Fun & Games
Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys from our past into its Toy Hall of Fame. Like other Hall of Fame museums, making the list is the pinnacle of success. In…
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World record for a ruby, $34.8 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The extraordinary “Estrela de Fura 55.22”—a 55.22-carat Mozambique ruby—sold for $34.8 million at a Magnificent Jewels auction held June 8th by Sotheby’s in…
Free of Charge? Sports giveaways were worth the price
By Douglas R. Kelly If you were roaming the earth in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, you most likely spent at least a little time rummaging through cereal boxes or packs of hot dogs in search of sports giveaways…
Trending with Vintage and Antique Jewelry
“Estate,” “vintage” and “antique” jewelry have always been popular finds at antique shows, shops and markets but now it’s more than just collectors buying up special pieces from our not-too-distant bejeweled past. Antique and vintage jewelry is now on trend…
Japanese incense burner, $250,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A massive Japanese dragon-form incense burner weighing almost 45 pounds of pure silver sold for $250,000 at a Fine Silver & Objects of…
Dale Chihuly bowl basket, $5,227, Michaan’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A colorful, shapely art glass Macchia Bowl Basket by Dale Chihuly sold for $5,227 at a Luxury Auction held May 19th by Michaan’s…
An Interview with Simeon Lipman: Appraiser, Collector, Entrepreneur
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Simeon Lipman is a lifelong pop culture, film, music, art, history, and sports enthusiast, who has been appraising collections, curating auctions and exhibitions, and coordinating culturally relevant events for over 30 years. His insatiable…
Antiquing with AI
I am sure, like me, you have been hearing a lot about AI – Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence leverages computers and machines to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. So what, if anything, does that have to do…
Ancient Hebrew bible, $38.1 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Codex Sassoon—the earliest, most complete Hebrew bible in existence, dating to the late 9th to early 10th century—sold for $38.1 million at an…
Dick Perez: The Diamond King of Baseball Artists
By Barry Blair, Sports Collectors Digest Most long-time readers of Sports Collectors Digest know the name Dick Perez as well as they know the names Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax. He is arguably the most accomplished baseball…