Antique brass globe and an old clock - Aris Suwanmalee G/Shutterstock Old, sepia-toned globes seem to be a hallmark of higher learning. That they end up in so many ancient libraries surrounded by ...

Last year, a Welsh woman bought a globe for £150 ($199) at an antique fair. This week, it sold for 770 times that at auction. The globe, believed to be one of the oldest objects of its kind to hit the ...

There are many ways to make extra money online, yet reselling collectables is a low-effort approach that could net you a small fortune if you know what to look for. Believe it or not, vintage snow ...

Last month, a buyer realized that a drawing that he bought for $30 USD at an estate sale is worth up to $50m USD. Similarly, a Welsh woman just sold an antique globe she bought last year for $199 USD ...

The world of artist Wendy Gold has begun spinning much faster this year. The 43-year-old opened her first gallery this summer in downtown San Anselmo and business is booming for the artist and her ...

The ancient Greeks figured out that Earth was round in about 500 B.C. But the oldest surviving globe showing our planet was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim of Germany. The first globe to show America ...

Globes have been symbols of wealth and scientific knowledge since the 1500s, after Columbus had dared to sail the ocean without fearing he would fall off the edge of the Earth. Early European globes ...