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It’s no secret among those who know me that I love books. I buy lots of books, I sign them out of the library and I buy them at Mandolin Books, our […]
It’s no secret among those who know me that I love books. I buy lots of books, I sign them out of the library and I buy them at Mandolin Books, our […]
There is rarely a basement that I go into when doing appraisals that does not have one or more antique trunks. Some are pressed into service as storage receptacles while […]
Should antiques be insured? Yes and no – It really depends. I found some of the comments from a reader quite interesting. Although much of the information he gave was known […]
One of the services I provide is to go to a client’s home and help them determine what has value, what can be sold, what can be donated etc. It’s […]
Summer is a perfect time to go antiquing. If you’re a regular reader of this blog or my web site there’s good chance that you will agree with that statement. […]
Some of you may not be aware of the many articles and information I have posted on my web site at http://www.fromtimespast.com/ . Although much of my writing energy goes […]
Here is an email I received from a reader: Dear Johanne: About 8 years ago, I met a 90 year old lady who had a very old Victorian real baby […]
Christmas decorations have a lot of stories to tell. We have to create memories around new ones but antique decorations have stories of their own – beyond your own. So how can you tell if you have collectible decorations or just pretty ones that look like them? Well for one thing I say – use both but put the newer ones at the bottom of the tree – where pets and small children lurk.
What’s happening to antiques? This was a question I was asked last week as I spoke to a group of people at a local public library. How do you […]