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.

August 27, 2018 / American Sand Painting, American Southwest, Antiques Peek, Art, Ceremonial, Columns, Crystals, Dry Painting, Fixed Sand Paintings, Jessica Kosinski, Minerals, Native American, sand, Sand Art, Sand Painting, spiritual, Spiritual Art, Unfixed Sand Paintings

Antiques Peek: August 2018

The Art of Native American Sand Painting by Jessica Kosinski Among the many traditions of the American Southwest are Native ...

August 25, 2018 / Ammunition, Art of the American West, chairs, Childs blanket, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, indigo dye, John Moran Auctioneers, Ken Hall, Mission Morris, Navajo, Turn of the Century Design

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Navajo classic period child’s wearing blanket, mid-19th century, ...

August 23, 2018 / Basket Weaving, Baskets, coiled basket, Columns, handcrafted, Jan Duggan, Miniature Basket, Native American, Pima, Pima-crafted baskets, souvenirs, Tiny Basket, tourism, Utilitarian, weaving

Great Collections: August 2018

Baskets in Miniature: An Interview with Collector Jan Duggan Although Native American tribes throughout North America were hand-crafters of baskets ...

August 17, 2018 / Antique Marketplace News, Columns, comics, Pop Culture Collecting, Retro Collectibles

Captain America Comics #70: Going Home Again

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Collector Jason Versaggi knows both the cold, analytical, logical purchases for his collection on ...

August 16, 2018 / Antique Marketplace News, Blown glass, bottle glass, Bottles, colored glass, colors, Columns, Expert Insights, Glass, Kary Pardy, molded, patterned, patterned glass, Pressed glass, rainbow, sand, silica

Colorful Chemistry

Exploring Antique Technologies By Kary Pardy Glass is blown, pressed, molded, and patterned, but sometimes the most stunning features come ...

August 15, 2018 / Art, book, Carolyn Keene, Columns, Cover art, Gavels n Paddles, gouache, illustration, illustration art auction, Ink, Ken Hall, Nancy Drew, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Novel, Russell H. Tandy, stories, Swann Auction Galleries, Watercolor

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Nancy Drew cover illustration, $35,000, Swann Auction Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The watercolor, ink and gouache cover art for the ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Harry Bertoia sculpture. $275,000, Rago Arts

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A large Bush sculpture from midcentury modern designer Harry ...

What's Selling on eBay: August 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,139.89 (23 bids, 9 bidders): Maxfield Parrish Antique Edison Mazda Electric Light Bulb Store ...

August 5, 2018 / Ansel Adams, Brancusi's Endless Column, Columns, Consuelo Kanaga, Doyle Antiques, Edward Steichen, France, Gavels n Paddles, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ken Hall, NYC, Photographs, Photography

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Edward Steichen photo, $20,000, Doyle

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1926 photograph by Edward Steichen (Fr., 1879-1973), titled ...

August 1, 2018 / alchemy bottles, Antiques Peek, Apothecary Bottles, Beckett Media, Bottles, Columns, Glass Bottles, Jessica Kosinski, Medicine bottle, Medieval, pharmaceutical bottles, tonic, whimsical

Antiques Peek: July 2018

A Tonic a Day Keeps the Doctor Away by Jessica Kosinski Pharmaceutical bottles, also known as apothecary bottles, have been ...

July 27, 2018 / Art, Chinese Vase, Columns, David Hockney, Dimitri Krasnopevtsev, Gavels n Paddles, Ileana Sonnabend, Imperial mark, Ken Hall, marble, Marble top table, Millea Brothers, Oil Painting, Painting, Qing Dynasty, Spring Select Auction, Vase

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Hockney photo portfolio, $75,000, Millea Brothers

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A David Hockney 1976 photo portfolio from the collection ...

July 23, 2018 / Carved Walnut, Coffee roasting, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, eBay, Gas Pump, Hunter, Jennings Slot Machine, Mike McLeod, Mountain Goat, Online Auction, Peanut Roaster, Roasters, Roman design, Slot Machine, slots, Wall Plaque, Walnut, What's Selling on eBay

What's Selling on eBay: July 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $24,080 (11 bids, 7 bidders): Wayne Visible Gallon Gas Pump 492 Antique. Wayne 492 ...

July 22, 2018 / Books, Columns, FBI, FDR, Gavels n Paddles, History, J. Edgar Hoover, John Adams, Jonathan Mayhew, Ken Hall, Novel, PBA Galleries, Political, Politics, Stationary, The Federalist

Gavels 'n' Paddles: First edition, The Federalist, $223,500, PBA Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A rare first edition copy of The Federalist (1788), ...

July 20, 2018 / Bottle Making, Bottles, Columns, Glass, Glass art, Glass blowing, Glass Bottles, Glassblower, glassworks, Historic, Mineral, Mineral Waters, National Bottle Museum, Water industry, Wine bottle

Great Collections: July 2018

The National Bottle Museum Inside an unassuming, historic 1901 three-story brick commercial building in downtown Ballston Spa, NY, you will ...

July 17, 2018 / Americana, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Holabird Western Americana Collections, Ken Hall, Mining, Railroad, Reno, silver, Silver Chalice, Slot Machine, Walting

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Watling mid-‘30s 5-cent slot machine, $3,250, Holabird Western Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A mid-1930s Watling three-reel 5-cent slot machine sold for ...

July 12, 2018 / autographs, Bob Dylan, Columns, Dave Grohl, Gavels n Paddles, glossy photo, Grunge Rock, Ken Hall, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Photo, Pink Floyd, Rock, rock music, RR Auction, The Greatful Dead

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Nirvana signed photo, $14,323, RR Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An oversized color glossy photo of the grunge rock ...

July 5, 2018 / Batman, Columns, Comic Book, comic cover, Cover art, Death Dealer 6, Frank Frazetta, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, Superman, Verotik, World Record Comic Book & Art Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Frank Frazetta comic cover art, $1.79 million, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Original artwork by legendary artist Frank Frazetta titled Death ...

June 30, 2018 / Albert Einstein, Columns, Fine books, Gavels n Paddles, George Gershwin, Hyman Sandow, Ken Hall, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Manuscript, musical, musical manuscript

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Gershwin manuscript, $27,500, Leslie Hindman

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A George Gershwin autographed musical manuscript, signed twice to ...

A Comic Book Market Snapshot

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn In keeping with this issue's special focus on comic books, it seemed like an ...

June 28, 2018 / Antique Glass Bottles, Art, Bottles, colored glass, Columns, Glass Bottles, glass jar, handmade, Jars, Maxine Carter-Lome, Mouth Blown Glass, Talk of the Trade, WWI

Publisher’s Corner: July 2018

Time in a Bottle By Maxine Carter-Lome Antique glass bottles (essentially those made before World War I) are interesting historical ...

What's Selling on eBay: June 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $11,687 (76 bids, 25 bidders): Antique Stevens Painted Cast Iron Monkey Velocipede Tricycle Bell ...

June 25, 2018 / Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Harry Houdini, Ken Hall, Magic, Manuscript, poster, Potter & Potter Auctions, scrapbook, spiritualism

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Harry Houdini scrapbook, $66,000, Potter & Potter

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A mostly 1922-1925-era, two-volume spiritualism scrapbook signed, kept and ...

June 21, 2018 / Art, Captain America, Columns, Comic Art, Comic Book Artist, comics, Cover art, Entertainment, Heritage Auctions, Jason Versaggi, JC Vaughn, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Movies, Nick Katradis, Overstreet, Steve Epting, Winter Soldier