Peter Combs

Both Francesca Hillyer Combs and Peter L. Combs of Bidamount were born and raised on the waters of the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts. In fact, even though they never met as children, both Peter and Francesca spent a great deal of their childhood mucking about in boats within easy hailing distance of each other.

The two primary businesses of Peter, Francesca and their son, Brad Combs, are plcombs Asian Art, Dealers-Appraisers and development of this BidAmount site. To learn more about plcombs Asian Art read the post at the bottom of this page as well as our blogs.
After nearly 18 years as an appraiser, auctioneer, and partner at Landry Auctions in nearby Essex, Peter decided to open his own business and gallery in downtown Gloucester. Prior to joining Landry’s, Peter was an antiques dealer and had found many great items in the thousands of antique and secondhand stores scattered along the Eastern seacoast and the Gloucester area. His skills and experienced eyes have helped Peter become a successful eBay dealer and buyer who knows how to use the site to hunt for the right items at the right prices.
Our Bidamount site began with a focus on antique, Asian works of art. That´s because we buy and sell in a variety of mediums and categories that include early ceramics, bronzes, bamboo, lacquers, paintings, screens and items from the China Trade era and have become experts in ferreting out those sorts of items on eBay. The more we worked on creating good searches for these items, the more we realized that we can find items for all kinds of buyers from around the world by working with certain search criteria.