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Millions of people email me photos of paintings of nostalgic Paris street scenes. Most of them are straight from the Rive Gauche art seller’s street stalls, painted by unknown semi-proficient …

A local doctor, who reads my column, received this humorous pair of candlesticks from a patient almost 40 years ago. This thoughtful patient purchased them in Paris 20 years prior …

Well, the universe did it again. I’m terrified of dolls and this past week Jessica sent me photos of twenty-five to thirty dolls which are possibly the most horrifying dolls …

JH from Solvang has a Toilette set of glazed ceramic, and of course, she doesn’t use it to wash her face. “I use the Water jug as a container for …

BR sends me a tray which has been in her family for 80-years. That makes it at least early 20th century. The fascinating thing about this silverplated tray is the …

More than any spirit container, I love German Beer Steins the best. So when KL sent me his, I translated it. On one side, Die alten Deutschen, the old-time German, …

Apropos, a reader asked how I go about researching an item. “You must be good at googling,” she said. Although I am, this kind of analysis entails: knowledge of WHAT …

PK has a cranberry opalescent hobnail water pitcher with a clear blown glass applied handle. “Hobnail” is a stud of glass that imitates the old “boot” soles of the era. …

CM from Santa Barbara sends me a 61.7 gram 22kt gold commemorative medal of the Life of John F. Kennedy 1917-1963. The Medallic Art Company of NY struck this medal …

J showed me a vintage iron batik fabric stamp in a tribal pattern for textile block printing. The rust, the wear, and the large handle for the human hand to …