Morphy Auctions: Automobilia, Petroliana, & Advertising, 21726, Denver
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 17, 2026 - February 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2228 | SHIPPING DEPARTMENT PORCELAIN DOOR SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 352.00 | ||
| 2229 | NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE PORCELAIN SHIELD SIGN W/ GOOSE GRAPHIC |
C.1960s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 704.00 | ||
| 2230 | WILKERSON VINCENNES PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 100.00 - 400.00 | USD 64.00 | ||
| 2231 | SMOKING PERMITTED IN FOLLOWING AREAS ONLY PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 100.00 - 400.00 | USD 160.00 | ||
| 2232 | WATLING PENNY SCALE PORCELAIN MARQUEE SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 192.00 | ||
| 2233 | GULF GULF GASOLINE PORCELAIN PUMP PLATE SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 192.00 | ||
| 2234 | MILK PERMIT 38 BRISTOL, CONN 1940 PORCELAIN SIGN |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,088.00 | ||
| 2235 | TIDEWATER OIL COMPANY PORCELAIN WELL LEASE SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 352.00 | ||
| 2236 | BELL TELEPHONE PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,664.00 | ||
| 2237 | FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSIDE PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 224.00 | ||
| 2238 | FIDELITY PHENIX FIRE INSURANCE 1914 FRAMED APPOINTMENT POSTER |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 400.00 | USD 96.00 | ||
| 2239 | LOCKED FOR YOUR PROTECTION PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 288.00 | ||
| 2240 | RICHFIELD DIESEL OIL N.O.S. PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1940s | USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 704.00 | ||
| 2241 | BUCK PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 256.00 | ||
| 2242 | ATLAS TIRES ACCESSORIES BATTERIES TIN SIGN WITH WOOD BACKING |
1961 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 576.00 | ||
| 2243 | WILLARD STORAGE BATTERIES TIN FLANGE SIGN |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 704.00 | ||
| 2244 | WILLARD BATTERIES SELF-FRAMED EMBOSSED TIN SIGN |
1957 | USD 200.00 - 600.00 | USD 768.00 | ||
| 2245 | FEDERAL AIR WING TIRES TIN SIGN. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 512.00 | ||
| 2247 | VEEDOL MOTOR OIL "THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MOTOR OIL" TIN SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 200.00 - 600.00 | USD 256.00 | ||
| 2248 | VEEDOL MOTOR OIL TIN SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 200.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,088.00 | ||
| 2249 | VEEDOL MEDIUM MOTOR OIL EMBOSSED TIN SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,152.00 | ||
| 2250 | VEEDOL HEAVY MOTOR OIL EMBOSSED TIN SIGN |
C.1930s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 480.00 | ||
| 2251 | VEEDOL "THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MOTOR OIL" TIN SIGN W/ FLANGE BASE |
C.1950s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 288.00 | ||
| 2252 | CALTEX MOTOR OIL PORCELAIN SIGN |
C.1930's | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,536.00 | ||
| 2253 | FLYING A TIRES "MILEAGE, APPEARANCE, COMFORT, SAFETY" TIN RACK SIGN |
C.1950s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,024.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.