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These sought-after sections offer expert auction analysis, cultural commentary, and more, adding depth, variety, and a personal touch to every issue. Columns include Gavels ’n’ Paddles, Psychology of Collecting, The Beat, Pop Culture Collecting, Toys from the Attic, and Civil War Collector.
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Tibetan bronze deity, $44,800, Akiba Galleries

Tibetan bronze deity, $44,800, Akiba Galleries

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A 19th century Tibetan gilt bronze ...
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Jim Sanborn Kryptos archive, $962,500, RR Auction

Jim Sanborn Kryptos archive, $962,500, RR Auction

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium The complete secrets of Kryptos — ...
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Minnie Evans folk art, $26,875, Slotin Folk Art

Minnie Evans folk art, $26,875, Slotin Folk Art

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A folk art rendering by Minnie ...
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Chinese yoke-back armchair, $42,700, Nadeau’s Auction

Chinese yoke-back Armchair, $42,700, Nadeau’s Auction

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An 18th century Chinese yoke-back armchair ...
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Gustav Klimt portrait, $236.4 million, Sotheby’s

Gustav Klimt portrait, $236.4 million, Sotheby’s

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium Gustav Klimt’s towering masterpiece, Portrait of ...
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Durfee girandole clock, $24,400, Cottone Auctions

Durfee girandole clock, $24,400, Cottone Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1920 Walter H. Durfee ...
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Confederate First National battle flag, $73,200, Poulin Antiques & Auctions

Confederate First National battle flag, $73,200, Poulin Antiques& Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A Confederate First National Battle flag ...
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1908-S Double Eagle coin, $336,000, Heritage Auctions A 1908-S Double Eagle U.S. gold coin, graded MS67 PCGS, one of the highest-grade examples from the lowest-mintage Saint-Gaudens with motto issue, sold for $336,000 at a U.S. Coins Signature Auction held Nov. 13-14 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX. Also, an 1879 Flowing Hair Stella, graded PR66 NGC, achieved $216,000; a 1910-S Double Eagle, graded MS67 PCGS, brought an auction record $168,000; and a 1795 BD-1 Eagle, graded MS61 NGC, garnered $132,000.

1908-S Double Eagle U.S. gold coin, $336,000, Heritage Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A 1908-S Double Eagle U.S. gold ...
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Anderson & Co. 1909 lure, $27,600, Morphy Auctions

Anderson & Co. 1909 lure, $27,600, Morphy Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An Anderson & Co. (Jamestown, N.Y.) ...
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Copy of the novel Dune, $24,000, Potter & Potter

Copy of the novel Dune, $24,000, Potter & Potter

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A first edition copy of Frank ...
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Shakespeare’s Third Folio, $121,150, Freeman’s

Shakespeare’s Third Folio, $121,150, Freeman’s

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A previously unrecorded copy of the ...
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1988 Porsche 911 Carrera, $73,025, John Moran Auctions

1988 Porsche 911 Carrera, $73,025, John Moran Auctioneers

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera sports ...
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Grandma Moses painting, $68,750, Pook & Pook

Grandma Moses painting, $68,750, Pook & Pook

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A Grandma Moses oil on board, ...
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Astley Cooper painting, $9,600, Crescent City An original oil painting by Astley Cooper (American, 1856-1924), titled Seduction of Danae, circa 1885-1890, sold for $9,500 at an Important Estates Auction held Nov. 7-8 by Crescent City Auction Gallery in New Orleans, LA. Also, an original oil on board painting by the renowned Louisiana folk artist Clementine Hunter (1887-1988), titled Zinnias, fetched $8,960; and a 5-piece George Jensen style La Paglia sterling silver tea and coffee service in the Blossom pattern made $5,120.

Astley Cooper painting, $9,600, Crescent City

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An original oil painting by Astley ...
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S.T. Drake’s Bitters bottle, $19,890, Glass Works Auctions

S.T. Drake’s Bitters bottle, $19,890, Glass Works Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1862-1875 “S.T. Drake’s 1860 ...
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Dan Muller oil painting,$7,250, Holabird Western

Dan Muller oil painting,$7,250, Holabird Western

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An oil painting by Dan Muller ...
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Buccellati silver tray, $1,600, SJ Auctioneers

Buccellati silver tray, $1,600, SJ Auctioneers

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A rare Federico Buccellati (Italy) sterling ...
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William Trost Richards oil, $300,000, Shannon’s Fine Art

William Trost Richards oil, $300,000, Shannon’s Fine Art

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An oil on canvas by William ...
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Harley-Davidson sign, $152,000, Milestone

Harley-Davidson sign, $152,000, Milestone

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A rare, early-1930s Harley-Davidson double-sided porcelain ...
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Ulysse Nardin wristwatch, CA$47,200, Miller & Miller

Ulysse Nardin wristwatch, CA$47,200, Miller & Miller

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A Ulysse Nardin Ref. 1700-129 Skeleton ...
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Isaac Newton manuscript, $89,600, University Archives

Sir Isaac Newton manuscript, $89,600, University Archives

Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An autograph manuscript penned by Sir ...
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Antique Hubley “America” Tri-Motor cast iron toy airplane

Antique Hubley “America” Tri-Motor Cast Iron Toy Airplane and an Original 1912 Moonlight Dreadnought Lure

by Jessica Kosinski Antique Hubley “America” Tri-Motor cast iron toy airplane $1,825 (Bids 73, Bidders 21) Antique Hubley “America” Tri-Motor ...
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A Cure for Impulse Buying

A Cure for Impulse Buying

By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. Buying something you desire can make your brain glow, literally. Certain regions fire with excitement, ...
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Cruver’s 1949 Oldsmobile 98 promo model. Photos by Marc Star

I Brake for Cruver and Salad Dressing

By Douglas R. Kelly Alright, show of hands: how many of you have finished up a day of antique, artifact, ...
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A favorite shaker, made by Reed & Barton, bearing the words “The Homestead Club/Hot Springs, Virginia.” But Bloody Marys on New Year’s Day? Maybe not.

Celebrating January: Birthdays, Bobbleheads, and Brooches

by Barbara Miller Beem “You say it’s your birthday? Well, it’s my birthday too, yeah!” Just when you thought you ...
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