“Transportation Of Dead Bodies.” The words snapped me to attention as I edged around the auction table to take a closer look at the box lot of papers. Someone had placed the official-looking document flat and neat inside a…
Month: April 2015
Readers ask about Harlem Magicians program & dummy doll
Posted in Dolls, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, Performers, and Sports
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
The black sculpted head was almost lost among the pile of stuff on the auction table. Maybe that’s why I had walked right past it during my first preview of items that were hours away…
Reader seeks help with early photo of African American woman
Posted in African American women, and Photos
Fridays at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
The church building was an anachronism, from its white shingled exterior to its red splintered and weather-beaten main door. Sure, it fitted in well with the rowhouses that surrounded it, but it was no match…
Reader asks how to sell mom’s cache of Depression glassware
Posted in Glassware, and Reader questions
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
“There’s David Driskell.” Alvin Lester was sitting about two chairs away from me and could see around the thick post that was blocking my view. Lester is an art consultant from Richmond, VA, whom my…
Sometimes when I’m walking through an auction house, especially among the furniture, I notice the details that make certain pieces stand out. The unusual feet and arms of a chair, the supports on a table,…