Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Art, Black history, and Carvings
I dragged my sister to an antiques mall just south of my family’s home in Macon, GA, over the holidays to see what was there. I’m always curious about how or whether antiques are different…
Posted in Carvings, and collectibles
“Did you see the woman nutcracker?” my auction buddy Janet asked. I had gone through the tables at one of my favorite auction houses and had overlooked it. So I followed Janet to a table…
Posted in Art, Carvings, collectibles, and Gallery
I was walking through my house one day, and looking around, realized that I have a lot of women in here. I didn’t notice them because they were chattering among themselves or bumping into each…
Every now and then, one particular item at auction grabs your attention. This week, it was a sweet little dark-wood handmade chair for a child named Richard. It sat alone atop a table in the…
Posted in Art, Carvings, and collectibles
They were lying almost cheek to cheek on a long table, in double rows, at the auction house. Some of the nicest African masks I’ve seen in a while. Some years ago, I was into…
Posted in Carvings
“How much do you think the pig will go for,” a bidder asked me at an auction this week. I knew exactly what pig he was talking about. And it wasn’t a fat muddy one…
