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Funko Pop! collecting
Funko creates Pop!s for all collector tastes
Imagine high-end professionals with small, whimsical pop culture figurines on their desks. The figurines of choice: Funko Pop!
Explore the nutcracker tradition
Explore the nutcracker tradition
At Christmas time, stores fill their shelves in the Yuletide section with wooden toy soldier nutcrackers depicting a character in The Nutcracker ballet. But, there are many more types of nutcrackers available.
Florida Highwaymen capture unspoiled views
Florida Highwaymen capture unspoiled views
From the 1950s-1980s, a group of African-American visual artists, aka the Florida Highwaymen, created original art and peddled it along the highways.
Sears Wish Books evoke fun memories
Sears Wish Books evoke fun memories
The gift guides of yesteryear - Wish Books from Sears, Montgomery Ward, and other mail order companies, trigger a childlike sense of wonder and excitement.
Today’s Venetian crafts are tomorrow’s heirlooms
Today’s Venetian crafts are tomorrow’s heirlooms
Though many of its shops abound with inexpensive, mass-produced tourist items, Venice is also a vibrant center of contemporary, quality art and crafts.
Market for pinback buttons remains vibrant
Market for pinback buttons remains vibrant
Considered the dean of the pinback button, Ted Hake says at least 2 million buttons have crossed his palms since 1960. It was in his junior year of high school when he discovered the little metal disks with interesting sayings or promotional images.

Columns

  • Antiques Auctioneer Wayne Jordan

    Adopt communication tech for the sake of your business

    Antique dealers must keep up with communication, retail, and payment technology changes in order to remain viable.
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Antiques Events

  • Lot 1078, Indiana Gyberson (1875-1994 Brooklyn, NY), Polynesian beauty, oil on canvas laid to canvas, 16” h. x 12” w., $2,250. All images courtesy John Moran Auctioneers

    Bidders find Women in Art Auction enticing

    John Moran Auctioneers' inaugural Women in Art auction offered works by 93 women artists. By sale's end, new records had been set for three artists.
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Antiques Appraisals

  • Paying cash

    How appraisal types affect market value

    Sometimes it seems a shame that in most cases today the overriding emphasis placed on an antique is the market value. But here's where you should start when considering value.
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Fun & Features

  • Freddy Funko, courtesy of Funko.

    Funko Pop! Pop culture collectibles made for everyone

    Explore the Funko Pop! phenomenon. With more than 1,000 licenses, Funko creates figures for all collector tastes and temperaments.
Fun Features

Antique News

  • Thomas Galbraith, Leslie Hindman, Wes Cowan.

    Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan’s Auctions team up

    Hindman LLC announced January 8, 2019 that it has acquired auction houses Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan's Auctions.
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Insider Blogs

  • Krewes of Proteus invite

    What you need to know to collect Mardi Gras invitations

    Did you realize we're in the midst of carnival season, and Mardi Gras is just a few weeks away? Within all the revelry of this season are many many secret traditions, including Mardi Gras invitations.
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Book Reviews

  • Guides to American furniture periods prove valuable
  • ‘Historic Houses’ packed with inspirational Christmas decor
  • Book surveys collection of Gettysburg’s war relics
  • Address book will prevent losing contacts
  • Novel plots murder during Brimfield antiques shows

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Furniture Studies

  • Fred Taylor Furniture Book

    Guides to American furniture periods prove valuable

    Renown furniture expert Fred Taylor gives his professional opinion on antique furniture resources for buyers, sellers and scholars.
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