Woods Davy Sculptural Table

When is a pile of rocks considered art? Recently an unusual table made of glass and “stone” was offered in an Andrew Jones auction in Los Angeles with an estimated price of $2,500 to $3,500. It didn’t’ sell although other related sculptures by the artist, Woods Davy (1949-), have sold from $1,000 to $7,000. He […]

Love is in the Air

Romance may be in the air, but did you know that Valentine’s Day started out as the Roman festival called Lupercallia that included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery? The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just […]

Drive-by Romance Takes on New Meaning

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, romance is top on many minds. As we know, sometimes love just happens — you are in the right place at the right time to meet the person of your dreams. For one Boca Raton, Florida woman, the ultimate symbol of romance crossed her path in a turning […]

Identify Photos Sooner Rather than Later

Identify a photograph with a note written with a lead pencil on the back of the photo. Don’t use a felt-tip or ballpoint pen. It can bleed thru to the image. Record the date, location, people and any other important comments like “wedding” or “family reunion.”  

Ceramic Cigar Boxes

Homes of the early 1900s in the United States had many matched sets of decorative pieces. There was a coffee and tea service with creamer, sugar bowl and tray. There was usually a desk set with a pen, blotter ends, inkwell, pen holder, letter opener, stamp box and more. And, of course, there was a […]

Veteran’s Unworn Rolex Stuns With $700,000 Valuation

Next time you buy yourself something special – or receive it as a gift! – do NOT tear into the packaging to get to the present. Carefully open the box or container. Delicately remove the gift, without tearing or ripping the insides of the box. And save all the paperwork, including receipts and warranty paperwork. […]

It’s #whatsitwednesday!

Be the first to guess what the pictured item is by leaving a comment below. If you have your own whatsit, our editors can include it in a future post. Please send an email to editor@kovels.com and attach a clear picture, the size and any markings. Hopefully, we will be able to identify it for our readers! […]

Sailor’s Valentines

Don’t always trust the information in old books and on old websites about antiques, particularly everyday items used in the last part of the 1800s but not expensive or large enough to be of serious interest to collectors until the 1900s. A double octagonal frame filled with a design made of sea shells is still […]

February 2020 Prices

ADVERTISING Door push, “Wear Finck’s Detroit-Special Overalls,” tin lithograph, embossed, trademark pig, red, white, & blue, 7 x 3 5/8 in., $614 Display, Perfect Fitting, Munsing Wear, Union Suits, tin lithograph, die cut, image of 6 boys & girls in white union suits, countertop, easel back, 15 1/2 x 24 in., $740 Hood ornament, metal, […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 46 No. 6 – February 2020

Luster Pottery … Small Stoves … Judith Leiber Purses … Scandinavian Furniture … On the Road to Hawaii … Marks on Toys … Collector’s Gallery … Prices Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Volume 46 No. 6 – February 2020