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Kovels’ February 2023 newsletter features modern desks and planters, artist jewelry, bride’s baskets, tin advertising trays and classic design, all with photos and prices.

A recent art and design auction in Los Angeles featured unusual desks by prominent midcentury designers, and examples are featured in Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles February 2023 newsletter. Pictured with eye-popping prices are desks by George Nelson for Herman Miller, Richard Neutra, Lynn McLarty and Michael Kirchner, and Paul Evans, along with the priciest example—an executive desk by Gio Ponti—that fetched $37, 500.

The same Los Angeles auction included more than 20 modern ceramic planters. Kovels’ February newsletter pictures some that were oversized, like the “Pig” planter by John Follis and Rex Goode that auctioned for $7,000, and some that were smaller, like the sleek, square pot by Marilyn Kay Austin that brought $2,300, but all would add a unique, contemporary look to a houseplant’s home.

Among the lots at another Los Angeles auction were some innovative jewelry made by well-known artists such as Georges Braque, Sonia Delaunay and Claire Falkenstein. Kovels’ latest newsletter pictures some of the rings, pins and pendants pins in a wide range of prices that gave collectors a chance to buy unique and striking jewelry and little pieces of history.

Nearly 40 brides’ baskets, art glass berry or fruit bowls in decorative silver-plated frames, were offered at a Kansas auction. They were elegant gifts given to sophisticated Victorian brides. Collectors continue to love them and pay high prices when good ones come to auction. Find examples of cased glass, satin glass, and peachblow glass bowls in intricate figural silver frames and stands in Kovels’  February issue.

Old tin serving trays are popular with collectors and a recent advertising auction in New York offered many interesting choices. Kovels’ latest issue pictures an assortment of trays with interesting graphics from an old factory scene to pretty women and cute kids that advertised beer, soda and ice cream, along with their selling prices.

And last, but not least, Kovels’ reports on a show in Paris with beautiful and timeless works from European masters—lavish antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries that ranged from furniture and lighting to fine porcelain. You’ll find a visual feast (and the healthy market for the classics!) in Kovels’ February newsletter.

The Kovels go “on the road” to Design Miami 2022 to experience contemporary art firsthand. The February Dictionary of Marks identifies marks used by European porcelain companies. The Collector’s Gallery answers reader questions about a vintage pop-up valentine, a shaving bowl, an antique linen press, and a German-made punch bowl with a “toddy lifter” ladle. And more than 70 antiques and collectibles are listed in the February Buyer’s Price Guide.

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Kovels’ January 2021 newsletter features fine furnishings from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Saturday Evening Girls pottery, western collectibles, Gio Ponti furniture, and vintage pinback buttons, all with photos and prices.

Fine furnishings from the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City are featured in the January 2021 issue of Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter, helping to get the new year off to an exciting start. An extensive collection of unique objects from the legendary hotel were sold in a series of auctions near Boston as the hotel readied for renovation. Kovels’ sale report focuses on a few of the hotel’s famous rooms, such as the Presidential Suite, and suites once occupied and named after Cole Porter, and Elizabeth Taylor, with pictures of the rooms and the auction prices of some of their contents.

Collectors were happy to see examples of Saturday Evening Girls pottery offered at a Chicago auction since it doesn’t come up for bid very often. Kovels’ January 2021 newsletter pictures examples of the Boston club members’ work—plates, bowls and wall pockets—made in the early 1900s, along with selling prices.

With a big Yee Ha! the nostalgia level was high as mid-20th-century western-themed toys and decorations from a single collection were auctioned in Pennsylvania. Kovels’ latest issue pictures memorabilia including toys, a game, lamps, ads and other items inspired by movies, radio and TV shows like “The Lone Ranger” and “Hopalong Cassidy.”

Distinctive, modern furniture by Italian architect and industrial designer Gio Ponti were offered at auction in Florida, where bids where winning bids were high. Examples of his designs, a unique, geometric cabinet along with stylish tables and chairs, are pictured in Kovels’ January newsletter. And political, sports and advertising collectors were in awe of the quantity and quality of pinback buttons sold at a Pennsylvania auction. Kovels’ pictures examples of some of the small buttons that sold for very big prices.

Don’t miss Terry Kovel’s take on small collectibles, old and new. The January Dictionary of Marks lists marks used by some small American potteries. The illustrated Collector’s Gallery answers readers’ questions about a Minnie Mouse wristwatch, a tobacco jar, a Wedgwood Jasperware vase, and silver centerpiece basket. And more than 70 antiques and collectibles are listed in the January Buyer’s Price Guide.