For those who don’t know, Jay and I closed the doors to our brick and mortar store two years ago. Since then, we’ve concentrated on the show circuit while trying to kid ourselves that we’re retired. We’re not. Perhaps semi-retired might best describe our lifestyle. So when it came time to leave Pennsylvania, we knew we were heading back to Tennessee, but not quite sure where. Our first shop had […]

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Vintage Tupperware appeals to many Tupperware, the Central Florida-based brand of plastic products, comes with a lifetime guarantee against chipping, cracking or peeling – and it’s a good bet that many kitchen cupboards worldwide contain at least one piece, some even 50 years old. “My favorite Tupperware piece is flourier, a three-tier vintage Tupperware piece from the ’50s to store flour. The older vintage pieces have a crayon smell to […]

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What special retail event comes between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? If you guessed “Small Business Saturday (SBS),” then go to the head of the class; bonus points if you already have an SBS plan in place. If you don’t know what I’m talking about (or don’t know where to begin) then read on; we’ll explore how to make Small Business Saturday one of your most successful annual promotions. What […]

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When you think of your personal style, where do you begin? When it comes to statement jewelry, a pin or a brooch is just a little thing, but it can say a lot. It can reflect one's mood, or one's passion for a hobby. How fitting is it that we so often speak with our hands, so a flash of jewelry can draw attention to our hands, emphasizing "what we […]

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DALLAS – A collection of 23 Star Wars action figures sold at auction for a total of $201,180. The premiere Star Wars toys sold through Heritage Auctions during the firm's Comics & Comic Art Auction, held Aug. 2-4 in Dallas, Texas, which brought in a total of $6,670,739. The valuable action figure collection included, but was not limited to: Bib Fortuna (Red Cape) Loose Action Figure /TW Prototype (Kenner, 1983) Condition: AFA […]

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MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – The Skinner, Inc. Americana auction tradition continues with sales Aug. 12-13 and an online auction ending Aug. 14. The two-day and online Americana sales comprise nearly 1,500 lots of fine American folk art, furniture, ceramics, and maritime antiques. Day 1 of the Americana auction Day 1 kicks off the auction with two collections: the Collection of Gail and Don Piatt and the Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of […]

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Gold nugget discovery deemed museum quality DALLAS – An enormous, 40-ounce gold nugget, nicknamed “Lightning Bolt” for its jolting, bright yellow glow and rarity beyond any diamond found on Earth, could take top lot honors in in Heritage Auctions’ Nature & Science Auction Aug. 18. The 11-inch gold nugget was discovered in Victoria, Australia, and experts have deemed the remarkable find a museum-quality specimen. Weighing 39.9 troy ounces (43.8 ounces, or 1,241 grams), the “Lightning […]

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Search for "French" on RubyLane.com and before you pops up more than 5,000 different selections of French antiques from the half million items available through the online marketplace. Antiques & Uncommon Treasure of San Marcos, California, offers a unique early 19th century mother-of-pearl Palais Royal tazza (currently sale priced at $447). Half shells mounted in ormolu form the legs and a large half shell forms the bowl. The bowl measures […]

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DOUGLASS, Kan. – Three blue RS Prussia marked bowls – each one boasting a portrait and scenic décor of one of the four seasons – sold as single lots for a combined $33,000 at the Part 1 sale of the lifetime collection of RS Prussia antique porcelain of the late John and Lavaun Headlee, nearly all the pieces in the rare cobalt blue color, held May 26 by Woody Auction […]

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A pair of diamond rings and oil paintings are among the headlining lots in Grays Auctioneers Aug. 8 auction.

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