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Antique Brilliant Cut Diamonds
by Sunseria Morgan, Jewelry Curator, rubylane.com Diamonds have not always been the bright shiny sparkling jewels that we know and ...
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Portrait of George Washington, $34,375, Nye & Company
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An oil on canvas portrait of George Washington after ...
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What, If Anything, Is Your Old Technology Worth?
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Consumers born after 1980 have no memory of a world without cellphones, home computers, or personal ...
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A homespun compliment
The word “homespun” today is often used pejoratively to say someone or something is “simple” and “unsophisticated” as it relates ...
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Cox-Roosevelt button, $100,300, Hake’s Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A James M. Cox and Franklin Roosevelt 1920 jugate ...
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Collecting Coronation Memorabilia
On May 6, the world tuned in to watch King Charles III and his wife, Camilla, crowned King and Queen ...
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California Gold Rush ingot, $138,000, Holabird Western Americana
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 32.15-ounce Kellogg & Humbert assayer’s California Gold Rush ...
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Technological Art: The New Design Element
By Judy Weaver Gonyeau, managing editor Patents, blueprints, scientific diagrams, and curious drawings reveal inventions and discoveries coming into its ...
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Tiffany Studios window, $237,500, Fontaine’s
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios Jesus in a Field of Lilies ...
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Compasses: You CAN Get There From Here!
by Jessica Kosinski Do you need a little direction in your life? Well, if you are ever lost in the ...
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Riding the Technology Wave: My Front-Row Seat to the Rise of Cellular
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Fifty years ago this past April 3, 2023, Motorola engineer Martin (Marty) Cooper placed a phone ...
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Daniel Boone compass, $109,375, Heritage Auctions
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A compass that was owned by legendary frontiersman Daniel ...
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Collecting Technology
the 19th century, an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention. Significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, ...
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1958 double die Lincoln penny, $1.136 million, GreatCollections
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1958 “double die” Lincoln cent, mistakenly made with ...
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Marc Chagall artwork, $8,400, Nadeau’s Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Daphnis et ...
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Identifying Glass In The Age of The Internet
By Glass Specialist Peter Wade It’s a beautiful, sunny day and you decide to go out for a ride and ...
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Chippendale walnut table, $22,500, Nye & Company
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table (Philadelphia, ...
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The Tiffany Girls: Under the Glass Ceiling
By Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher Glassmaking has historically been a man’s trade. This can be attributed to the ability of boys ...
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Pyrex: More than just pretty colors
There was a time when no respectable casserole or Jell-O salad was served in anything but a brightly colored piece ...
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1902 Reno, Nevada $10 banknote, $12,500, Holabird Western America
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium A 1902 $10 ...
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Artist Josh Simpson Configuring Glass
An Interview by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Our Earth, which seems so limitless, is really only a tiny little blue ...
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Glass Animals
by Jessica Kosinski Glass is a wonderful medium because it is so versatile. It is used to make everyday items ranging ...
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Czech Glass Jewelry
by Sunseria Morgan, Jewelry Curator, rubylane.com Czech Glass Jewelry The art of Czech glass production dates back centuries and is ...
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1980 Winter Olympic medal, $86,136, RR Auction
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall All prices include the buyer’s premium The silver medal ...
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Paul R. Williams: Designer for Iconic Hollywood
by Judy Gonyeau, managing editor Imagine being the only black child in your school who is striving to enter the ...
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