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Sep 10
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Toys and Trains | September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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  •   Aug 28 @ 10:00am EDT (Start)
  •   Sep 10 @ 8:03pm EDT (End)
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The Toys and Trains Auction presents a wide range of model trains, diecast vehicles, dolls, and toys. Train highlights include assorted LGB, Lionel, Tyco, Athearn train sets, cars and accessories, an LGB Electric cable car set, and Lionel Mickey’s World Tour train set. Additional Lionel lots feature Disney-themed trains, HO-scale offerings include Union Pacific passenger cars, Bicentennial-themed trains. Display train set building and model kits are included. Collector lots include Franklin Mint pewter train models, a Hawthorne Collection Blue Comet train set with collector plate, and Great American Railways locomotive models with display bases. Vehicles include Mack trucks, Ertl replica trucks, Redline Hot Wheels, Hallmark die-cast cars. Additional toys include assorted dolls, a Victorian dollhouse, miniatures and transportation collectibles.

Sep 11
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Furniture | September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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  •   Aug 28 @ 7:03pm EDT (Start)
  •   Sep 11 @ 7:03pm EDT (End)
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The Furniture Auction presents antique, vintage, and modern furniture alongside decorative rugs and household accents. Seating options range from a Regency-Style Black Lacquered Armchair with Desk, a Victorian Settee, and a Settee with Decorative Inlay to an Ethan Allen Leather Sectional Sofa, Biggs Dining Chairs, Porch Rocking Chairs, and Wicker and Polywood Patio Sets. Tables include a Live Edge Coffee Table, Slant-Top Desk, a Games Table with Inlay, Round Marble-Top Table, Drop-Leaf Tea and Serving Carts, and a Pedestal Table with Marble Top. Storage and cabinetry include a Chinese Black Lacquer Cabinet, Sideboards by Clore Sons and with Brass Gallery, a Watertown Buffet, and several Globe-Wernicke Barrister Bookcases. Additional pieces include Theodore Alexander Etagere Shelves, a Curio Cabinet, and a Painted Chest. Rug selections include Persian and Oriental Rugs, a Hamadan Rug, Sarouk Rug, Bokhara Runner, Kirman Carpet, and a Round Oriental Rug. Decorative entries range from a Baker’s Rack and Valet Stand to Alabaster Pedestals and a Gold Frame Mirror.

Sep 11
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Home & Decor | September 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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  •   Aug 28 @ 10:07am EDT (Start)
  •   Sep 11 @ 8:03pm EDT (End)
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The Home and Decor Auction includes ephemera, porcelain, crystal, Judaica, clocks, and decorative furnishings. Ephemera lots feature vintage postcards, advertising Trade Cards, Victorian ephemera, and a 1st edition of Charlotte’s Web. Porcelain selections include Lladro and Royal Doulton figurines, Lenox housewares and Austrian, Limoge, and Villeroy & Boch Porcelain. Collector plates include Franklin Mint birds and Lenox floral designs. Crystal and glass include Waterford Crystal table lamps, a Waterford pitcher, and Decorative glass plates Additional highlights include carved stone horse bust bookends, carved figurines, porcelain table lamps, a New Haven banjo clock, German anniversary clock, and a Lux cuckoo clock. Accessories include Coach, Dior, and Tory Burch handbags.

Sep 23
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US and Worldwide Stamps | September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM

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  •   Sep 3 @ 10:00am EDT (Start)
  •   Sep 23 @ 8:03pm EDT (End)
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Our September Stamp Auction features an astounding array of rare and valuable pieces for every discerning collector. Highlights include an exceptional collection of US Stamps, Correspondence to the Morris Family of Phila, most with contents, mostly Great Britain #67, #68, #101, and other Worldwide Covers, offering a glimpse into postal history. Bid on sought-after classic US stamps such as #39, and a complete set of #112-#122. We also feature the elusive US Stamps, #263, and the incredibly rare US Stamps, J37. For worldwide enthusiasts, don't miss the Worldwide Stamps, C42-C47 Zep Cover, a true centerpiece. The auction also boasts an impressive selection of US First Day Covers from the 1930s-40s, including many nice caches and flight covers, along with hundreds of unaddressed First Day Covers, about half of which are Colorano Silk. Discover valuable US Imperfs, China Covers, and classic US covers, blocks, and errors. A wide range of US stamps by catalog number will be available, including #1, #2, and #12, alongside many others. Additionally, a diverse assortment of Worldwide Stamps includes Mediterranean Colonies, Canada Provinces, British Pacific, British Africa, and comprehensive Scott International Albums. With thousands of First Day Covers, numerous stamps, and substantial lots of US stamps by face value, this auction presents an unparalleled opportunity to enhance your collection! 

Sep 30
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Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls | Day 1 | September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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  •   Sep 4 @ 9:00am EDT (Start)
  •   Sep 30 @ 10:00am EDT (End)
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This auction has expanded to a 2-Day Sale! Our September 30th and October 1st Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls Auction will feature the Collections of Sandra Walter (Hall), Linda Quynn Ross, The Estate of Gloria Casale et al. Featured offerings include Maggie Iacono, R. John Wright, Krahmer – Puppen/Kosen, Ravca, Norah, Wellings, and K. Redmond Artist’s Dolls. Vintage Steiff  dolls Include an original family-owned 12" Steiff 1930's 'Dicky' Bear and an early Tea Cozy Doll. Chase, Effanbee, Ideal, Kamkins, Polly Heckwelder, American Girl Dolls, Freundlich, and Dewees Cochran American Dolls. Contemporary Artist’s Dolls comprise of Tonner, Kish, Alexander. Googly Eye Dolls 111, 293, Heubach 10542, and Elisabeth. 1950s-1960s Alexanders, VOGUE, Mary Hoyer, BARBIE Family, and Sandra Sue. French Dolls 1907, Limoge, DEP Walking Doll, Tete Jumeau, and Depose E8J. Also, a German White porcelain KPM “Nymphenburg Lady”, K*R, S&H, and Kestner. Schoenhut Model Nos. 108, 308, 311, 316, 317 Sleep Eye, 403, and 405 along with PINN Family Dolls and Circus Animals/Figures. Other dolls include Door of Hope & Liberty of London, and Black and Native American Dolls.

Oct 1
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Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls | Day 2 | October 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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  •   Sep 4 @ 1:00pm EDT (Start)
  •   Oct 1 @ 10:00am EDT (End)
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Our October 1st Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls Auction continues with the Collections of Sandra Walter (Hall), Linda Quynn Ross, The Estate of Gloria Casale et al. Highlighted items include a fine selection of French Dolls to feature Jumeau -(Long Face, No. 1 in Original Box, and Tete Jumeau), Bru - (Bebe Bru Jne, Bru Jne, and Bru Brevete), SC Steiner, SCH (Schmitt of Paris), French Fashions, AT - A. Thuillier, F.5.G. - Francois Gauthier, and Papier Mache. German Character Dolls HEXE Witch, “Old Rip”, Dressel Portrait Series, Foxy Grandpa, BUCHERER, and Bisque Miniatures Antique along with German all Bisque and Miniatures. German pull and squeak toys, Nodding Goat, French and German Automatons, German School Room, Black Americana, TUCK’s, and a Ventriloquist Dummy. Googly Eye Dolls offerings consist of 292 (Marked), Armand Marseille 241, Hertel + Schwab 173, JDK 221 (12" and 16"), Germany 323, 253, 292, and SFBJ 245. Contemporary Artist’s Dolls Mary Hoyer, Lewis Sorensen, Portrait Dolls, UFDC & NIADA. Wax Dolls consisting of Peddler Dolls, Vignette, and Poured Wax. Featured American Dolls include Polly Heckwelder, Charley McCarthy, Vintage Alexander, Dewees Cochran, Chase (Little Nel), and Rollinson/type.

Sep 4
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Fine and Decorative Arts | September 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM

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The upcoming fine art auction highlights notable works by Walter Emerson Baum and two paintings by George William Sotter, complemented by entries from Charles Warren Eaton, August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Yozo Hamaguchi, Charles Fazzino, Louis Icart, Elger Esser, and others. Newcomb Macklin frames also appear. Beyond the art, the catalog includes jewelry such as a 14k Diamond Brooch, Platinum Diamond Pendant, and 14k Ruby Diamond Ring, alongside wristwatches by Patek Philippe, Cartier, Rolex, Omega, Longines, and Movado, with multiple pocket watches represented. Coin and bullion lots feature American Eagle and American Buffalo issues, a 1908 $20 St. Gaudens, and a Chinese Gold Panda pendant. Silver offerings include services by Georg Jensen and Tiffany, as well as hollowware by Whiting, Dominick and Haff, and John Emes. Decorative pieces range from Herend porcelain and Baccarat crystal to Tiffany Studios accessories and a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk. Historical materials include signed documents by William Penn, Francis Daniel Pastorius, Thomas Penn, Robert Morris, Queen Victoria, Charles Lindbergh, Orville Wright, and Thomas Edison. Furniture and Rugs are also offered to include Philadelphia Chippendale Side Chairs, Napoleon III Gilt Bronze and Ebonized Side Cabinet, and a Persian Kashan Carpet.