Ken’s Korner: Artwork hanging in school worth $500K News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Art experts have determined that an unassuming painting of a doorway that had been hanging on a public school…
1910 Marklin carousel, $218,500, Noel Barrett Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An exquisitely detailed, circa-1910 Marklin carousel, crank or steam driven, sold for $218,500 at a Winter Auction held November 16-17 by…
Ken’s Korner: Oswald Texas home to become a museum News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The city of Irving, Texas, is restoring the home that Lee Harvey Oswald slept in the night before…
Be Prepared: Baden-Powel and the Scouting Movement By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell – The Halloween Queen® Over 50,000 people will visit the newly opened Summit Betchel Family National Scout Reserve from July 15 to 24, 2013 for the National Scout Jamboree.…
Ken’s Korner: 148-year-old card hits $92K at auction News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A 148-year-old baseball card from the earliest days of the game – a photograph taken in 1865 of the…
French bisque bebe doll, $18,000, Morphy Auctions Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A 23-inch-tall French bisque bebe doll, incised ‘Eden Bebe Paris 9,’ sold for $18,000 at a Dolls Sale held December…
The Best of Ed Welch: Money Making Techniques By Ed Welch As many of you are aware, our friend Ed Welch passed away in October, 2012. His wisdom and entrepreneurial spirit will be greatly missed. At the request of many…
The Celebrity Collector: Tim Matheson Best Known as Ladies’ Man Eric “Otter” Stratton in National Lampoon’s Animal House, Collects Disney Animation Cels By Ken Hall The veteran actor also owns folk art and contemporary art. He’s always been drawn to…
Ken’s Korner: Whale vomit discovery could be worth $150K News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Ever heard of ambergris? It’s the technical term for whale vomit, released into the sea by sperm whales…
4-piece Meeks parlor suite, $24,150, Stevens Auction Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A four-piece laminated rosewood rococo parlor suite in the Hawkins pattern by J. & J.W. Meeks (a sofa, arm chair…
