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Friendship Quilts: A Gift of Remembrance
by Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher In the summer of 1854, inside an enormous four-story brick house at the corner of Main ...
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What’s Michael Jordan worth this season at auction?
Michael Jordan‘s legend is almost unfathomable, made even greater by this year’s ESPN documentary The Last Dance. In the wake of ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Wodehouse pocket watch, $4,375, Freeman’s
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall Author P.G. Wodehouse’s pocket watch, elaborately engraved with his monogram, ...
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Great Collections: Robert and Helen Cargo Collection of African-American Quilts at the International Quilt Museum
The International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is home to the world’s largest publicly held quilt collection. With ...
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Erica Wilson: Sharing Joy through Embroidery
By Linda EatonJohn L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections and the Senior Curator of Textiles at Winterthur Museum Until ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Stankiewicz sculpture, $162,500, Doyle
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall A sculpture from the mid-1950s by Richard Stankiewicz (1922-1983) titled ...
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The best seat in the house is up for sale at Heritage Auction’s Entertainment & Music Memorabilia event to be held online at HA.com, August 8-9.
This isn't just a rocking chair for sale. It was, in 1974, the best seat in the house when Bob Dylan ...
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An Education in Needle Work
In eighteenth-century America, a girl was expected to grow up, get married, have children, and take care of a home ...
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Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Frye “Mae West” gas pump, CA$7,800, Miller & Miller
Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Fry visible “Mae West” gas pump made in America ...
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John James Audubon: A Short Reflection on His Life and Works
by Pat Raynock, Biologist and Audubon Collector As a career biologist, I have spent a lifetime looking at the beauty ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: ‘Tutti Fruiti’ Cartier bracelet, $1.34 million, Sotheby’s
Gavels 'n' Paddles: ‘Tutti Fruiti’ Cartier bracelet, $1.34 million, Sotheby’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lyrics to Hey Jude, $910,000, Julien's Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Paul McCartney’s ...
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Collecting Inspiration: Henry David Thoreau & Nature
by Erica Lome, Ph.D. One April morning, when Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was fishing in a stream outside the center ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany table lamp, $206,250, Freeman’s
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany table lamp, $206,250, Freeman’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios ...
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Inspired by Plants: The Glass Flowers as a Window into Botanical Education
By Donald H. Pfister and Jennifer Brown, Harvard University Herbaria Unless otherwise noted, all images courtesy of the Ware Collection ...
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Taxidermy: Exploring one of the Most Complicated Collectibles
by Kary Pardy Someone mentions taxidermy and a few main themes come to mind: trophies in hunting lodges, decor in ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo chief’s blanket, $40,625, John Moran
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo chief’s blanket, $40,625, John Moran Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Navajo ...
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: A Naturalist Collector of Specimens
by Maxine Carter-Lome, publisher In 1867, Theodore Roosevelt began what he called the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History. It consisted ...
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Gavels 'n' Paddles: Beatles Shea Stadium poster, $137,500, Heritage Auctions
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Beatles Shea Stadium poster, $137,500, Heritage Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A rare ...
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1933 Invisible Man poster, $182,400, Heritage Auctions
A rare movie poster for the 1933 classic film The Invisible Man sold for $182,400 at an auction held March ...
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Collecting Natural History
Growing up in New York City, one of my favorite places to visit on cold and rainy days when you ...
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Diahann Carroll ring, $56,325, Bonhams
A diamonds and cultured pearl ‘toi et moi’ ring sold for $56,325 at an auction of items from the estate ...
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Viking Glass – A Colorful History
Viking Glass grew out of its predecessor, New Martinsville Glass Company, which was established in 1900 by Mark Johnson and ...
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Mercury Glass: Encasing the Brilliance of Silver
Mercury glass is not all it is wrapped up to be as there is no actual mercury used in the ...
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Forged Signatures: Tips to Help Collectors Find the Real Deal
By Kary Pardy, writer of “Exploring Antique Technology” Mickey Mantle’s baseball, a celebrity-signed photograph, the copy of the Declaration of ...
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