
With thousands of collectors expected to fill the floor at the Check the Oil Gas & Oil Show, and 450 lots set for sale during Matthews Auctions, LLC. June 22 auction, it’s all systems go for petroliana and automobilia collectors. Read More +


With thousands of collectors expected to fill the floor at the Check the Oil Gas & Oil Show, and 450 lots set for sale during Matthews Auctions, LLC. June 22 auction, it’s all systems go for petroliana and automobilia collectors. Read More +
Serious Toyz is hosting a serious size (1,300-lots) auction, featuring vintage robots, space toys, Barbie, cast-iron toys and much more through April 6. Read More +

A rare Oldsmobile double-sided porcelain “Rocket” sign, the one that hung under the regular Oldsmobile sign to advertise the auto maker’s “rocket” engines, sold for $6,050 at an auction held Nov. 23-25 by Matthews Auctions LLC Read More +

More than 2,400 lots from three major collections of country store, pedal cars, toys and firefighting memorabilia will be offered the weekend of Apr. 12-14 by Showtime Auction Services. Read More +

Several outstanding private collections sourced from the West Coast, Florida and the Northeast headline Mosby & Co.’s 400-lot March 23 Americana, Historical & Posters catalog auction. Read More +

Morphy’s 700-lot March 30 Advertising & General Store Antiques Auction brings together hundreds of colorful antique amusements, including a collection of rare, primarily 19th-century safes. Read More +

Everything from a branded tomb vault to cast-iron toys and Pepsi signs take center stage during the annual Indy Antique Advertising Show, set for March 15-16. Read More +

Cookie jars have been used to peddle everything from pancakes and green beans to soft drinks and dog treats, among other things, and are popular collectibles. Read More +
A couple large-scale porcelain advertising signs are pegged to draw top bids at the Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction in Chicago, Feb. 28 – March 1. Read More +

In this space you’ll see fresh updates to the latest antiques auctions, shows and events in Antique Trader. Weekly Auction & Show Ads: Dec. 15, 2012-Feb. 27, 2013. Read More +