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You can buy hundreds of Murano glass clowns, all with bright colors and comical expressions, handmade on the island of Murano, Italy. But they will cost you. Here’s some famous …

Presented to the Santa Barbara Historical Museum May 21, 2020. I give suggestions on how to document your objects, talk about the importance of the process, and I reflect upon …

KO sent me a photo of a fireplace screen he lived with for 65 years. He wants to know who owned it originally. Perhaps the family was noble? The screen …

I think about big and small these days. My world has become smaller. I packed up thousands of my reference art books and left my office because of health concerns. …

JT sent me photos of two antique metal folding chairs. She uses them for conversation starters in her bedroom. She picked them up for $10 each at a thrift store …

Ms. McK writes that one day about 15 years ago she spied a near 6 foot tall bronze horse in a shop window. Ms. McK always loved horses, so she …

EF sent me a canvas giclee by the Colombian artist Nano Lopez. Nano used this sketch as a study for a bronze figure titled Lucy. The image size (without the …

Of all the great stories, this story involving a Knights Templar document, particularly touched me. BB’s mother taught English as a Second Language at UCSB until well into her 90’s. …

Lucky KK sent me a signed lithograph she found by the famed psychedelic poster artist Victor Moscoso. He signed it in pencil, dated 1964, and wrote the title in the …

Paul Laszlo designed this credenza or sideboard in America circa 1940-50’s. Made by Brown Saltman of California in bleached ribbon mahogany veneer it sports what I call “crazy” handles. Brown …