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/ Blown glass, Cut Glass, Donald-Brian Johnson, engraved glass, Features, Glass, La Vie Boheme, Pressed glass, sculpted glass, woven glass
Glistening Glory: Collectible Cased Glass

Glistening Glory: Collectible Cased Glass

Article and photos by Donald-Brian Johnson "Bend me, shape me, any way you want me ..." Glass. You can bend ...
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/ Carved figure, Carved minstrel figure, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, polychrome, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Weathervane, Winter Feature Sale
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Carved minstrel figure, $157,950, Thomaston Place

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Carved minstrel figure, $157,950, Thomaston Place

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A circa-1870 American carved polychrome wooden minstrel figure of ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Coin, Coin Colelcting, coins, Grace Point Church, Heritage Auctions, In God We Trust, Liberty double eagle coin, Liberty Head, Rare Coins
Indiana Church Strikes Gold With Early “In God We Trust” Rare Coin

Indiana Church Strikes Gold With Early “In God We Trust” Rare Coin

Historic 1866 Double Eagle is one of only ten known examples, survived an attempted theft, was donated to a Valparaiso ...
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/ Baseball, Bernie Brewer, Columns, Fredbird, Jeff Figler, Joe Di Maggio, Major League Baseball, MLB, Mr. Met, Phillie Phanatic, San Diego Chicken, Team Mascots
Collecting with Jeff: April 2017

Collecting with Jeff: April 2017

Team Mascots By Jeff Figler From Fredbird to Bernie Brewer, the Slider to the Phillie Phanatic, mascots have been a ...
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/ Colt, Columns, Firearms Auction, Gavels n Paddles, Holland & Holland Royal Grade, John Rigby & Co., Ken Hall, Morphy Auctions, two-barrel shotgun, Winchester
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Holland & Holland shotgun, $43,050, Morphy Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Holland & Holland shotgun, $43,050, Morphy Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A cased Holland & Holland Royal Grade two-barrel shotgun ...
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/ Debbie Tarsitano, Engraving, Features, Glass, Glass Engraver, Herman Schiller, master engraver, Roland "Max" Erlacher, Roland Erlacher
Roland "Max" Erlacher: Master Glass Engraver

Roland "Max" Erlacher: Master Glass Engraver

By Debbie Tarsitano Max Erlacher is an engraving legend in the Crystal City, Corning, New York. Born in Austria in ...
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/ Andy Warhol, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Great Estates Auction, Louis Solon, Mintons, plaques, pop art, Rago Arts, Rago Arts & Auction Center, Tiffany & Company
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany 18kt gold dresser set, $21,250, Rago Arts & Auction

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany 18kt gold dresser set, $21,250, Rago Arts & Auction

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany & Company 18kt gold dresser set once ...
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/ Antique, Barbershop, boots, Columns, costume, court dressmaker, Deborah Abernethy, dressmaker, Eskimo, Inuit-Yupik, Madame Elise, Mike McLeod, Siberia, Silk, Snow Goggles, Towel Steamer, Towel Sterilizer, Victorian, What's Selling on eBay
What's Selling on eBay: April 2017

What's Selling on eBay: April 2017

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,521 (19 bids, 3 bidders): Victorian 1870s silk boots - court dressmaker Madame Elise ...
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/ Baseball, baseball card, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Goudey baseball card, Hawkman, JSA certificate, Lou Gehrig, Superman, Weiss Auctions, Yankees
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lou Gehrig-signed card, $49,450, Weiss Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Lou Gehrig-signed card, $49,450, Weiss Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 1934 Goudey baseball card for Lou Gehrig, signed ...
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/ Alsatian, American Cut Glass, Christian Dorflinger, Craftsmanship, Cut Glass, engraved glassware, Features, Glass, James K. Asselstine, Lincoln White House, U.S. Coat of Arms
Christian Dorflinger and the American Cut Glass Industry

Christian Dorflinger and the American Cut Glass Industry

By James K. Asselstine Christian Dorflinger's story is that of a young Alsatian visionary who built one of the leading ...
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/ Columns, drawing, Dream of the Dance, figural drawing, French artist, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Marc Chagall, The Woodshed Gallery, Village Berger Descending
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Marc Chagall figural drawing, $16,250, The Woodshed Gallery

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Marc Chagall figural drawing, $16,250, The Woodshed Gallery

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A sanguine drawing on white paper by the Russian-born ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Civil War, Colt SA Army, Custer, Firearms, General George Armstrong Custer, James D. Julia Auctioneers, Sitting Bull
One of the Greatest Historical Treasures of the American/Indian War Period to be Sold at Auction, April 11

One of the Greatest Historical Treasures of the American/Indian War Period to be Sold at Auction, April 11

Fairfield, Maine, March 27, 2017 -- On Tuesday, April 11th, 2017, James D. Julia Auctioneers of Fairfield, Maine will be ...
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