Japy Freres Reformed Clockmaking
NP’s aunt, a fan of anything Viennese, bequeathed NP a beautiful clock made by the famous French clockmaking family Japy Freres. MP sent me a photo of her lovely, delicate …
SO, you want to give STUFF away?
I compiled a database on hard to donate items for you. This list includes local as well as national and international donation sites for stuff you want to give away: …
Peep Show Prints Kin to a Photo
JF sent me three works on paper that hung in his domicile for years, and he doesn’t know what attracted him to them. Little did he know these peep show …
Sleuthing Out Si Non Est Satis Mementot Paupertatis
HT sent me a large 18 inch charger in a style of glaze called faience. We see the motto ‘Si non est satis mementot paupertatis’ emblazoned on it. This translates …
Silver Overlay, a Political Issue?
TS owns a cocktail bottle collection and sent photos of two silver overlay on glass decanter bottles. One features a heavy design of thistles, referencing Scotland The other features a …
For the Love of Hollywood Regency
A pair of lamps I appraised at a Road Show in Pennsylvania made me think of Dorothy Draper and Billy Haines. In their hey-day, the mid 1930s through the 1940s, …
Chew on this Silver Baby Rattle
SM sent me a simple little silver item with three bells on the bottom, and a whistle at the top, about four inches long, slightly chewed on. He asked, “what …
Pandemic Lessons About Objects
The adrenaline rush of a short-term disaster, such as the Thomas fire, is the kind of crisis we have trained for. But we haven’t trained for THIS Pandemic disaster. In …
Oak Dresser FREE or NO?
SS sent me a turn of the last century Golden Oak dresser, in Quarter Sawn Oak, with a serpentine front. It looks like a dresser but the drawers hardly slide …
Antique Trunks
JE sent me two very interesting leather covered domed antique trunks, complete with leather straps. This prompted me to write about something everyone seems to have, a steamer trunk. We …