by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor, with information shared by Jean Druesdow, director emerita, Kent State University Museum A gentleman never talks about his tailor. – Nick Cave, artist, and creater of “Soundsuits” That may be true, but a…
Thousands of cryptocurrency fans collectively pooled their money last month to make a bid on a rare original printing of the US Constitution. The group, calling themselves ConstitutionDAO, brought $41 million to Sotheby’s November 18th auction for this rare and…
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In the 19th century, men, like women, literally wore their wealth on their sleeves. From the cut of the cloth to the numerous accessories that styled the “look,” a man’s fashion sense easily distinguished him…
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A rare, circa 1790 New York Federal mahogany musical tall case clock with 8-day works signed “Effingham Embree New York”, sold for $92,250…
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A Louis Marx & Co. (USA) prototype tin windup Speedboy 4 military toy motorcycle with spring-loaded military cannon and ammo box sold for…
Photos and information by Ron Harmic at www.medicalantiques.com, and www.CollegeofOptometrists.org The 19th-century customer had a wide choice of corrective visual devices of which spectacles were only one. Notice in this famous print, Les Lunettes, by Louis-Léopold Boilly (1823), five…
Remember when a comic book cost less than $.20? We had a candy store down the block from my elementary school and during recess my friends and I would walk over to see what new issue of our favorite comic…
