Making Fashion History
Every year on the first Monday in May, everybody who’s anybody in the world of fashion and celebrity attends or watches on TV the famed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City for what is…
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Wheeler duck decoys, $216,000, Copley Fine Art
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A pair of carved wood ducks by Charles “Shang” Wheeler (1867-1956) made $216,000, a new record by the maker, at a…
Baird Coca-Cola clock, $17,010, Jeffrey S. Evans
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Baird Chicago-era Coca-Cola advertising store clock sold for $17,010 at a Winter Americana Auction held March 2-5 by Jeffrey S. Evans…
When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “On January 10, 1910, a teenager from Nebraska stepped off a train in Kansas City, MO, with little more than big dreams and two shoeboxes of picture postcards. From those inauspicious beginnings, an iconic brand…
The Courting Chair
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded Age, maintaining one’s perceived virtue was paramount. Keeping a pair of love-sick intendeds apart required not only a chaperone…
Boba Fett prototype figure, $204,435, Hake’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Kenner 1979 Star Wars Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype action figure, J-slot, version 2, sold for $204,435, a new world auction record…
Star Wars: From Toys to High-Valued Collectibles
Over the last 25 years since the first Star Wars movie hit theaters, legions of fans around the world have followed the tales and memorable characters associated with each new release of this blockbuster saga. It is this die-hard fan…
Magic: The Gathering card, $45,000, Bruneau & Co.
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Magic: The Gathering Beta Block Lotus trading card from 1993, graded CGC 9 Mint, sold for $45,000 at a Winter Comic,…
Lockets: Holders of Keepsakes and Love
by Jessica Kosinski Love is a beautiful thing. It is so beautiful, in fact, that there are many symbols of love and relationships that are celebrated today. Everything from flowers and chocolates to cards and candles, we all can…
Crowning Glories: Wedding Cake Toppers
Wedding Cake Toppers By Donald-Brian Johnson The sun shines merrily, in a brilliant blue sky. The birds are chirping, the church bells ring. The radiant bride and her glowing groom have at last shouldered their way through the shower of…