whatsitworth | June 22, 2011
I inherited this picture from my grandmother who got it in the 1930s or 1940s. It measures 14 ¾ by 9 ¾ inches. As far as I know, it has always been in this frame. On the back is a note that reads “Shoson Yanagibashi in snow. Only landscape he ever made”. I’ve been lucky [...]
whatsitworth | June 22, 2011
My mother worked in a doll hospital in Brooklyn, New York from 1949 to 1952. Over time, she brought me these five dolls. The dolls are in played with condition but they still have most of their original clothes. Should I restring them in order to sell them? How much are they worth? Your dolls [...]
whatsitworth | June 22, 2011
I recently completed an inventory of the contents of the Dunsmuir-Hellman Estate, a 37 room, 16,000 square foot neo-classical revival mansion in Oakland. The home was built in 1899 by Alexander Dunsmuir as a wedding gift for his bride Josephine. Unfortunately, Alexander died while the couple was honeymooning in New York; Josephine died two years later. [...]
whatsitworth | June 14, 2011
Greetings, my father recently passed away and valued these two items. Can you please tell me anything about the value of either? The recruitment poster is from San Jose and the cigar calendar is from San Francisco. The calendar is dated 1903 and “poster” size. My dad searched for years and there has been three [...]
whatsitworth | June 14, 2011
I work in senior housing and get to meet wonderful people in their 800s, 90s and 100s as part of my job. Louise, one of my favorite residents, recently passed away at 102; her family gave me this purse as a memento. I’ll always treasure it because she was a dear and very funny lady. [...]
whatsitworth | June 14, 2011
We enjoy your column every Saturday in the Contra Costa Times. We have found one of those tucked away family treasures and would like to find out more about it. We know that it is a least 100 years old, very heavy and possibly solid brass. It is 8″ X 1″. We have no idea [...]
whatsitworth | June 14, 2011
This bear was given to my Mom as a Christmas gift in 1918 in Washington State. He is straw filled and has rods in his legs and glass eyes. He is in very good condition. I was told he is rare, and that the he was made in Germany, by a company that went out [...]
whatsitworth | June 6, 2011
My colleagues and I frequently do verbal appraisal events as community outreach or as fundraisers for non profit groups. We recently staffed a fundraiser for the Carmel Art Association where I was confronted by a piece of Americana I’ve never seen in my 15 years of auction work. A couple brought in a 20 inch [...]
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