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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.
Comic Character Collectibles: Escaping the Pandemic with Imagination
by J.C. Vaughn With everything that’s happened in 2020 thus far, pretty much any day seems like a good day ...
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Wodehouse pocket watch, $4,375, Freeman’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall Author P.G. Wodehouse’s pocket watch, elaborately engraved with his monogram, ...
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Stankiewicz sculpture, $162,500, Doyle
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A sculpture from the mid-1950s by Richard Stankiewicz (1922-1983) titled ...
An Education in Needle Work
In eighteenth-century America, a girl was expected to grow up, get married, have children, and take care of a home ...
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Frye “Mae West” gas pump, CA$7,800, Miller & Miller
Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Fry visible “Mae West” gas pump made in America ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: ‘Tutti Fruiti’ Cartier bracelet, $1.34 million, Sotheby’s
Gavels 'n' Paddles: ‘Tutti Fruiti’ Cartier bracelet, $1.34 million, Sotheby’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lyrics to Hey Jude, $910,000, Julien's Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Paul McCartney’s ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany table lamp, $206,250, Freeman’s
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany table lamp, $206,250, Freeman’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo chief’s blanket, $40,625, John Moran
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo chief’s blanket, $40,625, John Moran Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Navajo ...
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Beatles Shea Stadium poster, $137,500, Heritage Auctions
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Beatles Shea Stadium poster, $137,500, Heritage Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare ...
1933 Invisible Man poster, $182,400, Heritage Auctions
A rare movie poster for the 1933 classic film The Invisible Man sold for $182,400 at an auction held March ...
Collecting Natural History
Growing up in New York City, one of my favorite places to visit on cold and rainy days when you ...
Diahann Carroll ring, $56,325, Bonhams
A diamonds and cultured pearl ‘toi et moi’ ring sold for $56,325 at an auction of items from the estate ...
Apple-1 computer, $458,711, RR Auction
A fully functional Apple-1 computer, conceived by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as a bare circuit board to be sold ...
Grahame Sydney painting, $64,350, Thomaston Place
An oil on linen painting by New Zealand contemporary artist Grahame Sydney (b. 1948), titled Cook House, Home Hills, sold ...
Great Collections: Assembling Only the Best: The Pedro Correa do Lago Autograph Collection
Assembling Only the Best: The Pedro Correa do Lago Autograph Collection From June 1 through September 16, 2018, what is ...
Comic Character Collectibles: Despite the Virus, Heritage Scores Impressive Total
Despite the Virus, Heritage Scores Impressive Total An eclectic mix of original art by some of the most influential artists ...
Antiques Peek: Signed Here
by Jessica Kosinski When you think of something that is signed, an ink signature might immediately come to mind. For ...
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, ...
