Aviva Lehmann had a goal to be the first person to sell a million-dollar work by Joseph Christian Leyendecker. The New York City-based director of American art at Heritage Auctions met that goal four ...

Día de los Muertos brings the living and the departed together through ancient traditions and the enduring power of ...

Long considered the “crown jewel of unproduced toys” and a “holy grail” object of desire by "Star Wars" toy collectors, a 1979 rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype sold for a world-record $525,000 at ...

In October of 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite. It was the beginning of the Space Age, a monumental moment not only in the world of science and politics, ...

Ken Klosterman's world-famous collection of magicana cast a spell on collectors and conjured huge magical results, becoming the highest-grossing magic auction in history. Part 1 of the record-breaking ...

If you're curious about the health of the antiques and collectibles hobby, look no further than Heritage Auctions and their stunningly successful 2024 for the answer. Billing itself as "America's ...

Cat brooches are always popular collectibles, from the most valuable Trifari figurals produced in the 1930s to cutesy 1960s versions that fit in perfectly with today’s “grandmacore” fashion aesthetic.

Home grocery delivery was already common by the late 19th century and remained popular in the early 20th century. It began to decline after World War II with the rise of suburbs and supermarkets, at ...

The world’s largest Hoosier cabinet is now open in Nappanee at Coppes Commons. Courtesy of Coppes Commons/Experience Elkhart County Indiana Facebook page. Hoosier cabinets were a staple in American ...

From bathing beauties to Boston Terriers, these cast-iron doorstops prove that even the most practical household objects can have plenty of personality. Before rubber wedges and spring-loaded door ...

If you were a child in the U.S. anywhere from around 1950 to 1990 and dreamed of being a princess, Superman, GI Joe, an astronaut, Barbie, a spooky monster or any character you watched on TV, you ...

Kids who grew up in the 1960s and ’70s had the best of both worlds when it came to breakfast cereal. The Lone Ranger 6-Shooter Ring, Kix Cereal (General Mills, 1947). Advertising poster (17” x 22”).