Will Seippel, CEO of WorthPoint, enjoys watching the objects offered at auctions held by our WorthPoint Business Companions. We thought it could be an incredible concept for him to pick out a few of his favourite offered objects and clarify why these gross sales stood out to him. Gaining insights from Will is a superb solution to study shopping for and promoting tendencies in our business. We wish to empower you to purchase and promote with confidence. Check out his ideas on just a few of our companions’ latest gross sales.
On July 8, 2025, WorthPoint added 249,357 objects to its database, totaling $15,667,197.28 in worth, with a median lot value of $62.83.
Music Memorabilia at Its Finest
The July 1 Omega Auctions sale provided a robust reminder that music memorabilia—particularly tied to punk and rock legends—continues to attract severe collector curiosity, even on slower public sale days. Main the occasion was a uncommon 1975 poster from a London Polytechnic Christmas celebration that includes The Intercourse Pistols. Measuring 20″ x 30″, the poster was well-worn with creases and tape repairs, however its significance outweighed its situation. Possible the primary live performance poster to invoice The Intercourse Pistols, it offered for a formidable $75,689. Initially acquired by an attendee of a number of Pistols reveals between 1975 and 1977, its provenance and historic weight helped drive the end result. The merchandise additionally exemplifies the rising demand for genuine punk-era artifacts, even in less-than-pristine form.
One other standout was a leather-based bomber jacket as soon as owned by Freddie Mercury—described as his favourite. Initially offered at Sotheby’s 2023 “A World of His Personal” sale for £24,130, it achieved a comparable value this time at £24,320 (roughly $30,964). Matching a Sotheby’s hammer value two years later, with out the unique sale’s world fanfare, speaks to Mercury’s enduring enchantment and the piece’s desirability. Alongside a spread of different Queen-related objects, it helped elevate the general outcomes. In whole, Omega’s 520-lot occasion generated $620,705.65, a strong final result for a global sale held throughout a sometimes gradual U.S. vacation interval.
Not Your Common Mug
In wrapping up a comparatively quiet day within the public sale world, I had a stunning studying second courtesy of R. G. Munn Auctions. Identified for his or her power in Native American artifacts, significantly from the American West, they provided a prehistoric Mesa Verde pottery mug that offered for $968.75. Whereas not a headline-grabbing quantity, the piece stood out as a consequence of its age and intact situation. Hand-coiled and painted in a black-on-white design, the mug measured 3.75″ x 5.25″ x 4″ and dated again centuries—far predating related dealt with ceramic vessels in Europe, which didn’t turn out to be widespread till the late 1800s. As somebody who casually collects Starbucks mugs, I discovered the historic lineage of this merchandise fascinating.
What struck me most was its cultural perception: Native American civilizations had developed utilitarian pottery varieties like mugs lengthy earlier than they turned customary in Western societies. In Europe, ceramic mugs have been uncommon and sometimes reserved for costly drinks like scorching chocolate or have been changed by steel steins. The survival of such fragile items by way of the centuries is outstanding, which explains their shortage and worth. WorthPoint at the moment has about 150 examples of comparable Mesa Verde mugs in its database, with values usually starting from $1,000 to $2,000. For collectors of historical pottery or these merely interested in early design evolution, this was a memorable and academic sale.
Will Seippel is the founder, president, and CEO of WorthPoint. Will has been an avid collector since 1974 and vendor of nearly all issues vintage—with an emphasis on ephemera— since 1984. He’s additionally the creator and founding father of HIP, a web site dedicated to recording the very best of the world’s historical past that has been saved on movie.
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