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Bertoiaâs Smash November 12-13 Auction Hits $2.3M After Two Days of Nonstop Marathon Bidding
VINELAND, New Jersey
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German cloth-dressed composition Santa on nodding glass-eyed polar bear atop âiceberg,â 29in tall. Sold for $36,000
Bertoia Auctions
VINELAND, N.J. â If there were a trophy for stamina and composure at the auction podium, it surely would have been awarded to Michael Bertoia on November 14th around 1:30 a.m. Thatâs when an intense two-day marathon auction of toys, trains and holiday antiques finally came to a close at Bertoiaâs gallery, with a $2.3 million gross and bidders clamoring for more.
Bertoia s smash November 12-13 auction hits $2.3M after two-day bidding marathon
German cloth-dressed composition Santa on nodding glass-eyed polar bear atop iceberg, 29in tall. Sold for $36,000.
VINELAND, NJ
.- If there were a trophy for stamina and composure at the auction podium, it surely would have been awarded to Michael Bertoia on November 14th around 1:30 a.m. Thats when an intense two-day marathon auction of toys, trains and holiday antiques finally came to a close at Bertoias gallery, with a $2.3 million gross and bidders clamoring for more.
Adhering strictly to COVID guidelines that govern New Jersey businesses, Bertoias initially had planned to accommodate a limited number of pre-registered, socially-distanced bidders at their gallery. We wanted to have a live attendance because so many people told us they wanted to come. We thought we would be able to control it, but the response was so overwhelming, we had to change course and err on the side of safet