July 25 Is National Merry-Go-Round Day! Join us in some carousel trivia! If you have been reading Kovels Komments over the years, you should know the answers to most of these questions: What is the difference between a merry-go round and a carousel? How do you know if you have an American or a British carousel horse? When were merry-go-rounds popular? What is the most expensive carousel animal? And more …
Travel through time with our story on automobile hood ornaments, or mascots, that were popular to the 1930s. Many were whimsical and fun, such as this 1930 bronze, Art Deco Speed Head example. Buckle your seat belt and find more examples and prices.
A brazen theft of a 500-year-old painting went unnoticed for months because the Doma Museum collection within the San Domenico Maggiore church complex in Naples, Italy, was closed due to COVID restrictions. But the Italian police have found the copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi in a Naples flat and returned it.
Q: Can you tell me what this is and what it does? I think it says “tool steel tempered.”
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.
