Tag Archive for Auction

Morphy’s Toys & General Collectibles auction slated for June 2nd

Morphy’s Toys & General Collectibles auction slated for June 2nd and 3rd is packed with 1,362 lots of rare, highly desirable antique and vintage toys from a wide array of collecting categories. Exceptional private collections of marbles and sports cards are also featured. A first-version 275-piece set of W Britains’ Types of the British Army…

Mrs Mangel portrait Auction Raises $19,500 for Dementia Australia

Dementia Australia has today closed an online fundraising auction of the famous Mrs Mangel portrait from the iconic Australian TV series, Neighbours, with a winning bid of $19,500. Proceeds from the auction will go towards Dementia Australia’s support services and programs for people living with dementia, their families and carers. The winning bid of $19,500 came from a…

Neighbours Mrs Mangel portrait Auctioned by Dementia Australia

Dementia Australia has today opened an online fundraising auction of the famous Mrs Mangel portrait from the iconic Australian TV series, Neighbours. Dr Kaele Stokes, Executive Director Services, Engagement and Research, Dementia Australia, said the one-of-a-kind artwork has been a fan favourite since the 1980s when the character of Helen Daniels painted an unflattering portrait…

Donington Auctions: Tribute to Jack Brabham

Commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Brabham’s historic World Championship win in 1966, Donington Auctions latest auction is titled ‘A Tribute to Brabham – The Anniversary Auction Commemorating the Man, the Marque and his Machines’ and brings together a remarkable array of cars, rare parts and related memorabilia. Born in 1926, Sir Jack Brabham AO OBE…

The Coffin Confessor’s Ride Going Up For Auction

Bill Edgar, known as ‘The Coffin Confessor’, is auctioning his famous Ford XB Falcon he drives when crashing funerals, confessing statements from the deceased. What started out as just a joke back in 2018, changed Bills life forever. Originally working as a financial private investigator, he then turned to a career as a funeral service,…

The Phantom #1 Sells for $20K at Auction

The Australian printed edition #1 of The Phantom sold at auction over the weekend for over $20,000 almost doubling its estimated expectations. Editions #2, #3, #4 and #5 also broke record prices individually for their editions with all comics selling for over $50K in a single auction. “Comics are just another form of a passion…