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 >>

A Furniture Inventory: How Many Chairs Do You Have in Your Home? (1/31/13)
Many years ago when my daughter was in elementary school, her teacher gave the class an assignment count the pieces … More >>

Hand-Carved American Furniture that Never Came Close to a Chisel (1/25/13)
In furniture making and design, it always seems preferable that flat, plain panels of unadorned wood be largely avoided wherever … More >>

Ask a Worthologist: Makers’ Marks and What They Do—or Don’t—Mean (1/22/13)
To collectors, well-seasoned or novice, the subject of determining a maker or origin of a piece can be very confusing … More >>

Unloved Antiques: Great-Great-Grandma’s Spinning Wheels (1/15/13)
The next item in this series of Unloved Antiques is something that once was almost a requirement in any antique … More >>

Online Promises: You Believe Those Internet Articles, Don’t You? (1/4/13)
If you use the Internet to find information, like I do, you already know it can be a great resource. … More >>

The Purpose of Nails and Screws in Furniture is an Attachment Assignment (12/28/12)
It often can be heard when someone is describing an older or antique piece of furniture that it has “not … More >>

Finding the Right Furniture Guy: A List of What Not To Do (11/20/12)
Last time I gave an outline on how to go about finding the right “furniture guy” to perform restoration services … More >>