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  

Collectors Giddy-Up at American West Auction

An affinity for the lore and history of the American West was the common denominator connecting premier dealers with enthusiastic collectors at Brian Lebel’s 33rd annual Cody Old West Show & Auction held June 23-25 in Santa Fe, NM. A much-anticipated highlight of the long weekend was the June 24 onsite auction of Western and […]

Yee Haw! Old Western Strongboxes 

All kinds of Western items are always popular with collectors. Battered “Old West” strongboxes attracted attention in a recent sale at Bonhams Los Angeles that featured a single owner’s collection of 19th-century “Early West” items. Included was an 1879 Wells Fargo & Co. strongbox that sold for $10,200, the top price for a strongbox in […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles January 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’ January 2021 newsletter features fine furnishings from the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Saturday Evening Girls pottery, western collectibles, Gio […]

Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles Vol. 47 No. 5 – January 2021

Saturday Evening Girls Pottery … Western Collectibles … Gio Ponti Furniture … Pinback Buttons … Waldorf Astoria Sale … Marks Used by American Potters … Collector’s Gallery … Prices    

Howdy, Collectors! Rope in Western TV Toys, Collectibles  

Western-themed movies, radio and TV shows were a cultural phenomenon for much of the 20th century. A recent sale by Pook & Pook, Inc., with Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions in Pennsylvania featured western-themed toys from a single collection, including memorabilia from the iconic TV western The Roy Rogers Show. Two vintage lamps featuring painted […]