Technology is changing the century-old trading-card market, and it’s a big upgrade from the shoebox under the bed. Today, card boxes are microchipped to enable GPS location monitoring, QR codes […]
Category Archives: Antique Marketplace News
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Mar
Mar
Despite predictions of a pandemic crash, the findings of the latest UBS Art Basel Report, authored by cultural economist Clare McAndrew and released March 29, 2022, show the global art […]
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Mar
Mar
After falling out of fashion in the 80s and 90s, Mid-Century Modern is back as one of the biggest interior design trends of the early 21st-century. Last month in this […]
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Feb
Feb
A barometer of what’s hot and what’s not in the antiques trade is Asheford Institute’s annual Decorative Arts Trend survey. Conducted from January 2021 to December 2021 by the research […]
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Jan
Jan
I have been fascinated over the last few weeks with the news coming out of Richmond, Virginia about the time capsules just unearthed, found buried inside the Robert E. Lee […]
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Dec
Dec
Thousands of cryptocurrency fans collectively pooled their money last month to make a bid on a rare original printing of the US Constitution. The group, calling themselves ConstitutionDAO, brought $41 […]
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Nov
Nov
Remember when a comic book cost less than $.20? We had a candy store down the block from my elementary school and during recess my friends and I would walk […]
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Nov
Nov
Our October issue explores the historical roots of the American harvest. You may question what that has to do with antique collectibles but in their own way, the indigenous seeds […]
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Sep
Sep
For many collectors and homeowners, the downtime of the last year provided the rare opportunity to do a deep dive into their collections and document their objects of value. This […]
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Aug
Aug
This week is the return in full of the Brimfield Antique Shows after over a year’s hiatus due to COVID. Like all small shows and large-scale events, there remains some […]
