The go-to source for expert antiques and collectibles information.
The go-to source for expert antiques and collectibles information.
Unique times create unique collecting opportunities that will someday be important to historians. One of the numerous acts of community we are witnessing is how many companies are proving “We Are One” by switching production of regular products, in particular beer, vodka and other liquors, to produce much-needed hand-sanitizer.
Now considered folk art, old weather vanes, like this green-eyed grasshopper, were made of cast iron, wood or cut and molded sheet metal. See auctioned examples, prices and collecting suggestions.
Kovels Antiques, Inc., was founded by Ralph and Terry Kovel. Hailed as “the duke and duchess of the antiques world,” they have written more than 100 books and special reports about collecting. Their bylined column is the longest-running syndicated weekly column in the country, distributed to more than 150 newspapers. Their guides include the annual Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, which has sold over 4 million copies since its first edition.
