The original movie poster for Universal’s 1931 Horror thriller Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, went to the auction block last Saturday night. Once belonging to famed actor Nicolas Cage, the poster sold for a record breaking $310,700. One of only three known copies, “Dracula is one of the most important movie posters in the world”, said the buyer and movie poster expert Ralph DeLuca, of Madison NJ. Mr. DeLuca also purchased the only know insert card poster for the 1932 Tod Browning ... Read The Full Story

dmg world media has announced that the third annual New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will take place July 24-27, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. This four-day show, opening two days prior to the JA New York Summer Show, will bring together more than 100 of the finest antique jewelry dealers in the United States, Canada, South and Central America, Europe and Asia. Buyers from around the globe, including many celebrities and well-known socialites, will be in ... Read The Full Story

Free advertising opportunity offered in the Antique Trader 1st Annual Antiques and Collectibles Industry Directory IOLA, Wis.—Antique Trader, the national antiques publication delivering news, commentary, and advertising for the antiques market, has announced it will produce a stand-alone Antiques and Collectibles Industry Directory in 2009, which will be distributed to more than 40,000 Antique Trader subscribers free of charge. Those who have an antiques or antiques-related business ... Read The Full Story

A spectacular lifetime single-owner collection, comprising over 700 lots of vintage toy trucks, cast-iron and tin motorcycle toys, full-size antique motorcycles and bicycles, advertising signs and displays, petroliana, coin-op machines and even a big-rig 1954 Mack LTH semi truck, will be sold at auction May 2-3 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, and Gavin Pope Auction Co. The auction will be conducted at a former schoolhouse building in Cedar Point, Ill., a small town located just off I-39 and ... Read The Full Story

Kaminski Auctions has announced its Spring Fine Art and Estates Auction. The auction features antiques, fine art and collectibles from estates in Massachusetts, California and beyond. The auction takes place Saturday and Sunday April 4-5 at Woodman’s Function Hall, 127 R. Main St., Essex, MA. Bidding commences at 10am each day and preview periods are scheduled Friday, April 3, 4-8pm and 8-10am on the days of the auction. A complete catalog is available online at ... Read The Full Story