As I made my rounds at one of my favorite auction houses this week, I didn’t find much to marvel at. The pickins’ were truly slim, many of us agreed. It’s been that way for…
Stealing from auction tables
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Tag: auction
Abuzz over Bricher $92,000 art sale
Posted in Art
Folks at one of my favorite auction houses were exceedingly excited a week or so ago over the immense sale of a painting by landscape artist Alfred Thompson Bricher. They showed off the painting and the price…
A sorry fight over black artist’s works
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I’m always on the lookout at auction for works by African American artists whom I’ve never heard of before. And I’ve been lucky to have picked up a few pieces from time to time. It’s always a…
Flea market finds & fresh strawberries
Posted in collectibles, flea market, food, and Glassware
I was at a flea market last weekend and got into a conversation with a man who sets up at a flea market a distance from where I live. He has been selling as a vendor…
Recruiting at Howard Univ., 1949 style
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Photos
Anyone who knows anything about HBCUs knows Howard University in Washington. It’s not the oldest of the historically black colleges and universities but it is among the most august. It has a large web of…
The rain had poured overnight, pounding the items left outside on tables in back of one of my favorite auction houses. Which meant that all of the box lots were soaked, including about 50 pairs of ladies sandals,…
Avon’s calling and calling and calling
Posted in collectibles, Glassware, and Home
I’ve never been much of an Avon buyer. Avon to me was perfume and cologne – which I don’t wear because it irritates my nose – but who can forget “Skin So Soft,” its much-promoted…
It was raining like crazy outside one of my favorite auction houses a few Sundays ago. But inside, there was this pretty little yellow dining room set that stood out like sunshine on a cloudy…