Packard: Ask the Man Who Owns One
by Douglas R. Kelly During my senior year of high school, I worked in the mailroom of a non-profit sports foundation. The CEO of the foundation was Mr. Rohlfing. I have no memory of his first name, which may be…
Nick Boschetto
The Civil War Collector
by John Sexton Q: I inherited my great-great-grandfathers sword and his Civil War discharge and I’m interested in knowing what they would be worth to sell. JS: Your sword is a model 1860 cavalry saber made by Christopher Roby, West…
Madison Modern: Century House Pottery
by Donald-Brian Johnson During the 1940s and ‘50s, most ceramics and pottery firms were based on the West Coast. Two of the best-loved, however, made Madison, Wisconsin, their home: Ceramic Arts Studio and Century House Pottery. Although products of both…
A Steamboat’s Signature: The Nameboard of the Delta Queen
By Jessica Rickman, Certified Personal Property Appraiser Recently, I attended The Nashville Show, a prominent annual antiques show in Middle Tennessee. There, I had the opportunity to examine an original 1927 wooden nameboard from the Delta Queen, the last surviving…
The Timeless Draw of Mid-Century Modern Furniture
by Jessica Kosinski The phrase “Mid-Century Modern” most often refers to goods produced in the middle of the 20th century. Today, the phrase is how we label a certain type of design, but that was not always the case. It’s…
Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
by Barbara Miller Beem If you could see me right now, you’d find me hunched over a laptop. I’m in my dining room, and I’m seated on a chair that was made about a hundred years ago by the Berkey…
Social Media is Not Your Product Catalog
by Sloane Middleton Mann Let’s be honest: posting product photos on Instagram isn’t a marketing strategy. It’s a hope and a prayer. If you’ve been using social media as a glorified product catalog and wondering why it’s not leading to…
‘Art & Music on the Bluff’ to Celebrate Houston Museum of Decorative Arts Restoration – Oct. 8
CHATTANOOGA, TN –– The Houston Museum of Decorative Arts will host ‘Art & Music on the Bluff’ on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, a community celebration supporting the restoration of the Museum’s 1890s Victorian house, the oldest home in the Bluff…
Dress worn in Pirates, $18,750, Potter & Potter
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium The “Elizabeth” gold dress worn by Keira Knightley in Walt Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl sold for $18,750 in…
1917 Babe Ruth baseball card, $244,000, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Farby Ken HallAll prices include the buyer’s premium A rare Babe Ruth baseball card from his early years as a Boston Red Sox pitcher, a 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy #147 card graded SGC EX…