Ken’s Korner: Original Renoir purchased for $7 Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall Two years ago a West Virginia woman walked into a local flea market and paid $7 for a…
Sunken gold treasure, $172,500, James D. Julia Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A fused cluster of three gold bars and a long gold chain encrusted in coral, from the Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de…
Steinway grand piano, $24,000, Alderfer Auction Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A Steinway & Sons living room grand piano from 1910 sold for $24,000 at a three-day multi-estate sale held September 11-13 by Alderfer…
Beatles 1966 painting, $155,250, Philip Weiss Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A painting done collectively by all four Beatles when the band was on tour in Japan in 1966 sold for $155,250 at a…
More Tarzan: Rare Hal Foster Tarzan Original Strip Art Discovered Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Our previous column was focused on the centenary of the first appearance of Edgar Rice Burroughs best-known creation–Tarzan. Almost as if on cue, an…
The Business of Doing Business in Antiques Selling the Things That Sell By Ed Welch In the real world, most businesses sell the things that are easy to sell. Look around your hometown, count the number of fast food restaurants,…
Ed Welch, Antiques Dealer and Monthly Contributor of “The Business of Doing Business” to The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles Passed Away October 7 Ed was born in Pittsfield, Maine, January. 18, 1942 the son of Edward M. and Ola…
Ken’s Korner: New York State is dusting off its past Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting New York’s statehouse Capitol building in Albany has been transformed from a stodgy structure filled with nondescript offices…
Sinclair Aircraft sign, $19,800, Matthews Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A rare Sinclair Aircraft double-sided porcelain sign with plane graphics, rated 7.9 out of 10 on both sides for condition, sold for $19,800 at…
Ken’s Korner: ’66 Volvo is coming up on 3 million miles Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting On June 30, 1966, Irvin Gordon of Bay Shore, NY, paid $4,150 for a new red, two-door…
Message in a bottle, a record 98 years old Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting A message in a bottle snagged in a fishing net off the northern coast of Scotland has been confirmed…
Kelly’s Old Cabin bottle, $45,360, American Bottle Gavels and Paddles Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A Kelly’s Old Cabin bitters bottle, made during the Civil War and in a very rare light green color, sold for $45,360…
