Date: Fri 21-Aug-1998

Publication: Ant

Author: DONNAM

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Dag Of Hunter @ Weiss w/3 cuts

By Rita Easton

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. -- Eight hundred-plus lots of collectibles were offered on

July 25 by Philip Weiss Auctions at its gallery, the last event before moving

to larger quarters.

A steady stream of bidders came through during the day, with changing

interests according to the items bid on. Nine hundred lots were offered for a

gross of approximately $150,000, consigned by three major players.

Headlining the event was a half plate daguerreotype of an identified hunter,

consigned by a Whitehurst collector, which reached $10,000.

A turn-of-the-century collection of 130 cigar labels went to a collector at

$8,800; a Norman Rockwell poster depicting the four freedoms made $660; a

stein in the form of a hot air balloon achieved $990; a rare Cream of Wheat

cookie jar fetched $825; and an occupational shaving mug depicting a house

painter went out at $800.

A collection of Schafer Vater bottles ranged in price from $150 to $500. The

Schafer Vater maker was known for producing liquor decanters depicting figural

characters. A Popeye cookie jar sold at $550.

The estate of Robert Wagner was represented with a consignment of Charlie

Chaplin memorabilia. Wagner was known to be a good friend of Chaplin and the

founder of Script, a 1920s trade magazine in the film industry. He was a

well-known Hollywood personality. The total of the consignments from the

Wagner estate reached $13,000.

A Disney animation cel from Sleeping Beauty was purchased at $1,870, while a

cel of Tinker Bell from Peter Pan went for $1,760. Dressed in a zebra-striped

bathing suit, a #1 Barbie doll in mint condition, in her original box, with

replaced stand and liner, was purchased at $7,100. A one-sheet movie poster

for "The Babe Ruth Story" reached $550; and a cigar cutter in the form of

"Nipper," the Victrola logo dog, made $880.

A one-sixth plate daguerreotype of a seated black woman, three-quarter view,

the woman dressed in a white blouse with dark shawl, holding her arms crossed,

achieved $825; a group of 5 Golden Age comic books went out for a combined

$1,650 to various bidders; and a set of post-war Lionel trains, a single

consignment, sold as approximately 150 lots to various bidders for a

cumulative total of $18,000. The trains came from a single owner.

"Sandwiched in between these sales," Philip Weiss noted, "were about 750 lots

that ranged from $30 to $200."

Prices quoted do not reflect a required ten percent premium. Weiss Auctions is

moving to a new gallery with 5,000 square feet of space and a generously sized

parking lot. The first sale at the new space will be on the second Saturday in

September featuring an important autograph collection, pulp magazines, and

toys.