By Hector Cantú CHARLES McCARTY HAS spent a lot of time researching his grandfather’s role in the early days of professional baseball. Andrew Leonard arrived in the United States from Ireland in 1848 and began playing ball when he was 13. He later became one of the original “Boys of Summer” when he joined the […]
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Treasures: Prices Realized
By Eric Bradley A STASH OF rare movie posters discovered under a linoleum floor of a York County, Pa., home sold for a combined $219,000 at Heritage’s poster auction in November. Among five never-seen-before posters was this Style D one-sheet for Tarzan the Ape Man, 1932 (above), which realized $83,650. Robert Basta purchased the house, […]
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Our Collecting Heritage: Undiscovered Treasures
STORY OF NICKI MARX ONE OF MANY WAITING TO BE TOLD By Katie Nartonis I CAN DESCRIBE many unique experiences over the years which have occurred while searching out those living artists and designers who have defined the West Coast art scene. One of the most interesting is the marvelous story of the rediscovery of […]
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Intelligent Collector: Thwarting Thievery
PAPERWORK HELPS PROTECT YOUR TREASURES FROM LOSS By Danielle Arnet ● Illustration by Michael Jantze THERE IS ONE sure thing guaranteed to strike terror in the heart of a serious collector, and it is the idea that a beloved item may be lost, or even worse, swindled away. The mere possibility will send any collector […]
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