Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Doll collectors, and Dolls
Etta Houston didn’t start collecting dolls until the 1970s when her youngest child got married. First, family members would give her dolls, which I’m sure she accepted graciously, and she bought some on her own.…
It was raining buckets outside but inside was as dry as cornstalks in an autumn field. I was at Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center, milepost 382 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville,…
Posted in food, Health & Medicine, Kitchen, and Performers
I get emails all the time from readers wondering about the value of their items. This week, I’m asking readers to help me identify some items I’ve seen at auction. I’m not as interested in…
There was nothing appealing about the woman in the print. In fact, she seemed troubled, her wide eyes staring out beyond the artwork but her mind firmly planted on something inside her head. She reminded…
I was sure my eyes were fooling me. Up ahead, leaning one against the other in the back lot of the auction house – were those the doors to a very old car? As I approached them,…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, 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 their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
Posted in Architecture/Buildings, furniture, and Home
From where I stood on the ramp, the line of doors seemed endless. The workers had laid them out side to side, flat on the ground at the back of the auction house so we auction-goers could…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, 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 their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…
Posted in Art
This time, the auction house had more artwork propped against a wall outside the building than hanging in its usual space inside. I happened to see the paintings and prints while previewing some furniture (including two…
