20th-century artists have stellar day at Moran’sMONROVIA, Calif. – John Moran Auctioneer’s 20th Century Art + Design auction achieved strong prices for works by notable artists and designers. Robust online bidding coupled with avid telephone bidders kept prices high throughout the sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding was available through LiveAuctioneers.
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of May 18, 2015Mildred Watkins, a well-known Cleveland enamelist, made this sterling silver box set with the enameled picture of a ship. It sold at a 2015 Skinner auction in Boston for the unexpectedly high price of $15,990. BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Geography, knowledge and luck are a big part of finding a treasure in an unexpected place, […]
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of May 26, 2014BEACHWOOD, Ohio – One-of-a-kind collectibles are interesting and often not expensive. In the 1980s, a Navaho Indian decided to make a stuffed toy from a Pendleton wool blanket. Today, a vintage Pendleton wool blanket in good condition can sell for hundreds of dollars. But 30 years ago, a worn Pendleton blanket had a lower value, […]
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of June 17, 2013BEACHWOOD, Ohio – Flag Day is celebrated every June 14 to commemorate the day the flag of the United States was adopted in 1777. Flag Day was officially established in 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. It became “National Flag Day” by a 1949 Act of Congress. Flags should be flown the whole week of June […]