Ken’s Korner: Rare 1913 nickel could fetch $5M News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel – one of only five known to exist – is expected to sell…
Sammy Baugh jersey, $109,250, Hunt Auctions Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A Sammy Baugh Washington Redskins jersey from the 1940s sold for $109,250 at a Super Bowl XLVII Live Auction held February…
Bulbous-base vase, $5,463, Jeffrey S. Evans Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A bulbous-base vase done in shiny raspberry with multi-colored inclusions and gold trim (circa 1878-1880) sold for $5,463 at a Winter…
Ken’s Korner: Branch Rickey’s Bible is discovered, restored News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall California book restorer Joanne Murphy was pondering how much work she was going to have to do on an…
Asian longevity screen, $603,750, James D. Julia Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A 10-panel folding longevity screen chock full of Asian symbolism for life and endurance – to include cranes and tortoises…
Ken’s Korner: Barbie-themed café opens in Taiwan News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A restaurant inspired by the iconic 54-year-old Barbie doll has opened in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. The Barbie…
Edward Hicks painting, $2.55 million, Christie’s Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by Edward Hicks (American, 1780-1849), titled Penn’s Treaty, sold for $2.55 million at a sale of…
Pablo Picasso painting, $45 million, Sotheby’s Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An original oil on canvas by Pablo Picasso titled Femme assise pres d’une fenetre (1932) sold for $45 million at an…
Ken’s Korner: Artwork hanging in school worth $500K News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall Art experts have determined that an unassuming painting of a doorway that had been hanging on a public school…
1910 Marklin carousel, $218,500, Noel Barrett Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An exquisitely detailed, circa-1910 Marklin carousel, crank or steam driven, sold for $218,500 at a Winter Auction held November 16-17 by…
Ken’s Korner: Oswald Texas home to become a museum News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall The city of Irving, Texas, is restoring the home that Lee Harvey Oswald slept in the night before…
Ken’s Korner: 148-year-old card hits $92K at auction News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A 148-year-old baseball card from the earliest days of the game – a photograph taken in 1865 of the…
