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.

Looking Back at the Road to Avengers: Endgame

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Where would Hollywood be financially without the superhero films, and specifically the Marvel Cinematic ...

June 18, 2019 / Art, Art World, artist names, artist tags, Branksy, Columns, Frank 207, Graffiti, graffiti tag, Joe 136, Julio 204, Pontus Silfverstolpe, Shepard Fairey, Street Art, tags, Taki, Taki 183

Tip and Trends: June 2019

by Pontus Silfverstolpe The Art World’s Best Kept Secret It is a late-summer night in the city where anything is ...

June 15, 2019 / Anchor Stones, Antiques Peek, Bliss Blocks, Blocks, Building Blocks, Childhood, Columns, games, Holgate, Holgate Toys, Jessica Kosinski, Legos, Lincoln Logs, Playskool, Richter, Tinkertoys, Woodworking

Antiques Peek: June 2019

Block by Block by Jessica Kosinski Childhood is a time when fun and games are at the top of the ...

June 6, 2019 / bottle, Coca Cola, Coke Bottle, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Morphy's Auction, Prototype, Prototype Bottle, Root Glass Company, soda bottle

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Prototype Coke bottle, $110,700, Morphy’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A rare Coca-Cola prototype bottle sold for $110,700 at ...

May 31, 2019 / Antiques Peek, bag, Columns, Doctor, doctor bag, doctors office, Jessica Kosinski, medical bag, medical checkup, midwife

Antiques Peek: May 2019

It’s In The Bag by Jessica Kosinski Today, we take going to the doctor’s office for granted. It is a ...

May 29, 2019 / baseball cards, Charles Darrow, Columns, Comic Book, eBay, Fun, games, Happy Meal, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Maxine Carter-Lome, Monopoly, Pokemon, Sotheby's, specialty auction, Talk of the Trade, toys

Publisher’s Corner: June 2019

Collecting Fun & Games by Maxine Carter-Lome Every child grows up with a favorite game or toy that carries with ...

May 29, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Columns, comics, Pop Culture Collecting, Retro Collectibles

Pop Culture Potpourri: Star Wars, Action Comics Number 1, and more

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Star Wars Toys The record-setting prices for Star Wars toys have really established a ...

May 28, 2019 / Antique Marketplace News, Burns Archive, Columns, documentation, Expert Insights, Facebook, Instagram, Kary Pardy, malady identification, Medical Photography, medical process, Photograph, photos, Pinterest, Snapchat, vintage photographs, Wellcome Collection

Learning from Medical Photography Collecting

Exploring Antique Technology by Kary Pardy Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest: they are all wildly popular and all run on the ...

May 27, 2019 / Album, Autograph, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, gold chain, Ken Hall, Led Zeppelin, Music, Paul McCartney, Prince, Queen Elizabeth, rock music, RR Auction, The Artist Formerly Known As, The Beatles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Led Zeppelin signed album, $32,156, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album signed by each of ...

May 21, 2019 / addiction, Antique Jar, baseball cards, Columns, comics, Doctor, glass cabinet, Heine Osteome, IV stands, mechanical chainsaw, medical collectibles, medical instruments, Natan Schleider, rotary telephone

Great Collections: May 2019

Natan Schleider Gallery, LLC Purveyor, Restorer, and Collector of Fine Medical Antiques Dr. Natan Schleider, a family practitioner and addiction ...

May 20, 2019 / Casablanca, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, magazine ad, MGM, Movie Poster Auction, movie posters, Nosferatu, promotional ad, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, The Wolf Man

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wizard of Oz movie poster, $108,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A half-sheet style A poster for The Wizard of ...

Tips and Trends: May 2019

by Pontus Silfverstolpe Everything Has A Price When I was little and watched James Bond with my father, he would ...

What’s Selling on eBay: May 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,246 (36 bids, 11 bidders); 1881 Princeton vs. Yale Football Championship Program, Walter Camp ...

May 13, 2019 / Columns, concert piano, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Gavels n Paddles, Grand Piano, Inverted Hanging Lamp, Ken Hall, Library Window, Piano, Pottier & Stymus, rosewood credenza, Steinway Model D Centennial Concert Grand Piano, Steinway piano, Tiffany Studios

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Steinway Model D grand piano, $169,400, Fontaine’s Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Steinway Model D Centennial concert grand piano sold ...

May 6, 2019 / card sharping, cheating device, Columns, FR Ritter, gambling, Gambling Memorabilia Sale, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Potter & Potter Auctions, SW Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table, Will & Finck

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Expert at the Card Table, $16,800, Potter & Potter

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first-edition copy of S.W. Erdnase’s The Expert at ...

April 30, 2019 / baseball cards, Buck Ewing, Columns, G&B Gum, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, New York Giants, Sports Comics Comic Art & Animation Auction, The North Fork Collection, Weiss Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Old Judge cabinet cards, $431,000, Weiss Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The North Fork Collection of 37 Old Judge cabinet ...

April 30, 2019 / Antiques Peek, bowls, Columns, crystal, dishes, Drinking Glasses, flint glass, Glass, glassware, Jessica Kosinski, lead, Lead Crystal, Lead Oxide, Molten Glass, Wine Glasses

Antiques Peek: April 2019

I Can See Clearly Now By Jessica Kosinski Glassware is commonplace in today’s society. We all have drinking glasses, wine ...

April 29, 2019 / Ailment, Amputation Saw, Blood Pressure, Civil War, Columns, Doc, Doctor, Doctor's Bag, Forceps, House Call, illness, Lancet, Maxine Carter-Lome, Medicine, Modern Medicine, Reflex Hammer, Revolutionary War, Scalpel, Stethoscope, Syringe, Talk of the Trade, Thermometer