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.

March 3, 2016 / dishes, famille rose, famille rose dishes, feast bowl, Gavels n Paddles, JADE, jade carvings, Michaan's Auctions, Native American, wood netsukes

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Two famille rose dishes, $100,300, Michaan's Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A pair of diminutive 19th century famille rose dishes, ...

March 3, 2016 / Art and Design, Columns, flea markets, glassware, Houston, Lyndon B. Johnson, San Antonio, Space Center, Suzy Kirchberg, Texas, The Alamo

On the Road to… Texas

The Great State of Texas has it all - historic attractions such as the Alamo in San Antonio, world-class museums, ...

March 1, 2016 / Apple, Apple Watch, Clocks, Columns, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, iPhone, Mac, Maxine Carter-Lome, personal timepieces, sundials, Talk of the Trade, timekeeping instruments, timepieces

Publisher's Corner: March 2016

Timeless Precision & Craftsmanship By Maxine Carter-Lome From the earliest sundials dating from about 3500 BC to the launch of ...

February 25, 2016 / Brunk Auctions, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Cornwallis, Gavels n Paddles, Norman Rockwell, Revolutionary War chart, Washington, Yorktown

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Revolutionary War chart, $141,600, Brunk Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1782 Revolutionary War chart of Yorktown from the ...

February 22, 2016 / African American, African Americana, Americana, Columns, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Figler, Kara Walker, Kerry James Marshall, Malcolm X, MLK, Romare Bearden

Collecting African Americana

Collecting with Jeff Jeff Figler Sometimes collectibles are right in front of your eyes and you just don't realize it ...

February 20, 2016 / Archives International Auctions, First Liberty Loan, Fort Lee, Gavels n Paddles, General Gaspar Sanchez Ochoa, gold bond, Republic of Mexico, stock ticker, Western Union

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Republic of Mexico bond, $8,555, Archives International

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1865 bond of the Republic of Mexico, signed ...

February 16, 2016 / California, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, gold, Ken Hall, maps, PBA Galleries, The Warren Heckrotte Collection, William Eddy

Gavels 'n' Paddles: California gold map, $39,000, PBA Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A map of the California gold region, published in ...

February 16, 2016 / Columns, Curator, Florida Infusion Services, I.V. Therapy Pharmacy, Joint Commission Accredited Home Health Nursing Agenc, MAACM, Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Rudy Ciccarello, Two Red Roses Foundation

Collector's Showcase: February 2016

Rudy Ciccarello: From Collector to Curator From the early collecting days in 1997 to the summer of 2004, Rudy Ciccarello, ...

February 13, 2016 / Art Glass, Columns, Favrile glass, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, Lalique, Tiffany Studios, Vase

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Studios glass vase, $48,750, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios Favrile glass floriform vase, made circa ...

February 10, 2016 / Alexander Dumas, Columns, Dashiell Hammett, Gavels n Paddles, Jules Verne, Ken Hall, literature, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Swann Galleries

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Dashiell Hammett book, $65,000, Swann Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first-edition copy of Dashiell Hammett's book The Red ...

February 6, 2016 / badge, Circus Poster, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, eBay, Figural Bottle, Gamewell stand, gold enameled, majolica bottle, Medal, Mike McLeod, Online Auction, Police Call Box, Society of the Cincinnati, Stork, What's Selling on eBay

What's Selling on eBay: February 2016

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,301 (24 bids, 14 bidders): Large Antique Majolica Figural Bottle, Stork Umbrella Glasses & ...

February 5, 2016 / Ayrton Senna, Captain Action, Columns, Comic books, Comic Characters, Dolph Lundgren, Geppi's Entertainment Museum, J.C. Vaughn, Judge Dredd, Medicom Toy Corporation, Pop Culture Collecting, Rambo, Rocky, Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone, Ultraman, Zombie Gras, Zombies

Captain Action Meets Ultraman

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn When writer-collector James Long documented a previously forgotten bit of Captain Action history, it ...

February 3, 2016 / Armor, Chainmail, Columns, Egyptian sultan, Gavels n Paddles, German, Hunting Trophy, John Ulrich, Ken Hall, Red Stag, Rock Island Auction Company, The Royal Hunt, Winchester Rifle

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Historical shirt of armor, $2.3 million, Rock Island

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A historical shirt of armor dating back to a ...

February 2, 2016 / Antique Shops, Antique Shows, Arts, Columns, Crafts, Inns, Museums, New Mexico, Santa Fe, workshops

On the Road to… New Mexico

Perhaps nowhere else does art and architecture capture the vernacular and cultural landscape as perfectly as in New Mexico; a ...

January 31, 2016 / button collection, Columns, family story, local history, Monson MA, Myra Keep Lovell Moulton, The Keep Homestead Museum

Collector’s Showcase: January 2016

The Keep Homestead Museum When Myra Keep Lovell Moulton died in 1988, the last of a long line of Keeps ...

January 27, 2016 / Arizona Biltmore, Arts, Beauport the Sleeper-McCann House, Crafts, Gloucester Massachusetts, MAACM, Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, Museums, Pasadena California, Phoenix Arizona, Talk of the Trade, The Gamble House

Publishers Corner: February 2016

Arts & Crafts Road Trips In December the editorial staff and I took a road trip to The Stickley Museum ...

January 27, 2016 / Arcade panel van, Bertoia Auctions, Bunker Hill, cast-iron, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, George Washington, Holiday Surprises, Hubley, Ken Hall, Mechanical Bank, Reindeer, sleigh, toys

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1920s Arcade panel van, $21,240, Bertoia Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1929 Arcade 'White' delivery panel van with 'Peerless' ...

January 22, 2016 / Archives International Auctions, banknote, China, Columns, Farmers Bank, Gavels n Paddles, Imperial Bank, Ken Hall

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 1942 Chinese banknotes, $20,060, Archives Int'l

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1942 Farmers Bank of China banknote trio sold ...

January 20, 2016 / American Quilts, Amish quilts, blankets, Columns, culcita, Dickinson College, Jeff Figler, Quilting, Quilts, stuffed sack

American Quilts

Collecting with Jeff by Jeff Figler A few years ago my wife and I dropped our son at Dickinson College ...

January 18, 2016 / Gavels n Paddles

Patek Philippe watch, $389,000, Antiquorum

A Patek Philippe 18kt white gold minute-repeater retrograde perpetual calendar watch sold for $389,000 at an Important Watches & Jewelry ...

January 15, 2016 / Atom, Black Canary, Columns, Comic books, Comic Link, Hawkman, J.C. Vaughn, Pop Culture Collecting, Red Tornado, Superman, The Justice League of America, Wonder Woman

Comic Art, Cosplay and Dreams

Comic Character Collectibles BY J.C. Vaughn Perez Justice League Cover Tops $80 K Artist George Pérez's original 10"x 15" cover ...

January 9, 2016 / Bodkin Case, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, DuPont, Gun Powder, Mike McLeod, Needle Case, Solid Gold, Vernis Martin, What's Selling on eBay, Wilmington Delaware

What's Selling on eBay: January 2016

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod Overall appraiser notes: in making evaluations concerning the relative prudence of monetary decisions involving ...

January 5, 2016 / Barbara Bach, Columns, Drum Kit, Gavels n Paddles, Jim Irsay, Julien's Auctions, Ken Hall, Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl, Music, Patek Philippe, Recordings, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Ringo Starr drum kit, $2.2 million, Julien's

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1963 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl three-piece drum kit ...

January 4, 2016 / Big Brother & the Holding Company, Cabriolet, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Janis Joplin, Ken Hall, Music, Porsche, Rock n Roll, Sotheby's, Sports Car

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Janis Joplin's Porsche, $1.76 million, Sotheby's

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The 1964 Porsche 356 C 1600 SC Cabriolet sports ...

December 23, 2015 / advertisements, Antique, catalogues, documentation, Israel Sack, photos, Talk of the Trade

Publishers Corner: January 2016

100 Years Ago in History “There is still another benefit to be derived from the collecting of antiques and that ...