Know your style
Ever drive by a house you love and not know its style? Or pick up a piece of glass or pottery at a show or flea market but you can’t date it or identify its maker? Or, ascribe the style…
Nick Boschetto
King Tut: 100 Years of Discovery
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher One Hundred years ago this coming February, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter entered an undiscovered burial chamber in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings to discover what still is considered one of the greatest archaeological…
Grandma Moses oil painting, $31,250, Dallas Auction Gallery
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Grandma Moses’ 1943 oil with glitter on pressed wood painting titled We Have All Gone Sledding sold for $31,250 at a Fine and…
John Steinbeck’s personal journal, $70,000, Bonhams
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Author John Steinbeck’s personal journal from 1949 (left), in which he details his despair at the loss of his best friend and the…
Non-sports cards: A Tale of Two Collections at Auction
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher, in an exclusive interview with Alex Winter of Hake’s Auctions In November, Hake’s Auctions held a non-sports card auction featuring the collections of two long-time, serious collectors of this genre of ephemera – Roxanne Toser…
George Nakashima bench, $48,255, Bonhams Skinner
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1960 George Nakashima Conoid bench, part of a 7-piece Nakashima furniture collection, sold for $48,255 at a Modern Design auction…
Disney: 100 Years of Wonder
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher The Walt Disney Company has a big birthday to celebrate in 2023 and they will be throwing the biggest party ever for fans and friends to celebrate 100 years of telling stories and creating magic.…
A.C. Gilbert Chemistry Set: Building Future Scientists
by Jessica Kosinski The year 1923 was an incredible one. Many new inventions were created that year. Those inventions are all reaching a major milestone in 2023. They are turning 100 years old. One of the top inventions in…
John Steinbeck letter, $32,426, RR Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A John Steinbeck two-page handwritten letter to his 14-year-old son, Thomas, dated Nov. 10, 1958, in which he offers wise, fatherly advice on…
In Celebration of 100 Years!
As we move forward into 2023, it’s only natural to reflect on the products, inventions and discoveries that have their roots in a history that is now 100 years old, especially those that continue to have an impact on American…