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Scenes of Time and Place: Helen LaFrance’s Folk Art Memory Paintings (12/8/11)

I recently entered a postpartum period, which usually refers to the time beginning immediately after the birth of a child … More >>

Identifying Fakes: Old Red Wing Stoneware with New Advertising (12/6/11)

Ever since a butter crock with a fake “Goodhue County Co-Operative” advertising stamp showed up at a chapter meeting a … More >>

Breakfast at Christie’s: Attending a New York City Art Auction (12/2/11)

November marks the start of the fall auction season in New York City, so it is fitting that the month … More >>

The Retrophile Files: Billy’s Antiques & Props Defends New York’s Old, Odd (11/29/11)

Billy’s Antiques & Props has staying power, and in NYC, that is no easy feat. Big-box stores and over-inflated real … More >>

The Retrophile Files: Establishing the New Cool at Brooklyn’s Sunday Love (11/15/11)

While a good number of my fellow New Yorkers are still entranced by the “Ikea effect,” I am happy to … More >>

Haunted Antiques: Do Some Items Retain Ghostly Emotions of Original Owners? (10/24/11)

I hope that the title has piqued your interest in this article and I am fairly certain that a few … More >>

Red Wing Stoneware Spittoons: Too Pretty to Spit In (10/10/11)

How could it be that German spittoons are some of the most beautiful pieces of stoneware made by the Red … More >>

The Adventures of Prop Girl: Supplying Vintage Items for ‘Men in Black III’ (10/3/11)

I think my new name should be Prop Girl. I could be like an antique/memorabilia superhero in Movie Land. Recently, … More >>

Guaranteed to Fail: Running an Antique Shop without Common Sense, Basic Business Skills (9/26/11)

Last week I was asked to “check up on” a building owned by some friends of mine who are in … More >>

Charting the Art and History of Antique Maps (9/21/11)

People buy antique maps for many reasons. Some buy for the art or decorative value of the maps and others … More >>