Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A manuscript document signed by John Hancock sold for $440,000 at a Freeman’s auction held in Philadelphia, PA. The extraordinary Revolutionary War-era document, bearing the signature of the…
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A first-edition four-volume set of John Marshall’s Life of George Washington, published in 1804, sold for $1,025 at a Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books auction held in Columbia, MO.…
by Dwayne A. Magee, CGCM Michael Barnes, photographer In an age of pocket-sized, all-purpose, high-tech cameras with preview screens, instant images, and infinite retries, Michael Barnes chose to take a photograph the hard way. And not just anyphotograph, this was…
by Douglas R. Kelly January generally is a slow time of year for me on the antiques and vintage front, and that’s just fine as I get back to work and a more normal schedule (and some reading in front…
by Amanda Sheriff & J.C. Vaughn Superman & Batman Debuts Lead Heritage Auction to $22.38M TotalThe two biggest keys in comic book collecting sold for nearly $3 million in Heritage’s Comic Books Auction. That auction on May 7-9, 2026, realized…
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. Consider two porcelain pieces side by side. To the untrained eye, they appear indistinguishable. Yet, one is an original. The other is a copy. Ask anyone which they prefer, and, virtually without exception, they will…
by Yogesh Chaudhary Before antique rugs became coveted collector’s pieces and statements of luxury, they were essential objects of everyday life. Woven by hand across deserts, mountains, and royal courts, these textiles carried stories of migration, survival, artistry, and identity.…
By Donald-Brian Johnson Guitars. Movie posters. Cap guns, lamps, candy boxes, and calendars. A plastic pistol-shaped toothbrush, complete with its own holster. Tonto’s knife. Gene Autry’s autograph. And that’s just for starters. If it’s Western-themed, chances are that Wayne Babchuk…
by Jessica Kosinski This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States. That’s a lot of history, and most of it has been commemorated through various types of memorabilia over the years. In that huge span of time, this…
by Barbara Miller Beem “Semiquincentennial.” Don’t you just love the way that word trips off the tongue? No? Well, neither do I. I’ve been writing about America’s upcoming big anniversary for nearly a year now, and I still have to…
