Appraisals, buy, sell, consign, & auction. “Collect what you love, but Always buy the best craftsmanship, creativity, & beauty that you can afford.” K. Pica
This wonderful diorama automaton music box will be in our upcoming July 2026 Collector’s Delight Auction. The detail work for the library, costume, and vignette is incredible!
Benten Pond at Shiba" woodblock print by renowned artist Kawase Hasui. Site size 9"H x 13.75"W. Outside size 16"H x 20.25"W. Artist seal lower left. Single silk fabric mat under glass with .75" gold tone finished corner frame with red undertones. This beautiful woodblock is in our July Collector’s Delight Auction.
Managed to do a bit more on this again today, before and after the hours of work on the website. Weekends are still for working or I don’t make any sales or get anyone interested in my work. Bit like flogging a dead horse at the mo as reach is non-existent, but I can’t give up.
The July Collector’s Delight Auction will also feature an outstanding collection of Black Forest carvings. Shown here is one of the best. This 37 inch standing bear umbrella stand is in great condition and comes with the original liner.
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🚨BREAKING @AyannaPressley
Well well well…
This is the pattern… and once you see it, you cannot unsee it.
A sitting Democrat enters federal office.
Days before the swearing-in, the spouse conveniently resigns from a modest salaried position… then immediately launches a “consulting” firm.
No track record.
No market proof.
No obvious client base.
Then the money explodes. 8 million dollars 💵.
A household that previously earned normal professional income suddenly posts an eight-figure net worth.
Not over decades.
Not through innovation.
Not through risk.
But through proximity to power.
This is how the machine works.
Consulting firms are the cleanest laundering mechanism in politics. No inventory. No transparency. No product. Just “advice.” Payments routed from nonprofits, advocacy groups, PACs, donors, and contractors who all have one thing in common… they need access, protection, or favorable outcomes from the very officeholder connected to the consultant.
Nothing about this is accidental. Timing matters. The resignation matters. The immediate formation of the firm matters. The explosive wealth accumulation matters.
Ethics laws exist precisely to stop this. Spousal enrichment tied to political power is supposed to trigger scrutiny, disclosures, audits, and investigation. When it doesn’t, it exposes selective enforcement.
If a private citizen did this with government contracts, it would be called influence peddling.
If a Republican did this, it would dominate headlines for months.
When Democrats do it, the media calls it “career transition.”
This is not service.
This is not justice.
This is monetized power.
And the question is not whether the public should be angry…
The question is why this keeps happening only one direction, over and over, with no consequences.
Power without accountability always rots.
And this is what rot looks like.
#SilentMajoritySpeaks #AStoneGroove