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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.

June 15, 2018 / Alien, Antiques Peek, Barbie, Barbie doll, Boba Fett, Chewbacca, COBRA, Collecting Action Figures, Columns, Evolution, figurines, GI Joe, Hasbro, Hero, Jessica Kosinksi, Kenner, Kids Toys, Luke Skywalker, Memorabilia, Movie Characters, Movies, Princess Leia, R2D2, sci fi, science fiction, Star Wars, Super Heroes, Television, Toy collecting, toys

Antiques Peek: June 2018

The Evolution of Action Figures by Jessica Kosinski Action figures are everywhere today. They are popular toys for kids. Although, ...

June 10, 2018 / American Indian, American Indian & Western Art Auction, Art, beaded, beaded hide, birdstones, Columns, cowan's auctions, Gavels n Paddles, Gros Ventre, Hide Shirt, leggings, Navajo, Painted, Ponca, serape, Sioux, war shirt, Western Art

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Beaded hide war shirt, $55,200, Cowan’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An A’aninin (Gros Ventre) beaded hide war shirt sold ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Bamboo floor lamp, $241,900, Cottone Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios ‘Bamboo’ leaded glass and bronze floor ...

May 31, 2018 / Antiques Peek, Broadway, Columns, Jessica Kosinski, Memorabilia, NYC, Off Broadway, opera, Pantomime, performance, Playbill, Plays, poster, Productions, Souvenir, swag, Theater Souvenirs, Theatre, Theatre Memorabilia

Antiques Peek: May 2018

Theater Souvenirs by Jessica Kosinski Broadway shows have become a major part of the culture of both New York and ...

May 30, 2018 / Amber Bottle, Amber Glass, Baseball, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, Fatima Cigarettes, Fatima Team, Ink Bottle, Knitting Machine, Lock, Mike McLeod, Mouth Blown Glass, National League, NY Baseball, Padlock, Puzzle Lock, Sewing, Trick Padlock, What's Selling on eBay

What's Selling on eBay: May 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,402 (30 bids, 10 bidders): 1913 T200 Fatima Team Premium, New York Nationals, Rare ...

May 30, 2018 / Art, Barbie, baseball cards, Batman, Black Panther, Columns, Comic Art, Comic books, Comic Collecting, comics, DC Comics, Detective Comics, JC Vaughn, Ken Hall, Marvel, Maxine Carter-Lome, Playbills, Spiderman, Superman, Talk of the Trade, The Avengers, Theater, valuable

Publisher's Corner: June 2018

Comic Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Like the baseball cards I purchased with my allowance, and flipped and traded with friends ...

May 30, 2018 / Civil War, Colt Walker, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Navy, percussion revolver, pistol, Premiere Firearms Sale, revolver, Rock Island Auction Company, Winchester

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Colt percussion revolver, $1.84 million, Rock Island

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The only known original cased Colt civilian Walker percussion ...

May 25, 2018 / Bass Guitar, Casablanca, Columns, Concert Poster, electric guitar, Elvis Presley, Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Grand Ole Opry, guitar, Heritage Auctions, Jimi Hendrix, Ken Hall, Memorabilia, Movie poster, Movies, Music, Stevie Ray Vaughan

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar, $250,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Stevie Ray Vaughan’s owned and stage-played “Jimbo” electric guitar ...

May 20, 2018 / American Flyer, candy, clockwork, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, glass eyes, Ken Hall, Lionel Trains, Milestone Auctions, mohair, Santa clause, Scenic Railway, Spring Spectacular, Store Display, Uncle Same Easter Rabbit

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lionel trains store display, $12,000, Milestone Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1932 Lionel #177 Scenic Railway store display, 78 ...

May 16, 2018 / American Stage, American Theatre, ballet, Broadway, College of Arts & Sciences, Columns, Dr. David S. Shields, drama, Features, image collections, opera, Performers, performing arts, Photographs, Photography, Productions, Theatre, vaudeville, Visual Culture

Great Collections: May 2018

Photography & The American Stage: The Visual Culture of American Theater 1865-1965 Broadway Photographs (broadway.cas.sc.edu) is a website and online ...

May 15, 2018 / Belfast Mining Company, coin set, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Gold Coins, golden goose egg, goose egg, Harts Coins of the West, Holabird Western Americana Collections Gold Rush Sale, Holabird Western Americana Collections LLC, Ken Hall, Solid Gold

Gavels 'n' Paddles: “Harts Coins of the West” gold coins, $41,572, Holabird Western Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 36-coin “Harts Coins of the West” set of ...

May 10, 2018 / American Theater, Canada Goose, Capt. Charles C. Osgood, Columns, Copley Fine Art Auctions, decoy, duck decoy, duck hunting, Gavels n Paddles, Goose, Ira D. Hudson, Ken Hall, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Winter Sale

Gavels 'n' Paddles: A. Elmer Crowell plover decoy, $156,000, Copley Fine Art Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A turned-head plover decoy by the renowned carver A ...

May 5, 2018 / Columns, comics, Hake's Americana, Pop Culture Collecting

Star Wars, Comics Dominate in Hake's Auction

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Following up on last month's column, which saw Hake's Americana & Collectibles on track ...

May 5, 2018 / Antoine Blanchard, Basket, Buccellati, Canvas, Carved Jade, Centerpiece, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, John Moran Auctioneers, Ken Hall, oil panting, Russian snuff box, Snuff Box, Traditional Collector

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Russian gold snuff box, $18,750, John Moran

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Russian enameled 18kt yellow gold snuff box sold ...

April 30, 2018 / Art, artist, Circle of Domenico Feti, Clars Auction Gallery, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Modern Art, Painting, Paul Sawyier, Tiffany Studios, Venetian Lamp, Walt Kuhn, Watercolor

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Studios Venetian lamp, $102,850, Clars Auction Gallery

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios (N.Y.) Venetian desk lamp, circa 1910, ...

April 27, 2018 / Backstage, Broadway, Columns, Costumes, Hamilton, Maxine Carter-Lome, Musicals, NYC, Off Broadway, Playbill, Playbills, posters, props, Script, Sheet Music, Talk of the Trade, The Broadway League, Theater, Theatre

Publisher's Corner: May 2018

Backstage Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Growing up in and around New York City in a family that loved the theater ...

What's Selling on eBay: April 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $787.77 (50 bids, 12 bidders): Vintage 10-piece, Cold-painted, Miniature Austrian Bronze Pigs Orchestra Band ...

April 26, 2018 / Batman, Boba Fett, Captain America, Columns, Comic Book, comics, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Hake's Americana & Collectibles, J.C. Vaughn, More Fun Comics, Pop Culture Collecting, record-setter, record-setting, Spectre, Star Wars, Superman

Hake's Sets New Single-Week Record

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn After setting records with their previous auction, Hake's Americana & Collectibles looks well on ...

April 25, 2018 / Columns, comics, Gavels n Paddles, Hake's Americana

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Copy of Detective Comics #27, $569,275, Hake’s Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A copy of Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), featuring ...

April 20, 2018 / Any Warhol, Columns, Edvard Munch, Gavels n Paddles, Georges Remi Herge, gouache, Ink, Ken Hall, Paper, Private Art, Private Art Collections & Estates Discoveries, Watercolor

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Andy Warhol attribution, $32,400, Woodshed Art Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A gouache, watercolor and ink on paper attributed to ...

April 15, 2018 / Babe Ruth, Columns, Comic Book, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Memorabilia, Photograph, Sports, Tag Sale, The Flash, Vintage Comics, Weiss Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Detective Comics #29, $53,675, Weiss Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A copy of Detective Comics #29 (July 1939), bought ...

April 11, 2018 / American Glass, Blown glass, Clark Art Institute, collector, Columns, Curator, Decoration, decorative glass, display, Estate Sales, flea markets, Museum, On View, renovation, The Lauzon Collection

Great Collections: April 2018

On View: The Lauzon Collection at the Clark Art Institute There are two words that can thrill museum curators and ...

April 10, 2018 / Columns, Cordier's Auctions & Appraisals, Fine Art, Gavels n Paddles, Kelly Kinzle Antiques, Ken Hall, sugar chest, toy chest, Winter, Winter Antique & Fine Art Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 19th century sugar chest, $263,250, Cordier’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An early 19th century folk art painted sugar chest ...

April 5, 2018 / biography, Bonnie Scotland, Case Antiques, Chief Justice, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, George Washington, groom, John Marshall, Ken Hall, leather bound book, Paintings, Robert Green, Stallion, The Massachusetts Magazine, US Supreme Court

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Washington signed book, $138,000, Case Antiques

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A leather-bound copy of Volume 1 of The Massachusetts ...

What's Selling on eBay: March 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,850 (22 bids, 11 bidders): Antique 1914 Arizona License Plate, Original 3" X 7 ...