Nick Boschetto

Nick Boschetto

When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best

Hallmark’s 2009 Cousin Eddie’s RV Ornament National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation selling on eBay for a very high price of $575. Pricing generally runs from $99 to $400.

By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher   “On January 10, 1910, a teenager from Nebraska stepped off a train in Kansas City, MO, with little more than big dreams and two shoeboxes of picture postcards. From those inauspicious beginnings, an iconic brand…

The Courting Chair

John H. Belter Rococo Revival rosewood carved and laminated tête-à-tête, chair ca. 1850-1860

by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor   When two were courting in early 19th century France, Victorian England, or during America’s Gilded Age, maintaining one’s perceived virtue was paramount. Keeping a pair of love-sick intendeds apart required not only a chaperone…

Crowning Glories: Wedding Cake Toppers

Wonderful facial features highlight this crepe paper pair, circa 1930. Marked “A Reed Product, C.A. Reed—Williamsport, PA.” Groom 5-1/2”. $175-$200/pr.

Wedding Cake Toppers By Donald-Brian Johnson The sun shines merrily, in a brilliant blue sky. The birds are chirping, the church bells ring. The radiant bride and her glowing groom have at last shouldered their way through the shower of…

The Evolution of Courtship

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This past March saw new seasons of such fan-favorite period pieces as Bridgerton, The Gilded Age, and Sanditon return to television. Like many, I binge-watched each show, savoring the costumes and settings and hoping my favorite characters would find the…