- Unless you are one of those folks who lives in a sterile condo furnished with every anonymous artifact your decorator thinks you should have, the prospect of moving can be one of the most traumatic occurrences of your life. The sterile...
- Books were the stars of two recent auctions, with several setting world records. Andrew Jones Auctions of Los Angeles celebrated its one-year anniversary by selling an exceedingly rare and complete second edition of Description de l’...
- ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – An iconic Colt revolver started a recent auction off with a bang, with an opening bid of $900,000 and ending with a final price of $1.67 million. The Millikin Dragoon, which has been in and out of the world’s finest...
- A prototype Star Wars action figure caused a stir recently when it sold for more than $110,000 at auction, but a leading toy expert says astute action figure collectors could see this coming from a galaxy far, far away. “First, the toy...
- By Paul Kennedy All couples have first dates; some are simply more memorable than others. Meet Kathy and Butch Dukes of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, who pretty much have cornered the market on memorable first dates. “People will...
- Memorabilia from Apollo 11 raked in millions of dollars in July during a trio of high-profile auctions celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. A gold medallion flown to the moon and back by Apollo 11...
- By Ingrid Floyd Cat-like creatures grip the neck of another beast, the image on a Viking pendant tantalizing us. Nine rectilinear shapes inscribed on an amulet found buried in Scandinavia mystify archeologists. Unknown figures etched on...
- DALLAS – The flag that led the first Americans to Utah Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, was honored at a ceremony at the White House and will have a final home at the Smithsonian Institution. Dutch art collector Bert Kreuk bought the...
- AMSTERDAM (AP) — Researchers and restorers at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum launched a months-long restoration project in early July, using high-tech imaging technology to throw new light on Rembrandt’s masterpiece, “The Night Watch.” Working...
- Wall Street loves resale. At the end of June, investors plowed $300 million into the initial public stock offering of the consignment shop The RealReal. The stock was offered at $20 per share in the morning and by the end of the day had...
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