NEW YORK – Heritage Auctions has announced that Kathleen Guzman has been appointed as Managing Director of the company’s recently opened Manhattan office, located at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street) , where she will oversee day-to-day operations. “Kathleen is … Read More +
Tag Archives: Antiquities
Caroline Ashleigh Blog: Little Bighorn flag
Custer’s Last Flag at Little Bighorn – Will it fetch $5M? 134 years ago, General George Armstrong Custer, the ‘pride’ of Michigan, led the 7th Cavalry into battle against the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyanne near the Little Bighorn … Read More +
Worthpoint marks 10,000 subscribers
This week, Worthpoint announced the number of paid subscribers has topped 10,000, a major milestone in the company’s newly relaunched business plan. The site was started in 2007 by collector/dealer/business guru Will Seippel. In 2008, the company purchased GoAntiques.com, one … Read More +
Nostalgia is a powerful force.
Nostalgia is a powerful force. If you read both Melody Amsel-Arieli’s cover story on Judaica and the fascinating story behind former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson’s recent duck decoy acquisition, you may see a common theme between two very different collecting … Read More +
Caskey-Lees cancels New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show
Show promoters Caskey & Lees are citing rising rents and a lack of dealers as the reason behind canceling the New York International Tribal & Textile Arts Show which was scheduled for late May. The show is held in conjunction … Read More +
Wunderkammer on the cover
“What’s a Wunderkammer?” you ask … why, it’s a “chamber of wonders.” And we’ve got a fantastic feature from Melody Amsel-Arieli on the cover of this week’s Antique Trader. CLICK HERE to read The Wunderkammer: Curiosity cabinets were the birth … Read More +
Milagros are the spotlight of this week’s Antique Trader
I enjoyed reading Mary Simmons’ article about milagros and ex-votos. (You can click here to read this interesting feature story.) I have to admit I knew absolutely nothing about them … and now I do. Let us know what you … Read More +
Question of the Week: Is more federal regulation needed?
Antique Trader Question of the Week: Do you think increased Federal regulation is needed for the segment of the antiques market that deals in Native American artifacts? Send your replies to eric.bradley@fwmedia.com or to Letters to the Editor, c/o Antique … Read More +
Iowa Auctioneer H. James “Jim” Jackson, 78, passes away Aug 9
Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of James “Jim” Jackson, founder of Jackson’s Auctioneers, who passed Sunday. He was a professional in every sense of the word. Jackson developed his auction house into a world-renowned source for … Read More +
Question of the Week: Native American relics
Question of the Week: As seen on page 8 of this week’s issue, should Native Americans buy a tract of land to preserve a rare archaeological site or does the current landowner have the right to sell the artifacts, using … Read More +