This 11-inch-high antique rainbow spatterware water picture with bands in five different colors sold for more than $5,000 at a Conestoga aucti…
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It is easy to guess what this is — a rainbow spatterware water pitcher. But how old is it? Spatterware was first made in the late 1700s in Eng…
When it involves me, my wife Linda would prefer that anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays never occurred. She is constantly frustrated by tr…
In the 1920s and ‘30s, Foster Brothers was the premier re-creator and purveyor of decorative silhouettes. (Handout photo/TNS)
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I’ve done a little research on my pair of silhouettes. Although they don’t seem to have much value, I am interested in their history. Each is …
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“Shot Glasses” have been around for a long time but how did the “Shot Glass” originally get its name? Which of these four possible answers do …
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During my usual morning auction e-mail scroll I downloaded the current Skinner American Furniture Auction. Among the offered items were a vari…
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Looking back on this past year, I can’t say I’ll be sorry to see 2020 leave. On the whole it’s been quite a tumultuous year (understatement) w…
