by Rob Wolfe of American Pickers The antiques market is an ever-shifting landscape with new market entrants, ever-changing trends on what’s in and what’s out, and new ways of monitoring the […]
Author Archives: Maxine Carter-Lome
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher While most of us are familiar with or accustomed to sites such as eBay, which pioneered the online antiques marketplace, today, buyers and sellers have hundreds […]
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In his day, and even today thanks to portraits painted while he was alive along with copies from those images made after his death, George […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A Jonah and the Whale cast-iron mechanical bank by J. & E. Stevens, the […]
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One of the most beloved aspects of antiquing, collecting, and thrifting is what we collectors call “the hunt”; knowing that your next great find is still out there just waiting […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A copy of Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, March 1941), graded CGC 5.5 […]
![In the throes of the Rodney King riots in 1992, Nehemiah Cisneros’ family store for Black collectibles in Inglewood was razed. Black illustrated books and Golliwog dolls salvaged from the ashes wound up on the shelves and in the closets of Cisneros’ childhood bedroom, ambivalent and uncanny reminders of both violence and resistance. “As the lifeless doll eyes of racially exploitative faces stared back at me while [I was] trying to fall asleep, I formed an atypical relationship with trauma; trauma became my guardian angel,” the artist said. photo: Control Gallery in Los Angeles](https://journalofantiques.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Artist-Nehemiah-Cisneros-with-his-Golliwog-dolls.jpg.webp)
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By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher When we use the word “Americana” to identify an item associated with the culture and history of America, we are often referring to objects of historical rather […]
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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1875-1880 pair of brown canvas standard pants by Neustatter Bros., a […]
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Whether you want to earn extra cash, grow your wealth, or diversify your portfolio, investing in collectibles is an exciting and fun alternative to traditional investments such as stocks, bonds, or […]
