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…
Happy New Year! We hope the passing of 2023 brings you health and happiness in the new year. As collectors, each new year brings the items we love to collect one step closer to the coveted “antique” status that comes…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The Columbus Letter, a 15th-century pamphlet announcing Christopher Columbus’s first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, sold for $3.9 million at an auction held…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A model of an X-wing fighter, used to film the climactic battle scene in the 1977 film Star Wars, sold for $3.135 million…
Nineteenth-century paperboard trade cards and their 20th-century trading cards counterparts have long been used as a popular way for companies to advertise their brand and sell products. They are fun to look at, read, and collect the entire set. That…
