Storytelling adds intrinsic value
Advice from the Furniture Detective about making the most of the tools available to repair an item of furniture brought forth storytelling memories for Antoinette Rahn when she was a child.
Steel, coppered sculpture may fetch $450K during June 2 sale
Making its debut at auction June 2 is a painted, chromed and coppered steel sculpture by American artist John Angus Chamberlain. The piece is one of more than 520 lots in Palm Beach Modern Auctions' June auction.
UNI-Dome Antique Spectacular slated for March 16-18
March 16-18 marks the 24th annual UNI-Dome Antique Spectacular Vintage Market in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Raw and brawny, brutalism resonates with collectors and designers
By its very name, brutalism in design often evokes thoughts of edginess, hard corners, sharp ends, and well, a brutal approach to design. However, it's more than that.
Vintage Tulsa Show featuring 200+ vendors Sept. 1-3
The Vintage Tulsa Show slated for Sept. 1-3 is expected to draw more than 200 dealers and thousands of shoppers to the Exchange Center.
1870s minstrel figure headlines folk art collection set to sell
A headlining lot from a folk art collection on offer at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' Feb. 11-12, is a late 19th century carved wooden minstrel figure.
Nearly 400 examples of fine Americana coming to auction block Jan. 13
Two 18th century painted chests are among the array of fine Americana items set to cross the auction block Jan. 13, during Pook & Pook Inc.'s Americana auction.
From the Editor: Celebrating rebels with a cause
Did you know that collectors of antiques and vintage items are truly rebel spirits? That may seem like an odd statement, but in the Oct. 28, 2015 edition of Antique Trader, Content Manager and Online Editor Antoinette Rahn explains this truth.
Extensive East Coast estates coming to auction Aug. 1-2
A grain painted chest of drawers, Japanese prints, bird decorated stoneware and several items from various estates will come before bidders Aug. 1-2, during Willis Henry Auctions' Folk Art & Estates Auction.