Collecting JFK: Reviewing the Dave Powers Kennedy Presidential Auction (5/9/13)
As WorthPoint’s Worthologist for presidential, political and White House memorabilia, one of my first articles, written more than five years … 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 >>

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 >>

Antique, Vintage Society Silk Embroidery—Painting with a Needle and Thread (1/14/13)
More than a century ago, women created amazing works of art with a needle and silk thread. Known as society … More >>

Grain & Feed Sacks Begin as Utilitarian Tools but Soon Become Basis for Fashion (11/5/12)
It’s not unusual for a customer to walk up to my display of European grain sacks and exclaim, “My grandmother … More >>

Developing a Collector’s Passion for Vintage Japanese Kimono (10/12/12)
I recently interviewed Naomi Graham Hormozi, a textile artist/freelance designer/homemaker in the San Francisco Bay Area, about her extensive collection … More >>

The Market for Vintage Haute Couture is as Sizzling as the Summer Weather (8/13/12)
As relentless summer heat pounds most of the United States, with many locations reaching record highs and triple-digit thermometer readings, … More >>

1940s & ’50s State Souvenir Linens Make Great Collectibles Today (7/23/12)
Summer’s here, the kids are out of school and it’s time to pack up the car and hit the road! … More >>

The Art of Picking Vintage Textiles (as Told by a Fabric Hound) (3/21/12)
I’ve been called a Fabric Hound, a Shmutra and a Picker and really all are just dandy with me. But … More >>

Marghab Linens—The Finest Embroidery Ever Made (4/23/09)
Imagine a tablecloth of the finest Irish linen, embroidered with the best French embroidery floss in a design of exquisite … More >>