Collectibles

How to tell the difference between an authentic piece of this distinctive Japanese pottery and a modern one depends on if there is an English marking or not.

The iconic gown that caused a sensation in 1962 when Monroe wore it to serenade President John F. Kennedy went on to sell at auction for a world-record $4.8 million.

How a 1933 soda dispenser revolutionized the soda industry by making the perfect Coca-Cola, and in the process became a collecting holy grail.

Once considered the domain of nerds and geeks, Mark Bellomo has built a very cool career out of the toys that defined his childhood.

The infamous painting, Madame X, caused so much outrage, it ruined a woman’s reputation and caused the artist to flee the country.

In a simple twist of political fate, Hake became a pop-culture collectibles auction house legend in part because Richard Nixon was elected president in 1968. Sure, Hake never got to meet Elvis, but he's done pretty well for himself.

Collector, author and historian, Ted Hake practically invented the pop culture collecting world with his groundbreaking auction business in the late 1960s. The Father of Pop reflects on how it all came to be.

Learn more about bride's baskets, once the go-to wedding gift that remains popular with collectors.

The monarch of mourning made memorial jewelry fashionable, and in the time of COVID-19, there is renewed interest in Victorian pieces made for remembering loved ones.