Ken’s Korner: Bird drawings pre-date Audubon’s by 200 yrs. – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 In late 2003, Roberta Olson, a curator at the New York Historical Society, was examining four large leather-bound albums of paintings,…
Ken’s Korner: “Science’s missing link” will remain in Britain – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 The journal of 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke will be housed at the Royal Society (Britain’s premier science academy) and not auctioned,…
Ken’s Korner: Trove of Marilyn Monroe photos are donated to archives – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 The son of the late Canadian photojournalist Jock Carroll has donated his father’s extensive photograph collection to the the…
Ken’s Korner: Italy says two vases at Princeton were swiped – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 Italian authorities say a pair of ancient vases on display at the Princeton University art museum were obtained illegally. The…
Ken’s Korner: Luxury yacht to double as art & antique gallery – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 A Florida entrepreneur has commissioned a $60 million luxury yacht that will function as a floating art and antique…
Ken’s Korner: Sweden finally returns totem pole to Canada – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 The Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, Sweden, has returned a 134-year-old totem pole to Canada 80 years after it was taken…
Ken’s Korner: Hip-hop exhibit on tap for Smithsonian – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., expect to see artifacts like the flag that inspired…
Ken’s Korner: Author pledges $500K to study Confederate sub – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 Best-selling crime author Patricia Cornwell has pledged $500,000 to help researchers solve the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine…
Ken’s Korner: Picasso’s daughter disputes Costco art – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 Maya Widmaier-Picasso, the 70-year-old daughter of iconic artist Pablo Picasso, has called into question three works of art either sold or being offered…
Running a Risky Business – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – June 2006 By Ed Welch The antique trade is a risky business. The most basic form of capitalism. A dealer pays his or her…
