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What's Selling on eBay: November 2016

What's Selling on eBay: November 2016
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $10,902 (13 bids, 5 bidders): Antique Papier-mache Clockwork Rabbit and 3 Bunnies - All Nodders and Mouth Moves. A large Father Rabbit with three ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Annie Oakley's shotgun, $207,000, Julia and Poulin

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Annie Oakley's shotgun, $207,000, Julia and Poulin
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Annie Oakley's personal 12 gauge William Cashmore Boxlock shotgun sold for $207,000 at back-to-back Firearms Auctions conducted by Poulin ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1909-11 Honus Wagner card, $3.12 million, Goldin Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1909-11 Honus Wagner card, $3.12 million, Goldin Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The famed 1909-1911 T206 White Border Honus Wagner PSA EX 5 (MC) baseball card – the so-called “Jumbo Wagner” ...

Collector's Showcase: November 2016

Collector's Showcase: November 2016
Calm, Cool, and Collected There is no doubt that information is flowing to us in greater amounts and from different directions than ever before. What to buy, where to go, ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Henry Clay solid gold medal, $346,000, Heritage Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Henry Clay solid gold medal, $346,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1852 medal honoring U.S. Secretary of State Henry Clay, struck by the U.S. Mint in nearly 30 ounces ...

New York Comic Con Sets New Records

New York Comic Con Sets New Records
Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Despite the severe physical limitations imposed by having the outdated and undersized Jacob Javits Convention Center as its home base, The New ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Fitz Henry Lane work, $296,250, James D. Julia

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Fitz Henry Lane work, $296,250, James D. Julia
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An unsigned oil on canvas painting by Fitz Henry Lane, depicting New Bedford Harbor and housed in a lovely ...

Antiques Peek: October 2016

Published Antiques Peek: October 2016
Folk Art Dolls by Jessica Kosinski It would be impossible to talk about folk art fully without taking some time to recognize a major folk art phenomenon, which was the ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Albert Bierstadt painting, $386,100, Thomaston Place

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Albert Bierstadt painting, $386,100, Thomaston Place
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A luminist painting by Albert Bierstadt (Am., 1830-1902), titled Sunrise, sold for $386,100 at  an auction held Aug. 27-29 ...

What's Selling on eBay: October 2016

What's Selling on eBay: October 2016
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $1,259 (29 bids, 12 bidders): 1965 Richard Avedon, Silver Gelatin Beatles Photograph Paul McCartney, NASA. Measuring 8 by 10 inches, this rare silver gelatin ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Chinese huanghuali bed, $1.385 million, Bonhams

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Chinese huanghuali bed, $1.385 million, Bonhams
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A rare Chinese huanghuali four-poster bed from the Ming Dynasty sold for $1.385 million at a week-long series of ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Leger pencil drawing, $125,000, Swann Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Leger pencil drawing, $125,000, Swann Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A pencil drawing by Fernand Leger, titled La Lecture (1924), sold for $125,000 at a 19th & 20th Century ...