The September Kovels Antique Trader is here!

From Disney to dollhouses, the September issue of Kovels Antique Trader offers a magical view of the wonderful world of collecting. Brothers Walter Elias Disney and Roy Oliver Disney found Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio on Oct. 16, 1923. Their studio is in the rear of a small office occupied by Holly-Vermont Realty at 4651 Kingswell […]

Kovels Antique Trader September 2023

Disney at 100…Art Dealer Guilty…Barbie Dolls…Carnival Glass…Red Wing Stoneware…American Western Collectibles…Wedgwood…Five Historic Dollhouses…American Furniture Styles…Collector’s Gallery  

When Every Piece of Glass is a Carnival

Shimmering with luminescent colors on crisply molded shapes, carnival glass dazzles. Pieces were initially made to be attractive, functional, and affordable when Fenton Art Glass introduced them in 1907. This new glassware became so popular that other American manufacturers soon developed competing lines to satisfy the enormous demand. Though carnival’s “classic” period ended around 1925, […]

Carnival Glass Pitcher & Tumblers

Q: I got this set of pitcher and glasses from my Dad’s estate. He collected carnival glass for many years. He said it was the only set like it he had ever seen. The pitcher is 3 1/2 inches tall and the six glasses are 2 inches tall. The glass is green and there are […]

Egg-actly the Right Time for Collectible Deviled Eggs Platters 

This is the time of year that many pull out a plate they haven’t seen for a year — the deviled egg platter, or egg plate, with its perfect oval indentations. Deviling is a term for mixing hot spices into foods. Serving deviled eggs is common during the Easter season. The deviled egg first became […]

Carnival Glass

Carnival glass is made by adding an iridescent finish to molded glass. After the glass, usually colored, has been pressed in the mold, it is removed. Additional shaping is done by hand with a special tool, then the piece is sprayed with a coating of liquid metallic salts. Many carnival glass patterns were made in […]