by Brian Witherell | Mar 7, 2015 | Fire Arms
On Saturday March 14th, Witherell’s will be offering nearly 100 antique firearms collected over 100 years ago. According to family tradition Uncle Paulson began collecting in the 19th century and his nephew Sam Kerbey (photographed in the center of the below...
by Brian Witherell | Sep 29, 2014 | Furniture
Few things are as exciting as finding an antique that is not only rare, but one that also speaks so eloquently to how our ancestors lived and what they prized. We are pleased to have the opportunity to offer a splendid Renaissance Revival bedroom suite that may be one...
by Brian Witherell | Jun 13, 2014 | Art
Witherells reached out across the breadth of America – from California to Boston – to establish the provenance of two paintings that will highlight our iGavel Antiques and Fine Art Summer Auction July 9 to 23. When an estate dealer brought two paintings to us I felt...
by Brian Witherell | Jun 11, 2014 | Furniture
The Antiques Roadshow swept into Santa Clara in June like a mass treasure hunt. As appraisers, we arrived a day or two early to be ready for a couple of very intense and active days. Almost 30,000 people had requested admission to the show from local PBS station KQED...
by Brian Witherell | May 23, 2014 | Fire Arms
It was months ago that my father, Brad, fielded a call from Humboldt State University asking if we might appraise a collection they owned. Dad suggested the items be shipped to our Sacramento location to save both time and money for the University. We started to...
