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Creativity and a Little Sand Equals Great Folk Art (10/5/10)

One of the hottest categories of antiques on today’s market is folk art. Though very broadly defined, the term … More >>

Photographs Can Offer More Than Just a Thousand Words (7/12/10)

A boudoir card of a Sioux family photo realized $488.75 (including buyer’s premium) at auction. This photo can help a collector identify other collectibles and help understand what these objects meant to their original owners.

Collectors of American Indian art view their objects from two angles: as art and history. For example, the aesthetics … More >>

Dressed Fleas and Flea Circus are Not Necessarily for the Dogs (5/11/09)

Lisa Townley’s great grandmother’s bride and groom “pulgas vestidas” or dressed fleas.

One of the most unusual and interesting Ask A Worthologist questions that we have come across was posed by Lisa … More >>

Auction Report: Cowan’s Winter Sale (1/18/09)

Cowan’s Feb. 7 Winter Fine and Decorative Arts Sale has 668 lots going up comprised in part from the collections … More >>

Iroquois Purses (11/30/08)

One type of purse features bird-like images.

Iroquois Purses By Dolores Elliott More >>

Ever wonder if you made the right choice on dropping out of an auction? (11/27/08)
Ever wonder if you made the right choice on dropping out of an auction? Recently I was following a squash blossom necklace that was signed “LC”. More >>

Large Iroquois Pincushion (11/25/08)

Large Iroquois Pincushion By Dolores Elliott One of the most common forms of Iroquois pincushions is the large rectangular pincushion that often features a beaded bird on a field of purple velvet. A frame of beaded leaves surrounds the purple center. I estimate that at least 8,000 of these pincushions were made between 1870 and 1910. More >>

An Archaeologist Who Digs Beads (10/28/08)

Editor’s Note: Dolores Elliott’s background may be in archaeology, but her lifelong love is Iroquois-beadwork antiques and collectibles. More >>

Windmill Weights as Folk Art (10/2/08)

15 inch star weight made by the U. S. Wind Engine & Pump Co. Batavia, Ill. c, 1890. is mounted on a tiger maple stand and has provenance to a Minnesota farm. It

After I posted yesterday’s blog about the Whirligigs sought after by collectors, I guess my mind started going back to … More >>

It’s a What? A Whirligig? (9/24/08)

Whirligig. Photo from Marquisantiques.com

If I told you a whirligig could bring in some big money, would you know what a whirligig is and how to spot one? I always teach members of my antique business club that the money in this business is made in the rare. The rare and desirable will keep your money turning, and a whirligig falls into this category. More >>

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