Recently added articles from Antiques Roadshow Insider:
Automaton magic.(ON THE LOOKOUT)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Spirited bidding pushed the price of a Roullet & Decamps automaton to $68,000 at Skinner on Oct. 10, nearly doubling the high end of the estimate ($25,000-$35,000). The c. 1890 French piece features a 28-inch-high female magician in front of ...
Jump!(ON THE LOOKOUT)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A bidder at Morphy Auctions spent $37,500 for a cast-iron mechanical bank of a girl skipping rope. Made ...
Day of the dolls: a highly regarded doll collection makes noise on the auction block.(AUCTION PREVIEWS, NEWS, & TRENDS)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Hundreds of rare dolls collected over a span of some 50 years by Richard Wright now have new homes. Skinner put nearly 500 lots on the block on Oct. 10 at its Marlborough, Mass., gallery and sold them all. The amazing array of antique dolls, characters, and accessories reflected not only ...
Top table.(BLAST FROM THE PAST)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A recent sale at Sotheby's include the Italian Jasper marble center table pictured above. Dating to the ...
Car classic.(BLAST FROM THE PAST)
Nov 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Speaking of "blasts from the past" the auction house Serious Toyz sold a rare Linemar tin car for $5,740 at its Fall '09 sale. The battery-operated remote-control Mark II Continental dates to 1956 and measures 11 inches long. It's still ...