Fridays 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…
Category: collectibles
A porcelain teapot with a Noritake-style mark
Posted in China, collectibles, and pottery
It was a lovely porcelain teapot but not my type. It had likely been part of set with a creamer and sugar bowl years ago. But those other pieces had walked off with relatives or gotten…
The value of fine fountain pens
Posted in collectibles, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The two men were on me before I could take a good look at the two fountain pens I had just bought on-site at an estate auction. Their eyes shone eagerly, happy perhaps that they’d…
Nostalgic tin & paper advertising signs
Posted in Advertising, and collectibles
The vintage 1965 New York World’s Fair advertising sign sparked a memory for my auction buddy Janet. “I got sick and I couldn’t go,” she said, missing her chance to give up a buck to see…
Whimsical sculptures from old doll heads & tins
Posted in Art, collectibles, Crafts, and Dolls
I had only just arrived at the crafts festival, on the lookout for that unique something-something that would wow me. I had dipped into one vendor’s space after another – not lingering, just glancing and moving on.…
A lovely old tin of Catholic holy cards
Posted in collectibles, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Religion
I didn’t think much of it when my auction pal Rebecca mentioned that she’d seen some Catholic holy cards in a box lot at the auction house. I see cards, rosaries, tiny crosses and other…
A baby-girl pink Sky Princess tricycle
Posted in Children, collectibles, Toys, and Vehicles
As I rounded the corner at the auction house, the pastel pink color finger-snapped my eyes toward its direction. A girl’s tricycle with a tail fin reminiscent of a vintage airplane practically shone before me in this…