Q.  This small ceramic object was in a drawer of my late mother’s dressing table. Nobody in the family knows anything about it. No maker marks on the bottom. It is charming with the figures of three dogs and flowers. What is the purpose of  the hole?  I plan to put it in my garage sale but don’t know what to charge? L. […]

By Henry J. Pratt   Surely, trillions of words have been written and published about antiques and collectibles, as well as the men and women hobbyists across the country who buy, hold and sell interesting items from America’s yesteryear.   One dictionary definition of the word “collector” reads: “A person or thing that collects items…such as stamps.” That really doesn’t […]

By Sandy Dale   Finally, the weather is a bit more seasonal with a slight nip in the air.  Still no snow here in what we like to call the “Banana Belt,” but with all the lights and decorations the season’s spirit still soars.  The downtown merchants and the Chamber of Commerce present their holiday events and the Bell Tower Cultural Arts […]

By Jon DeStefano   Thomas Jefferson said,”That which we elect to surround ourselves with becomes the museum of our soul and the archives of our experience.” That quote was probably related to antiques and he was talking to Sally Starr because she took his words to heart and shaped her life around them. Sally loved antiques since she was three […]