Morphy Jan. 2016 Auction
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:22 amI attended the auction last weekend.
The Madam Zita brought crazy money at $175,000 + 20% ($210,000)
. The Puss in Boots went for the relatively cheap price of $80,000 + 20% ($96,000). Both of these were original and not reproductions.
The Watling Cupid sold for $65,000 + 20%.
The common three reel machines were cheap. Many of them had horrible restorations. The gold plated Bird of Paradise Rol-A-Top sold for $5,500 + 20% which shocked me. I thought it would go for around $3,000.
Here is a summary of the auction.
Number of items sold: 1,536
Average Price: $1,925.911
Gross Sales: $2,958,200
Sum of High Estimates: $3,644,500
Sum of Low Estimates: $2,344,125
A detailed breakdown of the auction is in the COPS area of the forum.
The above numbers are believed to be correct but not guaranteed.
The Madam Zita brought crazy money at $175,000 + 20% ($210,000)
. The Puss in Boots went for the relatively cheap price of $80,000 + 20% ($96,000). Both of these were original and not reproductions.The Watling Cupid sold for $65,000 + 20%.
The common three reel machines were cheap. Many of them had horrible restorations. The gold plated Bird of Paradise Rol-A-Top sold for $5,500 + 20% which shocked me. I thought it would go for around $3,000.
Here is a summary of the auction.
Number of items sold: 1,536
Average Price: $1,925.911
Gross Sales: $2,958,200
Sum of High Estimates: $3,644,500
Sum of Low Estimates: $2,344,125
A detailed breakdown of the auction is in the COPS area of the forum.
The above numbers are believed to be correct but not guaranteed.