Halloween has a way of making the unusual feel right at home. Across BidRush estate sales and downsizing auctions, bidders have found eerie old photographs, a one-eyed wooden head, fortune-telling cards, and a gargoyle ready to guard the garden. Here are 10 spooky and unusual finds that sold on BidRush.
10. Antique photographs with stories left untold
Old portraits can make you wonder about the people behind the faces. This antique photos and ephemera lot included albums, photo postcards, tintypes, and a hand-colored tintype of a dog on a table. A nineteenth-century book of Hudson River maps added another layer of history.
Sold for $616 on BidRush 53 bids
9. A ghost story on a Canadian coin
The Royal Canadian Mint’s 2015 Haunted Canada: Brakeman 25-cent coin came with its presentation case, box, and certificate of authenticity. It’s a small collectible with a wonderfully eerie theme.
Sold for $26 on BidRush 8 bids
8. Candy samples you definitely should not eat
Halloween candy gets a strange twist with this 1957 C.A. Briggs confectioner salesman’s sample collection. The lot held two travel cases of packaged display samples, sales literature, and company ephemera. The listing’s “not food” warning is a good reminder that these are history to look at, not treats to taste.
Sold for $360 on BidRush 31 bids
7. The one-eyed mannequin bust
Some objects seem made for a ghost story. This antique carved wooden head had a chipped glass eye, one eye missing, worn paint, and holes where clothing or fixtures may once have been attached. It drew 22 bids without revealing what it used to be.
Sold for $165 on BidRush 22 bids
6. A whole cast of vintage masks
Which face would you choose? This vintage plastic mask collection included a rabbit, bird, clown, ghost, and more. One mask still had a Woolworth’s price sticker, adding a little retail nostalgia to the fright.
Sold for $17 on BidRush 10 bids
5. A five-foot bubbling cauldron
Some Halloween decorations refuse to blend into the background. This five-foot LED cauldron was listed with a fire effect, bubbling light, and spooky sounds. It would make a memorable front-yard greeting.
Sold for $29 on BidRush 18 bids
4. Royal Doulton’s “The Mask”
A porcelain figure can be unsettling when its subject is a mask. This Royal Doulton “The Mask” figurine, listed as model HN785 and made in England, sparked the most bidding of any item in this countdown: 72 bids.
Sold for $1,245 on BidRush 72 bids
3. Fortune-telling cards with their instructions
This vintage fortune-telling card set included a storage box and an instruction sheet for reading the cards. It’s the sort of find that turns an ordinary game night into a Halloween gathering.
Sold for $39 on BidRush 19 bids
2. A gargoyle named Hugo
Every haunted house needs a watchman. Hugo the Watchman was a heavy concrete gargoyle that drew 26 bids. Whether stationed by a garden gate or a front door, he has the right expression for October 31.
Sold for $80 on BidRush 26 bids
1. A vintage Ouija board
For a Halloween countdown, this is hard to top. A vintage Ouija talking board game brought in 24 bids. We can’t say what answers it gave, but the auction result is clear.
Sold for $43 on BidRush 24 bids
From haunted collectibles to delightfully odd decor, these sales show how many different forms a spooky find can take. Browse BidRush to see what turns up next.
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