British Americans
By Douglas R. Kelly There’s an old saying among collectors that is more than just an old saying: “It’s not so much the toys/paintings/table clocks that matter … it’s the friends you make along the way.” In my experience,…
Nick Boschetto
Riding the Technology Wave: My Front-Row Seat to the Rise of Cellular
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Fifty years ago this past April 3, 2023, Motorola engineer Martin (Marty) Cooper placed a phone call on a street in downtown New York City to his competitor at Bell Labs on what was then the…
Daniel Boone compass, $109,375, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A compass that was owned by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone sold for $109,375 at an Americana & Political Signature Auction held Feb. 25-26 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.…
Collecting Technology
the 19th century, an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention. Significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th and now 21st centuries. Telling…
1958 double die Lincoln penny, $1.136 million, GreatCollections
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1958 “double die” Lincoln cent, mistakenly made with doubling in some letters on the coin’s obverse, sold for $1.136 million at a series of six auctions for…
Marc Chagall artwork, $8,400, Nadeau’s Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Daphnis et Grathon, signed and numbered (26/60), sold for $8,400 at a Midcentury, Modern Art & Contemporary Sale held January 28th…
Identifying Glass In The Age of The Internet
By Glass Specialist Peter Wade It’s a beautiful, sunny day and you decide to go out for a ride and stop by an estate sale. You find a lovely piece of glass and buy it. You take your treasure home…
Chippendale walnut table, $22,500, Nye & Company
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table (Philadelphia, circa 1765), sold for $22,500 in an online-only Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction held Jan. 25-27 by Nye…
The Tiffany Girls: Under the Glass Ceiling
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Glassmaking has historically been a man’s trade. This can be attributed to the ability of boys to access education, handle intricate scientific chemical demands of creating glass, working within Guilds as apprentices and then masters,…
Pyrex: More than just pretty colors
There was a time when no respectable casserole or Jell-O salad was served in anything but a brightly colored piece of Pyrex glassware — and every cupboard was stacked high with functional mixing bowls, baking dishes, and storage containers. They…