Renaissance Auction Group » Auctions http://blog.auctionhowze.com Experience. Knowledge. Service. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Honest Abe Earns Silver Stardom at Americana Auction http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/18/honest-abe-earns-silver-stardom-at-americana-auction/ http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/18/honest-abe-earns-silver-stardom-at-americana-auction/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 04:26:48 +0000 bill http://blog.auctionhowze.com/?p=437 On Memorial Day 1911, Theodore Roosevelt presided over the dedication of a bronze monument at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, NJ.  The life size statue, entitled “Seated Lincoln”, was the work of Gutzon Borglum, an American sculptor best known as the creator of Mt Rushmore.  One hundred years later, on May 21st in Breinigsville, [...]]]> On Memorial Day 1911, Theodore Roosevelt presided over the dedication of a bronze monument at the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, NJ.  The life size statue, entitled “Seated Lincoln”, was the work of Gutzon Borglum, an American sculptor best known as the creator of Mt Rushmore.  One hundred years later, on May 21st in Breinigsville, PA, a one thousand and five troy ounce pure silver statue cast from Borglum’s original “Seated Lincoln” maquette will be offered as a featured lot at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction conducted by The Renaissance Auction Group.

Cast in 1990 at the Maiden Foundry in Sandy, Oregon and released by the Liberty Mint in cooperation with Silversmiths Group USA and the Borglum Foundation, the sculpture   depicts President Lincoln lost in contemplation upon hearing the news of the casualties suffered at the Battle of Gettysburg. Fifty-six statues were produced in the numbered limited edition. Gutzon Borglum believed the original “Seated Lincoln” to be the finest example of his work.

Another historic artifact to be sold at the auction event is an eighteen troy ounce gold disc salvaged from the Santa Margarita shipwreck by Mel Fisher’s Treasure Salver’s Inc.  The round amalgam, recently assayed and determined to be fifty-one percent gold and forty-three percent silver, found its way to the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in 1622 when the Santa Margarita sank in a violent storm while returning to Spain with a full cargo of New World treasure.

Significant examples of American coinage complete the gold and silver portion of the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction.  A full set of Morgan Carson City Mint Silver Dollars including the key 1889, 1891 and 1893 dates will be offered in individual lots. Twenty- four Peace silver dollars in MS63 state represent all dates and mint marks issued in that numismatic series. Thirteen Liberty Head Double Eagle twenty dollar gold coins and three of the St. Gaudens variant will cross the auction block along with ten, five and two and a half dollar gold pieces. Canadian Maple Leafs, a South African Krugerrand, a five dollar American Eagle, a one hundred troy ounce .999 fine silver bar and two Congressional American Arts .999 fine medal sets containing five and two and a half troy ounces of pure gold respectively are the standout bullion lots included in the auction catalog. In all, more than fifty gold and one thousand silver coins including certified, brilliant uncirculated and uncirculated examples will cross the block in two hundred lots.

The gold, silver and coins are part of a single collection assembled over fifty years by an advanced collector of Americana and precious metals. The Renaissance Auction Group, based in Reading PA, has been contracted to design and produce multiple auction events in order to disperse the collection in a considered manner.  The initial event in the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction series will begin at 11 am on May 21st at the Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley Conference Center in Breinigsville. Contact information is listed below.

Contact: Bill Howze
Contact Number: 610-370-2879

]]> http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/18/honest-abe-earns-silver-stardom-at-americana-auction/feed/ 0 Bidders Face Off At High Noon In Allentown Pa http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/16/bidders-face-off-at-high-noon-in-allentown-pa/ http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/16/bidders-face-off-at-high-noon-in-allentown-pa/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 02:12:40 +0000 bill http://blog.auctionhowze.com/?p=426 Western memorabilia is one of the most enduring and endearing categories of Americana collecting.  On Saturday May 21st at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction in Allentown, PA, bidders will compete for top drawer examples of Wild West collectibles.  The auction event, conducted by The Renaissance Auction Group, Reading, PA, features a superb assembly [...]]]> Western memorabilia is one of the most enduring and endearing categories of Americana collecting.  On Saturday May 21st at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction in Allentown, PA, bidders will compete for top drawer examples of Wild West collectibles.  The auction event, conducted by The Renaissance Auction Group, Reading, PA, features a superb assembly of cap pistols, advertising premium rings, movie posters and ephemera relating to the golden era of the American West.

The Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction constitutes the premiere offering of a lifetime collection assembled by a dedicated collector of Americana, coins and precious metals.  The cap pistol grouping, most of which are offered in mint, unfired condition, typifies the quality and rarity of the estate, which was assembled through fifty years of unflagging devotion to the “hunt”. Toy guns by Hubley, Nichols, Fanner, Mattel, Kilgore and Leslie Henry represent the pinnacle of cap pistol collecting.

Examples include two Roy Rogers double holster gun sets; a Lone Ranger gun and holster set mint in the box (MIB); Wyatt Earp double and single holster sets; the Hubley 100th Anniversary Civil War two gun & holster set in the original box; a Leslie Henry Gene Autry holster & pistol set; a Nichols Spitfire Hip Gun, MIB; a Mattel Fanner 50 holster and gun with original box; the Nichols Stallion 45 with interchangeable grips, MIB; early Tom Mix wooden cut out pistols; a Davy Crockett Auto-Matic Picture Gun with original box; Hubley’s Colt 45 & Deputy Pistol and Badge, both mint in the box and a complete cowboy outfit including double holster and pistol set still attached to the original cardboard display backing.  In all, over fifty cap pistols, all in mint or near mint condition will cross the block in the first hour and a half of the auction event.

Western ephemera is well represented in the catalog including Gene Autry and Hopalong Cassidy theater posters; a Kix Cereal Lone Ranger 6 Shooter Ring store poster; a Cheerios Lone Ranger Poster and Flashlight Pistol; two sets of Davy Crockett Trading Cards issued by Topps in the 1950s and two stuffed Rin Tin Tin toys.  A large collection of advertising premium rings from the 1930s – 1950s includes sought after examples of Western hero worship.  Many a cereal box top and more than a few nickels were mailed in during the middle decades of the Twentieth Century for the Sky King, Zorro, Paladin, Wyatt Earp, Lone Ranger and Straight Arrow rings that brought the Wild West to life for young cowboys and cowgirls everywhere. The Wrigley’s Chewing Gum Lone Wolf sterling ring, offered as Lot 69, was the first radio premium, released in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression.

In all, over seventy-five lots of Western memorabilia will be offered to collecting enthusiasts.  Buckaroos and cowgirls from across the country and around the world will leave with at least a smile on their face when the last lot of Wild West collectibles crosses the block at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction on May 21st at the Holiday Inn Lehigh Valley Conference Center just west of Allentown, PA.  For an hour or two the Old West will come back East, the bidders will face off and time will stand as still as the hands of a gunslinger just before the draw.

Contact: Bill Howze
Contact Number: 610-370-2872


]]> http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/16/bidders-face-off-at-high-noon-in-allentown-pa/feed/ 0 Mailing It In – Vintage Advertising Premiums At Auction http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/15/mailing-it-in-%e2%80%93-vintage-advertising-premiums-at-auction/ http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/15/mailing-it-in-%e2%80%93-vintage-advertising-premiums-at-auction/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 03:33:16 +0000 bill http://blog.auctionhowze.com/?p=422 MAILING IT IN – VINTAGE ADVERTISING PREMIUMS AT AUCTION

Four box tops and a dime, six labels and a nickel, a completed form and a dollar bill; who doesn’t remember waiting impatiently for the mail, hoping that the special premium they’d ordered weeks or even months earlier would finally arrive. Rings, watches, dolls, toys, games, [...]]]> MAILING IT IN – VINTAGE ADVERTISING PREMIUMS AT AUCTION

Four box tops and a dime, six labels and a nickel, a completed form and a dollar bill; who doesn’t remember waiting impatiently for the mail, hoping that the special premium they’d ordered weeks or even months earlier would finally arrive. Rings, watches, dolls, toys, games, kits, cups; a young collector could acquire a multitude of items offered by major manufacturers in the country, all available for a song.  This is the story of the advertising premium, a spark of merchandising genius that ignited a branding firestorm still burning brightly today.

On May 21st in Allentown, PA bidders participating in the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction will have the opportunity to purchase many of the signature items that define the advertising premium category of collectibles.  A full set of Radio Orphan Annie (ROA) Secret Decoders & Secret Society Books 1934 – 1940 will be offered.   ROA Ovaltine Shake-Up Mugs and Cups are also included in the catalogued event.  A significant collection of premium rings includes examples relating to the Lone Ranger, L’il Abner, Frank Buck, Captain Video, Dick Tracy, Captain Midnight, Sky King, Howdy Doody, Gene Autry, Wyatt Earp, Palladin, Zorro, GI Joe, The Lone Wolf and The Mutant Ninja Turtles just to name a few.  The Lone Wolf Sterling Silver Ring c. 1932 represents the first radio advertising / branding premium to be offered to the listening public.

Similar diversity, spanning genres and decades, is exhibited in a complete collection of Dick Tracy Secret Service Badges, a Cheerios Lone Ranger Poster and Flashlight Pistol, a Davy Crockett Hat, a Space Patrol Periscope, an Amos & Andy Poster Map of Weber City and a Captain Marvel Pennant from the 1940s.

Advertising premiums remind us of an earlier era in American marketing history, a time before tweets and text messages, button ads and e-mail blasts, E-bay, Amazon and Overstock.com.  Americans still read their newspapers and cereal boxes at breakfast.  Our homes were arranged with a place of honor for the lone TV, a color set for the fortunate ones.  The milkman still made his rounds.  The paper boy delivered the morning and the afternoon daily.  Falstaff sponsored the game of the week and children everywhere waited with keen anticipation for the family dog to alert them to the arrival of the mail.

On Saturday May 21st beginning at 11am in Allentown, PA, The Renaissance Auction Group will conduct the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction. Once again, Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, The Lone Ranger, Captain Midnight, Ted Williams, Howdy Doody, Gene Autry, Zorro and a host of other cultural icons will take center stage for a few hours.  For a few short hours those in attendance will be young again, if only in their dreams.

Contact: Bill Howze

Contact Number: 610-370-2879

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]]> http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/15/mailing-it-in-%e2%80%93-vintage-advertising-premiums-at-auction/feed/ 0 Animation Brings Fantasy to Life http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/14/animation-brings-fantasy-to-life/ http://blog.auctionhowze.com/index.php/2011/05/14/animation-brings-fantasy-to-life/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 03:21:45 +0000 bill http://blog.auctionhowze.com/?p=418 Animation Brings Fantasy to Life

What is it about animation that captures the fancy of young and old alike?  Why have Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Garfield and Shrek penetrated the collective conscious to the point of iconic status? Animation suggests that anything is possible in a world that often emphasizes the limits of our [...]]]> Animation Brings Fantasy to Life

What is it about animation that captures the fancy of young and old alike?  Why have Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Garfield and Shrek penetrated the collective conscious to the point of iconic status? Animation suggests that anything is possible in a world that often emphasizes the limits of our reality.  If elephants can fly and ogres can rule, if roadrunners can vie with wily coyotes in a game of ‘chicken’, if skunks can talk and fish can walk; then anything and everything is possible.

In the world of animation, the Disney brand reigns supreme.  Despite the success of Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera and a legion of renowned comic book artists, no brand epitomizes the soul of animation more than Walt Disney Productions. On May 21st at the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction in Allentown, PA, animation aficionados will gather to purchase items from the Disney pantheon of cartoon characters.

An Artist Proof Lithograph “Dangerous Discovery” by famed Disney animator Carl Barks is sure to draw interest from the fans of Scrooge McDuck.  Artist Proof porcelain figurines, endorsed by Barks and created by Connoisseur of Malvern, will also appeal to those who inhabit “Duckburg” in their minds. Noted sculptor Ron Lee’s depiction of Uncle Scrooge will ignite the bidding when it crosses the auction block as well.

Elizabeth Griffin was a Disney animator from the late 1920s until the 1950s.  Her original Disney production painting, given to her nephew Robert Griffin on the occasion of his fourth birthday, is another highlight of the auction event.  The oil on art paper painting, depicting Bambi, Thumper and his brothers, was created for Disney producers as a visualization aid during the developmental stages of “Bambi”.  The piece was purchased from Robert Griffin by the consignor who assembled the collection offered in the Golden Fantasy, Silver Dreams Americana Auction event.

Two original works by Disney artists were the templates for prints utilized in a Walt Disney Productions calendar released in 1979.  The watercolors depict Mickey Mouse and Goofy engaged in basketball and soccer contests respectively. As an interesting aside, Disney artists did not sign their works resulting in the entirety of the Disney portfolio being assigned to the company as opposed to the individual creators.

An original animation celluloid from “The Great Mouse Detective”, several company authorized prints and two framed sheets of Disney Dollars round out the Disney art component of the auction; but the fun doesn’t stop there.  A vintage Mint In the Box (MIB) Ingersoll Mickey Mouse watch from the 1940s, A limited edition contemporary watch numbered 1 / 1000 offered as part of a complete collection of memorabilia from the 1st Disneyana Convention in 1992, vintage tin toys, banks, dolls and two Mickey Mouse Figural Phones are sure to excite the imagination and the bidding among animation enthusiasts.

So why does animation continue to fascinate and enthrall? We collect our dreams and our memories. The world of animated fantasy is inextricably entwined with our lives.  We don’t want to accept that tigers can’t talk, that cats don’t wear top hats, that pigs and spiders can’t conspire to foil the best laid plans of mice and men.  Golden fantasies and silver dreams create a reality that defies our everyday experience leading us to believe that it’s a wonderful world after all.

Contact: Bill Howze
Contact Phone: 610-370-2879
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Website: http://www.auctionhowze.com/
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