Black and White News Photography By Marshall Fogel Black and white photography has a special lure for collectors in their appreciation of the creative efforts of great photographers when they fine tune their lenses and shutter speed to set the…
Paul Sawyier painting, $89,450, Cowan’s Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An original painting by Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier, titled The Kentucky Arsenal, sold for $89,450 at a Fine and Decorative Arts…
Yuan Dynasty porcelain jar, $1.324 million, I. M. Chait Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A magnificent 14th century Yuan Dynasty blue and white ovoid porcelain jar, with narrative scene from the Yuan…
William Wendt painting, $299,000, Cottone Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An original oil on canvas painting by American landscape artist William Wendt (1865-1946), titled Patriarchs of the Grove (1920) sold for…
Modern Covers: Treasures from the Trash? by Doug Finch Something that was always a beginner’s way to collect stamps has become a way to collect covers; and the decline in interest in postal history has had a lot to do…
Constitution Bitters, $7,840, American Bottle Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A museum-quality, mid-19th century Constitution Bitters bottle, possibly the earliest figural bitters bottle ever blown in America, sold for $7,840 in an…
J. Hoare claret jug, $75,000, Woody Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A magnificent 16-inch-tall American Brilliant Cut Glass turquoise cut to clear claret jug attributed to J. Hoare sold for $75,000…
Beacon die-cut sign, $55,000, Matthews Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Beacon Security Gasoline single-sided porcelain die-cut sign, rated 9.5/10 for condition and measuring 48 inches by 30 inches, sold for $55,000 at…
Collecting the American West – A Vast Frontier by Brian LebelWhether your collecting interests lean toward the historic or the romantic, fine art or folk art, twenty dollars or twenty-thousand, the art and artifacts of the great American West have…
Preservation & Storage… And, of course, Zombies By J.C. Vaughn One of the frequent topics of concern at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum – as it would be for any institution or individual collector – is the preservation and storage of collectibles…
