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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.
/ Gavels n Paddles, Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering card, $45,000, Bruneau & Co.

Magic: The Gathering card, $45,000, Bruneau & Co.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Magic: The ...
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/ Antiques Peek, Lockets
Victorian Locket

Lockets: Holders of Keepsakes and Love

by Jessica Kosinski Love is a beautiful thing. It is so beautiful, in fact, that there are many symbols of ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
BTS Grammy ensembles, $160,000, Julien’s Auctions

BTS Grammy ensembles, $160,000, Julien’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Seven custom-made ensembles ...
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/ courtship, Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher's Corner, Talk of the Trade
The Evolution of Courtship

The Evolution of Courtship

This past March saw new seasons of such fan-favorite period pieces as Bridgerton, The Gilded Age, and Sanditon return to ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Laverne coffee table, $27,060, Neue Auctions

LaVerne coffee table, $27,060, Neue Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Philip and ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Columns, Expert Insights, Street Clock Restoration
Restored 1910 Brown Street Clock with a Seth Thomas No.2 auto-winder.

Street Clocks & Their Restoration

By Eric Ryback, restorer and owner, Saint Louis Street Clock Company “I never wore a watch. I always depend on ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Patek Philippe wristwatch, $229,000, Kodner Galleries

Patek Philippe wristwatch, $229,000, Kodner Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Patek Philippe ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Saint-Gaudens statue of Lincoln, $1.2 million, Skinner Auctioneers

Saint-Gaudens Statue of Lincoln, $1.2 million, Skinner Auctioneers

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A statue of Abraham Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens titled ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles, Indian Pottery, Ken Hall
Hopi Indian polychrome dish, $9,400, Pook & Pook, Inc.

Hopi Indian polychrome dish, $9,400, Pook & Pook, Inc.

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Hopi Indian Sikyatki ...
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/ Blown Away, Columns, Katherine Gray
K Gray at Chrysler_Echard Wheeler

Interview with Glass Artist and Blown Away Judge Katherine Gray: What do You Collect?

Meet Katherine Gray. Her expertise in glass design is something to observe – it is at once infinite, moving, gracious, ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, sports memorabilia, Tom Brady
Tom Brady signed jersey, $480,000, Goldin Auctions

Tom Brady signed jersey, $480,000, Goldin Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 2021 Tom Brady ...
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/ Antique Glass, Antique Glass Bottles, Talk of the Trade
A New Shine on Old Glass Journal of Antiques April Cover: A Touch of Glass

A New Shine on Old Glass

What more is there to say that’s new when it comes to glass? Especially antique and vintage glass? More than ...
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/ Ansel Adams, Black and White Photography, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall
Ansel Adams signed photograph, $9,687, Holabird Western Americana

Ansel Adams signed photograph, $9,687, Holabird Western Americana

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An Ansel Adams original ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Saint-Gaudens Coin
1907 Saint-Gaudens gold coin

1907 Saint-Gaudens gold coin, $4.75 million, Heritage Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Mechanical Banks
Freedman’s mechanical bank, $174,000, Bertoia Auctions

Freedman’s mechanical bank, $174,000, Bertoia Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium An original Freedman’s mechanical ...
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/ antique barns, Antiques Peek, barnstorming, Jessica Kosinski
Vintage antique wooden cast iron mini barn pulley

Pull These Over

by Jessica Kosinski If you love the look and feel of old-fashioned barns, you are not alone. Many people love ...
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/ bitters bottle, Bottles, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall
Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle, $24,250, American Bottle Auctions

Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters bottle, $24,250, American Bottle Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Dr. Renz’s Herb ...
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/ American Civil War, Gavels n Paddles, General George A Custer, Ken Hall
U.S. Army Captain George Armstrong Custer’s gun holster, dispatch case, belt, and brass buckle from the Civil War sold for $37,500 at a November Wonders: Western Americana Auction held Nov. 18-22 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, NV.

Custer’s Civil War gun holster rig, $37,500, Holabird Western Americana

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium U.S. Army Captain George ...
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/ Barns, barnstorming, Maxine Carter-Lome, Talk of the Trade
Barns: A Disappearing Icon on the American Landscape

Barns: A Disappearing Icon on the American Landscape

Travel our country’s backroads and no doubt your view will include time-forgotten, weathered-worn barns, enduring symbols of America’s earliest settlement ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles, Nate D. Sanders, Nobel Prize
The 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to George D. Snell, sold for $275,000 at an auction held October 30th by Nate D. Sanders in Los Angeles.

1980 Nobel Prize, $275,000, Nate D. Sanders

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The 1980 Nobel Prize ...
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/ Engraving, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Paul Revere
Paul Revere engraving, $429,000, Doyle

Paul Revere engraving, $429,000, Doyle

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Paul Revere’s iconic, hand-colored ...
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/ Antiques Peek, Dave the Potter, Edgefield Pottery, Jessica Kosinksi, Pottery
Attributed to Dave Drake, Lewis Miles’ Stoney Bluff Pottery, Edgefield, South Carolina, circa 1850. Alkaline glaze. Inscribed “LM” for Lewis Miles and marked for capacity with six dots and two slashes.

Edgefield Pottery and Dave The Potter

by Jessica Kosinski For over 200 years, the area near Edgefield, South Carolina has been known for a unique style ...
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/ Apple Computer, Apple Inc., Computers, Gavels n Paddles, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniack
A vintage Apple-1 computer, known as the Chaffey College Apple-1 as it was originally purchased in 1977 by an electronics professor at the school (who sold it the following year to a student for $650) sold for $500,000 at a Postwar & Contemporary Art + Design sale held Nov. 9 by John Moran Auctioneers in Monrovia, CA.

Early Apple-1 computer, $500,000, John Moran

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A vintage Apple-1 computer, ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
A Hopi Sikyatki revival pottery bowl, likely made by the celebrated potter Nampeyo, sold for a little more than $9,000 at a Native American Indian Sale held October 27th by Pook & Pook, Inc. in Downingtown, PA.

Hopi Indian pottery bowl, $9,000, Pook & Pook, Inc.

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Hopi Sikyatki revival ...
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/ Bill Traylor, black history month, Cesar Chelor, David Drake, Edgewood Pottery, Maxine Carter-Lome, Talk of the Trade, Thomas Jennings
The Cover of the February 2022 Issue of The Journal of Antiques& Collectibles. Stories behind a marginalized history

The stories behind a marginalized history

February is Black History Month, an annual, national recognition of the people and stories of nameless, faceless contributors to our ...
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