I have a friend who has moved into a lovely home and wants a grandfather clock to help dress it up. I understand, because I have always loved the look of antique grandfather clocks in their…
Author: sherry
I’d seen these metal cylinders before and found them artistic in their utility. If you had to use them, they might as well be good-looking. And so they were. They were a must in cold weather…
From time to time while I’m wandering through furniture at auction houses, I meet up with some pieces that are so beautiful that they will me to stop. I’m never in the market for furniture, but…
The books were stacked one atop the other from one end of a long row of tables to the other at the auction house. I groaned because I knew I had to go through all of…
I’ve seen a number of chairs at auction that were made with animal body parts. There was the chair that looked like a rabbit with a seat of fur. And the chair made of steer horns. And…
When I first saw the scrapbook/photo album, I didn’t expect to find much in it, probably just some photos from a trip long forgotten. Photo albums/scrapbooks turn up like weeds at auction because they usually…
Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items or to get them started on research. Today’s question is from a…
When I arrived at the Woodmere Art Museum exhibit in Philadelphia, I had one thing in mind: I wanted to see where the museum had hung the two paintings I had loaned for the exhibit. Two…
Engravings of African Americans from Civil War book
Posted in Black history, Books, Civil War, and history
The engravings of blacks were the first that caught my eye. They were among a group of eight from a book published in the late 19th century by a woman named Mary A. Livermore, a…