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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, Second Time’s the Charm, and Civil War Collector.
Kyser & Rex Mikado Bank Leads Bertoia Auctions’ Mechanical Banks & Cast-Iron Toys Sale at $38,400
Top results include a Mikado mechanical bank at $38,400, an Alphabet Man at $20,400, a Butting Ram at $14,400, and ...
Your Body Sizes Up Art
By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. We like to think we buy art using our brain only, but evidence indicates otherwise ...
A Masterpiece of Communal History: Examining an Early 17th-Century Oak Refectory Table
with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser In the vast landscape of antique furniture, few forms command as much ...
Selmer Reference 54 Tenor Saxophone and a Massive 43” Antique Buddy L Outdoor Locomotive & Tender from the 1920s
by Jessica Kosinski $3,051 (Bids 100, Bidders 21) Selmer Reference 54 Tenor Saxophone Bb w/ Case. Plays Beautifully with no ...
Jay Hall Connaway oil, $4,059, Nathan Auction & Real Estate
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium Artist on Monhegan, an oil on Masonite by ...
The Painter’s Bouquet, Marc Chagall lithograph, $9,225, Burchard Galleries
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium The Painter’s Bouquet, a 1967 lithograph by Marc ...
Harold Newton ocean sunrise painting, $7,380, Burchard Galleries
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A vivid Florida Highwaymen Ocean Sunrise painting by ...
Theodore Roosevelt-signed field orders document, $31,250, University Archives
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A document signed by Theodore Roosevelt on August ...
Star Wars Jawa 12-back-A action figure, $20,964, Hake’s Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A vinyl-caped Jawa 12-back-A figure graded AFA 85 ...
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi Star Wars 12-back-A action figure, $70,332, Hake’s Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A carded Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi 12-back-A figure graded ...
Ogden Pleissner watercolor, $51,000, Guyette & Deeter
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A watercolor by Ogden Pleissner depicting a rail-shooting ...
A. Elmer Crowell duck decoy, $570,000, Guyette & Deeter
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium A wood duck decoy by A. Elmer Crowell ...
1888 $20 Liberty Head proof gold coin, $170,800, Heritage Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarAll prices include the buyer’s premium An 1888 $20 Liberty Head proof gold coin, ...
A Confederate Battle Flag
by John Sexton Q: I came across your profile and noted your specialized interest in collecting and dealing in Civil ...
Fill ’er Up
By Douglas R. Kelly May it please the court…I’d like to circle back to a place we started to explore ...
Forever Topps: Celebrating 75 Years of America’s Favorite Baseball Cards
by Jessica Kosinski These days, baseball card collecting is big business, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the ...
Confessions of a Collector: Why My “Clutter” Keeps Me Sane
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D Marie Kondo would have opinions about my house. Cabinets of Chinese export porcelain line the ...
Vintage Toys Lead Hake’s Pop Culture Auction & A Lesser-Known Comic Crossover Rises in Value
by Amanda Sheriff & J.C. Vaughn Star Wars Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi12-back-A action figure soldfor $70,332 in Hake’s JulyPremier Auction.Photo: Hake’s ...
Granny Core: (Almost) Everything Old is New Again, Even Granny
by Barbara Miller Beem Floral cotton tablecloths on the dining room table, even if it is not in use. Chintz ...
Turquoise & Silver: A Professional Assessment of Three Southwestern Masterpieces
by with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser As of late 2025, the broader jewelry market has seen a ...
Chapter Three: The Hidden Language of Motifs—Symbolism in Antique Rugs
by Yogesh Chaudhary “Every antique rug is written in a language without words. Its alphabet is made of knots, its ...
Eddie’s Infinite Future: Iron Maiden, Pophouse, and the New Fan Economy
by Laurence Carpenter Iron Maiden has spent five decades building one of music’s most distinctive fan and collector ecosystems. Its ...
Antique Signed HANDEL Robert Godwin Reverse-Painted Glass DRAGON Lamp Shade and Antique French Doré Gilt-Bronze Ormolu Louis XVI Revival Neoclassical Candelabra
By Jessica Kosinski $1,824 (119 Bids, 20 Bidders): Antique Signed HANDEL Robert Godwin Reverse-Painted Glass DRAGON Lamp Shade. This shade ...
Beyond Social Media: How to Get Your Vintage Shop in Front of New Customers
by Sloane Middleton Mann If you’re relying on social media alone to grow your shop, you’re playing on hard mode ...
200 Years of U.S. Railroads
by Jessica Kosinski The United States as we know it today was practically built on railroad travel. The Baltimore and ...
