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.

September 12, 2017 / Baseball, Columns, Cracker Jack, Cracker Jack Prize, football, Gavels n Paddles, Hank Aaron, Heritage Auctions, Johny Unitas, Ken Hall, Premium Sportscard Catalog Auction, Topps, Trading Card

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1915 Ty Cobb baseball card, $432,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1915 Cracker Jack #30 baseball trading card, one ...

September 9, 2017 / Art, banking, Columns, furniture, Glass, J. Pierpont Morgan, manuscripts, Paintings, Porcelain, Prints, rare books, Sculpture, silver

Great Collections: September 2017

J. Pierpont Morgan Hartford native John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), founder of a banking dynasty still in operation today, was one ...

September 6, 2017 / Americana Auction, badge, Baseball, baseball cards, Blackwell Auctions, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, LAPD, Lieutenat, Police badge, President Theodore Roosevelt, retirement, retirement badge, sports memorabilia, Thomas Hicks, Topps

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Uncut sheet, baseball cards, $32,200, Blackwell Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An uncut sheet of 110 Topps baseball cards from ...

August 31, 2017 / Christie's, Columns, Diamond, Emerald, Gavels n Paddles, Jewelry, Ken Hall, Magnificent Jewels Auction, Raymond Yard, Ring

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Emerald and diamond ring, $5.512 million, Christie’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An emerald and diamond ring by Raymond Yard, set ...

August 31, 2017 / bone china, Bone Porcelain, China, Columns, Fine China, Hard Paste, Ivory China, Maxine Carter-Lome, Porcelain, Soft Paste, Talk of the Trade

Publisher's Corner: September 2017

Sorting Out the China by Maxine Carter-Lome Bone China, Fine China, Porcelain; then there is Soft Paste, Hard Paste, Ivory ...

August 30, 2017 / Columns, Curator, David E. (Ned) Lazaro, Deerfield, Fashion, Historic Deerfield, Museum, Textiles

Great Collections: August 2017

Historic Deerfield's Textiles Collection A conversation with David E. (Ned) Lazaro, Curator of Textiles Please give us an overall sense ...

August 29, 2017 / calculate, Cash Registers, Cashier, Columns, James Ritty, Jeff Figler, John Patterson, Money, monies, National Cash Register Company, Technology

Collecting with Jeff: August 2017

Cash Registers By Jeff Figler It always amazes me that, when I go to check out at a store, when ...

August 26, 2017 / Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Buzz Aldren, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Gus Grissom, Ken Hall, lunar, Moon Dust, Neil Armstrong, Sotheby's

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Apollo 11 moon bag, $1.8 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A bag used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring ...

August 23, 2017 / Amanda Sheriff, Carrie Wood, Columns, Comic, Comic Book, ComicConnect, Fantastic Comics, Gemstone Publishing, Holy Grail, J.C. Vaughn, Jon Berk, Original Art, Planet Comics, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Collecting, Restored Detective Comics, Spiderman

Jon Berk Collection Sets Records for ComicConnect

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The world of pop culture collectibles is very far from being a hyperbole-free zone ...

August 21, 2017 / Bowling Alley, Columns, Frontman, Gavels n Paddles, Greatful Dead, Guernsey's, guitar, Jerry Garcia, Ken Hall, Sothern Poverty Law Ceter, the Brooklyn Bowl

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Jerry Garcia ‘Wolf’ guitar, $1.9 million, Guernsey’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The guitar that Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia called ...

August 18, 2017 / Advertising, Art Nouveau, Baby Ruth, Columns, Corkscrew, Deborah Abernethy, display, gum, lamp, Lamp Shade, Leaded glass, License Plate, Mike McLeod, Moustrap, Paper Lable, Slag Glass, State Police Plate, Store Display, vintage, Vintage Tags, What's Selling on eBay, Wooden, WW2, WWII

What's Selling on eBay: August 2017

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,377 (28 bids, 10 bidders): Unusual Antique Corkscrew. This is an antique corkscrew that ...

August 16, 2017 / Bel-Air, car, Chevrolet, Columns, Cordier Auctions, Diamond, Floriad Highwaymen, Gavels n Paddles, Harold Newton, Ken Hall, Piano, Ring, Spring Antique Catalog Auction, Steinway Model B Grand Piano, Vehicle

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air, $31,860, Cordier Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A fully restored 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air car sold for ...

August 11, 2017 / Art, Buccellati, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, John Brandon Smith, John Moran Auctioneers, Ken Hall, Model D Grand Piano, Painting, Piano, plaque, Porcelain, silver eagle, Steinway & Sons, Traditional Collector Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Steinway grand piano, $22,500, John Moran

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

August 8, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Art, Braided Rugs, Columns, fireplaces, floor coverings, floor mats, Jessica Kosinski, New England, Rag Rugs, reversible rugs, Rugs, straw rugs, traditional, Wallace Nutting, woven mats

Antiques Peek: August 2017

Braided Beauties by Jessica Kosinski Braided rugs have been produced for centuries in some form, and they have also gone ...

August 6, 2017 / Antique Guns, Colt, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, lever action rifle, Remington, Rifles, Rock Island Auction Company, Winchester

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Engraved Henry lever rifle, $25,875, Rock Island Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An engraved lever-action Henry rifle sold for $25,875 at ...

August 1, 2017 / Albert Einstein, April 1912, cigar lables, cigars, clock, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, glass clock, Ken Hall, Life ring, Postage stamp, President Taft, RMS Titanic, SS Andrea Doria, SS Normandie, Weiss Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Letter written on the Titanic, $22,500, Philip Weiss Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A letter handwritten aboard the RMS Titanic on April ...

July 31, 2017 / American antiques, Americana, Columns, du Pont, garden, Henry Francis du Pont, horticulturist, Library, Maxine Carter-Lome, Museum, Talk of the Trade, Tappahannock Room, Textiles, Time, Winterthur, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Woven

Publisher's Corner: August 2017

Woven Through Time By Maxine Carter-Lome Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library ...

July 29, 2017 / battlefield, Columns, Entertainment, Hawaiian, Jeff Figler, Jousting, King Henry VIII, Knights, Medieval, Medieval jousting, metal, Middle Ages, Nobles, party, royalty, theme, theme party, Western

Collecting with Jeff: July 2017

Full Metal Jousting by Jeff Figler Have you ever been to a theme party? Well, they can be lots of ...

July 25, 2017 / Autograph, Autographed Book, Bette Davis, Book Stacks, Bookcase, Books, Celebrity, Chloe Powell, Columns, Dr. Ken Kallin, Guinness World Record, Hollywood, Movie, Movie Stills, Nelson Mandela, Signature, Stacks, vintage

Great Collections: July 2017

Dr. Ken Kallin: Signature Collector Photos by Chloe Powell Dr. Ken Kallin has amassed what is widely acknowledged to be ...

July 21, 2017 / Blown glass, Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., Columns, fluid stand lamps, Gavels n Paddles, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Ken Hall, lighting, oil lamps, Pressed glass, Three-Brintie Block, whale oil lamps

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Pair of whale oil lamps, $26,910, Jeffrey S. Evans

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A pair of free-blown and pressed whale oil lamps, ...

July 17, 2017 / Amazing Spider-Man, American comic art, Art, Battlestar Galactica, Columns, Comic Art, Comic books, Comic Cover Art, Comics & Comic Art Auction, Frank Frazetta, Fritz the Cat, Gavels n Paddles, Green Goblin, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, Robert Crumb, Steve Ditko

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Fritz the Cat comic cover art, $717,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Robert Crumb’s 1969 Fritz the Cat comic cover art ...

July 14, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Columns, Golden Age of Travel, Historical, Jessica Kosinski, Mall of NE, ocean liners, stage coaches, stagecoach, steamboat, Steamer Trunks, Trains, Travel trunks, traveling, traveling chests, treasure, trunks, wardrobes

Antiques Peek: July 2017

Travel Trunks of Treasure by Jessica Kosinski Few items epitomize the Golden Age of Travel more than travel trunks. Steamer ...

July 12, 2017 / Aquanaut, Columns, Cordier Auctions, Gavels n Paddles, GI Joe, GI Joe Aquanaut, GI Joe Auction, GI Joe Black Action Soldier, GI Nurse, Green Beret, Ken Hall

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1967 GI Nurse in box, $4,200, Cordier Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1967 GI Nurse (part of the GI Joe ...

July 9, 2017 / Amazing Fantasy, Amazing Spider-Man, CGC-Certified, Columns, Comic Art, Comic Book Collection, Comic books, Comic Connect, Comic Link, J.C. Vaughn, Jon Berk, Marvel, Original Art, Overstreet, Pop Culture Collecting, Price Guide, Spider-Man, Spiderman, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide

CGC 8.0 Amazing Fantasy # 15 Tops $260,000

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The approach of Spider-Man: Homecoming and the character's presence in feature films since 2002's ...

July 7, 2017 / Bacs & Russo, Bao Dair, calendar watch, Columns, emperor, emperor of Vietnam, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Phillips, Rolex, Rolex Reference, Vietnam, Wristwatch, yellow gold

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Rolex “Bao Dai” watch, $5.06 million, Phillips

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The Rolex Reference 6062 “Bao Dai” wristwatch, named for ...