Innehållsförteckning för October 1, 2021 från Kovels Antique Trader

NEW YORK — As of Antique Trader’s presstime, a set of 101 NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection had surpassed the expectations of Sotheby’s, well ahead of the auction's closing time. The collection of dour-faced apes — featuring laser eyes, trippy fur and diamond teeth — had a current bid of $19 million, exceeding the $12-$18 million range that the auction house set ahead of the sale, which was scheduled to end on September 9. The collection includes a number of rare apes, potentially making it more valuable, including #7090 with “solid gold” fur, pictured above, which sold for the highest price yet on September 3. Last month, NBA icon Stephen Curry bought one of the apes for $180,000. For more information, visit sothebys.com. For a round-up of…

Top collectors will share their best and most unusual red, white and blue at the Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association’s 70th fall show and sale. “Patriotic Americana” is a special exhibit for attendees of the event at the Waukesha County Expo Center in suburban Milwaukee, Friday and Saturday, October 1-2. After a 20-month hiatus, 56 antiques dealers from nine states are finally returning to the show to see their loyal customers. In addition to WADA member exhibitors, there will be a record number of non-member participants — some from Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan and Minnesota — who rarely exhibit in Wisconsin. Collectors can wander the show’s three large rooms providing spacious aisles and booths to find a wide variety of affordable and authentic antique offerings all indoors, under…

It was a typical Chicago February morning: gray skies, cold, with a light dusting of snow powdering the city’s sidewalks. But in a dreary garage at 2122 North Clark Street, in a quiet residential neighborhood on the city’s North Side, this Valentine’s Day in 1929 would be anything but ordinary. The garage, rented by the George “Bugs” Moran gang, which controlled much of the North Side’s illegal booze traffic and ran most of its brothels and casinos, would be the site of one of the most infamous crimes in U.S. history, the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. At the height of Chicago’s gangland warfare, intruders entered the garage, some dressed as cops, lined up shoulder-to-shoulder against the wall seven men associated with Moran, and using Tommy guns and a 12-gauge shotgun,…

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 in our print editions, but it will be listed in our online calendar. CALIFORNIA Every first Sunday of the month, Alameda. Alameda Point Antiques Faire. Mar 13-14, 2020 Alameda. Alameda Vintage Fashion Faire. Reopening Oct 3 and running every first Sunday of the month through May, Palm Springs. Palm Springs Vintage Market, PS Cultural Center at the Camelot Theater, 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm…

ATLANTA – Eric Bradley, a former executive editor of Antique Trader magazine, has joined WorthPoint as vice president of Editorial Content and Public Relations. Bradley joins WorthPoint after spending nearly nine years as director of public relations for Heritage Auctions, Dallas, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer, where he led successful publicity and marketing campaigns for special collections and its most valuable lots. Bradley is known throughout the antiques and collectibles trade as the author of 12 books, including the critically acclaimed Mantiques: A Manly Guide to Cool Stuff, Harry Potter - The Unofficial Guide to the Collectibles of Our Favorite Wizard and two Picker's Pocket Guides on advertising signs and toys. He is also an eight-time editor of the annual Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, America's No. 1…

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fontaine’s Auction Gallery will present an important Fine & Decorative Arts auction on Saturday, September 25. The 485 lots feature 19th and 20th century pieces, including many by Tiffany, along with lighting, art glass, leaded glass windows, fine silver, timepieces, marble and bronze statuary, and American and European furniture. The online auction starts at 11 a.m. EST and bidding is available by phone, absentee and internet at fontainesauction.com and LiveAuctioneers.com. For more information, visit fontainesauction.com.…

In a place where vice is normally prohibited, felons serving time at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City once operated a casino known as the “Bullpen,” which offered every game of chance, including blackjack, craps, poker, gin rummy and sports betting. The casino, which operated from 1932 to 1967 in a converted stone building, had every gaming license aspirant through rigorous investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Any hint of criminal doings earned a rejection. Dennis Neilander, chairman of the Gaming Control Board, shed some light on the reasons behind this phenomenon. “It was a different time. They thought it would keep (the inmates) out of trouble,” he said. Add to this the fact that Nevada was the first state to legalize gaming, in 1931, and accepted gambling…

Maybe you’ve seen the name here and there, but how much do you know about Alice Caviness? While she hasn’t been glorified like some of the other great women jewelry designers and business owners I’ve covered in the past, her company marketed some beautiful jewelry over more than five decades in business. Many of the pieces bearing the Caviness brand are rhinestone glitz selections that will knock your socks off if you’re into that type of jewelry. Others are super-interesting sterling silver designs. I’ll clue you in on more jewelry details, but let’s take a brief look at the history of the lady and the company first. History Most people don’t realize that Alice Caviness – described as a petite and charming Southern woman who spoke with a drawl –…

The white piece of paper has yellowed over the years and the scribbled black-ink thoughts are faded, with only the slightest hint of readability remaining. No worries. I have read and reread these lines so many times they remain as indelible as a tattoo. And in many ways, they are just that. A heart tattoo. Mom’s Survival Guide. That’s what I wrote at the top of the paper when I jotted these thoughts down twenty years ago in order to … well … survive. My mother had just died. It wasn’t sudden or unexpected. Unlike a bolt of lightning, it was more like a photograph left out in the sun. Strokes don’t work their bad intentions quickly. Over time, little by little, my mother faded away. And for the first…

GENEVA, N.Y. — When David Whitcomb bought a property in Geneva, New York, he had no idea there were more than 1,000 antique treasures — possibly worth hundreds of thousands of dollars — hidden inside. Those treasures, including several rare photos of Susan B. Anthony, were scheduled for auction September 18 at One Source Auctions and estimated to fetch between $150,000 and $200,000. A few weeks after he bought the building for his law firm in late 2020, Whitcomb made the discovery when, giving a friend a tour of the home’s third floor, he noticed part of the ceiling looked strange. That was because it was a drop ceiling, installed decades ago to convert the space into an apartment unit. Whitcomb spotted an access panel, climbed up on a stack…

When people in Chico, California say they are “walking the dog,” chances are they are talking about doing a yo-yo trick and not actually walking their pet. Downtown Chico is yo-yo land and home to the National Yo-Yo Museum founded by Bob Malowney, who also owns the gift shop Bird in Hand that shares a 10,000-square-foot building with the museum. When you hear the cacophony sounds of “whizz,” “swish,” and “zip,” you know you have reached the right place. Bird in Hand has been fascinating yo-yo fans for decades — holding events, classes, and competitions. You can peruse countless yo-yo models, learn about ancient and contemporary yo-yo history, and purchase one of your own. When Malowney in fact noticed that his customers were more excited to play with yo-yos than…