From the American Revolution and the Erie Canal to Ellis Island and the rise of American industry, New York has helped shape ...

Basil Gogos portrayed Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula from the 1931 Universal monster movie classic Dracula in this c. 2003 illustration. The original art sold for $4,320 at auction. Courtesy Heritage ...

Beer, bratwurst, brass bands, and lederhosen may be the hallmarks of Oktoberfest today, but the celebration began with a wedding. In 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria married Princess Therese of ...

Tom Jung’s original half-sheet key poster artwork for the 1977 film Star Wars. The artwork sold for $3.875 million at Heritage Auctions in December 2025. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions. On May 25, 1977 ...

1880 Torah finials from the Surami community on view at Identity, Culture, and Community. Courtesy of The Jewish Museum. How do you tell a community’s story through objects? Particularly one that ...

Wooded Landscape with Stream, Bob Ross, wet-on-wet technique on canvas, signed, framed, inscribed to the canvas verso, 1987, 35 x 29 in., framed, sold for $65,000 at Caza Sikes. “Ross was an important ...

New Jersey’s small size belies the enormous role it has played in American history. Indigenous peoples made their homes between the Delaware River and the Atlantic coast for thousands of years before ...

October has arrived, and the latest issue of Kovels Antique Trader is getting into the spirit of the season with a little “Monster Mash.” From vintage Halloween decorations and classic movie monsters ...

Lot 3 - Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977) | Alderman Merriam’s Shells, 1951. Estimate: $150,000 - $250,000. Image courtesy of Freeman's. A painting picked up for just $30 at a Michigan estate ...

The New Hampshire state flag, adopted in 1909 and modified in 1931, features the state seal surrounded by a laurel wreath with nine stars against a blue field. Image: Wikimedia Commons. New ...

Loetz is one of the most famous European glassmakers of the late 19th to early 20th centuries. This vase is from its popular Phänomen line. Image: Rago Auctions. Identifying antique glass isn’t always ...