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Heritage Auctions
AUCTION, APPRAISAL & PRIVATE TREATY SERVICES
Why Choose Heritage Auctions?
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Trusted by Collectors, Corporations, Institutions
GALLE OVERLAY GLASS ELEPHANTS VASE
Circa 1900
Sold for: $110,500
and Fiduciaries Worldwide
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Make an Informed Decision
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Best Choice Possible
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Dynamic Marketplace
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Government, Institutional, Corporate and Celebrity Consignors
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Private Treaty Services
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Unmatched Global Reach Using the Power of the Web
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Fine Art and Vintage Collectibles Categories
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Appraisals, Trusts & Estates, and Customized Financial Services
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Aggressive Marketing and Publicity
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Collectors Helping Collectors
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Research and Educational Resources
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Heritage Magazine for The Intelligent Collector ®30
Locations and Contact Information
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Why choose
Heritage Auctions?
At Heritage Auctions, our mission is to build a
level playing field, a more transparent platform
through which buyers and sellers can research
and learn about assets they own, or wish to own,
and then consistently make intelligent decisions.
Personalized customer service and a top-rated
website are vital tools in achieving this goal.
Coupled with easy access to our top fine art and
collectibles experts, Heritage Auctions delivers
state-of-the-art auction services.
At Heritage, the focus is always on you.
WILLIAM ROBINSON LEIGH
Home, Sweet Home, 1932
Oil on canvas
Sold for $1,195,000
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Heritage - Dallas
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Choose an auction house trusted by collectors,
corporations, institutions and fiduciaries worldwide
Consigning and acquiring valuable property and precious objects are important decisions, which is why it’s vital
to have in your corner an auction house that is established as the best marketplace for rare coins, currency and
vintage collectibles.
For more than three decades, Heritage Auctions has specialized in bringing the world’s most prized objects of
value to the world’s most passionate collectors. As collectors ourselves, we welcome the opportunity to handle a
diverse array of properties and collections that span a range of values. Pieces that would get overlooked at other
auction houses for high-dollar items are highlighted at Heritage Auctions. With aggressive marketing strategies
that are unrivaled in the auction business, Heritage’s dynamic offerings have made us a worldwide leader in the
field of vintage collectibles and rare coins. Over 900,000 bidder-members from almost every country worldwide are
registered to bid in our more than 700 auctions a year.
As a numismatic and collectibles marketplace, Heritage Auctions is unmatched.
Heritage - New York
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Heritage - San Francisco
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Making an intelligent, informed decision
Heritage understands that fine art and collectibles can be important assets of an estate or investment portfolio.
We offer broad and comprehensive appraisal services through our Appraisals Department. Individual and corporate
collectors can be assured that insurance and estate appraisals are conducted by an experienced team of specialists
with up-to-the-minute familiarity with current markets.
In addition, Heritage Auctions annually brokers notable private treaty sales on our clients’ behalf. Our relationships
with the world’s top collectors help Heritage Auctions identify potential buyers with clear knowledge of what they
are seeking.
Heritage Auctions’ team of top experts and personalized customer service make us a trusted partner of collectors,
celebrities, corporations, governments, museums, institutions, bankers, attorneys, galleries and fiduciaries
worldwide. Your relationship with Heritage Auctions is backed by our corporate values of integrity, transparency,
expertise, efficiency and innovation — qualities that make us an efficient marketplace and information resource for
owners of precious objects.
BRUCE NAUMAN
Human Nature, 1983
Charcoal, pencil, pastel, and watercolor on paper
Sold for $776,750
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Feel confident that you’re making
the best choice possible
In an ideal marketplace, the most desirable objects of value are presented to the largest group of passionate buyers,
including individuals, dealers and institutions. Heritage Auctions provides such a marketplace, with offices and
showrooms in Dallas, New York, Beverly Hills and Hong Kong, in addition to offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Paris,
Amsterdam and Geneva.
AUCTIONS
Since 1976, thousands of consignors have trusted Heritage with their objects of value across 40 categories. These
include coins, fine art, wine, vintage comics, currency, Americana, historical artifacts, animation art, entertainment
memorabilia, natural history, luxury real estate, jewelry, timepieces and more. Shepherded by a team of top
specialists, these lots are featured throughout Heritage’s floor and Internet auctions every year.
Numerous institutions and organizations recognize Heritage’s preeminent position in the market. Auction partners
have included the Smithsonian Institution, National Rifle Association, DC Comics, Internal Revenue Service, Library
of Congress, Playboy Enterprises, American Numismatic Association, San Diego Comic-Con, and the Texas State
Historical Association, among many others.
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Delivering a dynamic marketplace
With more than 900,000 U.S. and international collectors registered to bid, Heritage’s reach is unmatched.
Our aggressive cross-marketing efforts and worldwide reach through extensive use of the Internet are unequaled.
Innovative web software such as Heritage Live™ allows bidders to participate in live floor auctions from the comfort
of their home or office.
Reflecting our commitment to pioneering the best possible outcomes for our clients, Heritage was recently named by
Robb Report as one of the 25 most innovative luxury brands, alongside Lamborghini, Cartier, Gagosian Gallery and
Heesen Yachts, among others. This success is built on our award-winning marketing efforts in print, direct mail and on
the Internet, all of which promote auctions weeks before live auctions begin. Heritage auctions are routinely covered
internationally by news organizations such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, USA
Today, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNN, NBC, Fox News, Art+Auction Magazine, Town & Country, and Variety.
These advantages make Heritage Auctions the world’s largest numismatic auctioneer and your best choice for
consigning and purchasing rare coins, currency and vintage collectibles.
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Art Deco Natural Fancy Blue Diamond, Diamond,
Platinum Ring, J.E. Caldwell
Sold for: $1,650,500
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GOVERNMENT, INSTITUTIONAL, CORPORATE AND CELEBRITY CONSIGNORS
A growing number of the world’s best-known brands and Fortune 500 corporations have consigned their collections
to Heritage, including Time-Warner/AOL, Playboy Enterprises, 7-Eleven, Random House and many of the largest
banking institutions, including Bank of America. Government and institutional partners have included the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Internal Revenue Service, and the American Red Cross. Universities and
museums working with Heritage on an appraisal and consignment basis have included Stanford University, the
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, The Toledo Museum
of Natural History, and the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. Celebrities who have entrusted
their collections to Heritage include astronaut Buzz Aldrin, actors Sylvester Stallone, Peter Fonda and Nicolas Cage,
comic creator Stan Lee, designer Nolan Miller, along with the estates of John Wayne, Malcom Forbes, Buddy Holly,
basketball creator James Naismith, and designer Max Factor.
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s far as I’m concerned, the real superheroes are those great guys at Heritage. I really lucked
out when I met ‘em ‘cause they got me prices that exceeded my wildest expectations, plus it
was a real kick to work with them. I don’t want this to sound like a TV commercial, but so
help me Spidey, there’s no one I’d rather entrust with my collection.
— Stan Lee
Creator of Spider-Man
A. Lange & Söhne, Glashütte,
Extremely Fine & Rare Ref.
701.005 Platinum Tourbillon
“Pour le Mérite” No. 42
of a limited edition of 50
examples made in 1996
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ULTRA HIGH-RELIEF
$20 GOLD COIN
Sold for $3.1 million
Private Treaty
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PRIVATE TREATY SERVICES
In some cases, a discreet private sale is a desired alternative to a public auction.
With a designated staff cultivating personal relationships with top collectors worldwide, Heritage Auctions has
brokered notable private treaty sales, including the legendary 1907 Ultra High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
gold coin; a mint-condition “Inverted Jenny,” the most famous error stamp in U.S. history; and a $1,000 “Grand
Watermelon,” among the greatest of American currency notes.
Our specialists have access to an elite group of collectors and their “want lists.” Heritage ensures that
individualized attention, top expertise, thorough knowledge of your piece, and client confidentiality are priorities
in all private treaty negotiations.
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH
JOY OF THE WATER,1920
Sold for $175,000
Private Treaty
U.S. “INVERTED JENNY”
ERROR STAMP
Sold for $825,000
Private Treaty
1890 $1,000 “GRAND WATERMELON”
CURRENCY NOTE
Sold for $2,100,000
Private Treaty
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Unmatched global reach using
the power of the Web
An average of more than 40,000 collectors worldwide visit HA.com every day to view and bid — significantly more
web traffic than Christie’s and Sotheby’s combined (source: Compete.com). Our award-winning Heritage Live™ web
software allows bidders to participate in live floor auctions from the comfort of their home or office. Organizations
that have praised and awarded Heritage’s publications and website include the Numismatic Literary Guild, Forbes
magazine, The New York Times’ About.com, FOLIO: magazine and the Western Publishing Association. As a research
tool, the site offer free access to prices realized for more than 2.5 million past auction lots, along with advice from
top experts across all numismatic and collectibles categories. HA.com is a marketplace, information resource and
database mined by collectors worldwide.
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ou don’t want to miss this site! It’s amazing!
— The New York Times’ About.com
HA.com home page
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Heritage Categories
20TH CENTURY DESIGN
AMERICAN ART
AMERICAN INDIAN ART
AMERICANA & POLITICAL
ANIMATION ART
ARMS & ARMOR
ART DECO & ART NOUVEAU
CALIFORNIA ART
CHARITY
CIVIL WAR & MILITARIA
COMICS & COMIC ART
DECORATIVE ARTS
DOMAIN NAMES
ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC
EUROPEAN ART
HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS
ILLUSTRATION ART
JEWELRY
JUDAICA
LALIQUE & ART GLASS
LUXURY ACCESSORIES
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART
MOVIE POSTERS
NATURE & SCIENCE
PHOTOGRAPHS
RARE BOOKS
RARE CURRENCY
REAL ESTATE
SILVER & VERTU
SPACE EXPLORATION
SPORTS
TEXANA
TEXAS ART
TIMEPIECES
TRUSTS & ESTATES
U.S. COINS
VINTAGE GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
WESTERN ART
WINE
WORLD & ANCIENT COINS
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We customize strategies and financial services
to meet your needs and those of your clients
While fine art and vintage collectibles can be sources of pleasure, mental stimulation and pride, they can also
be important assets of an estate or investment portfolio.
APPRAISAL SERVICES
Heritage’s Appraisal Services department is prepared to assist individual collectors, estate executors, wealth
advisors, attorneys and bankers in completing formal appraisals for single pieces of tangible property, collections
and estates.
Formal appraisal fees for insurance, estate taxes or charitable donations, written in compliance with all IRS, USPAP
and Insurance standards, are competitive with industry standards and based on the appraisers’ time to complete
the appraisal.
Our team is always prepared to offer no-cost auction estimates on your objects of value.
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CASED AND SHELL CARVED IVORYGRIPPED TEXAS OR HOLSTER MODEL
PATERSON REVOLVER with 9-inch
Barrel and Attached Loading Lever
Sold for $977,500
CHATEAU PETRUS 2000
POMEROL, BOTTLE (11)
Sold for $46,555
TRUSTS & ESTATES
Fiduciaries responsible for major estates can be assured of a proposal
that considers all fine art and collectible items in your client’s estate –
unlike some auction houses that sell less-expensive objects in bulk, or to
auctioneers catering primarily to dealers. With roughly 75 percent of all
lots purchased by retail collectors, Heritage places your client’s property
before an eager collecting audience willing to pay more than dealers.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
More than $190 million in assets and $55 million in equity and owner’s
capital allows Heritage to regularly finance acquisitions and provide
generous advances against consignments. Under some circumstances,
Heritage is willing to participate as a joint venture partner. Heritage and
its lending partner, First United Bank, provide numismatists with bank
loans for durations up to one year on their collections.
A PAIR OF ENGLISH SILVER WINE COOLERS
Paul Storr, London, England, 1827-1828; 2nd of pair
by John Samuel Hunt, London, England, 1845-46
Sold for $101,575
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Aggressive marketing efforts
and media placement
There’s a reason Heritage Auctions holds world records in auctions across multiple categories, including coins,
comics, comic art, illustration art, natural history, movie posters, and Civil War/militaria. The treasures offered by
Heritage are more than just auction lots — they are pieces of history. The rarities handled by Heritage Auctions
frequently receive worldwide coverage from numerous outlets across a variety of media. Strategic advertising
campaigns in the top industry publications, direct mailings to targeted collector bases, website video highlights,
award-winning auction catalogs and a professional public relations staff ensure maximum auction awareness.
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he pre-sale publicity was more than I imagined,
and the actual catalog better than I had
expected – and my expectations were high!”
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— Jim Beasley
Allamonte Springs, Florida
Seller of the rare 1913 Liberty Nickel
for $3.7 million
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Like you, we are collectors
passionate about fine art
and vintage collectibles
Collecting can be a fulfilling and rewarding endeavor. Nobody
understands this more than the people at Heritage Auctions.
OUR TEAM OF SPECIALISTS
Each of our collecting categories is staffed by specialists
respected by their peers as leaders in their fields. They include
former museum curators and directors, top-level graders and
authenticators, academics and authors. They all have one thing
in common: a passion for collecting. These traits are evident
with every contact you make with the friendly and professional
staff at Heritage Auctions.
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HERITAGE AUCTION CATALOGS
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PRICE • $50
EUROPE AN ART AUC TION
M AY 1 7 , 2 0 1 1 | D A L L A S
FINE & RARE WINE AUCTION
DECEMBER 7, 2012 ❘ BEVERLY HILLS
DECEMBER 8, 2012 ❘ SIMULCAST LIVE IN HONG KONG
World CoIN AUCTIoN
F I N E S I LV E R & V E R T U
SepTember 8, 2011 | loNg beACH
APRIL 11, 2012 | DALLAS | LIVE & ONLINE
ThE pERSONAL pROpERTy
Of JOhN WAyNE
The Dr. Norman Jacobs Collection
OCTOBER 6-7, 2011 | LOS ANGELES
AuCTiON LiVE & ONLiNE
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World CoIN AUCTIoN #3015 | SepTember 8, 2011 | loNg beACH
of the coins and banknotes of Japan and Korea
© 2011 Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.
PRICE • $50
RARE BOOKS AUCTION
music & entertainment auction
APRIL 7 & 9, 2011 | NEW YORK | LIVE & ONLINE
july 29, 2011 | dallas
PRICE • $50
COMICS & COMIC ART
NATURE & SCIENCE AUCTIoN
JUNE 2, 2013 ❘ DALLAS
H A . C O M / L U X U R Y
M AY 1 0 - 1 1 , 2 0 1 2
|
DA L L A S
Featuring
HOLIDAY
LUXURY
The Hoppel Collection I of Fine Minerals
ISBN 1-59967-702-4
9 0 0 0 0
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7 8 1 5 9 9
COMICS & COM IC A RT AU C TION # 7 0 5 9 | M AY 1 0 -1 1 , 2 0 1 2 | DA LL A S
NATURE & SCIENCE AUCTION #5110 ❘ THE HOPPEL COLLECTION I ❘ JUNE 2, 2013 ❘ DALLAS
AUCTION
6 7 7 0 2 6
© 2012 Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.
© 2013 Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.
D E C E M B E R
4 ,
2 0 1 2
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PRICE • $50
ArMs & ArMor Auction
April 30 - MAy 1, 2012 | DAllAs
CURRENCY AUCTION
DECORaTIVE aRTs aUCTION
SEPTEMBER 7-9 & 11-12, 2011 | LONG BEACH
JUNE 14, 2012 | Dallas
western & california art
november 10, 2012 ❘ dallas
CURRENCY AUCTION #3514 | SEPTEMBER 7-9 & 11-12, 2011 | LONG BEACH
© 2011 Currency Auctions of America, Inc.
PRICE • $50
VINTAGE MOVIE POSTERS
J U LY 1 6 - 1 7 , 2 0 1 1 | DA L L A S
sports collectibles auction
m ay 3 - 5 , 2 0 12
|
dall a s
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watches & FiNe timepieces
VINTAGE GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
November 18, 2011 | New York
JUNE 16, 2012 | BEVERLY HILLS
9 0 0 0 0
7 8 1 5 9 9
6 7 7 1 4 9
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VINTAGE GUITARS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AUCTION #7062 | JUNE 16, 2012 | BEVERLY HILLS
VIN TAGE MOV IE P OST ER AU C TION #7 0 40 | JU LY 1 6 -1 7, 2011 | DAL L AS
ISBN 1-59967-714-8
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© 2012 Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.
© 2011 Heritage Auctioneers & Galleries, Inc.
US COIN AUCTION
JANUARY 9-14, 2013 ❘ ORLANDO
PLATINUM
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RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Heritage Auctions is more than an auction house. We are a trusted resource for the world’s most passionate collectors.
Collectors eagerly anticipate each of our award-winning auction catalogs, lauded for expertly written lot descriptions
and top-quality photographs. Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector® offers trends and advice from specialists
and world-class collectors. The HA.com website includes educational videos, advice on caring for your objects of
value, and access to Heritage’s database of past auction lots, including prices realized and enlargeable, full-color
images.
We’re proud of our position as the world’s third-largest auctioneer, with more than $8 billion paid to satisfied
consignors. Ultimately, our goal is not being the biggest. For us, it’s about being the most trusted, efficient
marketplace and information resource for owners of rare coins and currency, collectibles and other objects of
enduring value.
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Informing your passions
Heritage Magazine for the Intelligent Collector ® is the award-winning publication of Heritage Auctions, with a
readership of more than 50,000 important clients, dealers, professional advisors and institutions. Its informative
features, thought-provoking collector interviews and full-color photography showcase the world’s most enduring
objects of value and the people who collect them.
Her i tag e
Magazine
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THE GREAT LOVES OF
CHRISTOPHER
FORBES
Media executive talks about
French monarchs, wine, comic books,
and why true collecting inevitably
leads to agony and ecstasy
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DALL AS
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Dallas, Texas 75219
214-528-3500
NEW YORK
445 Park Avenue (at 57th)
New York, New York 10022
212-486-3500
BEVERLY HILLS
9478 W. Olympic Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90212
310-492-8600
SAN FR ANCISCO
478 Jackson Street
San Francisco, California 94111
415-777-4867
HONG KONG
Unit 1105, 11/F
Tower One, Lippo Centre
89 Queensway Road, Hong Kong
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR AND
RICHARD GUINO
GRANDE VÉNUS VICTORIEUSE
SOLD FOR: $545,000
877-HERITAGE (437-4824)
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R. LALIQUE
“Victoire” A Glass Mascot, Marcilhac
no. 1147, designed 1928
Sold for $26,290