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Ken's Korner: Bird drawings pre-date Audubon’s by 200 yrs.

Ken's Korner: Bird drawings pre-date Audubon’s by 200 yrs.
Ken's Korner: Bird drawings pre-date Audubon’s by 200 yrs. - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 In late 2003, Roberta Olson, a curator at the New York ...

Ken's Korner: “Science’s missing link” will remain in Britain

Ken's Korner: “Science’s missing link” will remain in Britain
Ken's Korner: “Science’s missing link” will remain in Britain - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 The journal of 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke will be housed at ...

Ken's Korner: Trove of Marilyn Monroe photos are donated to archives

Ken's Korner: Trove of Marilyn Monroe photos are donated to archives
Ken's Korner: Trove of Marilyn Monroe photos are donated to archives - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 The son of the late Canadian photojournalist Jock Carroll ...

Ken's Korner: Italy says two vases at Princeton were swiped

Ken's Korner: Italy says two vases at Princeton were swiped
Ken's Korner: Italy says two vases at Princeton were swiped - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 Italian authorities say a pair of ancient vases on display ...

Ken's Korner: Luxury yacht to double as art & antique gallery

Ken's Korner: Luxury yacht to double as art & antique gallery
Ken's Korner: Luxury yacht to double as art & antique gallery - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 A Florida entrepreneur has commissioned a $60 million luxury ...

Ken's Korner: Sweden finally returns totem pole to Canada

Ken's Korner: Sweden finally returns totem pole to Canada
Ken's Korner: Sweden finally returns totem pole to Canada - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 The Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm, Sweden, has returned a 134-year-old ...

Ken's Korner: Hip-hop exhibit on tap for Smithsonian

Ken's Korner: Hip-hop exhibit on tap for Smithsonian
Ken's Korner: Hip-hop exhibit on tap for Smithsonian - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History in Washington, ...

Ken's Korner: Author pledges $500K to study Confederate sub

Ken's Korner: Author pledges $500K to study Confederate sub
Ken's Korner: Author pledges $500K to study Confederate sub - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 Best-selling crime author Patricia Cornwell has pledged $500,000 to help researchers ...

Ken's Korner: Picasso’s daughter disputes Costco art

Ken's Korner: Picasso’s daughter disputes Costco art
Ken's Korner: Picasso’s daughter disputes Costco art - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 Maya Widmaier-Picasso, the 70-year-old daughter of iconic artist Pablo Picasso, has called into ...

Running a Risky Business

Running a Risky Business
Running a Risky Business - Business of Doing Business - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - June 2006 By Ed Welch The antique trade is a risky business. The most ...

Guess What? May 2006

Guess What? May 2006
Guess What Article for May 2006 By Bob Cahn, "The Primitive Man" Form and function, function and form – they go hand in hand... and this month’s GUESS WHAT is ...

Ken's Korner: Billionaire donates music manuscripts

Ken's Korner: Billionaire donates music manuscripts
Ken's Korner: Billionaire donates music manuscripts - The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles - May 2006 Bruce Kovner - a billionaire hedge fund manager and amateur pianist -- has, over ...