Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the sluggishness of the antiques market.

A Shawnee Farmer Pig cookie jar for 30 bucks. A telephone table painted turquoise. A lady-head vase with barely any chips on her hat. A mantel clock, a painting of a dog wearing a raincoat.

Yes, back in my mother’s heyday as a flea marketeer, “the sky is the limit” was the motto for prices on vintage furniture, ...

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Antiques Road Trip expert Philip Serrell met a tough negotiator while travelling from Darlington to Doncaster.

Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the ...

Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the sluggishness of the antiques market. Yes, back in my mother’s ...