"Sterling silver" is a frequently misused term, especially on eBay. Some have the impression that any silver may be termed "sterling" however the word sterling applies only to an item which has a guranteed...
What is sniping? Sniping is a sophisticated bidding strategy of placing a bid in the last few seconds of an auction so that your fellow competing bidders have no time to react. It is the intelligent way to bid...
For the collector of Georg Jensen (1866-1935) of Copenhagen, Denmark, Ebay represents a wonderful resource pool. Georg Jensen was a metal designer who worked primarily in sterling silver, but also in gold and...
The finale of Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' has the Don eating supper as a small wind ensemble entertains him with some light music. Such an ensemble was called a "Harmonie," and the music it played, "Harmoniemusik." In 1792, while still living in Bonn,...