By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod [divider align=”center”] These examples show that eBay has quite a following in the collector marketplace. It sometimes is an auction environment, and sometimes, it is more of a retail market. These examples are unusual…
By J.C. Vaughn [divider align=”center”] Overstreet Turns 50, Ruth is Still “The Babe” As we’ve mentioned previously in this space, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. If you’ve been collecting in virtually any niche,…
Buying Patented [divider align=”center”] By Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] Anyone who collects antiques will tell you that determining value can involve several important factors. Topping the list are things like item condition, place of origin and,…
By Maxine Carter-Lome [divider align=”center”] Celebrating 20 Years of Living and Loving Antiques [divider align=”center”] This issue marks the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles; two decades of sharing market news and education; and exploring the history…
By Stan Van Etten [divider align=”center”] [ux_image_box img=”47506″] This outstanding Canada goose by Nathan Cobb, Jr. sold at auction for $118,000. [/ux_image_box] Serious collectors of American antiques and folk art will not be surprised by the title of this short…
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod [divider align=”center”] In all of the items shown in this month’s column, each object sold at the highest end of the market for that type of object. While each is an unusual object individually,…
No Matter Which Direction the Wind Blows, We Still Love American Weathervanes By Kary Pardy [divider align=”center”] [ux_image_box img=”47681″] This ca. 1890-1899 wood fish weathervane sold on 1stdibs.com and was listed in good condition. The description read, “One of a…
2019 in Hindsight: A Year of Pop Culture By J.C. Vaughn [ux_image_box img=”47663″] Bernie Wrightson’s cover for his illustrated version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published by Marvel Comics in 1983, sold for $1.2 million in 2019 at Profiles in History.…
Make No Little Plans: A.B. Wells, A Collector of Americana Excerpts from osv.org on their founding collector extraordinaire Old Sturbridge Village began as one man’s hobby, but over the years has evolved into a national institution, recreating life as it…
by Jessica Kosinski [divider align=”center”] [row] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] [ux_image_box img=”47595″] This early floral hooked rug showing a strong “folk art” style rug sold for $649 in 2012. [/ux_image_box] [/col] [col span=”6″ span__sm=”12″] It is easy to go through life…
