He and his friend Mike Wolfe launched the treasure-hunting show in 2010, part of a wave of reality TV aimed at finding fortune in everyday items.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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Lloyd Macklowe, Leading Purveyor of Art Nouveau, Is Dead at 90
He and his wife began buying pieces to furnish their apartment. They wound up with a museum-quality collection and a pre-eminent retail business.
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As Soccer Jerseys Become Vintage Streetwear, Big Investors Buy In
Vintage soccer jerseys have become a streetwear staple, and a target of major investors. Their real appeal lies in the memories they conjure.
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A Sports Memorabilia Gold Mine Is Uncovered in Virginia
Three years ago, a businessman bought a collection of roughly 20 million sports cards from its reclusive owner. Now he wants to show it to the world.
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A 21st-Century Watch Brand Honors Its 19th-Century Roots
A longtime fan of the Cornell Watch Company, which made pocket watches in Chicago, led its rebirth last year with a timepiece for the wrist.
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A Son Cares for a Father’s Legacy in Jewelry
After Castro’s death in 2022, Sir King Castro was not sure what to do. But now he is working on a retrospective exhibition, to open Oct. 8 in London.
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A 120-Ring Collection That Reflects History
The pieces scheduled for a selling exhibition in London this fall range in origin, from ancient Greece to 18th-century Britain.
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A Panorama of Design Products
A look at design-world events, products and people.
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He Bought a (Miniature) Zoo
The painter Walton Ford has amassed dozens of vintage German animal figurines.
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Jacopo Etro’s (Mostly) Unchanged Centuries-Old Home in Puglia, Italy
The eldest son of the Etro family joined the throngs buying up centuries-old properties in Puglia but had the good sense to leave his (mostly) alone.
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John Mayer on Being the Watch World’s Celebrity ‘Go-To Guy’
The singer and songwriter talks about working with Audemars Piguet, how it felt when his design debuted and a prediction on the next big thing on everyone’s wrists.
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The Melting Watch Looks, Well, Just Like That
Exaequo’s new timepiece is a revival of a 1990s model inspired by a Dalí painting of misshapen clocks.