Oak tall case clock, $19,550, Carlsen Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A circa 1900s oak tall case clock chimed on time for $19,550 at an auction held Dec. 2 by Carlsen Gallery…
Ken’s Korner: Mystery donors drop rare coins into kettles News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Each year an army of Salvation Army Santas braves the cold and accepts donations of loose change and…
Rare rose engine lathe, $228,000, Skinner, Inc. Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare and important Holtzapffel & Company rose engine lathe, No. 1636, circa 1830s, sold for $228,000 at a sale…
Ken’s Korner: 16,400 gallons of fine wine – down the drain News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall In an attack one city official described as “infamous and cowardly,” vandals destroyed more than 62,000…
Helen M. Turner oil, $92,250, New Orleans Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by Helen M. Turner titled The Moth sold for $92,250 at an auction held Nov.…
Ken’s Korner: Botched restoration lady sells art on eBay News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Remember the 80-year-old woman who totally botched the restoration of a Christ fresco in a small-town church in…
1961 Chevrolet Corvette, $81,000, Vicari Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A 1961 Chevrolet Corvette convertible sold for $81,000 at the third annual New Orleans Classic Auto Festival held Dec. 1 by…
1933 King Kong poster, $388,375, Heritage Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A near-perfect 1933 Style B three-sheet movie poster for the RKO classic film King Kong sold for $388,375 at a…
Small version, The Thinker, $2.2 million, Bukowskis Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A small version of the world-famous sculpture Le Penseur (The Thinker), originally designed for the Gates of Hell in Paris…
Ken’s Korner: Sale of barbed wire from Nazi camp is called off News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall The planned sale of pieces of barbed wire dug up at the site of a…
Lee Man Fong painting, $9,440, Michaan’s Auctions Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil painting by Indonesian artist Lee Man Fong, titled Young Woman With Junk Boat, sold for $9,440 at an…
Ken’s Korner: Top Declaration signer: Button Gwinnett (who?) News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Quick, which signer of the Declaration of Independence is most valued by collectors? John Hancock? Benjamin Franklin? Thomas Jefferson?…
