Innehållsförteckning för May 1, 2021 från Kovels Antique Trader

One of the most unusual newspapers in the United States in the first half of the 20th century was devoted to a niche readership and constantly violated copyright laws, yet still had a surprisingly long print run. The Hobo News, established in New York City by Patrick “The Roaming Dreamer” Mulkern and Benjamin “The Coast Kid” Benson, hoboes themselves, was tailored to hoboes and the hobo culture, including “hobo sympathizers and hobo intellectuals.” The paper ran from February 1937 to April 20, 1948 and should not be confused with an earlier publication from 1915-1929 that had the same name and was published by the International Brotherhood Welfare Association. With its banner motto, “A little fun to match the sorrow,” The Hobo News featured poems, cartoons, pin-ups, essays, songs about politics,…

For its 33rd annual convention, the International Perfume Bottle Association has changed course, heading into uncharted waters with its first virtual show. IPBA is hosting “Setting Sail for New Horizons” April 29 through May 2. The virtual event allows people to participate and see beautiful perfume bottles in an online showroom, connect with other collectors and a lot more from the comfort of their own homes. You must be an IPBA member to register for the convention, but you can join as part of the registration process at perfume-bottles.org . There will be a first-time attendees orientation event at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 29. The show will be offered through the event app Whova and presentations will be seen on Zoom. Scheduled events include an online showroom for…

To list your antiques-related event (show, auction, convention, etc.) for free in Antique Trader, send event information (date, location, contact information, times) at least six weeks in advance to: AT Calendars, C/O Antique Trader Editors, 5225 Joerns Dr., Suite 2, Stevens Point, WI 54481 OR email to ATNews@aimmedia.com. Listings will be included on a space available basis. Antique Trader assumes no responsibility for any show not listed. EDITOR’S NOTE: The cancelations or postponements we have received are marked with asterisks. Be sure to check if events you are interested in are still on before you go. We will be updating this calendar and the one online as we receive official notification of any cancelations/postponements. ARIZONA July 23-24, 2021, Prescott Valley. Prescott Antique Show & Vintage Market, Findlay Toyota Center, 3201…

NEW YORK — After a frenzy of more than 180 bids in the final hour, a JPG file made by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, sold at Christie’s in March for $69.3 million, setting a new record for the increasingly popular market for digital-only art. The online sale of the NFT, or non-fungible token, makes Beeple’s piece the third most-expensive work sold by a living artist at auction, behind Jeff Koons and David Hockney, according Christie’s. This also beats the physical art of museum-valorized greats like J.M.W. Turner, Georges Seurat and Francisco Goya. Billed by Christie’s as “a unique work in the history of digital art,” “Everydays — The First 5000 Days” is a collage of all the images that Beeple has been posting online each day since…

The package arrived in such classic style that I hesitated to open it. Some things you just don’t rush into. When your mailbox is usually filled with flyers and bills and generic junk, a package wrapped neatly in brown paper, secured with enough industrial-strength Cellophane tape to keep Fort Knox safe, and with your name and address precisely handwritten in dark ink, well, you take notice. This was a package of substance. Clearly. Smallish, sure, but it looked and felt both comfortable and exotic. Best to take your time. Admire the craftsmanship. After all, the package just completed a 1,900-mile journey from the state of Washington to my home in Wisconsin. It needed a moment to rest. And I needed a moment to find a scissors. No way I was…

If you were a kid in the 1970s, you probably recognized names like Blisterine, Cover Ghoul, Slopicana and Quacker Oats more than you did the real brand names of Listerine, Cover Girl, Tropicana and Quaker Oats. You likely also had at least one of these stickers or another one like it that you plastered to something in your room, on your school desk or on the refrigerator when your mom wasn’t looking. These were part of Wacky Packages by Topps. The collectible stickers came in wax-paper packs just like baseball cards (complete with the brittle stick of pink bubblegum) and were spoofs of popular American products. Controversial at times, they were funny, goofy and yes ... wacky. Crest Toothpaste became “Crust” (and garlic flavored at that), Saran Wrap was “Satan…

DOUGLASS, Kan. — More than 400 lots of art glass including Daum Nancy and Galle, Rookwood pottery, snuff boxes and more will be offered by Woody Auction on Saturday, April 24. The auction includes the estate collection of Bernard Jamison of Kansas and numerous other small collections. The Wave Crest, Nakara and Kelva portion of the auction will feature plaques, portraits, and scenic; there will be Moser, Agata, American Brilliant Cut Glass, R.S. Prussia, Tiffany and Quezal items, cloisonne, original oil paintings by noted artists, sterling silver, bronzes, and a fine selection of furniture. A preview will be from 1-5 p.m. CDT on Friday, April 23; the auction will start at 9:30 a.m. CDT at Woody Auction Hall, 130 E. 3rd St., Douglass. Online bidding will also be at LiveAuctioneers.com/woody-auction-llc.…

it’s no secret that Elizabeth Taylor was a talented actress who loved her jewelry. By the time she was in her mid-30s she had collected more incredible fine jewelry than most of us can scarcely imagine. From Cartier to Bulgari to antique pieces from the Belle Époque and Art Deco eras, she was the steward of an amazing array of adornment. She also had a penchant for costume jewelry and all of the eye-catching lots in the Christie’s 2011 auction of her stash served as testimony. Among the fashion jewelry she owned and wore were lovely pieces produced by Ciner and Kenneth Jay Lane (K.J.L.) along with many others. But Taylor, further exhibiting her business prowess after launching her White Diamonds fragrance line in 1991, also worked with Avon (yes,…