Jacques Mequet Littlefield, who assembled one of the largest private collections of military vehicles in the world and championed open space on the Midpeninsula, died Jan. 7 in Portola Valley.

While the focus of a collection might vary from military artifacts to Canadian Indigenous art to cars and even corkscrews, the most ardent collectors are motivated by passion. Where that energy ...

He is a respected member of numerous military collector and historical societies, and is frequently a speaker at historical society events. He has authored several articles for the Antiques ...

Of any other branch of military service,” said army veteran ... were named among the world’s top 200 art collectors by ArtNews earlier this year. Their collection was described by a Christie ...