The Weapons of a More Civilized Age
DARTH VADER’S SCREEN-MATCHED LIGHTSABER LEADS AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF 28 ORIGINAL ‘STAR WARS’ LIGHTSABERS THAT HELPED BRING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY TO LIFE
Collector’s Guide to Gil Elvgren
HERITAGE’S DIRECTOR OF ILLUSTRATION ART OFFERS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ARTISTRY, IMAGERY, AND MARKET BEHIND THE INFLUENTIAL PIN-UP ARTIST
Signed ‘Kim’: A Hidden Chapter in Whanki’s New York Years
TWO NEWLY SURFACED PAINTINGS OFFER CLUES TO WHY THE KOREAN MODERNIST BRIEFLY SIGNED HIS WORK WITH A LESS FAMILIAR NAME
Two Beginnings, One Card: Why Period-Signed Rookies Are Seeing Premium Results
NOT ALL SIGNED ROOKIE CARDS ARE CREATED EQUAL. THOSE AUTOGRAPHED EARLY IN AN ATHLETE’S CAREER CARRY SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE.
An Art Lover’s Museum List
FROM CASSATT IN PARIS TO WYETH IN CLEVELAND, HERITAGE SPECIALISTS SELECT THE EXHIBITIONS WORTH PUTTING ON YOUR CULTURAL CALENDAR
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Print the Legend: Andy Warhol’s ‘Cowboys and Indians’
IN HIS LANDMARK 1986 PORTFOLIO, THE POP ART MASTER REIMAGINES THE PEOPLE, OBJECTS, AND MYTHS THAT SHAPED AMERICA’S VISION OF THE WEST
Collector’s Guide to Space Memorabilia
HOW TO START COLLECTING THE ARTIFACTS, AUTOGRAPHS, AND FLOWN OBJECTS THAT BRING THE HISTORY OF SPACE EXPLORATION DOWN TO EARTH
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Hidden for Six Decades: A Hand-Colored Grateful Dead Poster by Wes Wilson
Using watercolors, markers, and colored pencils, the legendary designer turned this 1966 beauty into a unique work of art
Editor’s Picks
Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions
Sports
The 1980 Topps Larry Bird, Julius Erving, and Magic Johnson Scoring Leader card stands as one of basketball collecting’s defining issues, bringing together three transformative Hall of Famers within Topps’ distinctive three-panel format. Its importance begins with the outer panels, which feature the recognized rookie cards of Bird and Johnson, while the center presents established Philadelphia 76ers superstar Julius “Dr. J” Erving. Few cards capture so much basketball history within a single intact piece.
1980 Topps Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson Scoring Leader, Rookie SGC Gem Mint 10 MBA Gold
Auction: October 23-25
International Comic Art
In the late 1980s, at the height of his association with Marvel and Epic Comics, Moebius produced a series of paintings and illustrations featuring Marvel characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Elektra, the Punisher, the Thing, and the Silver Surfer. Created contemporaneously with his landmark collaboration with Stan Lee on Silver Surfer: Parable, these images offered familiar characters filtered through Moebius’ unmistakably European science-fiction sensibility. This striking 1989 Iron Man composition belongs to that important body of work.
Jean Giraud (Moebius) Iron Man Illustration Original Art (1989)
Auction: October 24-25
Americana & Political
Edward A. Calahan developed the first practical stock ticker in 1867 for the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company. Then, in 1871, Thomas Edison entered the field and introduced his Universal Stock Printer. Edison’s principal innovation was a synchronization mechanism that allowed every ticker connected to the same transmission line to remain in unison and print identical market information. He also improved the typewheel-shifting mechanism and paper feed, reducing the electrical power required to operate the machines.
Thomas Edison Stock Ticker Tape Machine, Circa 1920s
Auction: November 11-12