The four weather-beaten wooden benches were placed prominently near the front among other disparate items, but close to the chairs so auction-goers could see them. I had missed them, though, because I was not in the market for seating. I…
Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Lillian wanted to make certain Ricke knew that this card with the pin-up girls was not her choice: “This was Irvs idea,” she wrote. Looking at the card, I understood why she disavowed it – although with…
When I first started going to auctions looking to buy African American art inexpensively, several pieces by Norman Lewis came up for sale. There were about three or four of his abstract compositions, none of which…
Posted in Art, 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…
The auctioneer had said hello, walked out the door, closed it and then came right back in again. You like a mystery, he said to me in more a statement than a question. I come to…
Posted in Art, Auction Tips/Find an Auction, Home, 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…