Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
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As we approach Mother’s Day, a simple elementary-school tune keeps re-playing like a broken 45 record in my head. I don’t exactly remember which of my teachers taught me this little tune. I’m surprised that I even remember every…
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It’s not often that I scour the auction cases for jewelry. It’s not one of the things that capture my attention when I’m doing my walk-through at any auction house. But usually there’s plenty of…
A small knot of people had gathered in front of the tiny vendor’s booth at the Columbus Avenue Christmas Market in New York. On the wall facing me were shards of blue and white pottery,…
I instantly fell in love with the small framed needlepoint of the little girl. She lay there on the auction table, her eyes looking to the left. I assumed she was Native American by the…
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One of the things I like about my auction houses is that they sell a little bit of everything. At one of my favorites two weeks ago, they were selling costume jewelry. In early December,…
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My auction buddy and I went to this week’s Quality Auction at one of our favorite auction houses to drool. We knew we couldn’t afford anything, but who knows, we might get lucky. We sat…
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I was chatting with my friend Cheryl, a fashion and style consultant who collects perfume bottles, and she asked me to keep an eye out for the jewelry of Art Smith at auction. I don’t…
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I was at an arts and crafts show a week ago and came across vintage items I had seen at auctions – Kodak camera, mini sewing machine – refashioned into art pieces.
