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Hidden in Plain Sight: Unveiling a Cartier 14-Karat Art Deco Masterpiece
with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser Recently, as I was going through a large box of very old ...
Wallace Nutting: From Cherry Blossoms to Windsor Chairs
by Barbara Miller Beem - Images courtesy of Mike Ivankovich Nutting’s good eye for composition is obvious in “Brookside Blossoms.” ...
TV Lamps: Lighting Things Up
By Donald-Brian Johnson Peacock shows off his feathers, hiding the bulb behind them. Noble horse head lamp, white with gold ...
March 2026
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Civil War Sword and Portraits of Robert E. Lee
Q: I recently inherited this Civil War sword which has been in an attic for many years. It has been ...
Unearthing Fraternal Treasures: Raiders of the Lost Ark
with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser As an appraiser with almost two decades in the world of antiques ...
Comic & Original Art Markets Produced Robust Results in 2025
By Amanda Sheriff and J.C. Vaughn Comic book and comic art sales thrived in 2025, setting multiple records for major ...
What Labubu Dolls Reveal About Modern Collecting
By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. In recent years, Labubu dolls—quirky, sharp-toothed collectibles sold in sealed “blind boxes”—have become a global ...
Board Games: Dice, Tokens, and Memories
by Barbara Miller Beem It’s February, the shortest month of the year, even though sometimes it feels like the longest ...
Authenticity, Access, and the Case for Manufactured Scarcity
by Laurence Carpenter For much of the twentieth century, scarcity in music memorabilia was accidental rather than designed. Instruments survived ...
Jowett: Dutch Americans
by Douglas R. Kelly There’s a Dutch maker of toy cars that keeps popping up on my radar screen with ...
My Funny Valentines: Rib-Ticklers, From Topps
Article and photos by Donald-Brian Johnson “You’re my funny Valentine,sweet comic Valentine,you make me smile with my heart!”— Lorenz Hart, ...
Winnie the Pooh Turns 100
by Jessica Kosinski There are a lot of cartoon bears out there, and I love them all. Long before I ...
Norman Rockwell Museum Launches New Exhibition Series, A Brief History of Illustration, with Inaugural Installation The Abyss
Drawn from the Museum’s collection, the series illuminates illustration’s deep history Image Credit: Stanley Meltzoff, Undersea Lab, 1980. Illustration for ...
Gleaming Glamour: American Art Deco Metalwork in Architecture and Design of the Roaring 20s
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Dominican Academy ADSNY Member – $35.00 Jazz Age Order Member ...
February 2026
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Tibetan bronze deity, $44,800, Akiba Galleries
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A 19th century Tibetan gilt bronze ...
Jim Sanborn Kryptos archive, $962,500, RR Auction
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium The complete secrets of Kryptos — ...
Minnie Evans folk art, $26,875, Slotin Folk Art
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A folk art rendering by Minnie ...
Chinese yoke-back Armchair, $42,700, Nadeau’s Auction
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium An 18th century Chinese yoke-back armchair ...
Gustav Klimt portrait, $236.4 million, Sotheby’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium Gustav Klimt’s towering masterpiece, Portrait of ...
Durfee girandole clock, $24,400, Cottone Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A circa 1920 Walter H. Durfee ...
Confederate First National battle flag, $73,200, Poulin Antiques& Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & FarBy Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A Confederate First National Battle flag ...
