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COMIC TIMING With the widely publicised $2.1 million auction price achieved recently by a rare copy of Action Comics No. 1, some investors are contemplating a shift of focus from gold and silver to paper. Vintage comic books – once


considered a niche collectable for nostalgic baby boomers – have become a potent alternative to stocks and bonds. One auctioneer positioning himself to ride the trend is Dan Morphy, whose Denver, Pennsylvania-based Morphy Auctions recently forged an alliance with the specialist dealership Sparkle City Comics of New Jersey. Morphy’s will launch their new Comic


Books division during a February 9-11 Toys & Advertising sale that features 200 comics from a single-owner collection. The top lot, a 1963 The Amazing Spider- Man No. 1 (condition graded 8.5), is expected to bring $25,000-$30,000. Morphy’s first auction dedicated exclusively to comic books will be in the spring.


Right: having wrapped up their most successful year to date, Clarke Auction of Larchmont,


New York begin 2012 with a sale on January 7. Included is this comprehensive tea set by London silversmith George Hunter. www.clarkeny.com


Auction Gallery Of The Palm Beaches


1609 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, USA


Suite 5, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, USA T: 561-805-7115 www.AGOPB.com


1609 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, USA


1609 S. Dixie Highway,


WINTER ESTATES AUCTION Monday January 16th at 6pm


MAJOR PALM BEACH ESTATE Monday, March 22nd


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Major Antiques and Fine Art Auction to include Important English Silver from a Palm Beach Collector by Paul DeLamarie, Paul Storr, Benjamin Smith, Emes & Bernard; A Historic Miami Beach Flamingo Road Mansion with Silver, Glass, Porcelains, Bronzes; Collection of Chinese Jades, Ivories, and Wood Objects; American and European Paintings and Prints.


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OHIO COWAN’S AUCTIONS 6270 Este Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232. Tel: +1 5138718670 Jan 12-13 Decor Jan 27 Asian Art Feb 25 Fine & Decorative Art Mar 29 Jewellery & Timepieces


GARTH’S 2690 Stratford Road, P.O. Box 369, Delaware, OH 43015. Tel: +1 7403624771 Jan 6 American Furniture & Accessories Jan 27 European, Asian & Fine Arts


PENNSYLVANIA DARGATE AUCTION GALLERIES 214 North Lexington Street, Pittsburgh 15208. Tel: +1 4123623558 Jan 17-19 Art & Antiques


FREEMANS


1808 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Tel: +1 2155639275 Jan 25 Fine English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts Jan 26 Oriental Rugs & Carpets Feb 2 Fine Books & Ephemera Feb 10-13 Estate Sale Mar 17 Asian Arts


MORPHY AUCTIONS 2000 N. Reading Road, Devner, PA 17517. Tel: +1 7173353435 Dec 17 Coins & Sports Feb 9-11 Toys & Advertising Feb 24-25 General Auction


POOK & POOK 463 East Lancaster Avenue, Donnington, PA 19335. Tel: +1 6102694040 or +1 6102690695 Jan 13-14 Period Furniture, Fine Art


STEPHENSON’S AUCTIONEERS 1005 Industrial Bldv, Southampton, PA, 18966 Tel: +1 2153226182 Jan 1 Antiques & Decorative Arts


TENNESSEE NORTHGATE GALLERY 5520 Highway 153, Hixson, TN 37343. Tel: +1 4238776114 Jan 21 Art & Antiques


Eliza Godfrey, London, George II silver tureen, c.1751, 17¾in long


Over 40 pieces of ancient Chinese pottery, silver porcelain and period furniture. Rare and Important Painting circa 1510-15 from the hand of a pupil of Leonardo as researched by Professor Carlo Pedretti from The Armand Hammer Center for Leonardo Studies, University of California, Los Angeles for the Important Exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci--Scientist, Inventor, Artist” at the Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland, September, 2000 to February 2001. Provenance: The Estate of Arthur Bradley Campbell, Palm Beach; Heirs of the Estate of A.B. Campbell.


Phone and Absentee Bids Accepted or Bid Live on-line at www.the-saleroom.com


Chinese jade zodiac tablets in hardwood box


Information: 561-805-7115 or email: info@agopb.com


Phone and Absentee Bids Accepted or Bid Live on-line at www.the-saleroom.com Mario Sironi (1885-1961), oil on canvas, signed, 29¼ x 17¼in


Emes & Bernard, London, George IV gilt silver cup and cover, c.1827, 18¼in high


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Over 40 pieces of ancient Chinese pottery, silver porcelain and period furniture. Rare and Important Painting circa 1510-15 from the hand of a pupil of Leonardo as researched by Professor Carlo Pedretti from The Armand Hammer Center for Leonardo Studies, University of California, Los Angeles for the Important Exhibition “Leonardo da Vinci--Scientist, Inventor, Artist” at the Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland, September, 2000 to February 2001. Provenance: The Estate of Arthur Bradley Campbell, Palm Beach; Heirs of the Estate of A.B. Campbell.


TEXAS DALLAS AUCTION GALLERY 2235 Monitor Street, Dallas, TX 75207. Tel: +1 2146533900 Jan 28 Texas & Western Art Feb 15 Fine & Decorative Art


HERITAGE GALLERIES 3500 Maple Avenue, TX 75219. Tel: +1 8008726467 Jan 2-3 World & Ancient Coins (New York) Jan 4-7 Smithsonian Charity Auction (Orlando, FL) Jan 4-9 Signature Currency Auction (Orlando, FL) Jan 10 World Coin Non-Floor Session Feb 2-5 Coins Signature Auction (Long Beach, CA)


Feb 4-5 Musical Instruments (Beverly Hills, CA) Feb 7 Signature Estate Auction Feb 8-9 Rare Books (Beverly Hills, CA) Feb 8-9 Historical Manuscripts (Beverly Hills, CA) Feb 22-23 Comics & Comic Art (New York)


VIRGINIA GREEN VALLEY AUCTIONS 2259 Green Valley Lane, VA 22841. Tel: +1 5404344260 Jan 6 Antiques & Fine Furnishings Auction Jan 20 Estate Auction


WASHINGTON DC WESCHLER’S


905-9 East Street North West, DC 20004. Tel: +1 2026281281 Feb 3 Estate Auction Mar 30 Estate Auction


NOTORIOUS GUNS? A pair of vintage guns believed to have been owned and used by the notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde will be the centrepiece lots in a firearms consignment atMayo Auction & Realty of Kansas City on January 21. The guns – a .45 caliber Thompson


sub-machine gun and a 12-gauge Winchester model 1897 shotgun – have an interesting provenance: “The consignor’s great-grandfather, who was in law enforcement at the time, was given the two guns by another officer who had seized the weapons after a raid on the pair in Joplin, Missouri, in April of 1933.” The raid occurred at the height of the


duo’s crime rampage that cut a wide swath across middle American during the Great Depression. The raid did not produce any arrests (the two had a knack for staying one step ahead of law enforcement), but it did yield a cache of weapons and a camera. When the film was developed, there were pictures of the couple with some of their guns. One of the photos shows Bonnie


“disarming” Clyde in a staged mock arrest, pointing a Winchester model 1897 pump-action shotgun at his chest. It looks identical to the gun being offered January 21, say the auctioneers. It is estimated at $15,000-20,000. The .45 Tommy gun, estimated at $75,000- 100,000, is thought to have been captured during the same raid. www.auctionbymayo.com


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