Melanie C. Thomas provides a history lesson on Christmas ornaments, including the trend-setting
role the British royal family played during the 19th century. Read More +
Decking the halls with Victorian ornaments
Tag Archives: Civil War
No-reserve estate sale to feature two notable Tenn. collections
Eclectic and expansive collections of antiques and collectibles, amassed by two of Tenn. collecting royalty will cross the market in two no-reserve estate sales offered by John Coker, Oct. 11 and 18. Read More +
Bidding on rare Civil War fez opening at $5,000
Selections of artifacts from the Civil War through World War II, including a Civil War felt fez, will headline a nearly 1,800-lot auction at Mohawk Arms, June 13-14. Read More +
The Buck Stops Here: Importance of Gettysburg’s history is lost on many
The 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg stretched the patience of some residents, especially with those who have no clue what all the fuss is about. Read More +
Former Gettysburg chief curator joins Morphy as firearms consultant
Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions, announces the appointment of Michael L. Vice as expert consultant in firearms and militaria. Read More +
200-lot auction sees rare daguerreotype sell for three times estimate
Two daguerrotypes of President Abraham Lincoln, including a rare period copy daguerrotype of a “beardless” Lincoln, exceeds estimates, in 200-lot auction. Read More +
Kaiser Wilhelm II character stein carries modest opening bid of $1,200 in live, online militaria auction
Mohawk Arms’ Nov. 16-17 militaria auction is packed with ethnographic items, headgear, art, exotica, Americana, uniforms, swords, edged weapons, decorative veterans’ flags, military steins, medals, books, pistols and more Read More +
Daguerreotype of photographer earns $17,550
A two-evening photography sale ended with more than 200 daguerreotypes from a single 30-year collection from Rochester, N.Y., crossing the block Oct. 3-4 in a sale hosted by Kaminski Auctions in Beverly, Mass. Read More +
Abandonded Civil War orphanage and contents selling Sept. 22
The Andersonburg Soldiers Orphan School, one of Pennsylvania’s Civil War-era orphan schools, will be sold Sept. 22, 2012. A star lot of the auction will be a tattered flag for the orphanage. The building is packed with antiques such as decorated stoneware, transferware and white ironstone, silver, books and ephemera, toys, vintage clothes and textiles and much more. Read More +
Patience aids both seller and buyer when online deals go awry
Your collectible arrives from the latest online auction and you’re disappointed. There’s a problem. What do you do now? Try patience, courtesy and diplomacy, says guest columnist and military collector P.H. Tuttle. He writes, “In my own dealings as a buyer, nearly all of my bad experiences have resulted from deals where I thought I was somehow beating the system. I ignored all of my internal alarms because I thought I was ‘getting a Rolex for the price of a Timex.'” Read More +