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May 6, 2017 / Donald-Brian Johnson, Features, Flowers, gardening, Gardens, Nursery, Outdoors, Plants, Seeds, Spring, Winter, Yards

In Living Color

Vintage Seed Catalogs Story & Photos by Donald-Brian Johnson From the mid-1800s onward, many a wintry day passed faster as ...

May 4, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Columns, crops, decorating, decorative, Flowers, garden, Jessica Kosinski, planting, Plants, practical, Watering Cans, watering pots, weeding

Antiques Peek: May 2017

Watering Cans Can by Jessica Kosinski Whenever the weather permits, many of us like to be out in the garden ...

May 3, 2017 / Columns, Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Fine Art, Gavels n Paddles, Hippolyte Peyrol, Isidore-Jules Bonheur, Ken Hall, tinplate, Winter Antique & Fine Art Auction, wood toy

Gavels 'n' Paddles: 19th century toy fire pumper, $33,000, Cordier Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 19th-century tinplate and wood toy fire pumper sold ...

May 2, 2017 / Cane, Elements, Features, furniture, Lawn chairs, Maxine Carter-Lome, Outdoor Furniture, Patios, Raffia, Reed, Terrace, Veranda, Wicker, Willow, Wrought Iron

Embellished for the Elements

Outdoor Furniture from Wicker to Wrought Iron By Maxine Carter-Lome Since the dawn of time, Man has strived to be ...

May 1, 2017 / Collector Clubs, Columns, Directory, Editorial, Etsy, Evolution, Gardens, Graphics, Historic, Historic Gardens, logos, Pinterest, redesign, Spring, Springtime, Talk of the Trade, vintage

Publisher’s Corner: May 2017

Welcome to Spring, When Everything Old is New Again! by Maxine Carter-Lome Welcome to the premier issue of our new ...

May 1, 2017 / Antique Marketplace News, Art, Art Deco, author, Bonhams, Books, Hollywood, Jack Collins, Jewelry, Paintings, writing

Hollywood Life Estate of Superstar Writer Jackie Collins to be Auctioned in Two Day Sale at Bonhams Los Angeles

Bonhams to auction the $3 million, 1,000-lot estate of internationally celebrated author Jackie Collins. An exclusive insight into the star’s ...

April 29, 2017 / Clars Auction Gallery, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monterey Cypress on the Cliffs of Pebble Beach, Skyline New York City, Watermelon Slice, Wayne Thiebaud

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wayne Thiebaud still-life, $78,650, Clars Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A still-life painting by Wayne Thiebaud (Am., b. 1920), ...

April 28, 2017 / Antiques Peek, Blown glass, Columns, Glass, Jessica Kosinski, Jiggers, Prohibition, Shot Glasses, whiskey, Whiskey Tasters, Whiskey Tumblers

Antiques Peek: April 2017

Hit Me With Your Best Shot! by Jessica Kosinski Shot glasses (sometimes written as one word) are some of the ...

April 27, 2017 / CGC-Certified, Characters, Columns, Comic books, ComicLink, DC Comics, J.C. Vaughn, Josh Nathanson, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Pop Culture Collecting, Spider-Man, Spiderman, Superman, Vintage Comics

Superman, Spider-Man Set Records (Again)

Comic Character Collectibles by J.C. Vaughn Among the more notable prices realized for vintage comic books over the past few ...

April 25, 2017 / CMoG, Corning Museum of Glass, Exhibition, Features, Lamps, Leaded glass, Louis Comfort Tiffany, mosaics, reflected light, Stained Glass, Tiffany, transmitted light, windows

Tiffany Mosaics At the Corning Museum of Glass

The Creation of the First Major Exhibition of Tiffany Glass Mosaics "God has given us our talents, not to copy ...

April 25, 2017 / Bonhams, Columns, Elegant Home Auction, Gavels n Paddles, George V, German Baroque, Ken Hall, London Freedom Casket, Mappin & Webb

Gavels 'n' Paddles: George V casket, $68,750, Bonhams

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An important George V 18kt yellow gold London Freedom ...

April 21, 2017 / Columns, Dr. Neustadt, Egon Neustadt, Lamps, lampshade, The Choicest Lamp, The Lamps of Tiffany, Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Studios

The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Lamps

An amateur poet, Dr. Neustadt wrote a sentimental poem entitled "The Choicest Lamp" that he included as the preface to ...