Antiques & Vintage Tent debuts at modern craft fair Oct. 5-7
DECASO, a premier online destination for those seeking and selling world-class bespoke, vintage and antique furniture, décor and art, announces its exclusive partnership with Field + Supply, a modern makers craft fair for designers and tastemakers alike, in upstate New York at The Hutton Brickyards, 200 North Street, Kingston. From Oct....
Deadline looming for 2018 Favorite Finds Contest
IOLA, Wis. — Antique Trader, the national antiques publication delivering news, commentary and advertising for the antiques market, is currently accepting entries for its 2018 Favorite Finds Contest. Entries eligible for inclusion in the 2018 contest will be accepted through midnight September 30, 2018. Contest sponsors include Heritage Auctions, Ruby Lane,...
ARI on the hunt for stolen Norman Rockwell paintings
According to a theft alert released August 24, Art Recovery International (ARI) is searching for two stolen Norman Rockwell paintings. The first stolen painting is Rockwell’s oil on canvas Boy Holding Screaming Baby (Big Brother’s Dilemma), 1921, which measures 61 x 50.8 cm. The second is the much later and smaller...
Character dolls: Not always pretty, but always interesting
Do you have to be a character to collect character dolls? Not necessarily, but it doesn't hurt.
Take time to discover luxury watches
Now is as good a time as any to discuss watches available on online marketplace Ruby Lane. If you think about it, luxury watches are precision-made technical instruments, they’re fashion accessories, and they’re an investment. With more than 2,000 fine and vintage watches to choose from on Ruby Lane, and prices...
SOLD! Antique telephones ring up bids at auction
Bruneau & Co.'s Aug. 4 auction of telephone artifacts offered more than 500 lots of historical telephones, photographs, maps, cables, prototypes, ephemera and more
Unwanted items may end with surprising sales results
With warmer temps comes the urge for summertime cleaning. As we go through our houses and apartments tidying up or perhaps making room for new old treasures, inevitably, we uncover and rediscover things stashed away. We tend to hold on to things thinking we will need them in the future, or...
Collectibles Wanted: Collectors looking to buy
Collectibles Wanted: Toppie the Elephant lunchbox My name is Allen Woodall, curator of The Lunchbox Museum here in Columbus, Georgia. I’ve been looking for a 1957 Toppie Lunchbox for quite some time for the museum. I’ve acquired the matching thermos. It’s predominantly yellow and red and it features Toppie the elephant....
Don’t miss the Ruby Red Tag Sale Aug. 17-19 – Many items 50% off!
Ruby Lane’s 20th anniversary bash includes a 72-hour Ruby Red Tag Sale, in which hundreds of dealers have selected prime items to offer at 50% off their regular price. Jewelry, postcards, pottery, porcelain, glass, fashion accessories … you name it – it’s on sale for 50% off. The sale runs from...