The guide book published in 2006 we expected would lead us to some antiques shops was looking like it might be a guide to things that weren't there anymore. While the first two antique shops were gone, we did manage to locate a healthy antique district. I expect antiques to be more popular in a … Continue reading Antiquing in Buenos Aires
In some sense its nice when the lot you picked out of an auction turns out to be the top lot. That's from an observer's point only, however. Had I been bidding on the sterling silver two-handled presentation bowl with an inscription to Maestro Arturo Toscanini, I wouldn't have been so excited to see the price … Continue reading Bowl Inscribed Toscanini Top Lot at Doyle
The term 'heavy metal' took on a whole new meaning at a recent Pennsylvania auction in which four pieces of circa-1882 Tiffany silver hammered nearly a quarter-million dollars. Offered consecutively, a pair of sterling candelabra sold for $111,600 against an estimate of $60,000-$80,000; followed by a pair of silver bowls that were bid to $134,000 … Continue reading Pairs of Tiffany Silver Excels at Morphy Auctions
A highlight of the week of Americana Week sales, Christie’s is honored to announce that the sale of a Sheffield-plated silver wine cooler, given by George Washington to Alexander Hamilton in 1797 (estimate: $400,000-600,000). This four-bottle wine cooler is an exceptionally well documented historical object, symbolizing the famous partnership between Washington and Hamilton in the early days of … Continue reading Wine Cooler Given to Hamilton by Washington A Highlight of New York’s Americana Week
Q. How did you get started? A. I started by accident. Initially, my career choice was in biochemistry and molecular biology. I was working for my Ph.D. and I did a flea market just to get rid of some things in the house and it ended up being very lucrative. I was extremely unhappy working … Continue reading An Interview with Vintage Jewelry Dealer Erik Yang
Every year for the past forty seven years or so, the Altha Theta Sorority from Western Kentucky University hold an antique show and sale at the Knights of Columbus Hall off Lovers Lane in Bowling Green. This was one of the best attended years in the show’s history. By Saturday morning, many of the vendors … Continue reading Sorority Sisters Pull Out All The Stops: Bowling Green Kentucky’s Annual Antique Show
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