TO CLEAN OR NOT TO CLEAN? AND, IF SO, HOW TO CLEAN?

My friend Barbara asked me today if I wouldn’t mind blogging about when one should or shouldn’t clean one’s antiques and collectibles and — if possible — how one should clean certain things properly. I’ll try to cover some of the major areas here, so please bear with me. No doubt we’ve all heard the…

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TOSS IT OR TAG IT?

One of the questions we get asked most frequently prior to our starting work on an estate liquidation is, “Well, what should I throw away?” We instantly reply, “NOTHING!” That said, well, we should probably qualify this statement just a wee bit. For all intents and purposes, you should throw nothing away before we’ve had…

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