Misc

Ken's Korner: Bust of Franklin stolen, recovered Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall A rare 1778 porcelain bust of Benjamin Franklin ...

Ken's Korner: Lunar meteorite to be auctioned Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall A four-pound, slab-shaped chunk of the moon that ...

Ken's Korner: Ex-Olympic wrestler files for bankruptcy Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall Former Olympic gold medal wrestler Rulon Gardner, 41, ...

Ken's Korner: Roman cavalry helmet on display in England Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall A 2,000-year-old bronze Roman parade cavalry ...

Ken's Korner: Abbey Road cover recreated from food Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall British food sculptor Paul Baker has painstakingly ...

Ken's Korner: WTC note reaches family – 10 years later Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall A note that floated down ...

Ken's Korner: Ali’s childhood home brings $70K Ken’s Korner News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall You could call it a one-of-a-kind Muhammad Ali ...

Ken's Korner: Original Renoir purchased for $7 Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting by Ken Hall Two years ago a West Virginia woman walked ...

The Business of Doing Business in Antiques Selling the Things That Sell By Ed Welch In the real world, most businesses sell the things that are easy to sell. Look ...

Ed Welch, Antiques Dealer and Monthly Contributor of “The Business of Doing Business” to The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles Passed Away October 7 Ed was born in Pittsfield, Maine, ...

Ken's Korner: New York State is dusting off its past Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting New York’s statehouse Capitol building in Albany has ...

Ken's Korner: ’66 Volvo is coming up on 3 million miles Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting On June 30, 1966, Irvin Gordon of ...

Message in a bottle, a record 98 years old Ken’s Korner New and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting A message in a bottle snagged in a fishing ...

Guess What? November 2012 by Bob Cahn - “The Primitive Man” Size Does Matter! Rarely do we give credit before presenting our monthly Guess What, but one of our favorite ...

Ken's Korner: Vast collection of shoe-related items Darlene Flynn of Romoland, CA, is known as “The Shoe Lady,” but it’s not what you might think. Yes, she owns a lot ...

Ken's Korner: Rembrandt etching gets lost in the mail An etching drawn by the Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn (not the one shown), worth an estimated $8,600, has gone missing ...

Ken's Korner: Worst art restoration in history? You decide. It’s being called the worst art restoration project in history – the disfiguring of a century-old ecce homo (a depiction of ...

Ken's Korner: Historic town is pulled from auction The town of Garryowen, MT (population: 2) was listed for sale on eBay recently, with an asking price of $6.9 million, but ...

Rare MLK audio tape found in man’s attic Rare MLK audio tape found in man’s attic. A rare reel-to-reel audio tape of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., ...

Ken's Korner: Egyptian statue is assessed at $3M Ken’s Korner News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Egyptian statue is assessed at $3M An ...

Ken's Korner: Cable announcing end of WWII sold Ken’s Korner News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Cable announcing end of WWII sold. A ...

Ken's Korner: Whitney Houston exhibit in Vegas Ken’s Korner / October 2012 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall A new exhibit celebrating the ...

Bookshelf: Graphic Horror - Movie Monster Memories Graphic Horror: Movie Monster Memories By: John Edgar Browning Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pages: 192 [amazon_link id="0764340824" target="_blank" ]Price: Hardcover $32.50[/amazon_link] Freddy, Jason, Frankenstein, ...

Wine showing Hitler on the bottle in Italy Ken’s Korner / October 2012 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Wine collectors will be ...

Vast book collection hits the auction block Larry McMurtry is one of America’s greatest living writers. His books include The Last Picture Show and Lonesome Dove (he won the Pulitzer ...