Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Certified jade ring, $11,800, Michaan’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A certified jade ring – a beautifully translucent jadeite cabochon offset by a wide band of 18kt white gold encrusted in over…
The Best of Ed Welch – Selling Popcorn and Shoes The Business of Doing Business in Antiques By Ed Welch In the early 1970s, I did a lot of business with a dealer who sold Period American Furniture. 90 percent…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Apollo 15 hand controller, $610,063, RR Auction Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A hand controller used by Dave Scott during the Apollo 15 mission to land on the Moon’s surface in 1971…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Diamond and platinum ring, $143,000, Clars Auction Gallery Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A stunning fancy brownish pink diamond, near colorless diamond and platinum ring sold for $143,000 at a Fine Art,…
Artist Shawn Martinbrough to Appear at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum By J.C. Vaughn As part of the widely lauded exhibit Milestones: African Americans in Comics, Pop Culture and Beyond, which runs through December 31, 2014, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) will present…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Carlisle & Finch train set, $46,020, Bertoia Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A circa 1904-1908 Carlisle & Finch No. 45 locomotive with tender and passenger cars sold for $46,020 at a…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: British Guiana stamp, $9.48 million, Sotheby’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall The British Guiana one-cent black on magenta, the world’s rarest stamp, sold for $9.48 million (nearly one billion times its original…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Norman Rockwell painting, $22.565 million, Christie’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by the iconic American artist Norman Rockwell, titled The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room), painted in…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Set of five UAE banknotes, $16,520, Archives International Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A specimen set of five non-denominational banknotes from the United Arab Emirates, a 1973-1976 issue, sold for $16,520 at…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Queen Anne highboy, $32,500, Ahlers & Ogletree Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A mahogany carved and figured Queen Anne highboy, probably made in Massachusetts (circa 1730-1750), sold for $32,500 at a multi-estate…
