Cappellini Furnishings

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Cappellini The first time I heard the name Cappellini I thought it was pasta. Turns out it is now one of my favorite design firms.  Based in Italy, obviously, Cappellini is a luxury design house that offers furnishings and accessories. They often collaborate with other designers like Pucci to create the most unique and memorable […]

Valentino Designer Items

Valentino

Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani best known as Valentino, is an Italian fashion designer and founder of the Valentino brand and company. His main lines include Valentino, Valentino Garavani, Valentino Roma, and R.E.D. Valentino. The firm was established in 1960 and is headquartered in Milan and the creative direction is in Rome.  Valentino has famously  designed special wedding dresses for Elizabeth Taylor, Anne […]

Baseball Cards Values

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The hobby of collecting Baseball cards has turned into a valued commodity.  Young baseball card collectors have grown up to realize their treasured items have become part of a community that has influenced baseball card collecting to this day. Baseball cards were first sold in the 1880s. They were packaged in cigarettes as part of […]

Beautiful Brooches

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You don’t have to be Queen Elizabeth to wear and love broaches. I remember my grandmother always having a brooch on her coat, dress, sweater, or jacket, not only when she left the house, but around the house! She also wore false eye lashes into her 90’s, and I never saw her without lipstick, so […]

Sports and Hollywood Memorabilia Auction

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Sports & Hollywood Memorabilia Al Capone, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Derek Jeter, Micky Mantle, Yogi Berra, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and more.  These are just a few of the exciting personalities represented in the Sports and Hollywood memorabilia auction on Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The auction will include hundreds of […]

Big Movie Poster (Lithograph) Auction

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HUGE Movie Poster Auction If you have an appreciation of movies, movie posters, fine art, lithographs, or Hollywood, you won’t want to miss our upcoming auction of over 300 lithographs. Not only are they investment grade, they are fun for a pop of nostalgia in any home.  These prints made the old fashioned way since […]

Vessels & Vases

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Vases, Vessels, and Values Researching values before selling is crucial….or hire someone who knows. Vases Jars, Cachepots and Jardinières Urns When it comes to offering high value decorative collectibles for sale you must get the price right. Priced to low will create regret for years to come and priced too high can tarnish the items […]

Tom Ford Designs

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TOM FORD Tom Ford was born in Austin Texas on August 27, 1961. He is most known for designing luxury clothing for brands like Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent and his own personal brand “Tom Ford”.  He is also a screenwriter, film director and producer. Not many people realize he directed films ‘A Single Man’ […]

B&B Italia

B&B Italia

B&B Italia I remember the first time I was introduced to B&B Italia. I was driving down Ponce de Leon Blvd and saw a wild black and white dresser [offered by Cappellini] in the window.  I made a U-turn and went into this store that was new to me.   Well the dresser turned out to […]

Patek Philippe

Patek Philippe watch

Another record is broken. The same week as the Dow Jones sets yet another record this year, Patek Philippe sets their own record of $31 million at auction of one of their men’s watches and no jewels in sight. One of my favorite watch companies, Patek Philippe has done it again. Their one-of-a-kind Ref. 6300A-010 […]