A ROSEHEAD NAIL
I found it in the 1980s. Until that moment I did not really know that antiques existed. It was made about the time of the Revolution. Paul Revere probably touched it. George Washington too. I put it n... See More
A sensational folk art house portrait!
The resolution of photos on my website can’t be as large as I’d like or the pages would take too long to open. So often there is more detail to be seen than the on-line photos show. Take f... See More
The real economics of an antique show.
I often get asked how much it costs to do an antique show. Here is an example: Recently, I exhibited at a fine show about 400 miles away with room-setting walls and a regional audience. I travel... See More
Scarce Wee Pig Weathervane
Attributed to L. W. Cushing & Sons, Waltham, Massachusetts, authentic circa 1872-1900 (illustrated in Cushing catalogue 1883). Copper body and ears with verdigris surface. Cast zinc head and curly ta... See More
Paint Decorated Initialed Box.....SALE PENDING
New England, ca. 1840. Original paint with deep-forest green ground, personalized with black GW within scrolls, the initials likely those of the owner yet perhaps as homage to Washington, who was ven... See More