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A Legacy in Crystals

FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, A CHICAGO COLLECTOR’S FATHER EXPRESSED HIS LOVE THROUGH GIFTS OF JUDITH LEIBER MINAUDIÈRES. NOW HIS DAZZLING TRADITION ENTERS A NEW CHAPTER.

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Lonnie Mack’s Old ‘Number 7’

AN EARLY ROCKER FROM INDIANA MODIFIED THE INITIALLY UNLOVED, AHEAD-OF-ITS-TIME GIBSON FLYING V AND MADE ROCK HISTORY

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American Art Treasures for Less Than $10,000

HERITAGE EXPERTS SPOTLIGHT FIVE APPROACHABLE WORKS THAT PROVE COLLECTING IMPORTANT AMERICAN ART DOESN’T REQUIRE A MUSEUM-SIZE BUDGET

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First Splash

MARVEL STUDIOS FOUNDING CHAIRMAN DAVID MAISEL PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN BRINGING IRON MAN AND THE AVENGERS TO A MASS AUDIENCE. NOW HE’S OFFERING THE ORIGINAL ART FOR THE PAGE THAT BEGAN IT ALL.

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Heritage’s $62.9 Million Summer Platinum Night Sets Record as Highest-Grossing Sports Auction of All Time

T206 HONUS WAGNER AND 1952 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE AMONG HUNDREDS OF RECORD-SETTING RESULTS

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Finding the Buddha’s Son in Dallas

THE DISCOVERY OF RAHULA IN A TEXAS LIVING ROOM HELPS SOLVE A CENTURIES-OLD PUZZLE SURROUNDING AN IMPERIAL PORCELAIN ENSEMBLE CREATED FOR THE QIANLONG EMPEROR

Local Notes, National Figures

ISSUED BY BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LARGE SIZE NATIONAL BANK NOTES SHARE A PORTRAIT GALLERY OF THE PRESIDENTS AND POLICYMAKERS WHO SHAPED AMERICAN FINANCE

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The World According to The Simpsons

More than 200 lots celebrate the irreverent characters, celebrity guests, and unmistakable artistry behind television’s longest-running animated series

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Editor’s Picks

Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions

Action Figures & Toys

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LJN Toys placed Thomas Magnum behind the wheel of the red Ferrari that became inseparable from Magnum, P.I., translating the series’ signature image into a vehicle-and-figure set for the toy aisle. The sports car was more than transportation for Tom Selleck’s charismatic television detective, serving as a recurring symbol of the borrowed luxury surrounding his life at Robin’s Nest and an essential part of the program’s visual identity. This release pairs the Ferrari with a 3¾-inch Magnum figure complete with Selleck’s unmistakable mustache.

Magnum, P.I. Ferrari with Magnum AFA Q75 (LJN, 1982)
Auction: September 20

Fine Jewelry

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The Kimberley Sunshine Diamond ring by Pragnell, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent luxury jewelers, centers on a remarkable 22.09-carat fancy yellow diamond. Internally Flawless and traced to the historic Kimberley Mine in South Africa, the diamond is set in 18k yellow gold talon claws with a diamond-set platinum band. The ring is accompanied by a GIA Natural Colored Diamond Report, a Pragnell-signed inner and outer box, Certificate of Origin and origin story, and an original hand-drawn design rendering.

Pragnell Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring
Auction: September 28

Photographs

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In Peter Beard’s long inscriptions around the border of this print, alternatively titled Elephant Reaching for the Last Branch on a Tree, he argues that elephants and humans face strikingly similar survival crises as growing populations are confined by finite land and resources, leading to environmental destruction, stress, disease, and violence. He challenges conventional conservation approaches by asking whether elephant populations should be left to compete naturally or actively managed to remain in balance with their environment.

Peter Beard Kenya Tusker, for the End of the Game, June, 1960 Gelatin silver print, applied mix media, blood, and ink on canvas, 1994
Auction: October 1-2

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