“Where’s my report!?”  It’s the phone call most appraisers dread.  A few days into the assignment, a previously calm and friendly client calls to say she’s waited long enough and wants her [...]

As you ponder ways to beat the summer heat, don’t forget your antique furniture.  High temperatures, humidity, water and direct sunlight can change the appearance and structure of most 18th and [...]

Longenecker Chairs of Uniontown, Maryland Seeing and appraising backcountry furniture is one of our professional pleasures.  As collecting trends change from traditional to modern, it’s [...]

It’s happened again. Another story has surfaced about a priceless treasure turning up at a local flea market, but this time the tale is true and it happened in France. According to Artnet News, a [...]

Charles Dickens was in financial trouble when he published A Christmas Carol in December 1843. The young author of The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club (1837) and Oliver Twist (1838) had [...]

The 48-star United States Flag identified as Lot # 40193 in the Heritage Auctions’ Arms & Armor Sale catalog measures only 30 inches high and 57 inches long. There are noticeable holes in [...]

Identifying authentic Mid-century Modern (MCM) design can be challenging, especially when it comes to modernist furniture. Many collectors are unaware that popular styles from the 1950s-1970s [...]

Have you checked on your barn lately? If you live in an area where historic outbuildings are common, you may want to check that barn door both before and after the horse bolts. A recent article [...]

John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American naturalist and painter whose detailed illustrations of American birds in their natural habitat first appeared in 1827 under the title, “The Birds of [...]

When someone mentions the Declaration of Independence, we generally think of the hand signed vellum document on permanent display in the National Archives. What most Americans don’t realize is [...]

Sometimes a prospective client will ask us to explain the difference between the services of an appraiser and an auctioneer. The conversation usually includes references to the “high cost” of a [...]