We have been running Muleskinner Art and Antiques for 50 years now. We have always had a retail shop but over the years we have found it...

“Mission joke” is how 1970s antiques dealers referred to the dark, boxy oak furniture produced by virtually every turn-of-the-century...

A short time ago a friend asked me to put together an article about Oriental rugs. “Show them how to tell rugs apart,” he suggested....

I have been asked this same question numerous times throughout my career “What’s it like to be an antique dealer?”. This blog will give...

B Close-up of Jacob Hersperger’s desk dated 1850 by Jacob Knagy. (Collection of Dan and Pam Freeburg). By the early 1800s in most of the...

The collecting of Christmas decorations has been very popular for many years. They bring back nostalgic memories of past holidays for...

The group of three redware jugs pictured above were all manufactured at the Charles Gleason pottery in Morganville. This pottery was in...

In the early 1820s in Staffordshire, England a new process of decorating ceramics was taking place called transfer printing. Sketches of...

AN overview of Ohio art pottery.

This journey began as a 10-year-old, probably even sooner. Dragged through flea markets and antique shops the adventure was really not...

History The Ithaca Calendar Clock Company began business in 1865 in Ithaca, New York. The company was formed by Henry B. Horton, Charles...

You know how it is right??? How one thing leads to another, and another, and another??? And then.... you look around and HOLY COW!!!!! ...

Sam and his wife Cindy run Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, NY. Off the beaten track, Cottone’s is the Christie’s in cow country, our areas...

If you would look at the insert of the Hotel on the trade sign photo, go to the lower right corner. Fast forward 120 years. “Glady’s...

Crazy Quilts were a manifestation of creative curiosity from about 1876 to 1890. A " Crazy Mania" emerged in the late Victorian era. ...

Hi, I'm Hank, owner of Hedgerow Antiques. I started buying brass candlesticks in 1997. I was working for Lockheed Martin in Owego, NY...

It’s your move! History indicates games have been a part of people’s lives since time began. From the ruling class and idle rich, to the...

When you’re an antique dealer and sell nice paintings it’s handy to live in an area where several good artists once lived. However, it’s...

Decoys have been carved, collected, purchased, and traded for many many years. They have become more collected and more valuable in...

American stoneware production had several prominent hubs from the late 18th century to the early 20th century. Two hubs really stand out...