What comes next for a painting that launched a Renaissance master’s career, hung in a Habsburg palace, was stolen twice and recovered at a bus stop? An auction record for the artist, of course.
Collectors clamor for colorfully eccentric pottery at Ripley Auction.
Overbeck Pottery was established in 1911 by sisters Margaret, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary Frances Overbeck in their Cambridge City, Indiana, home. They wanted to produce high-quality, entirely handmade ceramics as a form of income.
A reader wants to know if Dr. Anthony Cavo can shed any light on their swan side table.
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.
