The antiques and collectibles’ field is filled with whatsits. A whatsit is any object whose use has been temporarily forgotten or not known at all. Normally, whatsits relate to specialized tools that no longer have the use for which they were made. Artisan, craft shop, garage, home shop a…
When adding oil to a wood cutting board or wood bowl be sure to use a butcher block oil or mineral oil as they will not go rancid. The oil als…
Admired silver designer boasts definite following
… On ‘Craigs List’ and ‘eBay’
National disasters wreak havoc on antiques and collectibles. Irreplaceable family heirlooms are gone. Collection losses, whether large or sm…
Features
At first, the long rocking settee with a strange fence protecting half the seat seems odd. Why place a fence on an elaborately decorated settee that looks as if it belongs in a living room? The settee is a furniture form that dates to the 1810s. It seems to be a lengthened Windsor or Hitchco…
Auction takes place December 1 to December 3
Dear Helaine and Joe:
The antiques and collectibles’ field is filled with whatsits. A whatsit is any object whose use has been temporarily forgotten or not known at all. Normally, whatsits relate to specialized tools that no longer have the use for which they were made. Artisan, craft shop, garage, home shop a…
When adding oil to a wood cutting board or wood bowl be sure to use a butcher block oil or mineral oil as they will not go rancid. The oil als…
… On ‘Craigs List’ and ‘eBay’
National disasters wreak havoc on antiques and collectibles. Irreplaceable family heirlooms are gone. Collection losses, whether large or sm…
Collectors love a challenge. Challenges appeal to collectors’ strong sense of gamesmanship – the art of winning games by using various ploys …
Marvel at magnificent Memphis treasures from Season 9, including this appraisal by Gloria Lieberman of a Georges Fouquet Glass Necklace from about 1930.
