Archive of Past Sales (2020)
Fine French Clock Sets
Antique Clock and Music Box Auction
December 6th 2020
A Good Atkins Rosewood Round Top Two Weight Regulator
Double Dial Calendar Clocks
Gustav Becker and Other Weight‑Driven Regulators, Including Grand Sonnerie
Mystery Clocks, Including This 40‑Inch Example Signed Bonnet and Pottier
Statue Clocks, Including Ansonia Florida
Nautical Theme Rotating Instrument Clock
A Collection of China Clocks
Napoleon III Parcel Gilt and Marble Clock
Regina and Mira Music Boxes
Antiques and Decorative Arts Auction
December 5th 2020
A nice selection of American and European Art and Antiques gathered from estates and Institutions in Missouri and Kansas.
A Doulton Jardiniere for Tiffany & Co., Signed Henry Mitchell, measures 18 x 14 inches
Art Nouveau Ceramics
A Very Rare 18th Century Northwest Persian Garden Carpet Fragment
Important Antique Rugs, Bags and Carpets, Including this Exceptional Published Malayer Prayer Rug, Circa 1860
Sèvres and Other Continental Porcelain
Richard Bergen Bronze Maquette After the Kansas State House Dome Figure
An Important Early Silk Rug, First Published in 1905
A Very Fine Kuba Caucasian Rug, Dated 1849
Black Forest Wood Carvings
Ludwig Julius Terrestrial Globe
Michael Wilkinson
Tiffany Studios Lamps and Desks Sets
A Large Michel Haillard Taxidermy Sofa
A Rare and Early Steiff Skittles Set
Never Before Seen Sculpture by Emmanuel Villanis (1858‑1914)
Asian Arts
Continental Furniture from the 19th Century
Four Eames DCM for Herman Miller
Louis Phillipe Center Table
Howard Chandler Christy (1872‑1952), Dated 1943, Measures 35 x 40 Inches
Paintings, Prints and Pottery Auction
December 4th 2020
American Paintings, Pencil Signed Prints, Studio Ceramics and Native American Pottery gathered from Estates, Collections and Institutions in Missouri and Kansas with emphasis on Regional Art.
'Liberty Rededicated'
Original Acrylic by Michael Young
Signed Marie and Santana
Prints and Paintings by Students of Thomas Hart Benton
Monumental Covered Vessel by Jim Leedy (Born 1931)
Roger Shimomura, Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 60 inches
Pencil Signed Prints by WPA Artists
Paintings by William Dickerson Lloyd Foltz and Other Kansas Artists
Birger Sandzen Watercolors and Prints
Thomas Hart Benton (1889‑1975) Ink Wash
Doel Reed (1895‑1985)
American Southwest Views
Pre and Post Prohibition Advertising
Halloween Day Coin-Op, Advertising & Mantiques Auction
October 31st 2020
A Wayne Model 80
Coca-Cola Machine and Advertising
FFL Transfered Firearms
Steamship Advertising Posters
Porcelain Enamel Automobilia and Other Signs
A Civil War Presentation Sword, St. Louis, Missouri, 1862
B.F. Meek & Sons No. 44 Fly Reel
Candlestick Phone with Paybox
Original Edition of Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948
Rare Aladdin Lamp Advertising
Small Collection of Slot Machines and Games
A Rare Hopalong Cassidy Bedroom Set
A Rare Hopalong Cassidy Bicycle with Guns
Circa 1900 Trade Stimulators
Rare Trade Stimulators
The Amazing Archive of a 39 Mission Bomber Pilot from WWII
The Largest Collection of Rare Polly Pop Advertising Ever Offered at Auction
Advertising Signs and Posters
October Discovery Auction
October 24th 2020
The Covid Version of our Old Backroom Auctions
19th Century American Country Furniture
Advertising Signs, Posters, Calendars
Country Store Spool and Dye Cabinets
U.S. Coinage
Stoneware and Watt Pottery
A Collection of Contemporary Native American Crafts
A Collection of Granite Ware
A Variety of American Antiques
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
Contemporary Native American Pottery
A Collection of Roseville and Other Art Pottery
A Collection of Western Railroad Keys, Locks, Lanterns and More
American Antiques
American Victorian Furniture
Fine Jewelry and Silver Coinage
Portmeirion China Service
Reproduction French Style Furniture
Mangels Crocodile Iron Shooting Gallery Target
World’s Greatest Shooting Gallery Target Auction
The Legendary Richard and Valerie Tucker Collection
September 26th 2020
Folk Art | Americana | Arcade Antiques
The Tucker Collection includes American Furniture and Accessories in old paint, exceptional Folk Art, Americana and an unrivaled collection of Figural Iron Shooting Gallery Targets from the early 20th Century.
The book ‘Step Right Up’ Classic American Target and Arcade Forms published by Schiffer Publishing in 2014 is a compendium of the Tucker Collection with its many ‘only-known’ or ‘one-of-two-known’ examples headed for the auction block.
Whether you see these iconic American figures as Folk Art, Americana or Arcade Antiques, their charm and sculptural impact make them statement pieces worth acquiring for any setting.
In February, Richard took us on a tour of his collection.
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A 54-Inch Iron Cowboy Target
Targets and Other Cast Iron in Original Paint
A Very Rare Steiff Tumbling Bear with Button
Tabletop Game Wheels
Dog Head Canes
Hitching Posts
Painted Furniture and Accessories
A Collection of Shooting Gallery Trade Catalogs and Ephemera
C.W. Parker Mechanical Shooting Gallery Target
Folk Art Spook Owl
A Collection of Good Girl and Other Miniature Pails
Limestone Cat, Manner of William Edmondson
Iron and Bronze Tobaccanist Figure
Rare Examples Fresh to the Market from the World's Greatest Shooting Gallery Target Collection
Rare Painted Iron Wickets
John Dickinson African Table
Iron Lawn Sprinklers
C.W. Parker Leavenworth Kansas Targets
Folk Art
Large Iron Swan Bench
Miniature Painted Sideshow Banners
Large Sign with Gilded Wood Letters
The Jerry and Cathy Mueller Collection
September 19th 2020
The Muellers have been collecting and upgrading for decades. Obviously they had an excellent eye and emphasized quality over quantity. With Jerry’s passing, their collection will be sold in it’s entirety and without reserve.
Rare Pie Safe with LINCOLN Tins
A Folk Art Centennial Shield
A Collection of Barber Poles and Other Americana
Spool and Dye Cabinets
Civil War Drum with Confederate Flags
All Manner of 19th Century Trade Signs
Attributed to Samuel Robb
Hat and Boot Maker Trade Signs
Barber Poles of All Types and Sizes
One of Two Good Bolt Cabinets
Collection of Churns in Old Paint
Collection of Optometrist Trade Signs in Wood, Tin, Iron and Old Paint
Collection of Watchmaker Trade Signs
Parker Carousel Horse
50 Directionals
U.S. Model 1808 Musket by T. French, Inscribed Samuel Merrill on the Stock and Attributed to the Mormon Pioneer of the Same Name
A Large Sheet Iron Folk Art Weather Vane
Virginia Pie Safe with Heart and Tulip Tins
The Jack Angolia World War II History Museum Collection
August 1st 2020
Held Live Under Tent with Air Conditioning
Per CDC Guidelines, On‑Site Attendance was Limited to 50 Guests.
In January of 2020, Jack took us on one of the last tours of his collection.
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100s of Medals, Documents Signed by Presidents, Uniforms and More from the Archive of Admiral John S. McCain
Patches, Pins, Medals and Insignia
Captain Walter Ross Caterpillar Club POW in Hiroshima when The Bomb was Dropped
Silver Stars, Bronze Stars, Legion of Merit, Many Cased and Named
Tuskegee Airman Major Leonard F. Turner Grouping, 301st Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, 15th USAAF Europe
Important 75 Item Archive of Tuskegee Airman William Powell, from His Diploma Signed by All Classmates, to His A‑2 Jacket, to His Parachute and Boots and Much More
M-1 Paratrooper Carbine
Major Jack C. Berger, 509th FS, 9th Army, Air Force Master Pilot Wings, Named Cased Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Named Cased Bronze S Distinguished Flying Cross
Locomotive Era Travel Brochures
Internet Only Auction of
Rail Travel Ephemera | Railroad Crystal & China
Selections From The Ed McHugh Collection
100s of Books in Large Lots
An Oak Roll‑Front Ticket Cabinet
100s of Books on Military History, Railroad, Aviation, WWII and Much More
Early Santa Fe Etched Crystal
Streamliner Rail Travel
Santa Fe Bleeding Blue Dining Car China
Burlington Route Zephyr Material
Santa Fe Dining Car Silver
William McKim (1916‑1995) Egg Tempera on Panel, One of Two, Sam Sosland Collection
June Multi-Estates Art & Antiques Auction
June 28th 2020
Live Internet, Absentee and Telephone Bid Auction
Held Outdoors under Open‑Air Tents
Per CDC Guidelines, In‑person Attendance
Limited to 40 Serious Individual Bidders
- A Collection of 18th to 20th Century Paintings
- Pencil Signed Prints
- Sterling Silver
- Bronze Sculpture
- Fine Clocks
- Books and Autographs
- Country and Other Americana
- Native American
- Art Pottery and Art Glass
Alphonse Mucha, Rose O'Neill and the Robert Haas Estate Part Two
French and Other Furniture
A 17th Century South Indian Ivory Box with Buddha
Grant Wood (1892‑1941)
Fine 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Floor Vase Pair
Alfred Montgomery (1857‑1922)
Rookwood, Fulper and Van Briggle Art Pottery
Signed Steuben
A Rare Double‑Sided Porcelain Enamel Sign
A Rare Iron Bank with Quilted Pattern
George Caleb Bingham (1811‑1879) Mezzotint
Antique Rugs and Carpets
18th Century Portrait Pair of the Dutch Master Quentin Metzys and His Wife, William Rockhill Nelson Collection
THE ARTILLERY MAN, Spencer 1st Edition, 1920 with Archive of Signed Letters from Capt. Harry S. Truman 1921, General Pershing, Calvin Coolidge and Others
One of Two Parker Carousel Horses in Original Paint
Pencil-Signed Lithographs, Thomas Hart Benton and Others
George Van Millett (1864‑1954)
A Marble and Ormolu Portico Clock Set Signed Marti
Christ with St. John and the Angels
A Very Rare Hamilton Railroad Watch Advertising Display
Sample of Sportsman's Beer Advertising
The Retchless Estate Collection
May 31st 2020
Live Internet, Absentee and Telephone Bid Auction
Held Outdoors under Open‑Air Tents
Per CDC Guidelines, In‑person Attendance
Limited to 40 Serious Individual Bidders
The Retchless Estate Collection
Lure Equipment and Reel Advertising
Shotgun and Shot‑Shell Advertising
Sample of New‑Old‑Stock with Advertising
- Good Porcelain Enamel Advertising Signs
- Advertising Signs, Displays and Objects
- Hunting and Fishing Collectibles
- Vintage Neon Signs
- Boxed Antique Fishing Lures
- Great Vintage Outboard Motors
- Much More!
Lure Equipment and Reel Advertising
Shotgun and Shot‑Shell Advertising
Sample of New‑Old‑Stock with Advertising
A 1930s Evinrude Motors Tin Sign, Grade 9++
A Rare Evinrude Sign with Neon Over Reverse Painting
Antique Die‑Cut Advertising
Rare and Important Original Illustration of B&O Speedliner #21 by Leslie Ragan (1897‑1972) for Budd Company
The Ed McHugh Collection
May 30th 2020
Live Internet, Absentee and Telephone Bid Auction
Held Outdoors under Open‑Air Tents
Per CDC Guidelines, In‑person Attendance
Limited to 40 Serious Individual Bidders
Ring #1 Catalog Auction
The Ed McHugh Collection
Very Rare Porcelain Signs
Depot and Office Prints
Large Collection of Steel Canvas and Other Gate Signs
A Large Collection of Menus, Timetables and Ephemera
Detail of Union Pacific Dining Car Mural
Tail Signs
The Ed McHugh Collection
- A Collection of Rail Travel Posters
- A Collection of Ephemera and Books
- A Collection of Signs and Framed Advertising
- A Few Lots of Hardware
- Cataloged auction with Telephone and Internet bidding
Very Rare Porcelain Signs
Depot and Office Prints
Large Collection of Steel Canvas and Other Gate Signs
A Large Collection of Menus, Timetables and Ephemera
Detail of Union Pacific Dining Car Mural
Tail Signs
A Collection of System Maps
Badges and Plates
Bus and Early Airline Travel
Large Collection of Signs and Badges
Steamship Travel
Step Boxes
Steamship, Railroad and Early Aviation Travel Ephemera
The Ed McHugh Collection
May 5th 2020
Single Owner Collection of
Fine and Decorative Arts
February 15th 2020
A true 50-plus year collection of fine examples with provenance to the old names from Kansas City and St. Joseph, plus acquisitions made in China while working there in the 1980s.
A Good 19th Century Carved and Painted Venetian Blackamoor on Plinth
A Circa 1900 Black Forest Carved Mirror
Order Badges and Medals
Erte Romain de Tirtoff (1892‑1990) Original Gouache Illustration
Fine 19th Century Chinese Porcelain Floor Vase Pair
Duchess of Albemarle, Sir Peter Lely (British, 1618‑1680) Oil on Canvas
A Large Gilt Bronze Clock, Signed Gustav Levy, Paris
Bronze Sculpture of Various Sizes and Subjects
Nice Decorative and Antique Mirrors
Chandeliers of Various Sizes and Periods
An 18th Century Scagliola Panel
Bronze Candelabra with Rock Crystal
Bronze, Wood and Porcelain Figures of Buddha
Fine Continental Center Tables with Marble
Meiji Period Japanese Shrines
The Complete 32 Print Suite of The Fable of Cupid and Psyche, 16th Century
