Features
In Sparkling Company
News from the Corning Museum of Glass on its 2020 Spring Exhibition Sourced from CMoG press releases on the exhibit and its accompanying book In Sparkling Company, Reflections on Glass ...
Guiding the Next Generation of Collectors
An Interview with Terry Kovel by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Recently, we had the opportunity to chat with Terry Kovel, editor and publisher of Kovels Antiques, Inc. For over 53 ...
Renovation, Restoration, Preservation, Conservation
By Bart Bjorneberg, Bernacki & Associates, Inc. What do these words mean and what conditions and responsibilities do they engender when used in connection to furnishings, art objects, environments, and ...
Paging Mr. Fix-It
After an unfortunate midriff accident, the chalk carnival figurine (right) of a woman with two dogs was left in two parts. Due to disintegrated chalk, even a careful repair left ...
Decoys: Highly Collectible Americana
By Stan Van Etten This outstanding Canada goose by Nathan Cobb, Jr. sold at auction for $118,000. Serious collectors of American antiques and folk art will not be surprised by ...
The Cult of the Flag
The Feeling of Love and Respect for the Red, White, and Blue By Judy Gonyeau Alfred Jacob Miller's The Bombardment of Ft. McHenry. This event is said to have served ...
Give Me Liberty: The Magazine of World War II
Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson For thousands and thousands of mid-twentieth century Americans, the week just wasn't complete without the latest issue of Liberty, the magazine that could be ...
Pottery of South Carolina's Edgefield District
On February 11, 1919, Paul Rea, director of The Charleston Museum, acquired a stoneware jar characteristic of those made in Edgefield, South Carolina. Of course, it wasn't the first piece ...
Mining Collectables in America: A Study in Mining History
By Fred N. Holabird Crystallized Gold from Round Mountain Mine, Nye Co NV Mining is the Backbone of America The history of America is in many ways traced through mining ...
Ruby Lane: Driving the Trend of the Online Vintage Marketplace
By Alex Gardner. The results are in: Vintage is back . . .and in a big way! From the clothes we wear to the unique pieces of furniture and objects ...
Oleg Cassini: Defining American Vintage
By Maxine Carter-Lome "My preoccupation is to make women look beautiful." Oleg Cassini, Time , 2005. Although identified as a great American designer, and best known as the "man that ...
Vintage Wallpaper Revived and Ready
Who doesn’t appreciate the unique and “time machine” feel that can be conveyed in a room surrounded by a vintage wallpaper pattern? It’s hard to imagine an area rug, a ...
