WHY Dining Services are Worthless
The most under-appreciated segment of the market for fine antiques is often found in dining rooms; specifically, objects related to the ritual of DINING. FE sends me a BIG question: …
Ringing Up a Buckeye Bell
TP has a larger bronze bell, which, with its handle, measures 3 ft. The bell bears the mark for The Buckeye Bell Foundry, Cincinnati. I suspect this bell, at 12-inch …
NatureTrack
Sue Eisaguirre and KC Thompson talk about the NatureTrack Foundation, which encourages school-aged students to embrace our natural world with respect and wonder, and the NatureTrack Film Festival now postponed …
Market for DINING objects DOWN
This month I experienced the honor of an interview for NerdWallet (really!) with Liz Weston, Associated Press and LA Times columnist. She welcomed my opinions on downsizing, especially for folks …
The Story Behind this Picasso
BP from Montecito sent me a Picasso print he picked up at a local estate sale. He knows the image is a print, but felt so enchanted by it that …
La Cumbre Creative Arts Collective and Gaviota Coast Conservancy’s SCAPE Show
First artists Daniel Landman, Judi Weisbart, and Marlyn Daggett discuss the 12″ Squared Show at the La Cumbre Creative Arts Collective. Then Doug Kern, Executive Director of the Gaviota Coast …
Signed Celebrity Photos Fraught with Pitfalls
MC’s friend BD, a dancer still at 88, owns a collection of celebrity autographs from when she danced the “floor shows” in old Las Vegas (1952-56). BD performed at the …
The Best Song Lyrics of Modern America
Author Mack Borgen returns to discuss his latest series of blogs entitled “The Best Song Lyrics of Modern America.”
An Australian Dream Painting for $10
JS from Santa Barbara sent me a “dotted” dream painting, with what she describes as illegible signatures. I asked her to bring it to my office for me to identify …
Martin Luther Bible, a Family Treasure
NW owns an old family Martin Luther bible passed down to her from her great grandfather’s family in Leipzig. The frontispiece reads: Martin Luther’s Kirchen-Postille, published by Stottmeier, Braunschweig, Germany, …