Collectables

The American Flyer 'G Fox & Co' boxcar is one of the “most desired trains a collector can own” according to Philip Weiss from the eponymous auction house in Lynbrook, New York.

The late songwriter/record producer Aaron Schroeder (1926-2009) built an international music-publishing network with Abby, his wife and business partner of 49 years.

Only a handful of companies have created products with sufficient impact that their brand names become generic descriptions for objects of their type.

Nearly 200 items of Al Capone memorabilia are coming to the market for the first time after being consigned to a California auction by his granddaughters.

The best-performing entry of the Lindsay Burns (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Perth on July 20-22 against estimate was a militaria lot.

Auction Team Breker is holding its first sale of the autumn season on September 24-25 in Cologne.

George Eliot’s much-admired novel 'Middlemarch…' made its first appearance in a parts issue in 1871.

This otherwise humble 1914 Star acquired great historical resonance in the knowledge it was awarded to Private John Parr of the 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment).

The pictorial enamel signs advertising Webb’s Seeds of Stourbridge are some of the most popular on the market.

In the mid 1930s players making an England debut could receive a gold commemorative medal instead of their normal match fee.

Morris works and Sangorski & Sutcliffe bindings stand out in single-owner collection

Two unpublished diaries sold in Sweden related to Salomon August Andrée’s ill-fated attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

Along with its Summer Fine Art sale, Tennants held a jewellery, watches and silver sale on July 17.

In terms of improvement on expectations, the most successful lot at a Ketterer Kunst (25% buyer’s premium) sales earlier this year comprised early 19th century paper-cuts.

Eight phone bidders competed for this splendid ebony and pietra dura table casket offered at a recent auction at Claydon Auctioneers in Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire.

Our regular listing of UK and Irish book auctions.

This Doll et Cie four-seater open touring car toy, c.1920s, is a live-steam model made in Germany.

Toys from the private collection of Sue Pearson, the UK’s leading dealer in antique and vintage teddy bears and soft toys, were offered in Newbury.