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September 9, 2017 / American Indian, Ann Arbor Michigan, Antique Marketplace News, Artifacts, Brad And Mary Watts, Cowboy, Native American, Showtime Auction Services, Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, Western Collection

Showtime Auctions 3-Day Cowboy and Native American Indian Artifacts & Advertising Auction, Sept. 29-Oct. 1

The Brad and Mary Watts Western Collection of Cowboy and Native American Indian Artifacts will be Auctioned Sept. 29 Thru ...

September 6, 2017 / Americana Auction, badge, Baseball, baseball cards, Blackwell Auctions, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, LAPD, Lieutenat, Police badge, President Theodore Roosevelt, retirement, retirement badge, sports memorabilia, Thomas Hicks, Topps

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Uncut sheet, baseball cards, $32,200, Blackwell Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An uncut sheet of 110 Topps baseball cards from ...

September 6, 2017 / Bone, bone china, Casting, Ceramics, China, clay, Decal, Engraving, Features, feldspar, Ivory, Ivory China, kaolin, Molding, Porcelain, quartz

What is China?

Ceramics, in its broadest term, defines the art of making any object from clay by baking it. Just as the ...

September 2, 2017 / Adirondack, Adirondack Experience, Antique Marketplace News, Antiques Show and Sale, Barn Star Productions, Benefit Preview Party, Blue Mountain Lake, fall 2017, The Adirondack Museum

Adirondack Experience Antiques Show and Sale – Sept. 15, 16

Rhinebeck, NY: Barn Star Productions and The Adirondack Museum on Blue Mountain Lake, are proud to announce two important and ...

August 31, 2017 / Christie's, Columns, Diamond, Emerald, Gavels n Paddles, Jewelry, Ken Hall, Magnificent Jewels Auction, Raymond Yard, Ring

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Emerald and diamond ring, $5.512 million, Christie’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An emerald and diamond ring by Raymond Yard, set ...

August 31, 2017 / bone china, Bone Porcelain, China, Columns, Fine China, Hard Paste, Ivory China, Maxine Carter-Lome, Porcelain, Soft Paste, Talk of the Trade

Publisher's Corner: September 2017

Sorting Out the China by Maxine Carter-Lome Bone China, Fine China, Porcelain; then there is Soft Paste, Hard Paste, Ivory ...

August 30, 2017 / Columns, Curator, David E. (Ned) Lazaro, Deerfield, Fashion, Historic Deerfield, Museum, Textiles

Great Collections: August 2017

Historic Deerfield's Textiles Collection A conversation with David E. (Ned) Lazaro, Curator of Textiles Please give us an overall sense ...

August 29, 2017 / calculate, Cash Registers, Cashier, Columns, James Ritty, Jeff Figler, John Patterson, Money, monies, National Cash Register Company, Technology

Collecting with Jeff: August 2017

Cash Registers By Jeff Figler It always amazes me that, when I go to check out at a store, when ...

August 28, 2017 / bed hangings, Curtains, Decorations, decorative, du Pont, Features, Henry Francis du Pont, upholstery, window dressing, windows, Winterthur

The Well-Dressed Window: Curtains at Winterthur

"I feel very strongly that the curtains, bed hangings, etc. will make all the difference in the house. If you ...

August 26, 2017 / Apollo 11, Apollo 13, Buzz Aldren, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Gus Grissom, Ken Hall, lunar, Moon Dust, Neil Armstrong, Sotheby's

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Apollo 11 moon bag, $1.8 million, Sotheby’s

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A bag used by astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring ...

August 25, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, Art, Books, esoteric knowledge, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Memorabilia, moral teachings, Pottermania, Unofficial Guide, visual symbols, Wizard, writing

New Harry Potter Book Reveals Values and Fandom Behind Our Favorite Wizard

Featuring more than 300 outstanding objects gathered from private and public collections, Harry Potter - The Unofficial Guide to The ...

August 23, 2017 / Amanda Sheriff, Carrie Wood, Columns, Comic, Comic Book, ComicConnect, Fantastic Comics, Gemstone Publishing, Holy Grail, J.C. Vaughn, Jon Berk, Original Art, Planet Comics, Pop Culture, Pop Culture Collecting, Restored Detective Comics, Spiderman

Jon Berk Collection Sets Records for ComicConnect

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn The world of pop culture collectibles is very far from being a hyperbole-free zone ...