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The time is right for luxury pre-owned timepieces

As any collector can tell you, luxury watches are much more than a means of telling time. They’re works of high craftsmanship, ...

Edison electric pen, $12,800, Nye & Company

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall An Edison electric ...

The 10 Rarest Disney Collectibles (and what they’re worth)

From our favorite Disney heroes and villains to fan art that shows new aspects of the films and shows we ...

Harvey Comics Toys – A History In Four Characters

By Jonathan Sternfeld I started collecting Harvey Comics as a child in the late 1970s, but my interest in merchandise ...

Sterling parade saddle, $50,820, Morphy/Lebel’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A circa 1930s ...

Antique Toys, Vintage Toys, and One-Of-A-Kind Toys as an Investment

by Charles Snider, Ruby Lane Customer Service A classic story about collectible toys and the market for toys is often ...

Raggedy Ann and Andy on Antiques Roadshow

Raggedy Ann Dolls

by Jessica Kosinski When I was a kid in the 1980s, I had a Raggedy Ann and Andy game I ...

Daguerreotype of gold miners, $37,800, Hindman Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A half-plate daguerreotype ...

The snazzy bow-tie-wearing boy on the right is Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, CEO of LEGO from 1979-2004. In 2007 he was the richest man in Denmark, with an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion (U.S.).

LEGO®: Building a Company Brick by Brick

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher “Our idea has been to create a toy that prepares the child for life – appealing ...

Fun & Games

Every year since 1998, The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY inducts beloved toys from our past into ...

World record for a ruby, $34.8 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall The extraordinary “Estrela ...

Free of Charge? Sports giveaways were worth the price

By Douglas R. Kelly If you were roaming the earth in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, you most likely spent ...

Trending with Vintage and Antique Jewelry

“Estate,” “vintage” and “antique” jewelry have always been popular finds at antique shows, shops and markets but now it’s more ...

Japanese incense burner, $250,000, Heritage Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A massive Japanese ...

Dale Chihuly bowl basket, $5,227, Michaan’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall A colorful, shapely ...

Simeon on Antiques Roadshow in San Antonio, TX.

An Interview with Simeon Lipman: Appraiser, Collector, Entrepreneur

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Simeon Lipman is a lifelong pop culture, film, music, art, history, and sports enthusiast, who ...

Antiquing with AI

I am sure, like me, you have been hearing a lot about AI – Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence leverages computers and ...

Ancient Hebrew bible, $38.1 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far All prices include the buyer’s premium by Ken Hall Codex Sassoon—the earliest, ...

Signed promo card for Diamond Kings and Dick Perez

Dick Perez: The Diamond King of Baseball Artists

By Barry Blair, Sports Collectors Digest Most long-time readers of Sports Collectors Digest know the name Dick Perez as well ...

Ruby Lane Turns 25!

RubyLane.com made its online debut in 1998, a quarter of a century ago! The idea for building a robust, user-friendly ...

Docent marking the first permanent location of Williamsburg’s historic First Baptist Church on South Nassau Street, spring 2020. A partnership led by First Baptist Church and Colonial Williamsburg has resumed archaeological investigation of the site, which last took place in 1957. Let Freedom Ring Foundation

An Archaeological Project Attempts to Find Clues About the Beginnings of One of America’s Oldest Black Churches, but Where Is The Story?

By The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation staff A version of this article first appeared in the winter 2021 issue of Trend ...