Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An impressionist oil on canvas waterside painting of a young girl with flowers by Pierre Renoir sold for $78,000 at a Majestic auction…
If history has taught us anything it’s that it takes a woman to get the job done! That has certainly been the case in the collector world as we discover in this issue dedicated to “Patronesses of History;” women whose…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Trading cards and stickers are not new to the collectibles world or ephemera collectors. Nor are the subjects printed on these small pieces of paper, the basic marketing principles behind the business itself, or the…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Eric Clapton’s iconic “The Fool” guitar, a 1964 Gibson custom-painted guitar played by Clapton throughout his career with the band Cream, sold for…
Every year, the research staff at Asheford Institute of Antiques surveys its community of over 2,470 current students and past graduates who are actively employed or working within the antiques, collectibles, and vintage marketplaces, to get a read on current…
by Joe Gourd We live today in a sea of color images, printed and electronic, and we find it hard to imagine a time when media in color was considered a prized possession. Back in the late 19th century,…
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A pair of early 20th century French Empire bronze 12-light candelabra depicting winged Victory with outstretched arms holding two torches sold for $27,225…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An unmarked Steuben cameo cutback art glass vase, 11 1/2 inches tall, with a blue aurene over yellow jade ground and an incredible…
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Imagine trying to gather all the grains of sand before the next wave hits the beach and takes them all away. This was the mission Bill Blackbeard (Am.,1926-2011) set out to do by gathering…
