A red Bakelite radio that could serve as the model of streamlined Deco design played for $6,500 in the space of Mood Indiglo at the recent Palm Springs Modernism Show.From the collection of Bob Petipa, the mid to late-1930s radio was made by Motorola. It has a pristine red and black bakelite case with ivory colored raised celluloid or bakelite frequencies, two black knobs and a single speaker on the front with a red Bakelite wave crossing over a gold screen. For more information on the radio,call (212) 254-1176.
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Amazing radio Prices at Rm Auction in Anaheim
Long Beach Vets dealer Deborah Fletcher was so impressed with the amount of money R.M. Auctions got for their vintage radios at a recent auction that if she ever had anything to sell, she would go to them. ”It was amazing because they got unbelievable prices from people who bid on radios,” she said. Radios that started at $50 were bid up to $1,050. Fletcher is talking about RM Auctions sale of The Astor Collection, which was held at the Astor Classics Event Center in Anaheim June 27th-29th. Radios were only a minor player in the auction, since RM focuses on vintage and classic automobiles. Deco cars took top dollar. Top lots included a 1938 Cadillac V16 Convertible Coupe that sped off with $616,000, and a 1933 Chrysler CL Imperial Sport Phaeton by LeBaron rolled away with $462,000.
