Upcoming Auctions

Our first spring sale features a large and diverse advertising collection, including porcelain, litho tin, and hand-painted trade signs of all types from the collection of Phil Helley of the Wisconsin Dells (and featuring several prominent local advertising artifacts he gathered over the years). Complementing these pieces will be patent models of all types, and coin-operated machines in all popular categories, including slots and trades, vending, and arcade games. 

This auction will feature fine books and documents regarding human exploration of the land, sea, and sky. Chronicles of and relics from polar, north American, European journeys of the last three hundred years, as well as other areas of exploration will cross the block, alongside books and ephemeral objects related to American and Russian space exploration.

Relics from the shows and life of the world's most famous magician - Harry Houdini - are set to cross the block this April. Vintage stone lithographs, "challenges" made to Houdini, autographs, and a remarkable link between Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle will be highlights of the sale. The auction will conclude with a strong offering of vintage magic memorabilia, including apparatus, posters, and books.

Our annual auction of circus, sideshow, and carnival collectibles takes place this May. Highlights include magnificent and rare lithographs for Buffalo Bill, Ringling Brothers, and many European circuses. Ephemera, photos, scrapbooks, and relics from these shows of bygone eras will be complemented by a wide range of carnival rides and amusement park games, sideshow banners and gaffs, and oddities galore. 

Our Contemporary, Fine, Folk, and Outsider Art sale features works from all time periods and categories. Contemporary highlights include works by Hans Hofmann, Woodrow Blagg, Hans Bellmer and Tony Fitzpatrick. In Fine Art we offer works by Samuel A. Kilborne, Louis Kronberg and Samuel Huyghe. In Folk Art we have exceptional early 20th century examples of a monumental battleship, an impressive hook and ladder fire engine, and a later Folk Art Circus complete with many rides, wagons, and concession stands. Rounding out the event with Outsider Art we present many stellar artists such as Elijah Pierce, Lee Godie, Mose Tolliver, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Minnie Adkins and William Dawson.