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Morphy Auctions: Automobilia, Petroliana, & Advertising

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Automobilia, Petroliana, & Advertising	Total Sales (USD)	1,245,696.00
Auction Date	February 17, 2026 - February 19, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	553,150.00
Sale Number	#21726	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,187,300.00
Total Lots	750
Sold Lots	716.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	564,900.00
% of Lots Sold	95.47%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,214,000.00
Unsold Lots	34	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	102.61%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
2149	PABST BLUE RIBBON DOUBLE-SIDED PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ GLASS FACE	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 46,080.00
1256	RARE ACE HIGH MOTOR OIL EMBOSSED TIN SIGN W/ CAR & AIRPLANE GRAPHIC AGS 88	N/A	USD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 43,520.00
1052	RED HAT MOTOR OIL TIN FLANGE SIGN W/ TOP HAT GRAPHIC	N/A	USD 3,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 33,280.00
1398	OK USED CARS COMPLETE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN W/ BULLNOSE ATTACHMENTS	N/A	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 25,600.00
1006	ASSOCIATED FLYING A "GAS" PORCELAIN NEON SIGN	C.1930s	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 24,320.00
2175	RARE USE ASSOCIATED GASOLINE "MORE MILES TO THE GALLON" PORCELAIN SIGN	C.1920s	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 24,320.00
1007	FLYING A SERVICE TWO-PIECE PORCELAIN NEON SIGN	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 19,200.00
1352	PHENOMENAL EMBOSSED TIN SIGN W/ UNCLE SAM ADVERTISING OLD GOVERNMENT PAINTS	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 19,200.00
2043	RARE STANDARD GASOLINE TIN TIRE COVER SIGN W/ MICKEY MOUSE GRAPHIC	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 17,920.00
2013	RARE CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP CAN CURVED PORCELAIN SIGN	C.1920s	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 15,360.00
1459	ASSOCIATED AVIATION ETHYL "FLY THE HIGHWAYS" PLYWOOD SERVICE STATION SIGN	N/A	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 14,080.00
1008	RARE STUDEBAKER SERVICE PORCELAIN SIGN W/ WHEEL GRAPHIC	C.1920s	USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,800.00
1400	FLYING A SERVICE 72" EMBOSSED PORCELAIN SIGN	N/A	USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 12,800.00
1396	ASSOCIATED FLYING A AERO-TYPE GASOLINE PORCELAIN SIGN	N/A	USD 4,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 12,160.00
1397	HANCOCK GASOLINE PORCELAIN PUMP PLATE SIGN W/ STICK CHICKEN GRAPHIC AGS 97	N/A	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 12,160.00
1051	UNIQUE & RARE PEPSI BOTTLE-SHAPED DOUBLE-SIDED NEON SIGN ON METAL STAND	N/A	USD 5,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 11,520.00
1279	VEEDOL MOTOR OIL GLASS LIGHT-UP SERVICE STATION SIGN	N/A	USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,240.00
1005	FLYING A GASOLINE DIE-CUT PORCELAIN SIGN	C.1940s	USD 4,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 9,600.00
2012	MAGNOLIA GASOLINE & MAGNOLENE MOTOR OILS FOR SALE HERE PORCELAIN SIGN	C.1920s	USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 8,960.00
1399	MOBIL PEGASUS EMBOSSED PORCELAIN SERVICE STATION SIGN	C.1930s	USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,320.00
1529	INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER MCCORMICK DEERING FARM MACHINE SMALTZ SIGN	C.1910s	USD 3,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,320.00
1412	TIDEWATER OIL COMPANY PORCELAIN STRIP SIGN	N/A	USD 600.00 - 1,200.00	USD 8,192.00
1012	COCA-COLA "SLOW SCHOOL ZONE" TIN POLICE OFFICER SIGN ON COCA COLA BASE.	1954	USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,680.00
1254	RARE EMBOSSED TIN MOXIE ADVERTISING SIGN	N/A	USD 3,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 7,680.00
2042	RARE ASSOCIATED FLYING A GASOLINE TIN SIGN	C.1930s	USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,680.00

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 April

Sotheby’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.