Kovels Antique Trader

Whether you're looking for a trusted place to bid in auctions, buy or sell, Antique Trader is the top resource to find online auction sites, auction houses, and expert advice about antique furniture, jewelry and collectibles. Thousands of antiques and collectibles are for sale in each issue as well as hard to find items to buy, sell, or trade. Antique Trader also contains the most current and comprehensive information on antique shows and stores and earns best-selling honors year after year by providing precise descriptions and current pricing.

WWII Nazi device sells for $214,000

Kovels Antique Trader

Auction Highlight

A CATALOG OF CHILDISH FUN • Look! Up in the air. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … whoopee cushion?!!

BOUNTY FOUND

Auction Highlight

Collector’s Gallery

WOODBLOCK WONDERS • Dating back to the 8th century, Japanese woodblock art celebrated at Ukiyoe Gallery

Fantastic Baskets • Steeped in nautical lore, Nantucket lightship baskets weave collector interest

Soda Fountain Collectibles Offer Fizz-Tastic Finds • From signs to dispensers, soda companies delivered the POP!

SEARS KIT HOMES • From 1908 to 1940, you could order a pre-cut house, crated and delivered by rail, all from a Sears catalog.

The Birth of Modern Living • Frank Sinatra’s iconic Twin Palms Estate, a spectacular example of mid-century architecture in Palm Springs, Calif., was designed by E. Stewart Williams in 1947.

OH, THE HORROR! • INSIDE ROGER HILL’S MONSTROUS COLLECTION OF PRE-CODE COMIC ART

EVENTS

Me and Harry Potter • Thomas Taylor was just 23 when he was hired to create the book cover art for J.K. Rowling’s 1997 novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” That original illustration sold for $1,920,000 at Sotheby’s in late June. Now a best-selling author in his own right, Taylor shares his rather unusual brush with Harry Potter fame.

Rare Stamp Sets Record At $4.3M

Wurlitzer Hits High Note at Morphy

Jewelry That’s Artsy and Jun?

THE FIRST SUPERMODEL