Miniature tall case clock, $31,625, Stephenson’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A Pennsylvania walnut miniature tall case clock, made in the early 19th century by Hy (Henry) Bower, F. (Feste) Swome, sold…
Ken’s Korner: That’s Louis XVI’s blood in that hollowed-out gourd! News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Scientists say a dried, hollowed-out squash that had been kept by an Italian family as a souvenir…
1981 Andy Warhol sculpture, $52,000, Palm Beach Modern Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A metal sculpture by Andy Warhol (1928-1987), titled Dollar Sign, artist-signed, dated 1981, sold for $52,000 at a sale…
Pop Culture Potpourri: Zombies, Gasoline Alley, Jack Kirby & Nick Fury Zombies at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn In director George A. Romero’s 1978 film Dawn of the Dead, one of the characters remembers what his…
Ken’s Korner: A trillion-dollar coin? Don’t laugh! News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall One coin that numismatists can never own – but that could conceivably be minted – is a platinum trillion-dollar coin.…
Masudaya toy robot, $45,600, Morphy’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A Masudaya Machine battery-operated toy robot sold for $45,000 at a Premier Auction held December 6-8 by Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania.…
Ken’s Korner: Ten Commandments ‘tablets’ sell for $60K News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The fake stone tablets from the 1956 Hollywood blockbuster The Ten Command-ments sold for $60,000 at an auction held…
Dickens book collection, $70,800, Waverly Rare Books Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A collection of 30 leather-bound books comprising the “Works of Charles Dickens,” featuring Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities,…
The Business of Doing Business in Antiques The Best of Ed Welch 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…
Asian Scroll Paintings By I.M. Chait We all know what scrolls are, but why are they scrolls? There is a long history, all over the world, having to do with things that are written and then rolled up for easy…
