Refinish Your Antique Furniture? It’s a Question of Value (3/20/13)
That crisp new $20 bill in your wallet is more valuable than the worn $20 you got as change from … More >>

Antique Lighting to Shine in First of Three Big Fontaine’s Auction Gallery Sales (3/14/13)
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An auction featuring more than 400 quality lots of antique furniture, Arts & Crafts items, antique lighting—by … More >>

The “American” Legend of the Rocking Chair (3/11/13)
As Americans, we have a lot to be proud about in the field of furniture. We perfected the English idea … More >>

Auction Report: Meeks Parlor Suite Tops Bidding in Clock, Furnishings Sale (3/6/13)
ABERDEEN, Miss. — A gorgeous four-piece laminated rosewood Rococo parlor suite by renowned 19th-century American furniture maker J. & J.W. Meeks … More >>

Picasso Plate Expected to be Top Lot at Multi-Estate Auction (2/19/13)
NEW ORLEANS – A silver plate showing an image of a bull’s head by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso and … More >>

March Auction to Feature Fine Art, Jewelry, Native American Objects (2/19/13)
GENESEO, N.Y. — Approximately 900 quality lots of fine arts and antiques in an array of categories will be sold … More >>

Desk? What Kind of Desk? One Must Be More Specific (2/19/13)
A reader recently wrote me saying she had a desk that belonged to her grandfather that was more than 100 … More >>

Treasure Salvage: On The Way To The Dump (2/11/13)
In today’s market, it’s not unusual to read about an auction in which jewelry is sold for the scrap value … More >>

Dixie Cup Inventor’s Collection of Fine Art & Antiques to be Sold (2/5/13)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – It was an elegantly simple but universally embraced paper container—the cone-shape Dixie Cup—that enabled millionaire inventor … More >>

Fine Art, Clocks and Oddities to Cross Block in Multi-Estate Auction (2/5/13)
ABERDEEN, Miss. — The collections of at least two major estates will head to auction this month, including a set … More >>