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Old Mine Cut Diamond 3 Stone Engagement Ring

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

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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An Apple Lisa with dual 5.25" Twiggy floppy drives and 5 MB ProFile hard disk

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

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

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

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

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

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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A Tiffany Studios Jesus in a Field of Lilies window sold to a church for $237,500 at a Fine and Decorative Arts auction held January 28th by Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, MA

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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This Victorian pocket compass has the design characteristics of a pocket watch made in the era

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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Motorola Engineer Martin Cooper, inventor of the world’s first portable cellular telephone.

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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A compass that was owned by legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone sold for $109,375 at an Americana & Political Signature Auction held Feb. 25-26 by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.

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

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

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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An artwork by Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Daphnis et Grathon, signed and numbered (26/60), sold for $8,400 at a Midcentury, Modern Art & Contemporary Sale held January 28th by Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, CT

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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Garage Sale find. No marks, c. 1900. Not shown in the Baccarat catalog of the era. Identified as Baccarat Bambous Tors oval inkwell.

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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A Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table (Philadelphia, circa 1765), sold for $22,500 in an online-only Chic and Antique Estate Treasures auction held Jan. 25-27 by Nye & Company Auctioneers in Bloomfield, NJ.

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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Clara Driscoll (top row, far left) and her “Tiffany Girls” were unsung heroes at Tiffany Studios. Photo: The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of Art

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

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

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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Blue Megaplanet, 1993, 5.25” dia. photo: Lewis Legbreaker

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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Fenton red glass cat

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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Vintage Peacock Eye Glass Brooch

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

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 Revere Williams was part of the team that designed the Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport.

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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