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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.
/ 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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/ Gavels n Paddles
Astronaut Gene Cernan’s Apollo 17 cuff checklist, which provided instructions for man’s last moonwalk (in 1972), and held handwritten notes for the last words spoken from the surface of the Moon, sold for $744,000 in an auction held Sept. 26-Oct. 21 by RR Auction in Boston.

Apollo 17 cuff checklist, $744,000, RR Auction

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium Astronaut Gene Cernan’s Apollo ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Galle cameo glass vase, $6,600, Woody Auction

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Galle cameo glass vase, $6,600, Woody Auction

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 9 3/4 inch-tall ...
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/ Antiques Peek
The Superelectric Toaster

Antiques Peek: Shine On

by Jessica Kosinski Every period in history had its trends and things it was known for. The Art Deco period ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Tiffany Dragonfly lamp, $150,000, Heritage Auctions

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Tiffany Dragonfly lamp, $150,000, Heritage Auctions

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Tiffany Studios leaded ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
Lincoln signed check, $35,255, RR Auction

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Lincoln signed check, $35,255, RR Auction

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A check signed by ...
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/ 1925 Paris Exposition, Art Deco, Miami Beach, Talk of the Trade
Celebrating Art Deco in the 21st Century

Celebrating Art Deco in the 21st Century

While design and fashion are sometimes difficult to define and assign to an era, Art Deco is one style that ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
John Wayne revolver, $517,500, Rock Island

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: John Wayne revolver, $517,500, Rock Island

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The revolver used by ...
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/ Antiques Peek
19th Century Cut Glass Bourbon Decanter

Antiques Peek – Bourbon: The Gentleman’s Choice

by Jessica Kosinski It is impossible to talk about the gentlemen of the 19th and early 20th century without conjuring ...
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/ Gavels n Paddles
1790 tall case clock, $92,250, Pook & Pook

Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: 1790 tall case clock, $92,250, Pook & Pook

Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A rare, circa 1790 ...
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