whatsitworth | November 23, 2011
I dug these two bottles out of the San Mateo salt flats 40 or 50 years ago. They are 12 and 11.5 inches high. Each one is embossed with an eagle surrounded by the words SETLERS NASSAU. Can you tell me what they were for and if they are worth anything? The town of Neiderselters [...]
whatsitworth | November 23, 2011
I am in my 70s and planning to relocate to a retirement community in the coming months. I have a large collection of dolls that I will be giving away but before I do I’d like to have some idea of the value. The first is a 12 inch wool felt doll. I believe she [...]
whatsitworth | November 23, 2011
Michaan’s is honored to offer personal property from the estate of peninsula resident Connie Dunham in our upcoming annex sale. For decades, Connie studied, practiced and taught the exquisite art of Japanese embroidery, or nihon shishu, to students from all over the west coast. Japanese embroidery has been an art form for over 1000 years. [...]
whatsitworth | November 22, 2011
This is a purse made of elephant skin. It was given to my great-grandmother, Mary M. by her husband, Jack Martin who rode the horse Agile to win the 1905 Kentucky Derby. The purse is in very nice condition with a working key and lock, small change purse, and mirror/compact. It is lined in soft [...]
whatsitworth | November 21, 2011
My Dad sent me this bookcase when I became a lawyer, many years ago. He purchased it in 1946 from a used furniture store in New York City. The measurements are 51″high, 12″deep and 35″ wide. Each shelf comes apart, as well as the top & the bottom drawer. The glass is original. I have [...]
whatsitworth | November 21, 2011
My wife has two film canisters about 14 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick that she acquired in a post office auction 20 or 30 years ago. They are labeled “D.W. Griffith - The Birth Of A Nation – Aug. 8, 1915 Color.” They both have film in them. Do these film have any value? As [...]
whatsitworth | November 21, 2011
Michaan’s specialists recently held an appraisal event as a fundraiser for the Carmel Art Association. We always see unusual and lovely things when we’re there but I was floored when this zoomorphic piece of pottery landed on my table. The outer sections are veined and scattered with what looks to be small barnacles; the inner [...]
whatsitworth | November 19, 2011
In a funny coincidence, I came across two California paintings this week by two artists with roots in Missouri. The first was a sweet river landscape with cows by artist Meyer Straus; the second a scene of the Sierra Madre Hills by Hanson Duvall Puthuff. Hanson Duvall Puthuff was born to poor working parents in [...]
whatsitworth | November 19, 2011
Michaan’s specialists held an Appraisal Event last week at the Jewish Community Center in Walnut Creek. Among some of the charming and lovely things I saw was this embroidered flour sack. The family didn’t know anything about it except that it had descended through the Saskatchewan branch of the family. I was thrilled! I’d heard [...]
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