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What's Selling on eBay: June 2015

What's Selling on eBay: June 2015
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,300 (27 bids): Judaica, Antique Sterling Silver Russian Inkwell Inkwell decorated with a Russian coat of arms on the front and a Jewish Star ...

Weathervanes

Weathervanes
Collecting with Jeff By Jeff Figler As I have repeatedly said, it never ceases to amaze me what people young and old collect. I received an email recently from a ...

Collector's Showcase: June 2015

Collector's Showcase: June 2015
Museum Sommelier The collecting of wine and related accessories is not a unique or exclusive hobby, but for Jim McCormick it is a lifetime passion that has resulted in a ...

Gavels n Paddles: Grandma Moses painting, $78,000, Nadeau's Auction

Gavels n Paddles: Grandma Moses painting, $78,000, Nadeau's Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall An oil on Masonite painting by the iconic American folk artist Grandma Moses (1860 - 1961, real name: Anna ...

Gavels n Paddles: Peters Ammunition poster, $12,540, Showtime Auction

Gavels n Paddles: Peters Ammunition poster, $12,540, Showtime Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A rare, antique Peters Ammunition poster with a bold and imposing graphic of a bear on a mountain, sold ...

Gavels n Paddles: Civil War-era cannon, $350,750, James D. Julia

Gavels n Paddles: Civil War-era cannon, $350,750, James D. Julia
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A Confederate New Orleans-made 12-pound bronze Napoleon on carriage cannon with limber sold for $350,750 at a Firearms Auction ...

Carrying on the Vintage Vibe

Carrying on the Vintage Vibe
Rescue and Restore In Randall Ball's case, if it sounds like a good idea, it's an opportunity. After hearing from a fellow-musician buddy about an amp he saw that looked ...

Gavels n Paddles: Thomas Brooks etagere, $63,250, Stevens Auction

Gavels n Paddles: Thomas Brooks etagere, $63,250, Stevens Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A rosewood rococo etagere with a bonnet top, crafted by 19th century furniture maker Thomas Brooks, sold for $63,250 ...

Gavels n Paddles: Clarence Millet painting, $18,300, Crescent City

Gavels n Paddles: Clarence Millet painting, $18,300, Crescent City
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by New Orleans artist Clarence Millet (1879-1959), titled Studio Courtyard, sold for $18,300 at ...

Blowing New Life into Old Glass

Blowing New Life into Old Glass
Rescue and Restore Jennifer Wanless-Craig and Terry Craig are the founders, artisans, and chief bottle washers of Artech Glassblowing Studios, a traditional glassblowing studio in the Haliburton Highlands, nestled in ...

Gavels n Paddles: Double eagle historical flask, $57,330, Norman C. Heckler

Gavels n Paddles: Double eagle historical flask, $57,330, Norman C. Heckler
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall An early Pittsburgh (Pa.) district double eagle historical flask, made circa 1820-1840 and with a bright yellow green color ...

Gavels n Paddles: Nine portrait miniatures, $94,163, Louis J. Dianni

Gavels n Paddles: Nine portrait miniatures, $94,163, Louis J. Dianni
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall Nine oval miniature on ivory portrait paintings of prominent men and women from colonial-era America, all of them rendered ...