Ushered by progressive master craftsmen, Fulper Pottery’s transition from producing practical wares, to creating enduring decorative Arts & Crafts designs, is an unlikely journey of which collectors are sometimes unaware. Read More +
A rare frosted Madonna night-clock lamp by the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co., circa 1875, poised to fetch between $3,000 to $5,000, is expected to be among the highlights in Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ first auction of the 2015, set for Jan. 31. Read More +
A Federal mahogany musical tall case clock from 1815 is one of hundreds of eclectic pieces set to cross the auction block Jan. 17 during Pook & Pook, Inc.’s first sale of 2015, an Americana auction. Read More +
In the latest installment of his Bottle Treasures Uncorked column, Mike Polak sheds some light on stoneware and crocks, which are commonly seen at shows, but rarely a topic of discussion, he says. Read More +
The phrase “saving the best for last” certainly applied during New Orleans Auction Galleries Dec. 6-7 auction, as the final lot, a four-panel Asian fine art piece commanded $78K — seven times its presale estimate — to finish as the top lot of the sale. Read More +
Gen. Conrad Bush, CSA, turned a chance encounter during a visit to a museum into an opportunity to put words to paper in order to share a bit about Confederate stamps with his fellow readers of Antique Trader. Read More +
To say Grey Flannel’s Dec. 18 auction was a nail bitter, is like saying Babe Ruth was simply a ball player. In both cases the truth is far more robust, as demonstrated by the last 24 hours of the auction, when fiercely competitive bidding drove the price for a cap worn by Ruth during the 1934 US All-Star Tour of Japan to $303,277 before the gavel fell. Read More +
Why not get 2015 off to a good start, and commit to making it to an antiques show, shop, auction or market the first couple months of the year, and then turn to Antique Trader to find out what’s happening and where. Read More +
A group of 12 different 1792 pattern coins, four original Confederate half dollars, and 12 Confederate coins, from The Donald G. Partrick Collection of Extraordinary United States Colonials, will take center stage as part of Heritage Auctions’ Jan. 7-10 Florida United Numismatists (FUN) Convention auctions. Read More +
It’s official, the largest collection of bobbleheads and bobblehead-related memorabilia will call Milwaukee, Wis., its home, as the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum prepares for its 2016 grand opening. Read More +