Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Advertising, Books, and Cooking
The cookbook was a mess. Its cover was so dusty that I could barely read the title. Its spine was unglued, its pages were brittle and pockmarked with brown stains – which surely were made…
The two sisters had come to the auction with enough money – they thought – to buy a painting by their Uncle Henry. They wanted to give it to his grand-daughter. They waited and waited…
Posted in collectibles, Figurines, and Politics
I had never heard of Champ Clark, and you probably haven’t either. Clark was the front-running candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912, but Woodrow Wilson snatched it away from him. His given name…
Posted in collectibles, Decorating, Home, and Medicine
One of the things I love about auctions is the adventurous nature of them. You never know what you’ll come across – either staring you in the face or hidden among a motley crew of…
Posted in Decorating, and Kitchen
I’m on the hunt for a nice cabinet for my new updated kitchen, so when I go to auctions these days, I earnestly check out the furniture. It’s different from how I have looked at…
Posted in Equipment, Personal items, and Unusual
From where I stood, the large horseshoe-shaped item looked like one of those pillows you use to hold your head and neck comfortably on a long flight. The auctioneer/owner wasn’t sure what it was, so…
Posted in Decorating, and Home
When his mother moved into her house decades ago, my handyman/friend Robert said, all the houses had beautiful stained-glass windows. The windows were eventually removed, he added, blaming addicts who he believes sold them to buy…
The woman in the back was apparently so excited that she started waving her hand. Auctioneer Nicholas D. Lowry, wearing another of his trademark plaid suits, jokingly warned that he might include her in the…
