October 2025: Mid-Century Modern
Social Media is Not Your Product Catalog
by Sloane Middleton Mann Let’s be honest: posting product photos on Instagram isn’t a marketing strategy. It’s a hope and a prayer. If you’ve been using social media as a glorified product catalog and wondering why it’s not leading to…
‘Art & Music on the Bluff’ to Celebrate Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Restoration – Oct. 8
CHATTANOOGA, TN –– The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts will host ‘Art & Music on the Bluff’ on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, a community celebration supporting the restoration of the Museum’s 1890s Victorian house, the oldest home in the Bluff…
Dress worn in Pirates, $18,750, Potter & Potter
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium The “Elizabeth” gold dress worn by Keira Knightley in Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sold for $18,750 in…
1917 Babe Ruth baseball card, $244,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A rare Babe Ruth baseball card from his early years as a Boston Red Sox pitcher, a 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy #147 card graded SGC EX…
Two Lincoln-signed documents, $18.1 million, Sotheby’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium Two rare and historically significant documents sold for a combined $18.1 million at a Fine Books and Manuscripts auction held June 30th by Sotheby’s in…
Sapphire and diamond ring, $25,600, Crescent City Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A lady’s platinum ring, featuring a center-mounted 6.68-carat oval Ceylon sapphire set within a border of round diamonds, sold for $25,600 at a Summer Estates…
Princess Diana floral dress, $508,000, Julien’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A Bellville Sassoon floral day dress worn on multiple occasions by Princess Diana sold for $508,000 at an auction titled Princess Diana’s Style & A…
Fame, Fortune, and Fallout: What Happens to Music Memorabilia After a Star Dies?
by Laurence Carpenter When a rock legend dies, the music world mourns—and the memorabilia world holds its breath.With the recent passing of Ozzy Osbourne, one of heavy metal’s most iconic and influential figures, the spotlight once again turns to a…
China Plates: Intentional Collectibles
Article and photos by Donald-Brian Johnson “What should I do with these?” That’s the question I’m often asked by folks who’ve inherited a “collection of collections.” Sometimes it’s phrased less delicately: “How the heck do I get rid of this…