Dishonesty is Public Enemy #1 In the Estate Sales Business!

Vintage The Public Enemy Movie Poster

An Open Letter To Estate Sales Professionals Up for Auction at Heritage Auction House July 16, 2011 (Estimate: $7,000 – $12,000) Dear Estate Sales Professional, I think that most of us are, to our core, honest and forthright in both our dealings with our clients as well as with our customer bases. Most of us [...]

Sui Dynasty Jade Shaman Deities

4 CARVED NEPHRITE JADE PHOENIX SHAMAN DEITIES 1

Sui Dynasty Jade Shaman Deities Coming Up For Auction On: July 30th, 2011 Here: Elite Decorative Arts (Estimate: $45,000.00 – $55,000.00) At only 3 1/2″ tall these Shaman figures still stand tall in the world of Asian Collectibles…Soft and easy features, but by that I do not mean to suggest that these figures were easy [...]

50,000 Years Old Cave Bear Skull

50,000 Years Old Cave Bear Skull

So Old, I Can’t Bear It… Up for Auction on July 9, 2011 Offered by Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctions Lot No. 966 (Estimate: $2,500 – $3,500) From the days of the Neanderthals these Cave Bears were fierce, awesomely strong and gloriously clever. They competed with early man for much the same food sources, so [...]

Rare French Bisque Doll by Albert Marque

Rare French Bisque Doll by Albert Marque 1

This Incredible and Oh So Rare Doll Is Coming Up For Auction (Auction Estimate $125,000 – $185,000) Offered By Frasher’s Doll Auction Hold The Phone – Stop The Presses…Who Buys A Doll Like This? Rich Woman…That’s Who! And why not, if a guy with dough can buy a fancy watch for 100k, just to make [...]

Estate Sales? Auctions? Which Is Best?

Painting of Berlin by Eduard Gaertner

The Short Answer: Both Are Best! I have spent the last 16 years selling and marketing Antiques and Collectibles for clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. In that time I have sold every conceivable kind of item that you can find in a home – endless stacks of Tupperware, dishes galore, burnt Teflon pots [...]