Text & photos by Donald-Brian Johnson You probably have a “how-to” book or two in your I’ll-read-it-when-I-get-around-to-it library. From “How To Build A Better Birdhouse” to “How To Grow Gigantic Geraniums,” the list goes on and on, and they all…
by John Sexton Q: I came across your profile and noted your specialized interest in collecting and dealing in Civil War flags and artifacts. I recently acquired two historic pieces that I believe will interest you: John Sexton is an…
AUBURN, Indiana — August 2026 — Kruse Auctions will hold its 56th Annual Auburn Auction and Show September 2-5 in Auburn, Indiana, bringing hundreds of memorabilia and automobilia lots to the block in one of the Midwest’s longest-running collector events.…
WILMINGTON, Delaware — July 1, 2025 — Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library will open a major new exhibition this fall that questions one of the most fundamental assumptions in American antique collecting: what makes a work a masterpiece, and who…
CHICAGO, Illinois — August 20, 2026 — Potter & Potter Auctions concluded its 661-lot Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section Sale on August 20, 2026, realizing a total of $186,000. The sale drew strong collector interest across a broad…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — July 22, 2025 — Bonhams has announced The Sandy Lerner Collection, a four-part sale series featuring one of the most significant private collections of cat-related art and collectibles ever assembled. The live auction opens with The…
WILTON, Conn. — September 9, 2020 — University Archives, the Wilton, Connecticut-based auction house specializing in rare autographs, manuscripts, books, and photographs, will conduct an online-only sale on Wednesday, September 9, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The auction presents…
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — August 1, 2024 — Nye & Company Auctioneers will present a two-day Chic & Antique Auction on September 9 – 10, featuring one of the most anticipated American ceramics offerings of the season. At the heart of…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — July 1, 2026 — The Brooklyn Museum has announced an ambitious slate of fall 2026 exhibitions and installations spanning manga art, European modernism, Indigenous craft traditions, avant-garde fashion, and contemporary photography. The season opens in October with…
By Douglas R. Kelly May it please the court…I’d like to circle back to a place we started to explore a couple of issues ago (July issue, “Seeing Double”). My January 2026 trip to Pennsylvania to see and experience a…
