Attesting to the continued popularity of American folk art, this carved and painted folk art lion brought $1,622 at Litchfield County Auctions‘ July 20, 2011 sale in Litchfield, Conn. The finely detailed roaring, semi-crouched lion is from the 19th century … Read More +
Tag Archives: Odd Antique News
More than 20,000 vintage casino chips found under parking lot
Here’s a fascinating story out of Carson City, Nev., this week as members of the Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club are still finding (and now selling) vintage chips from the Travelodge Casino, closed since 1979. Stopping for a … Read More +
Sleeper: Offered at $75 this Victorian Revival Hexagonal Terrarium Sells For 61 Times Top Estimate
Ok, so how does an unusual and fetching terrarium sell for 61 times its high estimate? When that high estimate is just $75 bucks. We’ve long been a fan of Skinner, Inc.’s Discovery Sales because the staff there has such … Read More +
Is this some funky antique medical pump? This mystery has us stumped!
It’s not every day photos arrive at our offices that make our heads tilt to one side like a dog hearing a high-pitched whistle. This gadget, however, is as weird as they come. “I bought this at an antique store … Read More +
Are 19th century artifacts still buried in your backyard?
Remember that urge to dig you had as a child? Some people never grow out of it. I don’t blame them because there’s treasure buried under the dirt and ash that fill 18th and 19th century privy and cistern holes. … Read More +
Reward offered for stolen Taylor Cook doorstop
The owner is offering a $300 reward for information leading to the return of a stolen doorstop and the arrest of those who stole it. The missing doorstop is a Taylor Cook No. 1, copyright 1930. It was stolen while … Read More +
Al Capone’s ‘Police Positive’ revolver sells for $109,080
Photo courtesy Christie’s. SOUTH KENSINGTON, England – Christie’s June 22, 2011 sale of Antique Arms, Armour and Collectors Firearms saw the Colt .38 ‘Police Positive’ revolver formerly owned by notorious American gangster “Al” Capone sell for $109,080, earning the top … Read More +
Marilyn Monroe Subway Dress sells for $5.6 million at Profiles in History
Marilyn Monroe – perhaps the most famous movie star in recent memory – and her famous white dress from “The Seven Year Itch,” shown in background of this photograph – is considered to be one of the greatest movie costume … Read More +
This is the only coverage of William & Kate collectibles we will publish – promise!
Tacky imitation engagement ring?Check. Shoddily made porcelain teacup?Check. Magnets? Key Rings? Plate?Check, check and blech! The deluge of memorabilia surrounding the wedding of William and Kate is selling out faster than a case of Zippos at a pyromaniac convention. Articles … Read More +
Hemingway memorabilia hidden for 50 years hints at affair with socialite; auction set for June
A large collection and a daughter’s claims her mother once shared an intimate relationship with author and journalist Ernest Hemingway may set a record for a small Tennessee auction company. During Ernest Hemingway’s 1959 trip to Pamplona, Spain, to produce … Read More +