Ken’s Korner: Restoration of Spitfire WWII plane takes 11 years News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A World War II-era British Spitfire MkXVI fighter plane that hadn’t been flown in nearly 60 years…
Two Emile Gruppe artworks, $21,000, Woodbury Auction Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A pair of Emile Gruppe oil on canvas artworks – titled Gloucester Winter and Afternoon Light Vermont (shown) – sold…
German model 104 doll, $212,800, Theriault’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A rare German model 104 doll from the K*R art character reform series of 1910 sold for $212,800 at a Marquis…
Ken’s Korner: Scottish woman has huge Smurf collection News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A museum curator living in Scotland named Karen Bell has a museum of sorts in her own home: a…
Album of 720 mug shots, $36,000, Swann Auction Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A San Francisco police department album containing 720 mug shots sold for $36,000 at a Fine Photographs & Photobooks…
Ken’s Korner: 12-lb. gold nugget found in Australia News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A massive gold nugget weighing 177 ounces (a little over 12 lbs.) has been discovered by an Australian prospector…
Historic 1792 half disme, $1.41 million, Heritage Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An historic 1792 half disme (the colonial spelling for “dime”) sold for $1.41 million at the U.S. Coin Florida United…
Raphael chalk drawing, $47.9 million, Sotheby’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A black chalk drawing by the Renaissance Master Rafaello Sanzio (better known as Raphael), titled Head of a Young Apostle, sold…
Ken’s Korner: Lost Diego Rivera found on “Roadshow” News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall A lost work by the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was brought to the Corpus Christi, Texas, taping…
Paul Revere tea pot, $230,500, Christie’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A rare silver tea pot made by Paul Revere, Jr., in Boston, Massachusetts (circa 1782) sold for $230,500 at a sale…
Ken’s Korner: Aristotle sex manual set to hit auction block News and Views from the World of Antiquing and Collecting By Ken Hall An early edition of a sex manual printed in the 1760s and titled Aristotle’s Compleat Master-Piece (although…
14th century painting, $50,000, Doyle N.Y. Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A tempera and tooled gold on panel depiction of The Coronation of the Virgin with Saints and Angels, by the Master…
