By A LICIA R ANCILIO Associated Press
HGTV star Christina Hall promises not to judge your home if you invite her over.
“There’s literally zero judgment,” the TV personality said during a recent interview. “Unless you live in a hoarder house or it’s real gross or dirty, I’m not going to care. I’ve lived in different types of houses and places and situations.”
As the star of two shows on the network, “Christina on the Coast” and “Christina in the Country,” Hall has a talent for looking at a floorplan and picturing what could be changed to make a space more functional.
She enjoys renovating homes more than choosing décor or staging for prospective buyers.
“I like doing the big projects,” Hall explained. “I like taking down the walls and I like figuring out floor plans and how to make something more functional. I love choosing kitchen material, but I don’t love choosing furniture.”
Hall began her professional career in real estate, where she met her now ex-husband Tarek El Moussa. After spending a few years flipping houses, they got their own HGTV series “Flip or Flop,” showing the process of buying, improving and selling a home for profit. The two divorced in 2018 but continued to work together until 2022 when “Flip or Flop” aired its final episode after 10 seasons.
Hall first’s solo TV venture was “Christina on the Coast,” now airing its fourth season. On the show, Hall balances solo projects with her home
life in Newport Beach, California. She’s a mother of three and is remarried to Josh Hall, a realtor and former police officer.
Her husband is featured on the shows and Hall says, “I think his answer would be it took a minute” to get comfortable on camera. “I feel like it might be weird to be thrown in with me because it comes naturally and I’ve been doing it for a long time.” He looks back at old episodes and is like, ‘Oh, gosh’ and cringing.”
The Halls also have a vacation home in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville. The TV personality says there’s “a misconception” that she spends more time there than she actually does.
When she takes her kids to Tennessee, it’s a getaway. “When we go there, we mostly cook at home, have quiet time
and we’ll be on our property,” said Hall.
It also serves as the backdrop for “Christina in the Country.” While filming in Tennessee, “We’re packing it in,” explained Hall. “We go next week and we’re filming six straight days, we’re filming very long days, doing six houses. Then there’s something called B stories and it’s a background story of the show. Those are long days and I’m not going to lie, when I get back home I’m wiped out. My schedule in California is a bit easier.”
Both “Christina” shows have been renewed for new seasons. Hall has also considered expanding her work to encompass a “Christina Coast to Coast-type show” because, “we can go anywhere” but hesitates from thinking too much about it because she’s busy as is.
“Logistically, why it works in Tennessee is because we have a home there. We have clothes there. I don’t pack.
We just go,” she said. Hall says a challenge of her job is “everyone wants the same look, especially in California.”
“Houses have certain architecture,” she explains. “Unless you’re re-doing the architecture, you can’t have a midcentury modern house and then inside make it a
farmhouse.”
She’s also noticed a difference in aesthetics working on her two shows. “‘Country’ is more feminine overall, more wallpapers, textures, a bit more glam. For ‘Coast,’ I see more industrial and more modern,” she adds that men seem more interested in the
“‘Country’ is more feminine overall, more wallpapers, textures, a bit more glam. For ‘Coast,’ I see more industrial and more modern.”
Christina Hall
AMECHANICAL bank like this “Two Frogs” bank used to put on a show for as little as a penny. Place the coin on the flat spot on the small frog’s chest, press the lever on the back of the bank, and the large frog opens its mouth to catch the coin as the small frog kicks it in.
In the 19th century, mechanical banks taught children that saving money could be fun. Now, collectors save up their money to buy them: This bank was the top seller at a Morphy auction, bringing in $12,800. Cast-iron mechanical banks from the late 19th to early 20th century have been popular collectibles since the 1950s, and they keep selling for high prices. Collectors look for examples in excellent condition with functional mechanisms and the original paint intact.
Mechanical banks are well-documented, with names (like “Two Frogs”) coming from the advertisements and order forms where they originally appeared. Serious collectors are familiar with these advertisements, which also provide the bank’s maker, date and original price: “Two Frogs” used to sell for 85 or 95 cents!
Q.I have 12, seven-piece place settings of china, with three platters, two serving bowls and a coffee or tea server. It’s marked “Thomas” above the letter “R” in a shield, and “Germany.” It is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips. Can you tell me something about the maker, age and value of this set?
A. Fritz Thomas and a partner founded Porcelain Factory Thomas & Ens in Marktredwitz, Bavaria, Germany, in 1903. After Ens left the company in 1908, Porcelain Factory Thomas became a subsidiary of Rosenthal. The Thomas/R/Germany mark was used from 1953 to 1960. In 1960, porcelain production moved to Speichersdorf, Bavaria. Thomas is still in business as a brand owned by Rosenthal, which is now part of the Arcturus Group. They make “everyday tableware.” Sets of dinnerware are hard to sell. You can find prices for individual pieces of your dinnerware pattern on sites like eBay (look for “Sold” pieces), etsy, or Replacements.com.
Q.I’m hoping you can help me with this question. I inherited this table from my great aunt. I’m interested in selling it, but have
no idea who the maker is or if it’s worth anything. She had it ever since I was a child; I’m 57. Can you help? If I need to pay for an appraisal I’m willing to do so,
depending on the cost.
A.
To estimate the date of a piece of furniture from family history, take your age and add
Berkshire Botanical Garden presents these upcoming programs:
• Monday, Music Mondays featuring Sol y Canto, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $10 members, $15 nonmembers;
• Aug. 18, Family Fridays present “Nature Matters,” 11 a.m. This program will explore our relationships and responsibilities with animals, both wild and domestic pet species. Included with admission to the Garden.
To register or for more information, visit berkshirebotanical.org. Berkshire Botanical Garden is located at 5 West Stockbridge Road.
Ware Grange’s next gardening workshop, “Flower Farmer,” will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall, 297 Belchertown Road. The presenter will be Roberta McQuaid, author of the weekly “In the Garden” column for Turley Publications, who will present on flowers that have a long vase-life and simple arrangement principles. A door prize drawing will be held. Visit the Ware Grange Facebook page or waregrange. org for more information.
The West Springfield Garden Club will meet on Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at Storrowton Tavern, 1305 Memorial Ave., on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition. After a short business meeting, MJ Tash will present “Photographing Nature.” She will discuss her experiences as a photographer and share some tips for obtaining good bird shots. The meeting is open to the public. If interested in attending, contact Joan at graceshad@msn. com by Aug. 15.
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Lee Reich | In The Garden
SUNFLOWERS ARE orphans of the flower garden. It’s not that the plants are not widely grown. It’s that most sunflower growing is on a commercial scale for the seeds and oil within the sunny heads. Sunflower stems and heads even have been processed into a high quality paper, and the stems alone have been burned for fuel, or converted into a fiber as luxurious as silk.
And where do sunflowers usually turn up in backyards? Not in the flower garden, but commonly as a single row of plants along the north edge of the vegetable patch (once again useful: this time as support up which pole beans can clamber). Otherwise, odd plants turn up here or there near a fence, garage, or house, perhaps from seeds deliberately planted or accidentally dropped by a passing bird.
The reason for sunflowers’ absence from flower gardens is the plants’ ungainly habit and large size. This is especially true of commonly grown annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus) varieties like “Mammoth Russian” or “Black Giant.”
With wrist-thick stalks, gawky leaves, and single, dinnerplate-sized blossoms, “Mammoth Russian” is just too crude to stand alongside marigolds and delphiniums.
There are sunflowers suited to the flower garden. From the same blood as “Mammoth Russian” is another variety of annual sunflower named “Teddy Bear,” topping out at a mere 3 feet and with 5-inch flowers. Even shorter is “Sunspot,” with 10-inch wide blooms on 2-foot
high plants. The color spectrum for cultivated sunflowers extends beyond shades of yellow. There are varieties with petal colors in shades of off-white, chestnut brown, or wine-red. “Italian White” is a pale, white variety eligible for the flower garden with its slender stature, diminutive (4-inch diameter) flowers, and 4-foot height. Still other strains have bicolor flowers, perhaps dark red toward the center of the petal, then pale orange or yellow towards the outside.
There are well-nigh 60 species of sunflower, many of them perennial. A list of species noteworthy for the flower garden would include the thinleaf sunflower (H. decapetalus), a perennial native from Canada to Georgia bearing scads of 3-inch flowers on 5-foot plants in late summer. Probably the best perennial sunflower for the small garden is the ashy
sunflower (H. mollis), blooming from July through September. H. debilis is a species diminutive in all respects and notable for purple mottling on its stems, and flowers that are especially good for cutting. H. orgyalis is the least coarse of the sunflowers, with dense foliage and a profusion of blooms — how unsunflowerlike!
The species hybridize readily, and some of the most useful hybrids for the flower garden include the annual sunflower and the twinleaf sunflower as parents. These hybrids (designated H. x multiflorus) have taken on the perennial character of the latter parent. “Flora Pleno” is one example, a plant growing to about 4 feet
and bearing 3-inch blooms with petals so doubled that the yellow flowers resemble those of pompom dahlias more than sunflowers. “Triumph de Gand,” another hybrid, bears semi-double, yellow flowers on plants 3 feet high.
All sunflowers are easy to grow, generally tolerating drought and enough cold so that seeds of annual sorts can be sown a week or two before the date of the last frost. Of course, sunflowers do need sun. To gather your own seed for next season, protect the seedheads from birds either by swaddling the drying heads in cheesecloth, or by putting the almost dry heads in an attic to finish drying.
Last year I put seedheads from a medium-sized sunflower with burnished red-brown flowers in my garage loft to dry. This past May I rubbed the seeds out of the seedhead, then sprinkled them densely into a furrow. Germination was excellent, and necessitated thinning the young plants to between a half-foot and a foot apart. Just now the sunny flowers — more reminiscent of twilight than of midday sun — are opening, adding a row of color to the far end of my ... er ... vegetable garden.
Any gardening questions? Email them to me at garden@ leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at leereich.com/blog
“What’s your favorite color?” is a question we’ve all been asked countless times, so it’s not surprising that when we decide to refresh a room we might start in the paint aisle. “People run to the hardware store and they look at all the paint chips like it’s a candy display,” says Atlanta interior designer and television personality Vern Yip. “Everybody is so used to talking about design from a color standpoint that they want to start with paint, but paint is the easiest thing to decide later.”
According to design pros, there’s a logical order to decorating a room, and the paintcolor-first approach may not be the wisest method (more on that in a bit). Read on to find out what steps you should take early in the process — and what decisions you can save for the home stretch.
1. Identify your decorating hero
Every room should begin with something you love, whether it’s a thrift store painting, a collection of vintage badminton rackets you want to display on the wall, or a textile you picked up on vacation years ago. During a trip to Thailand, Yip fell in love with a silk fabric, which he brought back and used to upholster his sofas. That choice inspired the direction for the rest of his living room. “I try to get people to work with the idea that they’re not just decorating a space, they’re creating a home that’s uniquely designed to represent them aesthetically and support them functionally,” he says. “When you walk in a room, you should feel an immediate connection, and it’s hard to do that when you just buy a bunch of stuff randomly at the store.”
2. Pick a general color, not a specific one
“Going into a room design
with a general idea of the color that you want to use is better than not thinking about it at all, but you don’t need to nail down the exact hue,” says Sandra Meyer of Ella Scott Design in Bethesda, Maryland. For example, it’s fine to approach a room knowing you want to use the color blue in some impactful way, but if you’re debating the merits of Benjamin Moore’s Water’s Edge vs. Farrow & Ball’s De Nimes, you might be getting too granular too early.
3. Make a space plan
Thinking about how you want the room laid out will give you valuable insight for all the other decisions that follow. “Having a space plan that provides enough seating, appropriate tables, and accounts for traffic flow will help dictate things like your rug size,” says Richmond designer Janie
a side table or a bar cart,” says Meyer. The same holds true for hard-to-find or highly specific design elements. If you have your eye on a bold floral wallpaper, Yip recommends choosing it early because it can inspire the overall palette. Trying to shoehorn it into your room later, hoping it goes with everything you’ve already bought, could end in disappointment.
5. Focus on the rug
It’s much easier to match a paint color to the rug than vice versa, so don’t wait until all your furniture is in place and the paint is dry to consider what should go underfoot. “The floor is one of the biggest expanses in a room, so the rug should definitely not be an afterthought; it should be chosen early in the mix, right along with the big anchoring pieces of furniture,” says Molster. For small enclosed rooms, she suggests a single large rug, while open-concept spaces can benefit from multiple area rugs delineating different zones.
6. Be intentional with art
you bought at a yard sale from your college days. The most important thing is that it helps tell your story,” he says.
7. Paint your walls
Once you’ve acquired some of your room’s bigger pieces such as the sofa and the rug, you’re in a better position to choose the exact wall color. “There are thousands of choices and you can always customize a color if you can’t find the right one,” says Yip. “It’s the easiest component to decide later, so instead of putting it upfront, the exact color should be finalized towards the end.”
8. Add accessories
Molster. There are a number of user-friendly apps, such as RoomSketcher, Floor Plan Creator and Planner 5D, that can help you devise a layout by entering in the dimensions of your room and furnishings. Retailers such as Ikea and the Williams-Sonoma family of brands (including Pottery Barn and West Elm) offer their own space-planning tools that come preloaded with the dimensions of their merchandise. Not so tech-inclined? Do like the pros and map out furniture dimensions on the floor with blue painter’s tape to get a sense of how pieces spatially relate to each other.
4. Bring in major impact items
“Focus on getting your big pieces in early — that way you have more flexibility in buying the smaller items like
Resist thinking of art as a finishing touch or a space filler. What you hang in your home is an act of self-expression, so it should never be a throwaway choice made in a fit of impatience to fill an empty wall. “A lot of people will end up buying artwork at the end of the project, picking something that coordinates with the drapes or the wall color, but that is the worst way to buy art because then it’s just a place filler and there’s no emotional connection to it,” says Yip. Instead the pros recommend thinking about what kinds of pieces you’d want to display early in the process. If you already have a burgeoning collection, think about how you’d like to integrate it into a space. Yip stresses that art doesn’t have to cost a small fortune or come from a gallery. “It can be something
Molster says most of her clients spend so much energy fixated on throw pillows and lamps that she often has to issue a moratorium on “pillow talk” until practical things like sofa frames are ordered. “Accessories are fun, small choices that seem a little less overwhelming for people, so they’re naturally drawn to them, but they shouldn’t distract from making the bigger decisions,” she says. Think of accessories as the reward; you’ve made all the hard decisions, stayed on track and on budget. Now it’s time to shop for those fun, whimsical elements that make a room interesting.
9. Leave room for growth
The final piece of advice from our experts: Don’t ever finish the project — at least not completely. The best rooms aren’t frozen in time; they’re constantly evolving with their inhabitants. “Whether you’re a trained professional or a homeowner who just likes design, no one’s taste stays the same,” says Molster. “Always leave some space to find that perfect piece of art while traveling or a wonderful tchotchke to occupy an empty spot on your bookshelf.”
Michelle Brunner is a writer in D.C. who covers interior design and culture.
By A LEX VEiga Associated Press
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to just under 7%, the latest setback for would-be homebuyers already facing affordability challenges due to a housing market limited by a shortage of homes for sale.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 6.96% from 6.90% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.22%.
It’s the third consecutive weekly increase for the average rate, which now matches its high for the year set on July 13. High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already unaffordable to many Americans.
“There is no doubt continued high rates will prolong affordability challenges longer than expected, particularly with home prices on the rise again,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “However, upward pressure on rates is the product of a resilient economy with low unemployment and strong wage growth, which historically has kept purchase demand solid.”
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage remains more than double what it was two years ago, when it was just 2.87%.
Those ultra-low rates spurred a wave of home sales and refinancing.
The sharply higher rates now are contributing to a dearth of available homes, as homeowners who locked in those lower borrowing costs two years ago are now reluctant to sell and jump into a higher rate on a new property.
The lack of housing supply is also a big reason home sales are down 23% through the first half of this year.
The average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.34% from 6.25% last week.
AGAWAM
Alexis Kupiec to Sheila M. Langton, G27 Mansion Woods Drive, $25,000.
Carol Grzywacz, representative, and Angelina C. Rossi to Charles A Rossi III, 35 Moore St., $130,000. David C. Fazio, Carla A. Fazio and Carla A. Rigali to Ronald Maillet and Denise Maillet, 77 Independence Road, $462,000.
Jean M. Stowers and Charles H. Stowers to Ronald Scherban and Elaine Scherban, Castle Hills Road, Unit 28F, $310,000.
Jin-Rwei L. Chen, trustee, and Jin-Rwei L. Chen Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Judith P. Glenney, trustee, and Judith P. Glenney Living Trust, trustee of, 11 Mansion Woods Drive, Unit H, $305,000.
John P. Mulkern, Susan Mulkern and Susan Penna to Cansu Kayan, 29 Ruth Ave., $350,000.
Larisa Y. Dadayeva to Basia M. Oliveira, 148 Beekman Drive, $245,000.
Patricia A. Moller and Robert A. Moller to Cynthia J. Geiger, 1181 River Road, $301,000.
Ronald T. Scherban and Elaine S. Scherban to Michael D. Latourelle and Michelle L. Latourelle, 139 Meadowbrook Road, $398,000. Sasanecki LLC, to Suffield St. Holdings LLC, 68 Moylan Lane, $1,925,000.
Shirley J. Chechile, Ronald W. Chechile, Donna M. Fay, Debra J. Chechile and Richard A. Fay to Hannah Bryla, 125 Beekman Drive, Unit 125, $230,000.
Thomas S. Albano, Margaret A. Albano and Karen M. Mair to Jordan Cree and Natashamay S. Cree, 29 Roberta Circle, $290,000.
AMHERST
Leslie Smith and Mary A. Taft to Alexander T. Liotta, Bridget A. Sadeghian and Sydney K. Cooke, 538 Market Hill Road, $775,000.
William Brady and Michael France Nelson to Tamara Agarwal and Gaurav Agarwal, 7 Foxglove Lane, $746,000.
Robert S. Lennen and Julia S. Lennen to Minou E. Sadeghi and Charissa Minou Melnik, 14 Autumn Lane, $415,000.
Sarah McKee to Bowen Lei, 9 Chadwick Court, $300,000.
Alison Greene-Barton, trustee, Alison Greene-Barton Family Trust and Brooks Caddell Barton Trust to Jonathan Dee Sipes and Hannah Fogel Spencer, 134 Tracy Circle, $400,500.
James R. Schattin and Lauren S. Schattin to Lauren S. Schattin, trustee, James R. Schattin, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Lauren S. Schattin, 522 Flat Hills Road, $100.
Nicholas J. Dufresne and Maya J. Marx to Samuel Peterfreund Xenos, 90 Memorial Drive, $648,500. Farshid Abdi to Kelly Erwin and Warren Graham, 23 Webster Court, $299,125.
Chestnut Street Realty Partners LLC, to Kilerine Properties LLC, 76 Chestnut St., $485,000.
East Pleasant Street Partners LLC, to Wild Onion Rentals LLC, 194 College St., $365,000. East Pleasant Street Partners LLC, to Wild Onion Rentals LLC, 1190-1192 North Pleasant St., $685,000.
Cape Cod Vacation Rentals LLC, to Joseph Kennedy, 95 East Pleasant St., $440,000.
Deborah J. Tacy to Louise H. Neidle, 699 Suburban Drive, $430,000.
Walter L. Mikulski Jr., and Brenda J. Mikulski to Clifford T. Meyers and Soukphachane Saysena, 112 Sheffield Drive, $490,000.
Joseph P. Desroches and Noreen E. Desroches to Jason P. Robinson, 7 Barton Ave., $385,125.
Michael J. Bishop and Jennafer J. Bishop to Zachary D. Parker and Kathleen M. Parker, 20 Green Ave., $478,200.
Irene Mariettos and John Mariettos to Nathan Pacheco and Sarah Fournier, 260 State St., $385,000.
Kimberly A. Desautels and Kimberly A. Murphy to Nathan E. Kiner and Lisa D. Kiner, 30 Terry Lane, $520,000.
Sandra Aldea Wilk to Hilary Hayes and Collin Hayes, 238 West St., $505,000.
BERNARDSTON
Pharos Group LLC, to Jeana Bachinski, Off 497 Northfield Road, $7,500.
BLANDFORD
James J. Pazik and Debra A. Pazik to Rebecca Kerr and Asa Kerr, 64 Main St., $365,000.
BRIMFIELD
Elissa Y. Splaine to Theodore M. Kubicki, 61 Oakwood Road, $100,000.
John Luszcz and Michele Luszcz to Anthony Soto and Lisa Ann Wong, 0 Holland Road, $174,900.
Mark Simonzi to Bell Point LLC, Warren Road, $6,000.
BUCKLAND
28-30 Ashfield St. LLC, to Deborah J. Tacy, 28-30 Ashfield St., $380,000.
Edward A. Reagey, Martha A. Keene and Mary Ellen Furey to Rhea S. Banker and Clare J. Chapman, Off School Street and Union Street, $5,000.
CHARLEMONT
James S. Smith and Carole F. Smith to Rachel E. Rose, 55 North River Road, $338,000.
Tammy L. Wilder, personal representative, and Dorothy Beaulieu, estate, to Christopher M. Greenwood and Alexandria O’Neil Greenwood, 75 Willcutt Road, $269,000.
Bethzaida Colon to Holly Elizabeth Dill, 235 Montgomery St., $229,000.
Debra D. Theriault and Debra D. Juchno to James R. Theriault III, 19 Casey Drive, $218,750.
James R. Correa, trustee, and Fifteen Robinridge Realty Trust, trustee of, to Jeffrey Perron, 15 Robinridge Road, Unit 6028A, $210,000.
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, to Tavernier Investments LLC, 166 Shepherd St., $279,000.
Laura A. Medeiros to Emily Parks, 218 Newbury St., $232,000.
Marlene A. Parent to Caren Ouellette-Bragg and Douglas Bragg, 178 Horseshoe Drive, $160,000.
Raymond E. Morin, representative, and Patricia A. Therrien, estate, to Sabrina Jaramillo and Wesley Cosby, 137 Skeele St., $255,000. Waycon Inc., to Raymond J. Marion and Marie L. Marion, Stockbridge Street, Lot 16, $460,000.
Mark A. Wightman to Christopher Jason Miemiec and Kaitlyn O’Konis, 7A Oak Knoll Drive, $379,900.
John F. Simonich, David J. Simonich and Charles N. Simonich to Charles N. Simonich and Tara J. Gorman, 74 Rogers Road, $375,000.
Ryan Bliss Darnell and Brittany Novak to Kimberley Renay Strother, 68 Senecal Place, $780,000.
Tara M. Celani and Justin M. Celani to Irina Taylor, 37 Terry Lane, $650,000.
Roger D. Baker Jr., personal representative, and Robin M. Baker, estate, to Nineteen Lyman LLC, 19 Lyman Ave., $190,000.
James M. Bilger to James M. Bilger and Thomas S. Bilger, 124 Lovefield St., $100.
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available at press time. All rates are quoted on a minimum FICO score of 740. Conventional loans are based on loan amounts of $165,000. Jumbo loans are based on loan amounts of $548.250. Points quoted include discount and/or origination. Lock Days: 30-60. Annual percentage rates (APRs) are based on fully indexed rates for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). The APR on your specific loan may differ from the sample used. Fees reflect charges relative to the APR. If your down payment is less than 20% of the home’s value, you will be subject to private mortgage
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Lorraine M. Lebeau, Lorraine M. Lebeau, trustee, George J. Thibodo and Lorraine M. Lebeau Living Trust to Jennifer Gundersen, 177 Park St., $250,000.
Paul McMillan and Laurie McMillan to Jeffrey Scott Uzzel, 17 Laurin Lane, $553,000.
Brian E. Besko, personal representative, Edward Ronald Besko, estate, and Edward R. Besko Jr., estate, to Brian E. Besko and Courtney M. Besko, 8 David Richardson Circle, $237,000.
Brendan K. McKinney and Courtney McKinney to Joseph A. Andreoli and Johanna M. Andreoli, 29 Zabek Drive, $420,000.
Barbara M. Laczynski, “aka” Barbara N. Laczynski, to Woody C. Meiszner and Amy L. Proctor, 22 Franklin Road, $526,000.
GOSHEN
Valerie A. Durant to James M. Durant and Lucimara Galo, 518 East St., $125,000.
James Pesuit, trustee, Eliza Pesuit, trustee, and Penny Moore Trust to James Pesuit and Eliza Pesuit, 10 Washington Road South, $100.
James Pesuit, trustee, Eliza Pesuit, trustee, and Penny Moore Trust to James Pesuit and Eliza Pesuit, 16 Washington Road South, $100.
Single Source Services LLC, to You & Me Investment LLC, Morgan Street, $95,000.
Gary E. King and Anne King, “aka” Ann King, to Alycar Investments LLC, 51-53 Place Terrace, $120,000.
Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, to Justine McCarthy, 182 Fairview St. W, $155,925.
George P. Libbares, trustee of the Christene M. Libbares Revocable Trust, to Mary Jean Geroulo, 74 Oakland St., $364,500.
Leigha M. Otto and Matthew B. Boria to ARPC LLC, 23 Laurel St., $177,000.
Alison M. Ovalle-Perez to Hummad Ijaz, 10 Southern Ave., $73,400.
Wheaton Mahoney, “aka” Wheaton A. B. Mahoney, and Rachel Bullock, trustees of the MCK 2017 Descendants Trust, to Robert L. Casey Jr., and Anna McCaw Casey, 661 Bernardston Road, $525,000.
Dominic Kirchner II, trustee of Methuselah Realty Trust, to Vince Andrew Keough Youngwell and Ricia Lorraine Youngwell-Socci, 426 Davis St., $289,987.
Dana Unaitis and Cailin Melendez, personal representatives of the Estate of Robert R. Wolanske, to Jesse Sevoian and Melissa Sevoian, 73 Meadow Lane, $351,000.
Xin Ou Zheng and Rongdan Chen to Anna Knecht, 2 Solon St., $240,000.
HADLEY
Colleen M. Osten to Colleen M. Osten, trustee, and Revocable Indenture of Trust of Colleen M. Osten, 169 South Maple St., $100.
Frank R. Blajda, trustee, Carolyn A. Blajda, trustee, and Blajda Family Trust to Heather C. Blajda, 58 Comins Road, $100.
East Street Commons LLC, to Linda Selleck, 21 East Commons Drive, $480,900.
Philip W. St. Laurence and Lindsey A. St. Laurence to Lindsey A. St. Laurence, 116 Rocky Hill Road, $100.
HAMPDEN
Johanna Quinn Howland and Mark S. Howland to Brett D. Shorette and Shelley A. Shorette, 36 Ridge Road, $689,000.
Thomas Petzold to Gary Petzold Living Trust, 198 Ames Road, $275,000.
HATFIELD
Michael George Hillard, personal representative, Stephen Dennis Hillard, estate, Stephen D. Hillard, estate, and Maureen Francis O’ Leary Hillard to Peter R. Norton and Stephen Norton, 3 Gore Ave., $395,000.
HEATH
Richard C. McCarthy Jr., to Jessica Aligata, 178 Colrain Stage Road, $7,200.
HOLLAND
Christopher H. Storer to Brittany Corson and Chad Keene, 16 Lake Drive, $310,000.
Douglas C. Curving and Jacquelin Buell-Budd Curving to Lori K. Goeckler, 9 Birch Drive, $100,000.
Mary M. Barton to Peter R. Laylin and Sara Liberty-Laylin, 27 Craig Road, $515,000.
HOLYOKE
Marianna M. Dimercurio and Marianna Dimercurio to Samuel M. Hamad, 48 Fairfield Ave., $325,000.
Q Perkins Real Estate Management LLC, to PQR Holdings LLC, 80 Jarvis Ave., $605,000.
Patricia M. Cervonayco, representative, and Wanda P. Konopacki, estate, to Michael Robert Bergman and Fatima Bergman, 58 Rugby St., $307,000.
Richard R. Duquette and Noranne W. Duquette to Kurt Bluemer, 13 Washington Ave., $290,000.
Sergiy Suprunchuk and Tetyana Suprunchuk to Dean A. Stoddard, 26 Worthington Road, $370,000.
Ashley M. Hanas and Patrick B. Hanas to Ana L. Woody and Bradley M. Woody, 9 Number Six Road, $301,000.
Blue Castle (Cayman) LTD, to Crabapple Realty LLC, 44 Tanglewood Drive, $465,000.
Bret F. Jackson and Margaret Rakas to Bobby Loguidice and Jill Bradley-Graham, 67 Shady Side Drive, $650,000.
Celso E. Dias and Vatsala Kirtani to Adam Lahti and Ruth Lahti, 181 Twin Hills Drive, $770,000.
John T. Doherty and Carrie A. Doherty to Daniel Babai and Jessica Babai, 144 Magnolia Circle, $757,500.
Jonathan W. Pinkston and Tammy D. Silakowski to Marshall Wade and Jing Wade, 460 Laurel St., $505,000.
Massachusetts Comm Attorney General, Jane A. Dziekonski and Homes Management LLC, receiver, to Homes Management LLC, 927 Converse St., $500,000.
Patrick G. Papadopulos, representative, and George W. Papadopulos, estate, to Timothy Frisch and Holly Prater-Frisch, 117 Dunsany Drive, $412,750.
Peter M. Payson III, Lori A. Payson and Lori A. Devine to Thomas Francis Prendergrast and Katelyn E. Prendergast, 36 Chatham Road, $540,000.
Domingo Tavarez to Melitsa Figueroa, 549 Alden St., $365,000.
Gerard N. Aubrey, trustee, Paul D. Boudreau, trustee, and Miller Street Nominee Trust, trustee of, to Elaine Daigneault and Lori A. Haryasz, 308 Miller St., Unit 75, $521,541.
Justin M. Silva to Fumi Realty Inc., 0 Shawinigan Drive, $145,000.
Kevin J. Leclaire to Jason Daniel Wegiel and Meagan Ann McCarthy, 46 Pinewood Road, $420,000.
Laurence P. Leroux and Rosa M. Leroux to Isatou Jallow and Dodou Bittaye, 29 Wedgewood Drive, $450,000.
Linda A. McCarthy, representative, Barbara Rose Robinson, estate, and Barbara Robinson, estate, to Nathan D. Pulowski and Ruth Moriah Pulowski, 735 Center St., $205,000.
Maureen L. Beauregard and David J. Beauregard to Michelle J. Brandrick and Christian D. Brandrick, 26 Aldo Drive, $260,000. Vernadette Ortiz, Vernadette A.
King-Hayes and Gary A. King to Donna M. Fountain, Faith A. King and James Thomas Page, 49 Circuit Ave., $120,000.
WestMass Area Development Corp., to Ludlow Mill Housing 2 Limited Partnership, 50 State St., Unit A, $2,000,000.
Craig D. McKelvey to TCI Holdings LLC, 113 Chipman Road, $230,000.
Frank W. Hull to Justin J. Cooley and Althea A. Cassidy, 246 Stafford Road, $339,000.
James E. Meurisse to Brett Curry and Jenny Curry, Stafford Road, $90,000.
JBK Capital Advisors LLC, to Steven Lenehan and Karen Lenehan, 25 Flynt Ave., $298,000.
Jennifer Aldrich to Kyle A. Longtin, 2 Country Club Lane, $299,000.
Justin J. Gould and Jeffrey D. Gould, trustees of the Linda S. Gould Family Irrevocable Trust, to Lighthouse West Trust LLC, 70 High St., $364,000.
Lynn M. Wiles to Dylan Rogers, 706 Fairway Ave., Unit 706 Fairway Condominium, $250,000.
Daniel S. Solomon and Jeanne E. Earley to Barbara M. Laczynski, 707 Fairway Ave., Unit 707 Fairway Condominium, $210,000.
Refined Design Homes Inc., to Mikal Viencek and Jenifer Viencek, 430 Turners Falls Road, $650,000.
David C. Brooks, trustee of the Deerfield Valley Management Trust, to Todd Langdon, 517 Federal St., $330,000.
Scott Ira Spiegel to Dorin Ben-Ami, 80 Damon Road, $165,000.
Cheryl A. Jacques to Jennifer W. Chrisler, 3 Tyler Circle, $100.
Sara T. Salem and Matthew Coes to Evangeline Marcella Heiliger, 18A Graves Ave., $250,000.
James Pesuit, trustee, Eliza Pesuit, trustee, and Penny Moore Trust to Penny Moore Capital LLC, 16 Armory St., $100.
James Pesuit, trustee, Penny Moore Trust and Eliza Pesuit, trustee, to Penny Moore Capital LLC, 68 Main St., $100.
Paul A. Mason and Jessica A. Mason to Kevin O. Byrne and Colleen M. Byrne, 399 Bridge Road, $361,000.
Mary H. Driscoll and Mary F. Hutchinson to David M. Hallerman and Catherine M. Martone, 20 Garfield Ave., $725,000.
Joshua Dion to Arielle L. Perry, 30 Village Hill Road, $290,000.
Allison S. Keefe, trustee, Jerome &
Susan Szawlowski Family Trust to Christina Schoux Casey and Kirik Jenness, 56 Westwood Terrace, $349,000.
Mark R. Duffus and Jane E. Duffus to Richard Raftery and Stephanie Raftery, 243 Acrebrook Drive, $145,000.
Sandra L. Parent and Joseph M. Parent to Jennifer Banda, 900 Florence Road, $348,900.
Rebecca J. Eklund to Sheila Marie Piper, 50 Hamilton Ave., $285,000.
Kimberlyn M. Rushford Waugh, “fka” Kimberly M. Rushford Waugh, “fka” Kimberlyn M. Wattu, Donald A. Waugh and Travis Rushford to Oreste Carbone, 53 New Athol Road. $60,000.
Wilson Auto Parts LLC, to Michael Gelinas, 125 Eagleville Road, $575,000.
Todd Wilson to Michael Gelinas, 135 Eagleville Road., $65,000.
Stephen Anderson to Antroy Cleghorn and Karen Beliah, 73-75 Summit St., $33,000.
Angelica Howlett to JJB Builders Corp., 2022 Maple St., $150,100.
Ashleigh Sturgis and Devan Cohen to Matthew Derek Hanks and Melissa Ann Hanks, 169 Thompson St., $515,000.
Flora B. Thomas to Charles Furtado Teixeira, Jennifer Teixeira, Carlos Teixeira and Lilia Teixeira, 1117 South Main St., $230,000.
Timothy Cienciwa and Vanessa Ayla Cienciwa to Francesca Caramante, 166 Breckenridge St., $500,000.
Wicked Deals LLC, to Heather M. Mellish, 138 Jim Ash Road, $350,000.
PELHAM
Daniel G. Griswold and Kristine M.P. Griswold to Judith A. Meskill, 5 Arnold Road, $585,000.
H. Thomas Zyduck to Edward Stockman and Christine Stockman, Summit Street, $66,500.
RUSSELL
Strathmore Holdings LLC, to Strathmore Village LLC, 34 Valley View Ave., $25,000.
Vanessa Morin and John A. Bishop to Tyler Chrystal, 770 Blandford Road, $211,000.
SHELBURNE
Shelburne Falls Realty Corp., to Regenerative Development LLC, 55 Water St., $235,000.
Noble Home LLC, to Davin G. Ojala, 95 Main St., $429,000.
Wicked Deals LLC, to David M.
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Wagstaff, 65 Fiske Mill Road, $225,000.
Eric Sheehan and Jennifer M. Cheever to Robert Hendren and Kelli Hendren, 295 Montague Road, $695,000.
Joshua P. Lenardson and Caitlin Lenardson to Kayden O’Sullivan and Jacob Laughlin, 32 Saybrook Circle, $307,500.
Bridget K. Carroll and Lee S. Carroll to Casey Berger and Justin H. Baumann, 175 Lathrop St., $391,500.
Salvatore J. Prince and Lori L. Prince to Lee Carroll and Bridget K. Carroll, 15 Chestnut Hill Road, $455,000.
Brett Remillard, trustee, and Brett Remillard to Lori Prince, 17 Taylor St., $278,000.
Zhi Q. Tan to Kathleen Menard, Jessica Proulx and Brady Holt, 37 Richview Ave., $450,000.
Elyse R. Ness and Richard E. Ness to David Norman Giguere, 30 Leahey Ave., $454,100.
Lacoste Properties LLC, to 11 Pleasant Street RE LLC, 11 Pleasant St., $515,000.
C. Eva Thomson and David E. Artzerounian to John Inniss Howell and Jennifer Bassak Howell, 8 Dove Hill, $1,150,000.
Carroll V. Perez to Christine J. O’Hare, 102 Pine Grove Drive, $410,000.
Ryan Harris Hodder and Melissa Rosario to Cornelia Marie Dennehy, 307 College Highway, $390,000.
Michael J. McKenna and Lori McKenna to Kara McKenna, trustee, Colin McKenna, trustee, and Michael J. McKenna & Lori A. McKenna Irrevocable Trust, 209 Pomeroy Meadow Road, $100.
Erik J. Pori to Kevin Learned and Lauren Learned, 172 South Longyard Road, $390,000.
Gary R. Francoeur and Kelly J. Francoeur to James A. Doyle and Lori A. Doyle, 30 Southwick Hill, Unit 22A, $405,000.
Michael A. Jensen and Jan S. Jensen to Elizabeth A. Guthrie and David M. Guthrie, 8 Coyote Glen, $675,000.
935 Liberty Street LLC, to Blanca J. Loja Guanmanrrigra, 935 Liberty St., $375,000.
Alexander Lozada and Brittany Pickett to Kaila Plumb and Richard Plumb, 45 Slumber Lane, $267,000.
Alice E. Ross to William Robinson III, 1446 Wilbraham Road, $291,000.
Angel Villar and Ruth Villar to Darcelyn Green, 23 Calhoun St., $250,000.
Anh Giang Tran and Angie M. Nguyen to Chenghua Deng, 14 Scarsdale Road, $290,000.
Anis K. Sarrage to Manuel F. Enamorado, 21-23 Ozark St., $230,000.
DDM Page LLC, to K Sacco Realty LLC, 0 Rose Place, $205,000.
Ernest Rental LLC, to Jennifer Marie Staples, 5 County St., $265,000.
Ernesto Martinez and Jesus
Alberto Posada to Keiry Marquez, 120-122 Orange St., $265,000.
Harry H. Derderian Jr., and Marion Merigian to Ashraf M. Galal, 29 Pasco Road, $183,000.
Harry H. Derderian Jr., and Marion Merigian to Ashraf M. Galal, Pasco Road, $17,000.
Hyman G. Darling, representative, and Kenny Barlow, estate, to John Scibelli, 56 Vann St., $252,500.
John J. Barr III, John J. Barr, Sharon A. Barr and Sharon A. Wells to Donna Brown, 20 Danaher Circle, $280,000.
Joseph J. Griffin and Kimberly J. Griffin to Mariluz Davila, 103 Northway Drive, $370,000.
Kevin D. Tran and Viet Trung T. Dang to Omayra Heredia and Ruth Valles, 16 Nelson Ave., $305,000.
Lady S. Montero and Lady S. Bedoya to Luke Curtis Levesque and Carl Joseph Levesque, 242 Pheland St., $265,000.
Lasasha R. Lemons-Taylor to Jazmine Bautista, 69-71 Willard Ave., $377,000.
Luis D. Avila and Ruth M. Avila to Brandyn John Warren and Liza Beth Cannamela, 1448 Plumtree Road, $320,000.
Luis Jose Rattia and Stephen Reynolds to Luke M. Hollwedel and Mary J. Hollwedel, 257 Fort Pleasant Ave., $400,000.
Mamba Capital LLC, to Global Homes Properties LLC, 0 Slumber Lane, $70,000.
Maria L. Hernandez to Christopher Pousland and Danielle Salvato, 194 Hancock St., $190,000.
Mark E. Barcomb, trustee, and Big Daddy Trust, trustee of, to Jonathan Long, 273-275 East St., $345,000.
Miguel A. Maysonet to Carlos Portillo, 28 Meredith St., $310,000.
Miguel A. Sosa, Antonio Sosa, Miguel Antonio Sosa, Sigrid M. Sosa, Ingrid Marie Sosa and Ingrid
M. Serrano to Jeffrey Castro, 83 Warrenton St., $282,000.
Nicholas Mercolino and Elizabeth Frances Mercolino to MLM Holdings LLC, 133 Pine Grove Drive, $210,000.
Pah Properties LLC, and Pah Proerties LLC, to Steven Fines Rivera, 108 Ellsworth Ave., $300,000.
Ralph J. Cocchi to Peter Daviau and Savannah Daviau, 84 Woodlawn St., $235,000.
Steven E. Zeimbekakis to Posiadlosc LLC, 17-19 Washington St., $192,000.
WF Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Sergey Dikan, 298 Tyler St., $1,500. Wicked Deals LLC, to Diaz Properties LLC, 89 Gatewood Road, $200,000.
Monterey Rose LLC, to Matthew Pipczynski, 149 Hadley Road, $515,000.
Shirley M. Moccio, trustee, Vincent G. Moccio, trustee, and Trust Moccio Family Revocable Living, trustee of, to 128 Lands End LLC, 128 Lands End Drive, $470,000.
WALES
Cecile Housand to Stephen Edwards, 39 Main St., $310,000. Dennis F. Gorman, representative, and John B. Wolanski, estate, to Christine M. Randall, 93 Monson Road, $150,000.
WARE
Nelson Villacis-Bohorquez and Ana Fuentes-Villacis to Jasmynn Daley-Giunta, 14 Park Ave., $212,500.
Jacek A. Sadowicz and Alicja A. Sadowicz to Heather A. Newman, 6 3rd Ave., $264,000.
James O’Neill, Simon James O’Neill and Marcy Lyn O’Neill to Ryan L. Fischer and Andrea R. Fischer, 76 River Road, $395,500. Lovett Properties LLC, to CKG Properties LLC, 109 West St., $200,000.
Joanna R. Moest, “fka” Joanna R. Maiewski, to David R. Misek, 174 Locke Hill Road, $390,000.
ACG Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Sada Properties LLC, 1618 Memorial Ave., Unit 1B, $102,000.
ACG Real Estate Holdings LLC, to Sada Properties LLC, 1618 Memorial Ave., Unit 2A, $102,000.
Alan Nathanson Sharpe, receiver, Karen Lee Gordon, Karen L. Kryla, Robert George Gordon and Robert G. Gordon Jr., to URL Properties LLC, 63 Hampden St., $281,500. Atlantis Real Estate LLC, to Abo
Fuels LLC, 884 Westfield St., $1,700,000.
John Bobrowski and Katherine A. Mouchantant to Nourredine C. Noureddine, 37 Hathorne Ave., $270,000.
Sergey Gladysh and Irina P. Gladysh to Pavlo Kravchenko, 74 Hanover St., $276,000.
Sylvia A. Hunter to Edward Denette and Amy Denette, 276 Hillcrest Ave., $310,000.
Andrey N. Novenko and Anzhelika Novenko to Brendan McKinney and Courtney McKinney, 43 Gifford Ave., $610,000.
Audrey J. Fisher and Gayle E. Fisher to Jeffrey T. Vandeberghe, 204 Russell Road, Unit F, $314,000. Birdie Properties LLC, to Brandi Begin and Ryan Begin, 3 Old Farm Road, $306,000.
Eliana I. Terry, Eliana I. Lakritz and William E. Terry III, to Timothy K. Barut, 204 Apple Blossom Lane, $330,000.
James A. Wynegar to Abigail Rix, 29 Pleasant St., $280,000.
Jennifer P. Smidy to Edward Hagelstein III, and Stephanie Rochelle Desmond, 14 Sylvan Drive, $435,000.
Joseph G. Flahive and Marie A. Flahive to J&M Realty LLC, 29-31 Union St., $310,000.
Kimbery A. Krupa to Destiny M. Rodriguez, 704 Russell Road, Unit C, $175,000.
Muhammad H. Chaudhry to Rory Benjamin King and Alexandra Rose Bertagnolli King, 45 Cardinal Lane, $620,000.
Nancy R. Pezzini-Pasquini, Nancy R. Pasquini, Linda Pezzini, Suzanne Pezzini Tracy and Deborah Anne Duarte Defeo to Hometown Holdings LLC, 0 North Road, $766,500. Nancy R. Pezzini-Pasquini, Nancy
R. Pasquini, Linda Pezzini, Suzanne Pezzini Tracy and Deborah Anne Duarte Defeo to Tang Properties LLC, 181 Gun Club Road, $533,500.
Richard H. Tillberg and Anthoula M. Reiss, trustees of the Sycamore Tree Investment Trust to Edward Clement Lee, 186 River Road, $522,000.
Colleen A. Ferry and Colleen A. Sheldon-Ferry to Jennifer Smolnik and Carric Michael Smolnik, 4 Conifer Drive, $500,000.
Eastlawn LLC, to SZF Properties LLC, 787 Stony Hill Road, $107,500.
Edith A. Keech, representative, and Steven M. Gray, estate, to SZF Properties LLC, 787 Stony Hill Road, $107,500.
Elsie Lucier Realty Trust, trustee of, and Denise A. Lucier, trustee, to Anthony Carnevale, 771-773 Stony Hill Road, $315,000.
Ida B. Wilcox, trustee, Candace Sciarra, trustee, and Ida B. Wilcox Revocable Trust, trustee of, to David J. Allen and Ann F. Allen, 49 High Pine Circle, $457,000.
Jason Daniel Wegiel and Meagan Ann McCarthy to Kevin J. LeClaire, 2205 Boston Road, Unit M122, $300,000.
Marcella Hall to Fumi Realty Inc., 19 Hunting Lane, $195,000.
Michael E. Pietras and Christina S. Pietras to Jonathan Paixao, 580 Ridge Road, $235,000.
Scott Lockwood Rodman, trustee, Scott L. Rodman, trustee, and Cynthia W. Rodman Revocable Trust, trustee of, to Anthony Saverio Zeoli, trustee, Judith Ann Zeoli, trustee, and Juanita Realty Trust, trustee of, 93 Cherry Drive, $549,900.
Stanley M. Orlowski and Karly D. Orlowski to Alexander S. Monast and Rebecca E. Monast, 3 Birch St., $319,000.
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25 years for each generation before you owned the piece. By this method, your great aunt’s table would be about 107 years old.
However, this method isn’t always accurate.
If you don’t know how old your relative was when they got the piece, you may estimate that the furniture is older than it really is.
Without a maker’s mark, it is difficult to determine the age of a piece of furniture from photographs alone.
Remember that furniture styles are often copied or reproduced by later makers. Look for an appraiser in your area.
You may find some online, in local business resources or listed in the business directory on Kovels.com.
Tables that look similar to yours have sold at recent auctions for about $100 to $200.
Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.
Imari, bowl, 16 multicolor repeating panels, scalloped rim, blue and white flowering branches on interior center, ring foot, blue six-character mark, Japan, 10 1/2 inches, $50.
Auto, sign, traffic, “No Parking To Broadway,” oval, raised letters, worn yellow paint, Village Board, metal, two-sided, 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches, $110.
Bottle, barber, art deco, frosted, teal to clear, enamel flowers and leaves, green and white, gilt trim, pontil base, 8 inches, pair, $260.
Quilt, applique, tree, brown print, red berries, white ground, hand and machine stitched, machine quilted, applied binding, mounted on wooden stretcher, late 19th century, 21 1/2 x 25 inches, $370.
figures, woman with washtub, man with bucksaw, wood, sheet iron, dated, 1872, 9 1/2 x 28 inches, $430. Furniture, mirror, giltwood frame, rectangular, carved, two-peaked crest, pierced leafy scrolls, carved perching bird, wings raised, 18th century, 45 x 28 inches, $875.
Lamp, electric, Osiris, chrome, round reflector, flat silk screen, column support, Thomas O’Brien, Visual Comfort Co., 60 x 16 inches, $960.
Chinese Export, tureen, lid, on stand, blue scroll finial, applied rabbit’s head handles, multicolor pavilion and garden scenes, flower sprays, blue borders, rectangular, canted corners, 18th century, 9 1/2 x 14 x 12 inches, $985.
Rug, hooked, clipper ship, on water, multicolor striped field, anchors and shells in corners, wood frame, 29 x 39 1/2 inches, $1,150.
Holiday on Ice programs showing my great uncles as vice presidents.
A.Sonja Henie is celebrated for both her skating career and film career.
She won gold medals for figure skating at three consecutive Winter Olympics (1928, 1932 and 1936).
She also won 10 World Championships and six European Championships. Her performances and costumes drew inspiration from ballet, and she is credited with creating the image of figure skating as we know it and popularizing figure skating in the United States.
worth more.
A museum or Hall of Fame may be interested in your collection.
A fan club or an auction house or dealer specializing in celebrity memorabilia may be able to help you determine the value or find a buyer.
TIP: Never repaint an old bank. It lowers the resale value.
Folk art, whirligig, two
Architectural, pediment, wrought iron, arched, openwork, center cabochon, fleur-de-lis finial, scrollwork, Continental, mid-20th cen-
Q.I have several pages of appraisals from Sonja Henie’s jewelry and I’m wondering if this would be something of interest and possibly sellable. This came from my family that started Holiday on Ice. I also have her ice skates but no documentation on them, given to us by her secretary along with
In 1936, she signed with 20th Century Fox and appeared in several films until the 1940s, becoming the industry’s highest-paid actress at one point. She was also known for her collections of art and jewelry. Sonja Henie memorabilia may have crossover appeal among collectors of figure skating, Olympics, and movie collectibles.
Paper ephemera tends to have lower value than other celebrity memorabilia unless it is autographed. Sonja Henie programs have sold for $15 to $50, but jewelry appraisal papers, being rarer, may be
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design in her California show while the women take the lead on home decisions in Tennessee.
For downtime, the self-professed “extroverted introvert” enjoys reading mystery thrillers and watches TV shows like “Beef” and “Righteous Gemstones” with Josh. She also likes to watch lighter fare including “Ginny & Georgia” and “Firefly Lane” on her own.
She says she does get recognized a lot and for the most part “people are respectful” but public encounters can be awkward. “Airports are where you catch people taking videos
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Her kids are accustomed to camera crews and not shy. She says her son Braeden recently asked to watch all his scenes in “Christina in the Country.”
“He was laughing at himself because he’s such a ham.” He asked why he isn’t on the show more and she says she tries not to overdo it. “I try to keep him to short days and doing fun things. The last thing I want is for them to say, ‘I don’t want to do this.’”
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