Paul Sawyier painting, $89,450, Cowan’s Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An original painting by Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier, titled The Kentucky Arsenal, sold for $89,450 at a Fine and Decorative Arts…
Ken’s Korner: Court halts sale of ’59 Augusta jacket News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The Augusta National Golf Club was recently awarded a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of the coveted green…
Yuan Dynasty porcelain jar, $1.324 million, I. M. Chait Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A magnificent 14th century Yuan Dynasty blue and white ovoid porcelain jar, with narrative scene from the Yuan…
Ken’s Korner: Queen Elizabeth I portrait from 1592 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall An oil on oak portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth I that hung in a modest garden gift shop…
William Wendt painting, $299,000, Cottone Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An original oil on canvas painting by American landscape artist William Wendt (1865-1946), titled Patriarchs of the Grove (1920) sold for…
Coin Collecting is No Joke… Parts I and II Collecting Coins with Jeff Figler by Jeff Figler Yes, coins. Those small little things that people carry around with them or store them in safe places. As with some other types…
Modern Covers: Treasures from the Trash? by Doug Finch Something that was always a beginner’s way to collect stamps has become a way to collect covers; and the decline in interest in postal history has had a lot to do…
Constitution Bitters, $7,840, American Bottle Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A museum-quality, mid-19th century Constitution Bitters bottle, possibly the earliest figural bitters bottle ever blown in America, sold for $7,840 in an…
Ken’s Korner: Art bought for $2,500 is worth $30 million News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall When Thomas Schultz and Lawrence Joseph bought a house on Long Island, N.Y., in 2007 for $300,000,…
J. Hoare claret jug, $75,000, Woody Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A magnificent 16-inch-tall American Brilliant Cut Glass turquoise cut to clear claret jug attributed to J. Hoare sold for $75,000…
Ken’s Korner: Man may own only 1912 buffalo nickel News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall In 1960, Chuck Wachob, then 17, was working in a bank when he came across a buffalo nickel…
Beacon die-cut sign, $55,000, Matthews Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Beacon Security Gasoline single-sided porcelain die-cut sign, rated 9.5/10 for condition and measuring 48 inches by 30 inches, sold for $55,000 at…
