Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in collectibles, and dishware
Everywhere I turned at the auction house, I saw Queen Elizabeth II’s smiling face on a comemorative plate. It was both jarring and refreshing to see her happy and smiling, especially after observing the stoic-faced image of…
The note was written in a neat clear script. I couldn’t see the exact words from where I stood across the table at the auction house, but I was hoping it was a personal message.…
Posted in Advertising, dishware, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Glassware
On first glance, the fronts of the small trade cards were not very impressive. They held lithographic color images of children tending cows, riding horses, riverboating and fishing. “Kazine Card, Over” was printed on the…
It was beginning to feel like an invasion – the non-threatening kind, though. First, there were the cute pedal cars, a rainbow-colored mass of little engine-less vehicles that crowded rows of tables two months ago at…
Posted in China, collectibles, and dishware
I was more curious about the two handles on the cup than the pattern. What was it? It wasn’t a teacup because it was too large, and it seemed much too small to be a…
Posted in collectibles, dishware, and Kitchen
Fridays 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…
The idea seemed to instantly materialize in my brain. I hadn’t done any heavy thinking about it, but I knew it was time for me to step up: I’ll do Thanksgiving dinner this year, I said…
Posted in collectibles, Cooking, dishware, and flea market
It was advertised as an antiques street fair, which worked perfectly for me because I had items in my basement that weren’t exactly antiques but they were vintage. I gushed to an organizer that this seemed…
Posted in China, collectibles, dishware, Glassware, Home, and Kitchen
My auction buddy Janet and I picked out five items at auction recently to see how well we’d do against some of the TV auction shows in choosing valuable items. Each day this week, I’m…
Posted in China, collectibles, and dishware
“People in our generation, you didn’t just collect two of something,” the auction staffer, a man who looked to be in his late 60s, said as I stood there with another auction-goer bewildered by the collection in…
