A01=Emyl Jenkins
antique pieces
approximate values
auction houses
Author_Emyl Jenkins
Category=FF
Category=FFS
crooked antiques dealers
danger
deceit
distinguish good antiques
elderly man
eq_bestseller
eq_crime
eq_fiction
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
examine antiques
family
grand sense of mystery
greed
intricate plot
leemont
modest estate
mystery laced
navigating the world with ease
new york
nice appraisal business
oldest families
present her clients
researching history
shifty people
small town
sophisticated scammers
soul of discretion
treasured collections
virginia
Product details
- ISBN 9781565125230
- Dimensions: 135 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2006
- Publisher: Workman Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Sterling Glass has built a nice appraisal business in her small Virginia town. She's sought after to examine antiques, research their history, present her clients with approximate values, and help them distinguish good antiques from not so good ones. And when family skeletons are unearthed among the heirlooms, she is the soul of discretion. It's a world she navigates with ease. But that's before she's called in to examine a diamond brooch found tucked inside an oven mitt over at the Salvation Army thrift store. And before the appraisal of an extremely modest estate turns up a tea urn—hidden inside a basket—worth at least fifty grand. Things aren't adding up, and Sterling, never one to let go of loose ends, starts asking questions. It's not long before she uncovers an intricate plot involving a slew of antique pieces, the oldest families in Leemont, some sophisticated scammers, crooked antiques dealers, and shifty people at the best New York auction houses. Add to that one elderly man who's just trying to preserve his family's treasured collection of bronze and ivory Art Deco sculptures, and suddenly Sterling finds herself ensnared in a mystery laced with greed, deceit, and danger.Stealing with Style, the first in the Sterling Glass series, introduces a writer of great wit who has a grand sense of the mystery hidden in our most treasured possessions.
Emyl Jenkins is a longtime antiques appraiser. She has worked at two auction houses and has written numerous books and articles on antiques, as well as a syndicated column. She is the author of Emyl Jenkins’ Appraisal Book, Emyl Jenkins’ Southern Christmas, The Book of American Traditions, and From Storebought to Homemade, among others. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.
