Remember, as a kid, playing Hide and Seek? Treasure Hunt? You can find treasures at Yard Sales...No need to outgrow that heart pounding, foot tingling, exciting feeling of "GOTCHA!"...Be an Ebay Seller of...
So you are looking at some of the beautiful jade, turquoise, silver, and carved bone items from China and Tibet, many of them "antique"? ...... Here are some things to consider: 1. If they don’t tell you the...
What is Tatting? The French call it frivolité; for the Italians it’s occhi; to the Danish it’s orkis; in English it’s tatting, but no matter what the language, it’s still a fun way to make lace. Just what is...
Antique Jewelry Boxes, Caskets, Trinket Boxes 1900-1915.A brief history and identification lesson. Throughout history, jewelry boxes were constructed and designed by craftsmen, one box at a time. With the...
Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors! We have a collection of exquisite "Barbola" Baskets at...
Great surges of Egyptian Revivals are noted as Egyptomania. When people think of Egyptian Revival, they usually think that it only happened in the 1920s after the discovery of King Tutankhamens tomb in 1922....
THE LOVE of BOXES COLLECTING BEAUTIFUL BOXES For many years I have enjoyed collecting boxes - of all kinds - from very old English sterling silver boxes to vintage Japanese lacquer boxes to superbly...
With so many unique peices on eBay, it's a shame that once we purchase them they sit in our jewelry boxes and hide. Even our favorite peices will nest undisturbed in the dark box out of fear that we may damage...
There are tons of counterfeit silver Judaica items offered. Don't be fooled! How do you know if it's a fake?The items are usually claimed to be Russian and from the 1800s. Think about it: how many of these...
I have been in ceramics for over 40 years.As little as 10 years ago,many ceramic glazes contained lead and you were told as long as you fired them to a certain cone and not used inside a food container-you...