I hope you can tell me something about this picture. After a yard sale, my son and his wife left it for me to dispose of. I kept it for another yard sale but it didn’t sell, so I kept it for myself. I do so love it. It is signed. “L. Buford” or “L. Byford” …
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Garage sale find: Oil pastels on sand paper valued at $900
One subscriber’s free antiques appraisal discovers his garage sale find is really a stash of Florida-themed folk art oils on sand paper valued at $900: "I moved to Florida in the early 1980s. For a lack of something to do and familiar with collector coins, metals and some antiques and collectibles, I started going to garage sales and flea markets. This is about one garage sale find. Two very pretty picture frames caught my attention."
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Ask AT: Long oil worth $600; Vases’ design and marks hint to Austrian origin
Just Answer appraiser Alan C. Ransdell’s free appraisal for two Antique Trader readers discovers an Oswald P. Long oil on canvas valued at $600 and a pair of Rococo mantel vases valued at $400.
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Ask Antique Trader: Library table may sell for $700
This week we feature one subscriber’s request for the value of an unusual table decorated with a trio of daisies. JustAnswer appraiser Randeen M. Cummings Nelson shows us the table’s eclectic style is decidedly European … and desirable. Read More +
Antique Coca-Cola paperweight may be early World Fair piece
Ask Antique Trader, courtesy of JustAnswer.com, helps one reader lean more about an antique Coca-Cola paperweight: In 1969 we bought this old store building for an antique store. In cleaning the basement, we found this little Coca-Cola paperweight. There is only one more, and it is in the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, Ga. Can you give us some information about it?
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Antique Rococo Revival piano could be sold on consignment
Ask Antique Trader, courtesy of JustAnswer.com, helps one reader decide how to best sell their massive Rosewood Louis XV (Rococo Revival) Period Grand Piano: "Consignment may be your best option to optimize you net in pocket if you have time to wait for it to sell. Local auctions often liquidate these gorgeous pianos for very low prices, that is usually not a good option."
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