I hope you can help me identify this piece of sculpture. My mother had this piece sitting around for years and now it has been passed down to me. It is 7 inches tall and 6 inches wide. What is it ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I hope you can help me identify this piece of sculpture. My mother had this piece sitting around for years, and now it has been passed down to me. It is 7 inches tall and 6 ...

I recently read your article entitled "Treasures, porcelain figures look old, valuable, but looks are deceiving," in our newspaper. I would love to know about a jade statue/figurine that I received ...

ALAMEDA — You never know what value bric-a-brac may hold. A Tang Ying soapstone carving picked up by a Bay Area family at a charity auction in the 1970s fetched a record $2.235 million at a recent ...

In 1993, South African David Frost tapped in to win the Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ont. He took home $180,000, and a one-of-a-kind Inuit soapstone carving. “I just remember ...

A group of carvers in western Kenya are looking forward to the first Simpsons movie hitting big screens around the world, even though they are unlikely to see it. Although most of them in the remote ...

Shrouded in a cloud of dust, three inmates are concentrated on cutting, sanding and engraving. The hubbub of their tools mingles with the melody of a song broadcast on a small radio. Throughout the ...

I hope you can help me identify this piece of sculpture. My mother had this piece sitting around for years and now it has been passed down to me. It is 7 inches tall and 6 inches wide. What is it ...

Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson have written a number of books on antiques. Do you have an item you’d like to know more about? Contact them at Joe Rosson, 2504 Seymour Ave., Knoxville, TN 37917, or ...

ALAMEDA — You never know what value bric-a-brac may hold. A Tang Ying soapstone carving picked up by a Bay Area family at a charity auction in the 1970s fetched a record $2.235 million at a recent ...