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Antique And Military Firearms Spark Bidders’ Interest At Cordier’s Auction FRIDAY JANUARY 12, 2018 • VOL. 49, NO. 2
Morphy Auctions’ Las Vegas Sale Will Feature Coin-Op Machines And Other Rarities Jon Torrence Collection Part Of Large Two-Day Auction Morphy Auctions is excited to announce that it will offer the Torrence collection of remarkable antique coin-op machines, Americana, and gas and oil collectibles on Saturday, Jan. 27, as part of its two-day, Jan. 27 and 28, Coin-Op and Advertising Sale. Over 350 exceptional selections will be on offer at this event. Morphy’s is internationally recognized for its leadership with coin-op machines and holds several world’s sales records within this important category. All lots from this January event are on display in Morphy’s Las Vegas auction gallery and available for preview. This collection has been carefully curated by Jon Torrence and offers breathtaking examples of machines from the late 1800s onward. Torrence, Morphy Auctions’ Coin-op and Gambling Department head, is known for his encyclopedic knowledge of vintage coin-op and gambling machines and professional networks, as well as for building, leading, and educating collectors’ communities on social networks, including Facebook and YouTube. Of the selections being offered, approximately 30 have never come up for auction in the past, and many machines have no record of ever being sold. In order to commemorate the auction, Torrance has authored “The Torrence Collection,” a coffee table book featuring these machines. It comes to life with eyecatching illustrations and comprehensive descriptions. The photos
A 1941 Keeney “Submarine” will be estimated at $30,000-$40,000.
Winchester Model 1866 Lever Action Rifle Brings $7,000 Vintage and military firearms were highlighted at Cordier’s Dec. 10 Firearms and Militaria Auction, which also
provenance connecting it to Civil War officer Robert Bruce Ricketts.
A Winchester Model 1866 lever action rifle sold for $7,000. It had family ties to Civil War Union officer Robert Bruce Ricketts. The Pennsylvania state park Ricketts Glen in parts of Columbia, Luzerne, and Sullivan counties, is named after the Union officer. included edged weapons, modern guns, and taxidermy. The top lot of the sale was a Winchester model 1866 action rifle manufactured in 1870, with family
The Pennsylvania state park Ricketts Glen is named after the officer. Despite no physical records existing to formally connect the firearm to the famed Union soldier and Pennsylvania businessman, the consignor’s family connection was enough to drive the price up to $7,000. World War II items were among the other high performing lots,
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Jackson Pollock’s Largest Painting Makes D.C. Debut At The National Gallery Of Art on page 2
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The factory engraved special order Marlin Model 1889 realized $3,400.
A 1948 H. C. Evans “Bat a Score” will be estimated at $40,000-$60,000. were taken at Torrence’s Clovis, Calif., house, and include fun and playful shots. “I am extremely proud of The Torrence Collection book; several months and countless hours went into the production of it. This collection is one of the great loves of my life. I really hope collectors from around the world enjoy the book as a reference, a conversation piece, and a part of antique coin-op machine history,” said Torrence. The Torrence coin-op machines share several critical things in common - they are all extremely rare, high quality, fun to play, and work! Continued on page 2
The 1949 Chicago Coin “Midget Skee Ball” will be estimated at $25,000-$35,000.
Frick Makes Its Most Significant Painting Purchase In Nearly 30 Years
First Use Of “Virginia” Sees $80,000 At Swann Galleries on page 4
Full-Length Portrait By Gérard Complements Masterpieces Collected By Founder Henry Clay Frick The Frick Collection recently announced its most important painting purchase since 1991 with the acquisition of FrançoisPascal-Simon Gérard’s fulllength portrait of “Prince Camillo Borghese,” a notable art patron and the brother-in-law of Napoleon Bonaparte. Gérard was one of the most significant French artists of the first half of the 19th century, and this stunning canvas will coalesce seamlessly with the museum’s holdings, which until now have not included his work. Chronologically, the painting falls between the museum’s French masterpieces by Boucher and Fragonard and later works by Ingres, Renoir, Monet, and Manet, while joining contemporaneous portraits by Chinard and François-Pascal-Simon Gérard’s (1770–1837) David. It will, likewise, find good “Prince Camillo Borghese,” ca. 1810, is a large oilcompany in major works of por- on-canvas, 83 7/7-by-54.75, courtesy of The Frick traiture by Bronzino, Rembrandt, Collection, New York. Titian, Holbein, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romney, “The Frick’s holdings reflect the Hogarth, Goya, and Whistler. founder’s discerning taste and his Following conservation and techni- requirement of absolute quality. cal study this winter and spring at Just as Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, made a series of unrushed choices, “Prince Camillo Borghese” will go the growth of the collection in the Continued on page 2 on view at the Frick in mid-2018.
Rare Dorflinger Cranberry Cut To Clear Ewer Soars To $75,000 on page 12
Bronx Bombers Material Rewrites Record Books on page 14
In This Issue SHOPS, SHOWS & MARKETS . . . . . . . . . . starting on page 3 SHOPS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . on page 5 EVENT & AUCTION CALENDAR . on page 6 AUCTION SALE BILLS . . . starting on page 6
FEATURED AUCTION RESULTS: Heritage Auctions - December 10 in Dallas, Texas - Page 14
AUCTIONEER DIRECTORY . . . . on page 10 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . on page 15