Guess What? June 2013 Holier than thou! By Bob Cahn – “The Primitive Man” Nothing personal, but we’re making an inanimate allusion to this month’s “Guess What.” Sporting three openings of slightly subtle (not apparent to the printed eye) different…
Black and White News Photography By Marshall Fogel Black and white photography has a special lure for collectors in their appreciation of the creative efforts of great photographers when they fine tune their lenses and shutter speed to set the…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles June 2013 issue features “Black and White News Photography” by Marshall Fogel, “Forgotten and Unknown Star Trek” by J.C. Vaughn, “The Celebrity Collector: Victor Alfieri – Zippo lighters” by Ken Hall, and “The Civil War…
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…
