Ken’s Korner: Find just may be the oldest known church – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 Archaeologists working at a site inside a maximum-security prison in Israel have unearthed what may be the oldest church ever discovered. The…
Ken’s Korner: D-Day Museum, looted during Katrina, reopens – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 The D-Day Museum in New Orleans was not affected much by Hurricane Katrina, as it was located downtown, in relatively higher ground than many…
Ken’s Korner: Italy seeks return of pilfered artifacts – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 Italy has begun receiving artwork from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles following a scandal that forced the Getty’s former curator, Marion True, into…
Ken’s Korner: Keno brothers get Humanities medal – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 At a recent White House ceremony, noted antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno were awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Bush. The Keno brothers…
Ken’s Korner: Tree rings prove that cabin wasn’t Lincoln’s – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 Not long go, the National Park Service enlisted the University of Tennessee’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Science in Knoxville to determine the age of…
Ken’s Korner: Trove of autographs turns up in Vermont – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 Last year, a treasure trove of letters, calling cards, post cards and autographs by the likes of Salvador Dali, Paul Klee, Paul Cezanne,…
Ken’s Korner: Washington portrait fails to sell at auction – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 An iconic portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart put up for sale by the New York Public Library at a November 30…
Ken’s Korner: Beethoven in the news: skull studied, score sold – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 More than 175 years after his death in 1827, composer Ludwig von Beethoven continues to make news. First came reports that a…
Ken’s Korner: Did you give an antique or collectible as a gift? – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 This holiday season, did you give or receive an antique or collectible? Aside from being interesting and different, they can…
How to Buy Good Stuff – Business of Doing Business – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – February 2006 By Ed Welch Collectors, the following procedure is a proper procedure to follow when you are considering buying an item to…
