Fruits, featuring the first description of Harvard in print, London, 1643. $40,000 to $60,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 177: John P. Greene, Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith, 1833. $60,000 to $90,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 243: P.E. Larson, photographer, Such is Life in the Far West: Early Morning Call in a Gambling Hall, Goldfield, NV, circa 1906. $2,500 to $3,500
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 261: Fred W. Sladen, Diaries of a WWII colonel commanding troops from Morocco to Italy to France, 1942-44. $3,000 to $4,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 309: Los mexicanos pintados por si mismos, por varios autores, a Mexican plate book. Mexico, 1854-1855. $2,000 to $3,000
    Swann, Nov. 21: Lot 8: Diaries of a prospector / trapper in the remote Alaska wilderness, 5 manuscript volumes. Alaska, 1917-64. $1,500 to $2,500.