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.

Ice, Ice, Fabergé • Fabergé’s Imperial Winter Egg set a cool new world auction record at Christie's

Kovels Antique Trader

BUNNIES, BASKETS, AND THE TRADITIONS WE CARRY • Childhood Easter baskets, backyard hunts, and the joy of passing it on

The Wearable Handmade Ceramics of Carol Halmy Jewelry • Handmade bisque porcelain defined Carol Halmy's 1980s jewelry— now an overlooked and affordable collectible

The Mad Potter's Market Moment • A sale of an important collection of George E. Ohr pottery celebrated the collector as much as the artist

Bunnykins Jake the Block at Lion & Unicorn • Royal Doulton Bunnykins figurines and prototypes drew competitive bidding at Lion & Unicorn's winter sessions

Art Pottery Performs at Auctíon • Teco Pottery and Ephraim Faience help shape top results

The Khodynka Cup: A Souvenir of Sorrows • A coronation gift turned symbol of catastrophe, the 1896 Khodynka Cup remains a powerful artifact of Imperial Russia

The Humble, Yet Hot, Market of Redware • Researcher and author Justin W. Thomas discusses the history, craftsmanship, and growing appeal of this once-utilitarian ceramic

The Disney Ceramics of Evan K. Shaw • A highly collectible figurine line inspired by early Disney films

The Craft of Handwork • Handwork 2026 puts American craft at the center of the nation's 250th celebration

EVENTS

Hoppy Collecting • Easter ceramics from sacred to springtime

A Visual Feast of Los Angeles Potteries • Through stunning photography and firsthand accounts, Erica K. Schisler documents the evolution of a defining name in postwar American serveware

Benny Carter's Birdhouse • Cold paint transforms a Southern pottery birdhouse into a vivid work by folk artist Benny Carter