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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Bill Traylor painting, $293,750, Christie’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A folk-art painting by Bill Traylor, titled Two Dogs Fighting: ...
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Long Live The MAD-ness
by Grant Geissman By the spring of 1952, artist/writer/editor Harvey Kurtzman was exhausted from researching, writing, laying out, drawing for, ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Patriotic sand art bottle, $275,000, Skinner, Inc.
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A patriotic presentation sand art bottle meticulously crafted circa 1885-1890 ...
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Antique Trends in 2020
The great thing about antiques is that with each passing year new items and collectible categories age into this coveted ...
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The Funny Side of Business: From vaudeville and slapstick comedy to standup, political satire, cartoons, sketch comedy, sitcoms, and inside jokes, comedy as an art form and business has been around since funny found a receptive, paying audience.
Every decade and generation are defined, in part, by the humor embraced by the zeitgeist of the times and the ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Wayne Gretzky 1979 rookie card, $1.29 million, Heritage Auctions
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A Canadian version of a 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Edmonton ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Eddie Van Halen guitar, $231,250, Julien’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A guitar custom-made for rock legend Eddie Van Halen, built ...
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Antimacassars: Then and Now
Erica Lome, Ph.D. "Necessity is the mother of invention.” This adage certainly applied to many of the domestic objects produced ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Hermes leather handbag, $8,750, Crescent City
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A circa 1992 Hermes Kelly Sellier black box leather handbag ...
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Wallace Nutting: Come Into The Parlor
by Mike Ivankovich The parlor was traditionally a gathering room where family members and friends would meet, eat, socialize, and ...
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The Parlor: An Island of Formality. You entered it only rarely, and you weren’t meant to be comfortable there. But every house had to have one, no matter how high the cost.
No room in the American home in the nineteenth century was more tenderly cared for, fussed over, or jealously protected ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Wells Fargo stock certificate, $2,875, Holabird Western Americana
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare Wells Fargo and Company (NY) stock certificate from ...
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Antiques Peek: I Like My Tables On the Side
by Jessica Kosinski When talking about a modern parlor or living room, there are certain items that immediately come to ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Coca-Cola litho sign, $6,000, Rich Penn
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A Coca-Cola litho on cardboard “Prevent Forest Fires” sign, 33 ...
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Charmed, I’m Sure: Big Dreams, Love, and Luck Come in Small Packages
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Evidence has been brought to light that charms were perhaps first formed as far back ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Mackintosh bedside cabinet, $328,000, Lyon & Turnbull
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A bedside cabinet by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scottish, 1868-1928) sold ...
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Exploring Antique Technologies: Science and Sparkles – Demystifying your Jewelry Collection
by Kary Pardy How many times have you looked through a jewelry display at your favorite antique shop and was ...
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Antiques Peek: Birthday Bling
by Jessica Kosinski Have you ever received or purchased jewelry that featured your birthstone? The tradition of birthstones incorporated in ...
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Eisenberg Originals
by Ken Hall Eisenberg Originals are the most beautiful and brilliant pieces of costume jewelry no one’s ever heard of ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Russian triptych icon, $25,000, Doyle
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A patinated metal and cloisonné enamel triptych icon, featuring a ...
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Cameos – Wearable Sculpture in Relief
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Cameos are one of the most widely recognized types of jewelry. Many of us may even ...
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The 100 Year Perspective
On January 1, 1921, California beat Ohio State 28-0 in the Rose Bowl. In that same week, the country’s first ...
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2020 – A Big Year for Old Clothes: Although fashion spending with the exception of ‘loungewear’ is down a record 79% since Covid forced Americans to start working from home last April, industry data suggests that secondhand and vintage are on the rise.
Although fashion spending with the exception of ‘loungewear’ is down a record 79% since Covid forced Americans to start working ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Alfa Romeo concept cars, $14.8 million, Sotheby’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall Three Alfa Romeo B.A.T. concept cars together brought $14.8 million ...
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Exploring Antique Technologies: Shaped in Steel – Dissecting the Technology Behind your Edged Weapons
by Kary Pardy There are lots of reasons to be drawn to edged weapons, and their beauty and history are ...
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