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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Collecting the American West – A Vast Frontier by Brian LebelWhether your collecting interests lean toward the historic or the romantic, fine art or folk art, twenty dollars or twenty-thousand, […]
Preservation & Storage… And, of course, Zombies By J.C. Vaughn One of the frequent topics of concern at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum – as it would be for any institution or […]
The Civil War Collector By John Sexton Q: We have two Confederate coins and are unable to identify or attach a value. They are 3/4″ in diameter, light weight metal, […]
Guess What? May 2013 In a circle, in a row – which end is up? by Bob Cahn – “The Primitive Man” It’s confusion time again – and can we […]
The Best of Ed Welch: The Ten Levels of the Antiques Trade The Business of Doing Business in Antiques By Ed Welch As many of you are aware, our friend […]