Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Movies, and Uncategorized
I was browsing an auction-house website when I came across this headline: “Remnants of a Movie Set.” I was instantly intrigued because I love movies and I certainly wanted to see what props had been left…
The auctioneer held two shell casings in his hand – blanks, he said, noting that they were inscribed on the bottom as such. Before us, on the inside right arm of a clean white leather…
Earlier this week, I wrote a post about stereotypical images of black children that I come across at auctions. I complimented Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” for its positive portrayal of a black girl…
Posted in Art, and Ephemera/Paper/Documents
The black woman standing before us was agitated. Did you see that picture on the wall over there, she asked my auction buddy Janet and me. Janet had seen it. I hadn’t. I always miss…
Every now and then, I find packed among a $2 lot of glassware some interesting souvenir or collector’s plates. The ones inscribed with lovely scenes that are meant for display, not for food. I’ve picked up plates of…
I’m one of the tons of people who saw the movie “Julia & Julie” in August and then went home to make the signature dish “Boeuf à la Bourguignonne (Beef Stew in Red Wine, with…
