Collectors Showcase: January 2015 Pleasant & Main Cafe & General Store in Housatonic, Massachusetts has guests looking at more than the food on their plates. Craig Baro, a transplanted New York restaurateur, is the newest owner of this popular community…
Am I an antique, too? by Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher Our oldest daughter is pursuing a Masters in Decorative Arts & Material Culture at Bard Graduate Center in New York City. I tell you this not to brag (well, maybe a…
Larger & More Difficult Casino Items to Collect by Sheldon Smith If you remember the last time I wrote about casino collectibles, I said that I would address the larger and more difficult items to collect. I did not say…
Mechanical Spacebanks by Raymond Reines “I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieve the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth.” ~JFK: May 25, 1961. This…
Journal of Antiques and Collectibles January 2015 Issue features “Lionel Standard Gauge: 1906-1940” by Bruce Greenberg, “Neil Young: Sounding Board for Lionel”, “Mechanical Spacebanks” by Raymond Reines, and “Publishers Corner” by our very own Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher of The Journal of…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Dorflinger punch set, $132,000, DuMouchelles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A turn-of-the-century 15-piece Dorflinger Montrose green-to-clear glass punch bowl set sold for $132,000 at an auction held Sept. 12-14 by DuMouchelles in…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Diego Giacometti table, $204,000, Kaminski Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A bronze and glass table creation by Diego Giacometti with birds motif, titled Console aux Oiseaux, sold for $204,000 at a Modern…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Samuel Robb Indian, $40,625, Doyle New York Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 19th century carved, painted cigar store Indian maiden attributed to Samuel Anderson Robb (1851-1928), 56 inches tall, sold for…
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Making The Grade: The Importance of Third Party Grading in Comics By J.C. Vaughn “Accurate grading of comic books has never been more important because the stakes have never been higher. While most of us don’t dwell in the rarified…
