Three choice lots from upcoming Heritage auctions
Action Figures & Toys
LJN Toys placed Thomas Magnum behind the wheel of the red Ferrari that became inseparable from Magnum, P.I., translating the series’ signature image into a vehicle-and-figure set for the toy aisle. The sports car was more than transportation for Tom Selleck’s charismatic television detective, serving as a recurring symbol of the borrowed luxury surrounding his life at Robin’s Nest and an essential part of the program’s visual identity. This release pairs the Ferrari with a 3¾-inch Magnum figure complete with Selleck’s unmistakable mustache.
Magnum, P.I. Ferrari with Magnum AFA Q75 (LJN, 1982)
Auction: September 20
Fine Jewelry
The Kimberley Sunshine Diamond ring by Pragnell, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent luxury jewelers, centers on a remarkable 22.09-carat fancy yellow diamond. Internally Flawless and traced to the historic Kimberley Mine in South Africa, the diamond is set in 18k yellow gold talon claws with a diamond-set platinum band. The ring is accompanied by a GIA Natural Colored Diamond Report, a Pragnell-signed inner and outer box, Certificate of Origin and origin story, and an original hand-drawn design rendering.
Pragnell Fancy Yellow Diamond Ring
Auction: September 28
Photographs
In Peter Beard’s long inscriptions around the border of this print, alternatively titled Elephant Reaching for the Last Branch on a Tree, he argues that elephants and humans face strikingly similar survival crises as growing populations are confined by finite land and resources, leading to environmental destruction, stress, disease, and violence. He challenges conventional conservation approaches by asking whether elephant populations should be left to compete naturally or actively managed to remain in balance with their environment.
Peter Beard Kenya Tusker, for the End of the Game, June, 1960 Gelatin silver print, applied mix media, blood, and ink on canvas, 1994
Auction: October 1-2