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Vintage Vacuums - 11 sought-after collectible models with retro appeal

By Antique Trader Staff
Collecting 101

Is choice overload affecting your sales?

By Wayne Jordan
Common Hitchcock stencilled name. Courtesy of William J. Jenack Auctioneers, Chester, New York.
Antiques

Unfolding the saga of the Hitchcock Chair Co.

By Fred Taylor
Auctioneer Andrew Jones
Decorative Arts

Andrew Jones celebrates 40 years in the trade

By Antique Trader Staff
Bottle cap: “St. Charles Dairy - Let’s All Back The Attack (depiction of a Soldier and Sailor) Buy More War Bonds Today”
Advertising

Patriotic milk bottles - They did America proud

By Michael Polak
Federal/Empire transitional chest.
Furniture Styles

An American history lesson at the auction

By Fred Taylor
Exquisite, highly detailed, handcrafted sterling, jewel-crested silver bird perched within pink onyx gazebo. Courtesy www.nadavart.com
Antiques

Arts from Jerusalem span time and space

By Melody Amsel-Arieli
Written by Behind the Gavel columnist Wayne Jordan, this top-selling book includes a collection of his early columns.
Collecting 101

Put online reviews to work for your business

By Wayne Jordan
D-Day Flag. Images courtesy of Heritage Auctions
News

D-Day flag soars to $162,500

By Antique Trader Staff
Two rediscovered marble busts by the French 18th century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741-1828 Paris), $1.475 million. Photo courtesy Cottone Auctions, www.cottoneauctions.com
Antiques

Fine art auction sees marble busts soar to $1.475M

By Antique Trader Staff
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Furniture Styles

Antique Appraisals: Image preservers valued at $40 apiece

By Antique Trader Staff
Karl Lagerfeld (German, 1933-2019), original drawing on card stock of peasant-style dress with hand coloring by the designer. Sold for $2,990.
Vintage Fashion

Karl Lagerfeld fashion drawings sell at auction

By Antique Trader Staff
‘J.L. Hebron’ is stamped in a large cent, which was made by this Ohio soldier, John L. Hebron. This dog tag is part of the huge Hebron family collection that can be viewed online at http://www.midtenrelics.com.
Civil War Collectibles

Collecting Civil War ID Tags

By David McCormick
Auctions

Aurora monster models sell for $7,200

By Antique Trader Staff
A healthy collector is a happy collector. Health expert David Meinz will speak at the AAAA Convention on July 26 in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Photos courtesy of AAAA
Antique Shows

Authors speaking at antique advertising convo

By Antique Trader Staff
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), Girl at Mirror, The Saturday Evening Post cover study, 1954, oil on photographic paper laid on board, 10-1/8 x 10-1/2 inches, initialed lower left: N/R, $399,000.
Fine Art

N.C. Wyeth, Rockwell lead American art auction

By Antique Trader Staff
Schoenhut circus with people, tent, and animals. Courtesy of Pook & Pook / Noel Barrett Auctions
Antiques

Antique steam toys starring in June 15 auction

By Antique Trader Staff
A. Elmer Crowell carved snowy egret, $48,000
Antiques

D.H. Lawrence painting claims $28,800

By Antique Trader Staff
Raymond Chandler. The Big Sleep. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition, signed by the author on the front free endpaper with note, $57,500.
Auctions

Mystery fiction drives rare book auction to $1.6M

By Antique Trader Staff
Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society, 1700-1880, 2nd Ed., by Antigone Clark & Joseph O’Kelly, 9” x 12”, hardcover w/dustjacket, Schiffer Publishing, schifferbooks.com, 2018, 384 pp., $95.
Collectibles

Book Review: Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society

By Karen Knapstein
prototype coca-cola bottle
Auctions

Prototype Coke bottle caps off $110,700

By Antique Trader Staff
Fly Fishing Treasures: The World of Fly Fishers and Collecting
Antiques

Collectors will get hooked on ‘Fly Fishing Treasures’

By Karen Knapstein
American Eagle: A Visual History of Our National Emblem
Book Reviews

Author pens visual history of American eagle

By Karen Knapstein
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Antiques

Antique Appraisals: Finds more treasured when associated with loved one

By Antique Trader Staff