It's Memorial Day weekend and time to show off the American flag. Flags will be flying in front yards, businesses and public spaces. Why not hunt for an old or antique flag? They are fairly common at flea markets, antiques stores and auctions. Some are rarer and more valuable than others. This flag sold for a high-flying $256,500 at a recent auction in ... Read More
The Top 20 antiques and collectibles searches on Kovels.com during April show collector interest in banks, pressed glass and Goebel. Antique enthusiasts have been busy researching:
Whether her home is a retro time capsule or just sprinkled with some midcentury modern pieces, she'll appreciate this Mother and Child figurine. It was designed in the 1950s by Lisa Larson for the Swedish Gustavsberg factory and sold for $472 at a Stephenson's auction in ... Read More
The first week in May marks National Postcard Week. Think of postcards as emails or text messages that took days or weeks to send. Don't toss that shoebox of old postcards you found in grandma's attic—they tell stories about the past and some can be valuable. This vintage postcard sold for $15 at Lyn Knight ... Read More
This cased glass and enameled bride’s basket was up for sale at a Kansas auction, where it was carried off for $275. Frilly painted glass bowls set in silver basket ... Read More
For $110, this 9-inch model of a 1959 Pontiac Bonneville convertible cruised away from an Illinois auction. It’s a “promo car” used back then to show off new models and ... Read More
The bidder who paid $8,125 for this pair of lamps set a lightning pace at a New Jersey auction. The Max Sauze midcentury modern metal lamps must have shone like ... Read More
Looking for weighty and ornate antique furniture? An ample bid of $5,676 felled this massive carved Renaissance Revival oak server at a New Orleans auction. Learn more about lavishly sculpted ... Read More
Ten pieces of sterling silver Arts and Crafts jewelry made by silversmiths at Chicago’s famous Kalo Shop sold at a winter auction. The selection included pins, bracelets and ... Read More
Two dozen pairs of 19th- and early 20th-century candlesticks and candelabra sold at a recent DuMouchelles auction in Detroit. They were made of various metals, as well as wood, marble ... Read More
An auction of more than 300 Beatrix Potter collectibles, ranging from first editions of her famous storybooks to china dishes picturing her characters, was recently hosted by Bloomsbury ... Read More
