Wes Cowan, founder, owner, and principal auctioneer of Cowan's Auctions, Inc. in Cincinnati, Ohio, travels all over the country appraising heirlooms on the PBS show Antiques Roadshow and digging up clues on the hit show History Detectives, also on PBS.
Check this blog regularly for pictures and posts on Wes's travels, great finds, and interesting Historic Americana, Decorative Arts, Paintings, Folk Art, Firearms, and American Indian & Western Art items coming up for auction!
11/8/2009
Now that the catalogue for the upcoming Winter American History auction is available online, I thought I'd share the top ten highlights of the December 9, 2009 auction. Here they are:
- A spectacular ...
10/18/2009
Get a behind the scenes look at how Antiques Roadshow works!
Several Collectors Weekly staff members and longtime Roadshow fans received backstage passes to the 2009 San Jose taping and documented everything they saw, from setup to the directors truck.
The article, ...
7/23/2009
History Detectives was recently renewed for seasons 8 and 9 on PBS! Wes and the other experts will be back to solve your mysteries for the History Detectives. Also joining the team will be Eduardo ...
7/7/2009
As some of you know, I'm a huge fan of Andrew Clemens(1857-1894) , the deaf-mute folk artist from McGregor, Iowa. While folks in his home town certainly are familiar with this unheralded genius, most collectors have never heard of him. I'm proud to have played a part in his "rediscovery" ...
7/1/2009
Most of us have heard of the C.S.S. Hunley, the Confederate submarine that sank in the Atlantic ocean off Charleston, S.C. after delivering a spar torpedo to the hull of the U.S.S. Housatonic on the night of February 17, 1864. I'll bet you haven't heard ...
6/15/2009
Cowan's long-time customers will undoubtedly note that something about the title of our June 24th auction is different, but they're not quite sure what is different. Others might not even catch the difference. What is it, you ask? After 15 ...
6/10/2009
In our June 24 auction of Historical Americana, we're offering a group of remarkable lots (Lots 174-180) relating to Champ Ferguson, one of two Confederates who were tried for war crimes committed during the Civil War. He was convicted of over 50 killings, including wounded Union soldiers lying ...
5/26/2009
Just thought I'd drop everybody a note letting them know that Cowan's Spring American History Auction catalog has been put to bed. The ONLINE version will be available on Cowan's website www.cowans.com on Friday, May 29, 2009. The auction itself will be held on Wednesday, ...
4/30/2009
After months of filming, I'm happy to announce that Season VII of History Detectives begins at the end of June! Naturally, I can't speak for my fellow Detectives, but my investigations this season took me to new places to meet new folks with great stories that connect us to America's past.
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