Columns
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.
U.S. 1901 one-cent error stamp, $5,500, Holabird Western Americana
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A U.S. one-cent ...
History Hunting in the Great Outdoors
With the start of summer the antiques trade traditionally moves business outdoors. Fields, fairgrounds, and outdoor venues, dormant through the ...
One Hundred Years of American Trunk Innovation
By Paul Norton Trunks and travel articles tell a story of adventure and intrigue. The impulse to travel—into town or ...
Buster Brown Collectibles Bustin’ Out All Over
by Jessica Kosinski Have you ever heard of Buster Brown? If so, you are not the only one. For well ...
Making Fashion History
Every year on the first Monday in May, everybody who’s anybody in the world of fashion and celebrity attends or ...
Wheeler duck decoys, $216,000, Copley Fine Art
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A pair of ...
Baird Coca-Cola clock, $17,010, Jeffrey S. Evans
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Baird Chicago-era ...
The Courting Chair
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded ...
Boba Fett prototype figure, $204,435, Hake’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Kenner 1979 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Street Clocks & Their Restoration
By Eric Ryback, restorer and owner, Saint Louis Street Clock Company “I never wore a watch. I always depend on ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pull These Over
by Jessica Kosinski If you love the look and feel of old-fashioned barns, you are not alone. Many people love ...
