Packed with potentional, steamer trunks were a welcome traveling companion on ocean cruises.When people traveled throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was no such notion as packing light.For the increasingly popular and lengthy journeys across the Atlantic Ocean, travelers had to pack numerous toiletries, an array of proper ensembles for various social encounters, and often-heavy...
Told they could keep whatever they found, a Massachusetts couple couldn't picture finding hordes of valuable cameras and lenses in jam-packed storage space.Picture this: A Massachusetts couple’s talent for organization and eagerness to work resulted in them being asked to clean out a jam-packed storage unit and keep whatever they found. The owner of the unit had...
Founded in the 1980s and riding the influence of the English new wave culture, the vintage-inspired and romantic-tinged Maximal Art costume jewelry offers an exciting rediscovery.How do you stay excited about a hobby year after year? Learn something new! When it comes to jewelry, I never feel like I’ve seen it all and discover new things that...
More than 70 years after her death, "The Paper Dolls of Zelda Fitzgerald," a collection pulled together by Zelda's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, fulfills the wish of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife.Much has been written about Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, particularly their vagabond lifestyle during the Jazz Age and tumultuous relationship, marred by F. Scott’s alcoholism and Zelda’s...
The hammer price for the rare one-inch campaign jugate more than doubled its pre-sale estimate at Hake's Premiere Auction.YORK, Pa. – A one-inch version of the elusive 1920 Cox/Roosevelt jugate button, one of only six of its type known to exist, sold for $100,300 at Hake’s March 21-22 Premier Auction.Likely a salesman’s sample, the political pin-back button...
The jaw-dropping designs from Joseph Mazer remain as stylish today and sought after by collectors as when first introduced.Mazer and Jomaz are both well-known names in the world of costume jewelry, and remarkable examples are found bearing each of these marks. Their histories are intertwined in terms of Joseph Mazer’s involvement in both businesses, but there’s more...
IIn movies, Doris Day epitomized the girl next door. Wholesome, cute and eternally perky. She was virtuous yet undeniably sexy. But that was the movies. Who was the real Doris Day, who would have turned 100 this month? To celebrate the person and the star, here are 10 things you didn't know about Doris Day.Freckled faced with...
Collectors go for a rousing two-day ride during the recent Disney event at Heritage Auctions that realized $1.8 million. Giddy-up!DALLAS – A lucky bidder laid down $84,000 to ride off into the sunset with a one-of-a-kind original stagecoach offered by Heritage Auctions during its Disney Theme Parks auction March 25-26. The Art of Disneyland: From Stagecoaches to Monorails…...
ShipandInsure.com makes shipping and insuring fine art easy for artists and collectors.We caught up with Elaine Lockard, the VP of Sales and Marketing of ShipandInsure.com, at a recent art show. We were amazed at the offerings for shipping and insuring of fine art for artists and collectors. Elaine, maybe start off by telling a little about the...
Founder Terry Kovel says "it was time" for a new home for the legendary antiques and collectibles brand she started 70 years ago with her late husband, Ralph.Ralph and Terry Kovel published their first book in 1953, Kovels’ Dictionary of Marks – Pottery and Porcelain, and together served as pioneers in the fledgling antiques and collectibles field...
NEW YORK — Linnea Norton spent Sunday at Columbia University jamming on the guitar with other students — a...
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