For over 40 years James D. Julia, Inc. has been known for handling some of the finest quality collections. This auction is no exception as we are proud to present a stunning and diverse array of quality goods for our Fall 2008 Toy, Doll, Advertising, and Coin-op Auction. This will be a fantastic array of fresh-to-the-market goods gathered from across the United States and North America. Included will be a vast array of merchandise for both the beginning and the advanced collector. The auction will feature the phenomenal Gerry Gaba Estate of Scottsdale, Arizona. The late Mrs. Gaba’s superb 50-year collection of dollhouses and exquisite miniatures is one of the finest collections of its type to hit the market in many years. Included will be examples by Gottschalk, Hacker, and others as well as a myriad of accessories including Waltershausen (Boulle), Biedermeier, and artisan furniture, ormolu accessories, etc. This collection will be joined by fine French dolls including Bru, Jumeau, Mothereau, etc. and German characters including Wendy (w/OB) and Fany. In addition will be a wide variety of upright and tabletop slot machines and other coin-op (Dewey, Cricket, Lukat, Puck, Baseball, shock machine, etc.) rare and desirable toys such as a single owner collection of Lehmann toys (many with their original boxes), quality advertising including selections from the Phillip Morse Collection (vice chairman and co-owner of the Boston Red Sox) such as Hires and Coca-Cola, salesman samples, and much more. Additional items include two antique pool tables, tobacco store Indian, jukeboxes, music machines, doorstops, and much more. This will be a fast paced auction you won’t want to miss. For more information, please contact the Julia offices at 207-453-7125.

James D. Julia's recent Toy, Doll, Advertising, and Coin-op Auction was a resounding success seeing strong prices throughout the day. Quality and condition met with great enthusiasm from bidders. The final gross was over $1.1 million against a pre-auction estimate of items sold of approximately $850,000. The fantastic array of fresh-to-the-market goods gathered from across the United States and North America included a huge offering of coin-op and music machines, a stellar selection of fine French and German dolls, dollhouses, American and European tin and cast iron toys, Disney & comic characters, boxed Japanese toys, rare advertising items, salesman samples, and much more. Our special thanks to all who participated in this outstanding auction! We are now accepting consignments for our fall auction. And remember: quality items plus quality promotion equals quality results.

Past Auction: Fall Toy & Doll Auction Grosses Over $630,000! Over 44% over pre-auction low estimate of items sold of $437K

James D. Julia, Inc. is pleased to announce our Fall 2007 Toy, Doll, and Advertising Auction. This will be a fabulous array of fresh-to-the-market goods gathered from across the United States and North America. Included will be merchandise for both the beginning and the advanced collector, featuring American and European tin toys, cast iron, pressed steel, fine French and German dolls, trains for both the layout and display, rare advertising items, salesman samples, and much more. With crossover appeal to collectors of both salesman samples and doll furniture is an outstanding collection of furniture and accessories from the estate of prominent New England collector, Beverly Darling. Miscellaneous items include a rare salesman sample road grader, music machines, and much more. This will be a fast paced auction you won’t want to miss.

Past Auction: Over $1.1 Million in top-shelf toys and dolls! Julia’s is no stranger to success and record prices; for nearly 40 years, the firm has continually added to their mountain of world auction records for fine antiques of every kind. Their finely tuned marketing program, stunning catalogs, a knowledgeable and obliging staff, and an amazing assemblage of fresh and desirable merchandise is their recipe for a booming high energy auction. When the final hammer dropped, the sale realized over $1.1 Million, more than 46% over a pre-auction estimate of items sold of approximately $750,000.

Julia’s is no stranger to success and record prices; for nearly 40 years, the firm has continually added to their mountain of world auction records for fine antiques of every kind. Their finely tuned marketing program, stunning catalogs, a knowledgeable and obliging staff, and an amazing assemblage of fresh and desirable merchandise is their recipe for a booming high energy auction. When the final hammer dropped, the sale realized over $1.1 Million, more than 46% over a pre-auction estimate of items sold of approximately $750,000.

Julia's Auctions Takes Planes, Trains & Automobiles to New Heights! Old time transportation toys comprised a central portion of James D. Julia’s recent fall auction, much to the delight of collectors. And that was only the beginning. The total low estimate of items sold was approximately $493,000, and when the final hammer dropped, Julia’s realized just over $830,000, setting several new World Auction Records along the way.

Sale featured a select group of quality banks and toys together with an offering of dolls, patent models and antique advertising. The banks were the finest condition this firm has ever offered.

James D. Julia, together with Sales Coordinator Andrew Truman, in conjunction with Jay Lowe and Mike Caffarella take great pride in announcing the most successful February 3-session auction. Outstanding dolls, the fabulous collection of Bob & Jackie Stewart of Aberdeen, SD, important other toys, rare coin-op, advertising, and music machines did extremely well.

This important sale will consist of various fine collections including the collection of Sarah Kane of Fresh Meadows, NY, Pat Collins' collection from Charlotte, NC, together with an important collection of rare automatons and other fine doll collections. Also included will be good toys, music boxes, antique advertising, trains, and more. Over 1,600 lots.

Jim Julia (right) poses with a happy Hildreth Rodrigues (center) , daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Stanwood Schmidt, holding the $46,000 William & Mary doll. Also in the photo are friends of the Schmidts, Howard and Jan Foulke (authors of the renowned Blue Book of Dolls & Values) and well known doll expert Jay Lowe who cataloged the sale, together with his wife Connie Lowe, who is one of the nation's leading doll conservators.

Total of Schmidt Collection: $1,099,072

Thank you for attending our Exciting Fall 2001 Auctions!

Held at our Fairfield, Maine facilities on November 30th and December 1st, 2001 the first day of the auction featured the famous Uncle Sam memorabilia collection of Gerald Czulewicz. About 400 lots were offered the first day, including James M. Flagg originals and the actual Uncle Sam uniform that Flagg used in the production of his famous poster. Over 500 lots were offered the second day, including country store, coin-op, toys, dolls, Coca-Cola items, a great Koch's salesman's sample porcelain barber chair and many other fine items.