by Lee Kalfon One of the most pressing issues in our industry today, and one near to my heart, is how to engage the next generation of auction goers and antique collectors. I have read a good ...
by Ken Torrino Here are a few things you’d think you would never see in a New York City real estate office: Yet, we’d be wrong. Right now, these and other historical documents can be f...
by Michael Lauck Over the last few years it seems like there has been an increased interest in collecting the bizarre and odd, particularly the oddities of yesterday. As col...
by Eve Sparrow A decidedly interesting part of antiques and collectables is art. In years past there have been stories of paintings or other ephemera relating to artists that have sold for reco...
BY MICHAEL BERNZWEIG Growing up, my mother had a houseful of antiques—which I not-so-affectionately referred to as junk. I felt embarrassed when my friends referred to our house as a museum. ...
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by Eve Sparrow Pocket watches are something that have had a long and very varied history. As the saying goes “Tempus Fugit”, time flees. These items can be simply designed and functional, m...
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by Eve Sparrow People will always be fascinated with auctions of any kind. The passion for collecting and restoring antiques and other valuable goods is gaining in popularity as people’s in...
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by Kate Manko I am an east coast gal. I was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and raised in Wells, Maine. I visit York, Maine often, it has always been one of my favorite places because it ...
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by Bram Hepburn Many advanced collectors of early American glass bottles will tell you the category they first started collecting was ink bottles. Their diminutive size and alluring colors and...
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by Ron Lawson It seems almost everywhere you turn these days you do not have to go very far to notice a molded, pressed particle or stapled flat pack piece of furniture, perhaps even in your o...
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by Median1 There has always been a illicit market for looted and stolen antiques and history. New York-based Conference of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the United States Holoca...
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by Ron Lawson Recently, I was given Mark Twain’s autobiography which was followed that same week by the news that a newly-released version of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” will ...
As Stated in a Speech given by JEFF WICHMANN of AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS , August 7, 2010. Click here for our podcast with Jeff. At the FOHBC conference in Wilmington, Ohio. Did you know...
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by Dr. J. Darragh M. Elliott, M.Sc., Ph.D. “AN INSATIABLE COLLECTOR – PART THREE” There are all types of auctions. The most famous being those of Sothebys and Christies. Other auctions ...
We decided that our weekly blogs are going to be informational. You will be seeing a lot of “How To” in regards to antiques, art and auctions. Your input for ideas is always welcome, just sen...
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An Informative Narrative by Phelps Fullerton Our Podcast with Phelps on the subject: Click Here I think to get a better understanding of the antique advertising market you need to get some bac...
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