Reed & Barton tea service, $18,000, John Moran Antique Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A full tea service by Reed & Barton in the Francis I pattern, including the hard-to-find tipping kettle,…
Ken’s Korner: Wooden wells date to 5000 BC News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Wooden water wells made out of oak timbers more than 7,000 years old have been discovered in eastern Germany.…
A.M. Cassandre poster, $156,000, Swann Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare and important poster by A.M. Cassandre, titled L.M.S./Best Way, sold for $156,000 at a sale of Rare & Important…
Ken’s Korner: N.H. governor’s home gets a total makeover News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Not long after New Hampshire’s Democratic Gov. John Lynch took office in 2004, his wife Susan took it…
Sympathique clock, $6.8 million, Sotheby’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall The Duc d’Orleans Breguet Sympathique clock sold for $6.8 million at a sale of Important Watches & Clocks held Dec. 4 by…
Ken’s Korner: Cache of gold coins found in man’s home News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The death of Walter Samaszko, Jr., of Carson City, Nev., would have warranted little more than a…
Abraham Lincoln letter, $70,500, Cowan’s Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his first Vice President and U.S. Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, emphasizing the importance…
Ken’s Korner: $50 lidded vessel sells for $26,550 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Not long ago a couple was browsing a small antiques shop in Fresno, Calif., when they spotted an Asian…
Alexander III plate, $87,500, Rago Arts Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An Alexander III Imperial Russian porcelain plate sold for $87,500 at an Estates, Jewelry, Silver and Coins Auction held Dec. 7-9…
Ken’s Korner: Mammoth, mastodon finds in France, U.S. News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Eric Stamatin and his cousin Andrew Gainanu, both 11, were exploring the wooded backyard of Eric’s family property in…
Raymond Jonson oil painting, $65,175, Clars Auction Gallery Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A signed and framed oil on board painting by American artist Raymond Jonson (1891-1982), titled Arroyo, sold for $65,175…
Ken’s Korner: King Charles chessboard is auctioned for $877,825 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The chessboard believed to be the one that King Charles I took with him to his own execution…
