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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 13, 2017 / Battle of Little Big Horn, Battle of Trafalgar, Capt. William Rutherford, Colt, Columns, Extraordinary Firearms Auction, Gavels n Paddles, General Custer, Guinea Lloyd, James D. Julia Inc., Sword

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Little Big Horn Colt pistol, $460,000, James D. Julia, Inc.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Colt single-action Army pistol (SN 5773), used by ...

Great Collections: June 2017

The Eric C. Caren Collection Photos: Christie’s Images Ltd. 2017 Eric C. Caren has been called the “Babe Ruth of ...

June 7, 2017 / Alexander Calder, Art, Canvas, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Henri-Jean Guillaume, mobiles, modern & contemporary works, Oil on Canvas, Painting, Robert Rauschenberg, Screen print, Skinner Inc., standing mobile

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Alexander Calder mobile, $471,000, Skinner, Inc.

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An untitled standing mobile from around 1965 by Alexander ...

June 5, 2017 / Berknie Worell, Bonhams, Columns, Dark Side of the Moon, Eminem, Gavels n Paddles, New York City, Pink Floyd, Rock Memorabilia Sale, Tupac Shakur

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Abbey Road studio console, $1.8 million, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An Abbey Road Studios recording console, the very one ...

May 31, 2017 / Articles, Columns, Editorial, Flushing Meadows Park, Ice Theater, Maxine Carter-Lome, New York City, New York City Pavillion, New York Worlds Fair, , Publisher, Talk of the Trade, The Unisphere, World's Fair

Publisher’s Corner: June 2017

A Fair to Remember By Maxine Carter-Lome My first World’s Fair was the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair at Flushing ...

May 29, 2017 / Chas. W. Shonk, Coca Cola, Coke, Columns, Dispenser, Gavels n Paddles, Ginger Ale, Glasscock Brothers, Indian Rock, Morphy's Auction, Sales, Sample Cooler, Samples, Spring Antique Advertising Sale, Syrup

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Coca-Cola sample cooler, $17,835, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa 1929 Coca-Cola double Glasscock Brothers salesman’s sample ...

What's Selling on eBay: May 2017

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $1,525 (43 bids, 12 bidders): Pre-1923 BING German Live Steam Tin Articulated Toy Meat ...

May 24, 2017 / Casablanca, Columbia Pictures, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Invisible Man, movie posters, Movies, Universal Studios, Vintage Movie Posters Auction, Warner Bros.

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Invisible Man movie poster, $274,850, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A poster for the 1933 Universal movie The Invisible ...

May 24, 2017 / American Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes, chariot, Columns, Greek Olympics, horse, horse jockey, Horse Racing, Jeff Figler, jockey, Jockey Club, Kentucky Derby, mounted horse, Queen Anne, racing program, the Preakness

Collecting With Jeff: May 2017

Horse Racing Collectibles Jeff Figler If you are like most people who go to a horse race you wage on ...

May 18, 2017 / Alfred E. Neuman, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Hake's Americana, MAD magazine, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Mia Farrow, Norman Mingo, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Memorabilia Auction, The Beatles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: MAD magazine cover art, $57,242, Hake’s Americana

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Original cover art for the September 1968 issue of ...

May 18, 2017 / Architecture, Collections, Columns, gardening, Gardening tool, Gardens, Judy Gonyeau, Landscape, Mark Morrison, Tools, Wisconsin

Great Collections: May 2017

A Tool for Every Purpose - The Gardening Tool Collection of Mark Morrison By Judy Gonyeau Seeds of His Collection ...

May 13, 2017 / American Bottle Auctions, catalog auctions, Catawba Wine, Columns, E. G. Lyons & Co., Gavels n Paddles, Lacour, Medicine bottle, Online Auction, western bitters

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lacour’s bitters bottle, $35,650, American Bottle Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Lacour’s early Western bitters bottle, made circa 1866-1875, ...

May 11, 2017 / Atlas-Seaboard, Collectibles, Columns, Comic, Comic Character, DC Comics, Doctor Strange, J.C. Vaughn, Martin Goodman, Marvel Comics, Philip Zolli Jr., Pop Culture Collecting, Spider-Man, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, The Atlas Archives

In Memoriam: Philip Zolli, Jr.

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn For many years, it seemed as if Philip Zolli, Jr.'s site, The Atlas Archives ...

May 8, 2017 / automobile, Cabriolet, Columns, Ferrari, Ferrari F50, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Maserati, Maserati A6G/54 Coupe Series III, RM Auctions, Sotheby's

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1937 Bugatti Type 57S car, $7.7 million, RM/Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet automobile, one of ...

May 4, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Columns, crops, decorating, decorative, Flowers, garden, Jessica Kosinski, planting, Plants, practical, Watering Cans, watering pots, weeding

Antiques Peek: May 2017

Watering Cans Can by Jessica Kosinski Whenever the weather permits, many of us like to be out in the garden ...

May 3, 2017 / Columns, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Fine Art, Gavels n Paddles, Hippolyte Peyrol, Isidore-Jules Bonheur, Ken Hall, tinplate, Winter Antique & Fine Art Auction, wood toy

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 19th century toy fire pumper, $33,000, Cordier Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 19th-century tinplate and wood toy fire pumper sold ...

May 1, 2017 / Collector Clubs, Columns, Directory, Editorial, Etsy, Evolution, Gardens, Graphics, Historic, Historic Gardens, logos, Pinterest, redesign, Spring, Springtime, Talk of the Trade, vintage

Publisher’s Corner: May 2017

Welcome to Spring, When Everything Old is New Again! by Maxine Carter-Lome Welcome to the premier issue of our new ...

April 29, 2017 / Clars Auction Gallery, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monterey Cypress on the Cliffs of Pebble Beach, Skyline New York City, Watermelon Slice, Wayne Thiebaud

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wayne Thiebaud still-life, $78,650, Clars Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A still-life painting by Wayne Thiebaud (Am., b. 1920), ...

April 28, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Blown glass, Columns, Glass, Jessica Kosinski, Jiggers, Prohibition, Shot Glasses, whiskey, Whiskey Tasters, Whiskey Tumblers

Antiques Peek: April 2017

Hit Me With Your Best Shot! by Jessica Kosinski Shot glasses (sometimes written as one word) are some of the ...

April 27, 2017 / CGC-Certified, Characters, Columns, Comic books, ComicLink, DC Comics, J.C. Vaughn, Josh Nathanson, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Pop Culture Collecting, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Superman, Vintage Comics

Superman, Spider-Man Set Records (Again)

Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn Among the more notable prices realized for vintage comic books over the past few ...

April 25, 2017 / Bonhams, Columns, Elegant Home Auction, Gavels n Paddles, George V, German Baroque, Ken Hall, London Freedom Casket, Mappin & Webb

Gavels 'n' Paddles: George V casket, $68,750, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An important George V 18kt yellow gold London Freedom ...

April 21, 2017 / Columns, Dr. Neustadt, Egon Neustadt, Lamps, lampshade, The Choicest Lamp, The Lamps of Tiffany, Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Studios

The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Lamps

An amateur poet, Dr. Neustadt wrote a sentimental poem entitled "The Choicest Lamp" that he included as the preface to ...

April 20, 2017 / Carved figure, Carved minstrel figure, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, polychrome, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Weathervane, Winter Feature Sale

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Carved minstrel figure, $157,950, Thomaston Place

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1870 American carved polychrome wooden minstrel figure of ...

April 18, 2017 / Baseball, Bernie Brewer, Columns, Fredbird, Jeff Figler, Joe Di Maggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, Mr. Met, Phillie Phanatic, San Diego Chicken, Team Mascots

Collecting with Jeff: April 2017

Team Mascots By Jeff Figler From Fredbird to Bernie Brewer, the Slider to the Phillie Phanatic, mascots have been a ...

April 16, 2017 / Colt, Columns, Firearms Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Holland & Holland Royal Grade, John Rigby & Co., Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, two-barrel shotgun, Winchester

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Holland & Holland shotgun, $43,050, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A cased Holland & Holland Royal Grade two-barrel shotgun ...