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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Chinese famille rose porcelain vase with the Qianlong mark of the period sold for $504,000 at an Asian Works of Art auction…
