Kewpies that caught collectors’ eyes at two spring auctions are featured in a sale report in Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles June 2016 newsletter. See pictures and prices of cute kewpie dolls and figurines with side-glancing eyes and little blue wings that sold for up to $10,000. Amphora pottery is known for its fanciful Art Nouveau designs and applied naturalistic elements. More than 70 pieces by well-known Bohemian makers were auctioned in Pennsylvania. Top lot was a Paul Dachsel vase with trees and pinecones that brought $7,320. See other pieces with dragons, lizards, spider webs and simulated jewels in Kovels’ June newsletter. And intricately carved Victorian furniture attracted buyers to an Alabama auction. A seven-piece Belter parlor suite by John H. Belter that topped $200,000, a Pottier and Stymus bed for $11,500 and a monumental Meeks étagère all proved that Victorian furniture by well-known makers is on the rise.

Colorful casual Fiesta dinner and kitchen ware sold at a two-day auction in Indiana. Thousands of pieces, both vintage and modern, went for a wide range of prices that peaked at over $12,000 for a prized “red stripe” onion soup bowl. More priced Fiestaware is in Kovels’ latest issue. Kerosene lamps of the Victorian era come in a lvariety of shapes and designs from humble opaque glass to expensive art glass. Hundreds of miniature lamps from a 40-year collection were included in a Virginia auction, where prices ranged from $20 to over $6,000. Examples are pictured and priced in Kovels’ June newsletter.

Kim Kovel goes “on the road” to Los Angeles to visit the Long Beach Flea Market. The popular illustrated Collector’s Gallery answers readers’ questions about a Holt Howard pixie bowl, Camel Cigarettes ashtray, a “Very Best” chest and a silver mesh purse. June’s Dictionary of Marks identifies cut glass patterns. And more than 70 antiques and collectibles are listed in the Buyer’s Price Guide.

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