Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 49 No. 7 – March 2023

Doorstops … Magician’s Tools … Scandinavian Design … Vintage Fashions … Ohio Bottles … Market Report on Vinyl Records … Dating Marks by Country Name … Collector’s Gallery … Prices  

From Scandinavia With Love 

In search of both land and religious freedom, Scandinavians came to America as part of a mass migration in the 19th century. These immigrants were mainly rural families who settled in the Midwest. They often brought along cherished and useful handmade items from home. Today these traditionally painted Scandinavian antiques are collected for their history, […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles March 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’ March 2023 newsletter features doorstops, magicians’ props, Scandinavian design, vintage fashions, and Ohio bottles, all with […]

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 […]

Colorful, Distinctive Scandinavian Ceramics

The Scandinavian Design movement emerged in the 1950s in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and Norway. Pottery from Scandinavian artists Wilhelm Kåge, Arne Bang, Axel Salto, Birger Kaipiainen and others were included in a recent Wright sale in Chicago. The simple designs have become popular in American homes. A gold-colored, cylindrical Farsta vase made in 1960 […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 47 No. 7 – March 2021

Advertising Signs … Japanese Woodblock Prints … Roycroft Furniture … Scandinavian Ceramics & Marks … Tin Windup Toys … Collectors’ Gallery … Prices    

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles March 2021 Newsletter 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’ March 2021 newsletter features tin windup toys, Japanese woodblock prints, Roycroft furnishings, Scandinavian ceramics, and vintage advertising signs, […]

Colorful and Minimalist Scandinavian Lighting

Scandinavian lighting devices are functional and have minimalist, clean designs. A recent Wright auction in Chicago featured Scandinavian designed furniture and furnishings, including nearly 40 lots of lamps and other lighting. Top price was a set of six brass-plated aluminum and plastic ceiling lamps designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson of Sweden in 1965 that sold for […]