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Judy Garland arrangements, $30,599, Nate D. Sanders
Hundreds of orchestral arrangements owned by the late singer Judy Garland, including classics such as Over the Rainbow, Have Yourself ...
What's Selling on eBay
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod It is with sadness that we announce that Deborah Abernethy passed away in February ...
Comic Character Collectibles: April 2020
Spider-Man Meets Spawn to Celebrate Overstreet’s 50th by J.C. Vaughn It has been mentioned more than once in this space ...
Mickey Mouse tin wind-up, $64,575, Morphy Auctions
A lithographed tin wind-up five-finger Mickey Mouse toy made in Germany for the English market, 9 inches tall, dancing to ...
Great Collections: April 2020
The Glass City Museum: How Edward Drummond Libbey’s Glass Collection Started the Toledo Museum of Art Edward Drummond Libbey was ...
To our readers
With so much change and uncertainty these past few weeks we are happy to finally be able to publish an ...
Looking into the Colorful Past of Stained Glass Art
Looking into the Colorful Past of Stained Glass Art by Kary Pardy Stirring scenes, epiphanies of light, color and symbolism, ...
Sargent charcoal drawing, $22,800, Bruneau & Co.
A figural charcoal on paper drawing by John Singer Sargent (Mass./U.K./Italian, 1856-1925) sold for $22,800 at a two-session auction held ...
Tiffany Peony Border lamp, $151,250, Fontaine’s Auction
A Tiffany Studios Peony Border floor lamp, 77 inches tall, lit up the room for $151,250 at an auction held ...
Mobil Oil coin-op kids’ ride, $25,200, Michaan’s Auctions
A 1950s-era Mobil Oil coin-operated children’s Pegasus ride flew out of the room for $25,200 at a Gallery Auction held ...
LeBron and Jordan card, $900,000, Goldin Auctions
A 2003-2004 Upper Deck “Exquisite Collection” #JJ Lebron James/Michael Jordan Logoman card (#1/1), graded BGS NM-MT+ 8.5, sold for $900,000 ...
Keith Haring mural, $3.86 million, Bonhams
An untitled mural known as The Church of the Ascension Grace House Mural (portion shown), by Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), ...
Who’s Buying Glass These Days?
Every year when we start work on our Annual Glass Issue we challenge ourselves to find topics, makers, and glass ...
Patek Philippe wristwatch, $471,000, Christie’s
A Patek Philippe platinum perpetual calendar minute repeating tourbillon wristwatch with Breguet numerals, retrograde date and moon phases, made in ...
Tiffany Dragonfly lamp, $180,000, Michaan’s
A Tiffany Studios Dragonfly lamp sold for $180,000 at an auction held in December by Michaan’s Auctions in Alameda, Calif ...
Great Collections: March 2020
Inheriting a Collection of Musical Note: An Interview with Jane Porter [ux_image_box img="48082"] Jane Porter with her mother, 2011 [/ux_image_box] ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: March 2020
Using Technology to Keep your Antiques Safe By Kary Pardy [divider align="center"] [ux_image_box img="47990"] The restored Rothko murals were installed ...
LeBron James rookie card, $270,600, Goldin Auctions
A 2003-2004 Upper Deck Exquisite NBA Rookie Patch Parallel #78 LeBron James signed rookie card, graded BGS NM-MT+ 8.5, sold ...
What's Selling on eBay: March 2020
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod [divider align="center"] These examples show that eBay has quite a following in the collector ...
Abraham Lincoln signed book, $175,000, University Archives
A copy of the book The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, by the American author Washington Irving, with an ownership ...
Antiques Peek: March 2020
Buying Patented [divider align="center"] By Jessica Kosinski [divider align="center"] [row] [col span="6" span__sm="12"] Anyone who collects antiques will tell you ...
Publisher's Corner March 2020
By Maxine Carter-Lome [divider align="center"] Celebrating 20 Years of Living and Loving Antiques [divider align="center"] This issue marks the 20th ...
What's Selling on eBay
By Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod [divider align="center"] In all of the items shown in this month's column, each object ...
Exploring Antique Technologies: February 2020
No Matter Which Direction the Wind Blows, We Still Love American Weathervanes By Kary Pardy [divider align="center"] [ux_image_box img="47681"] This ...
Superman movie cape, $193,750, Julien’s Auctions
The original cape worn by actor Christopher Reeve in the movie Superman (Warner Bros., 1978) sold for $193,750 at an ...
