The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles March 2014 issue features “‘The Gossips’ are Back in Town” at the Normal Rockwell Museum, “A Treasure Chest Filled with Gold and Jewels Waiting to be Found” by Mike McLeod, and “So Maybe I…
Hake’s Continues to Score Comic Art, Ant-Man Sells Big Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Even with the holiday season and the subsequent deep freeze much of the country experiences, comic character collectibles continue to attract attention. Hake’s Americana &…
100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut by Eric Bradley, Heritage Auctions February 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s screen debut. His career lasted more than 75 years and his “Little Tramp” character would become the stuff of…
The Best of Ed Welch – Doing Business on Purpose The Business of Doing Business in Antiques By Ed Welch One of the benefits of teaching is that your students teach you. When I began teaching “The Business of Doing…
The Buy, the Sell, the Public So Much to Learn, So Much to Teach By Edward Lewand So as a dealer you go out to a call on an estate to purchase jewelry, china, etc. The family is there, the…
Mementos of Mourning – The Quintessential Folk Art By Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell “The Halloween Queen®” Remember me. Memory is so sweet and to cling to a fragment of someone dear and integrating a part of them with other family members…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles February 2014 issue features “Mementos of Mourning” by Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell, “100th Anniversary of Charlie Chaplin’s Screen Debut” by Eric Bradley, and “Hake’s Continues to Score Comic Art, Ant-Man Sells Big” by J.C. Vaughn.…
Ken’s Korner: Harry Potter and the narwhal tusk News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall A 130-year-old narwhal tusk engraved with the name of a character from the Harry Potter books has been sold…
Pepsin Gum tin dispenser, $57,000, Showtime Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare antique Pepsin Gum embossed tin dispenser, coin-operated to accept one cent for both gum and fortune, sold for…
Ken’s Korner: Nazi-looted artwork totals about $1.3 billion News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall By now you may have heard about the raid German authorities made on a Munich apartment that uncovered more…
