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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.

April 25, 2022 / courtship, Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher's Corner, Talk of the Trade

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 ...

April 22, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles

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 ...

April 15, 2022 / 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 ...

April 15, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles

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 ...

April 8, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles

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 ...

April 1, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles, Indian Pottery, Ken Hall

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 ...

April 1, 2022 / Blown Away, Columns, Katherine Gray

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, ...

March 25, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, sports memorabilia, Tom Brady

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 ...

March 18, 2022 / Antique Glass, Antique Glass Bottles, Talk of the Trade

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 ...

March 18, 2022 / Ansel Adams, Black and White Photography, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall

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 ...

March 11, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Saint-Gaudens 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 ...

March 4, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Mechanical Banks

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 ...

March 1, 2022 / 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 ...

February 25, 2022 / bitters bottle, Bottles, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall

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 ...

February 18, 2022 / 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 ...

February 11, 2022 / Barns, barnstorming, Maxine Carter-Lome, Talk of the Trade

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 ...

February 11, 2022 / 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 ...

February 4, 2022 / Engraving, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Paul Revere

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 ...

February 1, 2022 / 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 ...

January 28, 2022 / 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, ...

January 21, 2022 / 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 ...

January 19, 2022 / 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 ...

January 14, 2022 / 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 ...

January 7, 2022 / Gavels n Paddles

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 ...

January 5, 2022 / Antiques Peek

Antiques Peek: Shine On

by Jessica Kosinski Every period in history had its trends and things it was known for. The Art Deco period ...