Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of Glass Beads Featured in Major Exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass CORNING, NY, May 8, 2013 Featuring for the first time nearly 200 of the most important beads and beaded objects…
The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles August 2013 issue features “Circus Memorabilia: Bringing the Big Top Home” by Victoria Moore, “Collecting with Jeff – Nancy Drew Mysteries: Revealed!” by Jeff Figler, and “Corning Museum of Glass Features 3,500 Years of…
Circus Memorabilia: Bringing the Big Top Home by: Victoria Moore From as long ago as I can remember one of my fantasies was to run away and join the circus. That was probably after seeing my first Ringling Bros. and…
LeRoy Neiman painting, $94,300, Clars Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall A brightly colored 1982 painting by LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012), titled Finish at Indy, depicting the closest finish in Indianapolis 500 history, sold…
Ken’s Korner: Early Apple computer auctioned for $668,000 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall An Apple 1 computer from 1976 (one of the first computers made by the fledgling firm) sold for $668,000…
Barnett Newman painting, $43.85 million, Sotheby’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by Barnett Newman, rendered in 1953 and titled Onement VI, sold for $43.85 million at a Contemporary…
Ken’s Korner: Navy dolphin finds 130-year-old torpedo News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Remarkable as it sounds, the U.S. Navy actually trains dolphins to use their sophisticated natural sonar systems (called “echolocation”) to…
Jackson Pollock painting, $58.36 million, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil and enamel on paper mounted on canvas by Jackson Pollock, painted in 1948 and titled Number 19, sold for $58.36…
Ken’s Korner: Man finds valuable comic inside a wall News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall David Gonzalez, 34, was renovating a residence in Elbow Lake, Minn., when he made the discovery of a…
Portrait of Geo. Washington, $662,500, Heritage Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall Rembrandt Peale’s iconic portrait of U.S. President George Washington sold for $662,500 at an American Art Auction held May 10-11 by…
