Eight-track exhibit at Barry Whistler Gallery in Deep Ellum plays well with music lovers
Collector Bucks Burnett shares highlights of his collection.
Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
Antiques and Collectibles
Antiques and Collectibles
Dallas-based Heritage to auction Michael Jackson handwritten lyrics and memorabilia November 6-7
The collection includes Thriller-era autographs and costumes, gold and platinum records, handwritten lyrics, and off-the-cuff drawings of his siblings.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Frisco Heritage Museum presenting The Shawnee Trail exhibition
The extensive display consists of clothing, accessories, maps, spurs, guns, and saddles.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions sells 1918 Babe Ruth bat for $537,750
Remarkable Hillerich & Bradsby bat is one of the most important pieces of baseball memorabilia on the planet.
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Dallas-based Neiman Marcus unveils annual Christmas catalog
Outrageous items include a customized "Cupcake Car."
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
Video interview and photos: Jack Ruby’s fedora hits the auction block at Dallas’ Heritage Auction Galleries
A rocking chair used by Martin Luther King Jr. will also go to the highest bidder in this November event at Heritage Auctions.
Monday, Sept. 21, 2009
Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries sells Dillinger derringer for $95K
A collector from Los Angeles coughed up far more than expected for the handgun taken from the bank robber when he was captured in Tucson.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Video and photos: sabre-toothed cat skull up for auction at Dallas’ Heritage Galleries this weekend
... including a brief rumination on the moral ambiguity of collecting natural history.
The Smilodon is only one of the rare and notable fossils, minerals and meteorites to be auctioned off on Sunday (May 17).
Friday, May 15, 2009
Grapevine Market to return on April 16
You can find an eclectic array of items at Grapevine Market, including the finest handmade jewelry, distinctive home décor, and quality antiques.
Friday, April 3, 2009
KERA 13 airs first Dallas episode of Antiques Roadshow Monday at 7 p.m.
This was the filming they did in June.
Monday, Jan. 26, 2009
Dallas-based Heritage Galleries auctioning off Playboy art hubba hubba
Two pieces by Alberto Vargas and a piece entitled "Yugoslav Nudist Camps" from LeRoy Neiman are expected to draw the highest bids.
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
Big online movie poster auction at Dallas-based Heritage Galleries
Got blank walls? How about covering them with vintage movie posters? Here's how.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008
Antiques Roadshow comes to Dallas
Hopeful locals parade their treasures and trash.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Dallas-based Heritage Galleries sells $20 bills belonging to famed parachuting skyjacker D.B. Cooper
The auction house sold 15 $20 bills for $37,000, which is of course far above face value.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Jack Ruby’s gun to be auctioned off in Vegas
Original cost: $62.50. Auction estimate: $1 million plus.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries sold Hollywood memorabilia that was fake
Fake stuff included a purported whiskey flask belonging to Errol Flynn, a Humphrey Bogart engraved cigarette case, and a bullwhip of Lash La Rue's.
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
Antiques Roadshow coming to Dallas June 28
Find out of that painting that's been hanging in the rumpus room for the past 30 years will fund your retirement.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008
Dallas-based Heritage Galleries sells mastodon skull for $191,200
If you factor in the tusks, the skull is big as a Volkswagen.
Monday, Jan. 21, 2008
Think outside the box this Valentine’s Day
For that person who has everything, nothing says "I love you" like a dead skunk.
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
UPDATEDx2: Items stolen from Dallas Historical Society collection have been returned
Items missing include a Bible of the Beeman family, some of the earliest settlers of Dallas, and a picture of the Dallas Shakespeare Club, dated 1911.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007
UPDATED: Dallas-based Heritage Galleries sells lock of Che Guevara’s hair for nearly $120K
The buyer was a Houston-based bookstore owner who collects '60s items.
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
SMU to host conference on the ethics of antiquity collecting
Prepare for fisticuffs. (Or at least food fights.)
"Dear France: please return our Winged Victory statue." (Signed: Samothrace.)
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007
Slocum Street Antiques and Design Association present 9th annual “Slocum Street Style”
The trade shops on Slocum Street in the Dallas Design District will open their doors to the public.
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007
Ross Perot selling off his copy of the Magna Carta
Sotheby's, who is handling the sale, estimates its value at nearly $30 million.
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007
Dallas-based Heritage sells postcard from astronaut Buzz Aldrin for $180K
The card has a handwritten Bible verse that Aldrin was itching to recite from the moon.
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007
Heritage Auction Galleries to sell lock of Che Guevara’s hair
Next week: Paris Hilton's pantyhose! Oh wait. She doesn't wear pantyhose.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007
UT Dallas to unveil commemorative postage stamp of President Gerald R. Ford
What an exciting event for local philatelists.
Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
Button collectors currently convening at Hotel InterContinental
No zippers allowed.
Friday, Aug. 10, 2007
Heritage Auction Galleries sued for spilling latte on rare comics
Batman and Robin now have unintentional foamed-milk mustaches.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Dallas-based Beckett Media jumps on Webkinz craze with new bi-monthly rag
Plush Pals will ooh and aah over topics such as the recent sale of a Cheeky Dog for over $1500.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Barbie convention comes to Grapevine
The 2007 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention is coming to Grapevine starting tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: Just call me a bag lady
To the tune of two backpacks, three tote bags, and one netted grocery bag.
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Grand Prairie to host 32nd Annual Antique Auto Swap Meet
While others move toward electric and ethanol-fueled cars, nothing says "environmental consciousness" like driving a 1910 Model T.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: Friday for a change
You don't often find reflective sun-shades at yard sales.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: adventures in black and white
You can always use wine glasses.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: end table redux
We also explore the nuances of "garage sale" versus "yard sale."
Saturday, May 19, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: on the road to becoming a coffee hound?
Exploratory purchase of coffee grinder will surely lead to ensuing purchases of coffee beans.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
1st Annual Main St. Antique Trade Days Estate Sale comes to Arlington this weekend
If anyone is interested in shopping for let’s say…junque, you might want to drop casually by the 1st Annual Main St. Antique Trade Days Estate Sale in Arlington this weekend.<
Friday, May 11, 2007
UPDATE: Historic house in Dallas free to right owner — but you have to move it
The house is free, but that'll be $50,000,000,000 to move the thing.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
West Plano yard sale report: detour to Richardson
Unstable weather is not the yard-saler's friend.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
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