Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
As I sat at home Tuesday morning with electricity and a dry basement, I was happy that Hurricane Sandy had left me largely untouched by its visit – except for piles of leaves and thin tree branches on my…
That’s Miss Tina, my art-travel buddy Kristin said as we arrived for the Swann Auction Galleries twice-yearly sale of African American art. Kristin is always on the lookout for celebrities at these events, and we’ve…
Posted in Computer/Electronics, Kitchen, Music, Reader questions, and Records
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
Posted in collectibles, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Religion
I didn’t think much of it when my auction pal Rebecca mentioned that she’d seen some Catholic holy cards in a box lot at the auction house. I see cards, rosaries, tiny crosses and other…
Posted in Children, collectibles, Toys, and Vehicles
As I rounded the corner at the auction house, the pastel pink color finger-snapped my eyes toward its direction. A girl’s tricycle with a tail fin reminiscent of a vintage airplane practically shone before me in this…
Posted in Art
The couple wanted that painting – badly. I understood. I had seen it as I walked into the auction gallery, on a wall slightly to the right, the rectangular-shaped oil painting that had its own…
Posted in Art, Christmas, Holidays, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
