Antiques and Collectables – The Collectors Blog

Amy L. Edwards of the Orlando Sentinel reports on an auction to be held on November 19th in Davenport:

As grove after grove of orange trees are cleared to make way for development in Four Corners, it may seem as though the region’s rich citrus history is disappearing.

Tucked off U.S. Highway 17-92 at 4 State St. in Davenport is an 80-year-old building that in its early years housed Holly Hill Grove & Fruit Co., the business that brought citrus to this part of Polk County.

Rich Duprey of The Motley Fool reports that Greg Manning Auctions has changed its name and possibly its identity:

A name like Greg Manning Auctions could give the impression of a business that’s, well, small and parochial — and worse, it would be a false impression, when your auction-house operations are actually spread far across the globe. That must have been on the minds of the company’s board of directors when it decided to change the name of the leading collectibles company to Escala Group (Nasdaq: ESCL). Now that sounds impressive and, yes, worldly — whatever it actually means.

top40-charts.com posts this article on a rock memorabilia auction to be held by Backstage Auctions on Sunday, October 16th:

Following successful auctions for artists, managers, and producers, Backstage Auctions, Inc. is proud to put the spotlight on a group of renowned music industry professionals who have spent most of their career behind a camera, tape deck or control board for some of rock’s most legendary performers.

Among the items being offered in the auction are original stage blueprints and lighting designs for some of the most remembered rock concerts from the ’70s, never before published “limited edition of one” photos of some of rock’s royalty available only through the auction, signed set lists, slides & negatives, promo t-shirts and jackets, rare ephemera and original interview tapes containing unbelievable unscripted material from some of rock’s greatest musicians and industry professionals.

Dwight Chapin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that those who love sports memorabilia will not want to miss an auction being held by the family of Leo “the Lip” Durocher is slated for Saturday, August 20th:

Leo Durocher was a lot of things to a lot of people in his long and often-tempestuous baseball career, but this week, at least, the former Giants’ and Dodgers’ manager will be a focus of the sports-collecting community.

Nearly 90 items from an imposing array of artifacts put together by the man who was nicknamed “the Lip” during his six decades as a player, manager and coach in the big leagues…

Brad Stanhope of the Daily Republic writes about an auction of old western ware to be held on the Buckeye Ranch in Vacaville, CA:

Heather Keeney figured it was about time to clear out some of the collectibles around her ranch – and the result is a once-in-a-decade auction of Western antiques.

Vintage vehicles, wagons, buggies, farm equipment, horse implements and other collectibles from a bygone era will be on the auction block July 30 at the Buckeye Ranch in rural Vacaville – an event that impresses even the auctioneers.

The Datamonitor reports that in the first of its kind, an US company has out bid companies from around the world for Ethiopian organic coffee beans:

The auction was the culmination of the ECAFE Foundation’s two-year project that worked with Ethiopian coffee producers to identify high quality coffees and conduct regional and national competitions to promote them.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, of Waterbury, Vermont, US made an auction-high bid of $6.50 per pound for Wotona Bultuma cooperative’s fair trade organic beans.

Bea Lewis of The Citizen reports on Laconia Vintage Weekend being held at Weirs Beach in New Hampshire this Friday and Saturday:

The brainchild of Frank and Cathy Skyes of Wolfeboro, the event combines the 7th Annual New Hampshire Boat Auction with a classic boat show, a display of classic cars and hot rods and an antiques and collectible marketplace.

One of the more unusual items to hit the auction block is a sterling silver Shreve, Crump and Lowe lady’s compact. Enameled naval flags on the compact’s cover spell out, “I Love You.”