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.

December 23, 2019 / Columns, Comic, contest, Gavels n Paddles, hologram trading cards, illustration, Japan, Ken Hall, Nintendo, Pikachu, Pokemon, Science Fiction Magazine, Superman, trading cards, Weiss Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Pokémon promo card, $224,250, Weiss Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Nintendo Pokémon “Pikachu Illustrator” trainer promotional hologram trading ...

December 22, 2019 / Advent, Advent calendar, Animals, Antiques Peek, belief, cardboard, Chocolate, Christian, Christmas, Columns, December, fasting, hobbies, Holiday, Holiday Season, Jessica Kosinski, LEGO, Pop Culture, religious, St. Johannis, Traditions

Antiques Peek: December 2019

by Jessica Kosinski The Holiday Season is full of many traditions. Some are familial, some are cultural, and some are ...

Coasting into Childhood on Vintage Wooden Sleds

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Most of us in snowy climates have fond memories of racing downhill on sleds, ...

December 17, 2019 / Bonhams NY, Christopher Webb Smith, City of Houston, City Plans, Columns, drawings, Fine Books & Manuscripts Auction, Gavels n Paddles, handwritten, Jane Austen, Jesse James, Ken Hall, letter, Novelist, Outlaw, T. Scott, Theodore Kosse

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Jane Austen letter, $200,075, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A handwritten letter by novelist Jane Austen (British, 1775-1817) ...

December 10, 2019 / Columns, Fender Mustang, Gavels n Paddles, Grunge Rock, guitar, Icons & Idols Rock n Roll Auction, Julien's Auctions, Ken Hall, Kurt Cobain, Live Performance, MTVs Unplugged, Music, musician, Nirvana, Rock n Roll, Sweater, Tour

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Kurt Cobain's guitar, $340,000, Julien's

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Grunge rock legend Kurt Cobain’s left-handed Fender Mustang guitar, ...

December 2, 2019 / Anna May Wong, Babe Ruth, Baseball, book, Columns, film, Gavels n Paddles, Grant Zahajko Auctions, Ken Hall, Movie, New York Yankees, Novel, Oscar Statuette, Photo, Photography, Richard Day, Yankees

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1936 Oscar statuette, $50,000, Grant Zahajko

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The 1936 Oscar statuette awarded to art director Richard ...

November 30, 2019 / Advertising, Art, artist, Battlestar Galactica, Columns, Cujo, Feast of the Seven Fishes, film, franchise, Hobby, J.C. Vaughn, Movie poster, Movies, Pop Culture Collecting, poster, Robert Tanenbaum, Star Wars, The Color of Money

The Highly Accessible Movie Poster Work of Robert Tanenbaum

Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn In last month’s column we took at look at movie posters associated with the ...

November 29, 2019 / Antique Collectibles, Antique Shop, Celebration, collector, Columns, comics, dealer, digital magazine, Discoveries, end of year, enthusiast, Maxine Carter-Lome, New Year, print magazine, Publisher, shops, Talk of the Trade, Traditions

Publisher’s Corner: December 2019

Traditions and Discoveries by Maxine Carter-Lome As we close out our 2019 editorial calendar with this December issue and head ...

November 27, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Antique Technologies, Art, Boats, Columns, Curator, Expert Insights, History, incense burner, Kary Pardy, maritime, Maritime Art and History, Model boat, Models, Peabody Essex Museum, , Salem MA, Sea, Ship in a Bottle, Ships, voyaging

The Maritime World Through Miniatures and Beyond

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Peabody Essex Museum Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History, Daniel Finamore, ...

November 25, 2019 / Betty Woodman, Columns, Conoid chairs, Dan Dailey, Deisgn Sales, Divided Augean Pillow Pitcher, figural floor lamp, Gavels n Paddles, George Nakashima, Gustave Baumann, Ken Hall, Martin Brothers, Rago Auctions, Tobacco Jar, woodblock print

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Martin Bros. tobacco jar, $62,500, Rago Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Martin Brothers tall bird tobacco jar made in ...

Great Collections: November 2019

The Mini Time Machine Museum Collection The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is dedicated to sharing the wonder of ...

November 22, 2019 / Autograph, ceiling fan, Columns, Daguerreotype, Deborah Aberneth, Exorcist, Fan, fishing, Fly reel, gyro fan, Hollywood, Life Cast, Linda Blair, Mike McLeod, Movie, Movie Makeup, Photograph, Reel, Rutgers, SFX, students, tackle box, Westinghouse, What's Selling on eBay

What’s Selling on eBay: November 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $123.50 (18 bids, 7 bidders): 2 Original Life Cast, Signed Linda Blair, Plaster Heads, ...

November 18, 2019 / Columns, Field Manufactoring, Gavels n Paddles, Goo Goo Gum, JP Seeburg, Ken Hall, Pace Manufacturing, Potter & Potter Auctions, Slot Machine, Sunny Boy, vending machine

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Goo Goo Gum vendor, $24,000, Potter & Potter

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa 1910 working Goo Goo Gum 1-cent vending ...

November 12, 2019 / Antiques Peek, Art, boxwood, Columns, figurines, Flea Market, hippopotamus teeth, Japanese, Jessica Kosinski, kimonos, mammoth ivory, Museum, Netsuke, ornate, pockets, robes, sagemono, shops, traditional

Antiques Peek: November 2019

Small, Beautiful, and Masterful by Jessica Kosinski They say good things come in small packages. Netsuke are tiny figures that ...

November 11, 2019 / Automobilia, Bengal Gasoline, Buffalo Brand Gasoline, Columns, Coors, Coors Dairy, Dairy, die cut, gasoline, Gavels n Paddles, Grease, Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, Neon Sign, oil, Petroliana, Porcelain Sign, Tin sign

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Coors Dairy die-cut sign, $43,520 Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A complete Coors Dairy die-cut porcelain and neon sign ...

November 10, 2019 / Album, band, BBC, Boston Ma., Buddha, car crash, Columns, documentation, fatality, Gavels n Paddles, Glossy Photos, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Hall, Led Zeppelin, Ming Dynasty, Music, musical album, Online Auction, photos, RR Auction, The Who

Gavels 'n' Paddles: James Dean crash photos, $22,498, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A collection of 30 original glossy photos, many unpublished, ...

November 2, 2019 / Antiques and Fine Art, Aquatic, Columns, Fish Lamp, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Gavels n Paddles, Joseph Lauber, Ken Hall, lamp, marble, Marble Sculpture, Pablo Picasso, Picasso, Pitcher, religious windows, Stained Glass, Taureau, Tiffany Studios, windows

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Aquatic Fish Lamp, $193,600, Fontaine's Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios (N.Y.) leaded glass aquatic fish lamp ...

October 30, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Antique Technologies, cellulose pulp, Columns, conservation, ephemera, Expert Insights, ferment paper, fermenting, Kary Pardy, laid paper, Paper, papermaking, preservation, printed materials, retting, wood fiber, woven paper

From Rags to Riches, not Ruin: Papermaking, Preservation, and Conservation

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy It’s no accident that when we think of ephemera, we think of printed materials ...

October 30, 2019 / Ballantine Books, Bill Dedman, book, Columns, Historical, Maxine Carter-Lome, miniature craft, miniature house, Miniatures, Novel, Paul Clark Newell Jr., storybook, Talk of the Trade, William A. Clark

Publisher’s Corner: November 2019

Living in a Miniature World by Maxine Carter-Lome Recently I read Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.’s book Empty ...

October 25, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Characters, Columns, Comic books, comics, Darth Vader, film, George Lucas, Han Solo, J.C. Vaughn, Jedi, Movie, Movie poster, movie posters, Obi Wan, Pop Culture Collecting, Princess Leia, Retro Collectibles, Sith, Skywalker, Star Wars, The Overstreet Guide, Yoda