If you were a child in the U.S. anywhere from around 1950 to 1990 and dreamed of being a princess, Superman, GI Joe, an astronaut, Barbie, a spooky monster or any character you watched on TV, you could make your dream come true each Halloween for less than $5. And for that amount, you’d get what you...
American artist and illustrator Robert McGinnis has created more than 1,200 memorable paperback book covers as well as several iconic movie posters, but it was his original movie poster illustration for the 1965 James Bond classic that left bidders shaken and stirred.The original illustration for Thunderball (11-7/8 x 18-5/8 inches) sold for $275,000 in robust bidding at Heritage...
Fine glass paperweights, created to keep papers from flying about in drafty rooms, are among the most popular collectibles. Early ones were likely any eye-catching pebbles that came to hand. As letter writing became increasingly popular, however, members of the European upper class sought more appealing weights to grace their lavish desk sets.In response, glassworkers created shiny,...
Like most collectors, I own several items I don’t ever intend to sell. Among my treasured cache are more Napier jewelry designs from the 1950s than any other timeframe. This includes one of my very first antique shop jewelry purchases in the 1990s, an outstanding Napier silver plated Maltese cross necklace with powder blue rhinestones. It’s one...
A blue-and-white Chinese vase with an estimated value of less than $2,000 rocked the antiques landscape when it sold for $8.8 million during a heated bidding war at a French auction house over the weekend.The vase, with its spherical body and a long cylindrical neck, measures 21 inches tall and is decorated with dragons and clouds, according to...
Initially designed for sale in camera, drug and gift stores, View-Master production dates to 1939. View-Master reels were introduced at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and at the 1940 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. The View-Master was intended as an alternative to the scenic postcard, and was originally sold at photography shops, stationery stores and scenic-attraction...
With so much vintage costume jewelry on the market, how do you determine what to buy for a good investment? There are lots of categories of vintage jewelry, but let’s focus our search on rhinestone jewelry. I’ve been dealing in vintage costume jewelry for more than a decade, and when I was first starting out I made...
CHICAGO – A spectacular 7.40-carat, D color pear shape Harry Winston diamond ring dazzled bidders, selling for $362,500 at Hindman’s "Important Jewelry Auction" September 13. In 1947, "Cosmopolitan" magazine bestowed Winston with a moniker that would follow him throughout his career: "King of Diamonds." An innate gemologist with an intuitive mastery of his trade, Winston traveled the globe in his...
DENVER, Pa. – A trio of robot musicians with a captivating, toe-tapping sound sold for $350,550, leading a parade of mechanical music machines and automata at Morphy Auctions $2.3 million sale of the late Henri Krijnen collection in September.The 541-lot auction featured dance organs, orchestrions, slot machines and a myriad of other antique coin-operated novelties amassed over 50...
A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA championship has sold at auction for $10.1 million.Courtesy of Sotheby'sMichael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, now has the most valuable sports jersey of all time.A jersey worn by Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for an attention-grabbing $10.1 million...
In my previous installment of Acoustic Soundboard, I explored the significance of tuners, their replacement options, and the importance...
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