Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles April 2023 Newsletter Now Available

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles newsletter is available as a print subscription, or as a digital version that is included in the Kovels Knowledge and Kovels All Access memberships. Start your Kovels Knowledge Free Trial now or login. Kovels’ April 2023 newsletter features midcentury modern furniture, antique weathervanes, 19th-century bisque dolls, Arts and Crafts jewelry […]

An Icon of Midcentury Modern Furniture

Vladimir Kagan (1927–2016) is one of the most important American midcentury modern furniture designers. A recent auction at Freeman’s in Philadelphia offered collectors a rare opportunity to bid on works from Kagan’s own personal collection. The sale had just over 100 lots, including chairs, sofas, desks, tables, bedroom furniture and lighting, many pieces designed by […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 49 No. 8 – April 2023

Weathervanes … Midcentury Modern Furniture … Silver Overlay Glass & Pottery … French Bisque Dolls … Arts & Crafts Jewelry … On the Road to the Miami Beach Antiques Show … Marks on Midcentury Furniture … Collector’s Gallery … Prices  

Midcentury Modern Furniture Marks

Midcentury modern furniture was made beginning in the 1930s and remained popular for years. Furniture made in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s is popular today. Furniture marked with the name of an important designer sells for high prices. Some furniture is marked with just the manufacturer’s name, some with just the designer’s name and some […]

Hans Wegner: Top Midcentury Modern Furniture Designer 

“A chair is only finished when someone sits in it.”   ~Hans Wegner  Danish midcentury modern furniture is noted for simple, functional forms and high standards of quality. It continues to get high prices from collectors, perhaps because Scandinavian designs, commonly made with teak, fit well into modern homes with wooden floors and wide-open rooms. A […]

George Nelson Furniture

Today original designs by George Nelson and Associates attract prices into the hundreds of thousands. A dozen pieces sold in a September 2015 sale at Wright Auctions in Chicago, where prices ranged from $1,875 for a walnut and chrome desk, to $17,500 for a green Marshmallow sofa. George Nelson (1908-1986) was the Director of Design […]