“The Night Gwen Stacy Died” is a story arc of the Marvel Comics comic book series The Amazing Spider-Man 121-122 (June–July 1973), that became a watershed event in the life of the superhero Spider-Man, one of popular culture’s most enduring and recognizable fictional characters. Superheroes has always reaching large figures of auctions, like the Tintin [...]
28 January 2013 
Heritage Auctions Reached Record Sale in 2012 with More than $860 Million Total Sales
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Heritage Auctions closed 2012 with more than $860 million total sales, the highest tally yet for the world’s third largest auction house and largest auctioneer of high-end collectibles. The strong sales growth was noticed in U.S. Coins, Comics and Comic Art and Historical Americana and Western art, which more than tripled over sales in 2011. [...]
21 January 2013 
Curt Schilling’s Bloody Sock from Game Two of the 2004 World Series Expected to Fetch $100,000
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“The Bloody Sock” worn by pitcher Curt Schilling in his profoundly gutsy performance in Game Two of the 2004 World Series, consigned by Schilling himself, will be sold as part of Heritage Auctions’ Platinum Night Sports event at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America), in New York on February 23. It carries a pre-auction estimate [...]
28 December 2012 
Hermès Diamond Birkin Handbag Sold for $122,500 at Heritage Auction in Dallas
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The Mouawad’s 1001 Nights Diamond Purse is officially certified by Guinness World Records as the most expensive designer handbag in the world with the price of $3.8 million. It is followed by the Hermes Birkin bag created by Japanese designer Ginza Tanaka, that was sold for $1.9 million. Hermès Diamond Birkin Handbag, sold for $122,500 [...]
16 December 2012 
9.26 Carat GIA D/IF Type IIa Diamond Sells for $902,500
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A 9.26 carat GIA D/IF Type IIa unmounted diamond brought $902,500 in Heritage Auctions’ $5.9+ million Jewelry Signature Auction, setting a new house record for a price realized for jewelry in a Heritage event. The totally colorless and internally flawless diamond is classified as Type IIa, very rare in nature and found in less than 2% [...]
16 December 2012 
Iconic 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible, Used in Rain Man Movie, Brings $170,500
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One of two iconic 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible car used in the acclaimed 1988 United Artists film “Rain Man,” starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, and directed by Barry Levinson, brought $170,500 when it came across the block at Heritage Auctions on Dec. 14 as part of an Entertainment & Music Memorabilia auction. “This car, [...]
9 December 2012 
Jimi Hendrix Owned and Worn Gypsy Style Vest Leads Entertainment and Music Auction
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A stunning Jimi Hendrix owned and worn gypsy-style vest, a gift to Stevens Weiss, Hendrix’s attorney and good friend, is expected to bring more than $15,000 as the lead music memorabilia lot in Heritage Auctions’ Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on December 14. The heavyweight brown velvet and gold silk brocade vest with two [...]
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