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/ CollectorCorkscrews.com, Columns, Corkscrew, French, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Louis XVI, Online Auction
Gavels 'n' Paddles: French 18th century corkscrew, $17,000, CollectorCorkscrews.com

Gavels 'n' Paddles: French 18th century corkscrew, $17,000, CollectorCorkscrews.com

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 18th century French sheathed corkscrew dating to the ...
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/ Americana, Antique Dealers, Appraisers, collectors, Columns, Maxine Carter-Lome, Primitives, Repurposed, Salvage, Talk of the Trade, upcycle, vintage
Publishers Corner: September 2018

Publishers Corner: September 2018

Restyling the Word "Primitives" Maxine Carter-Lome In the evolution of any industry new words emerge to identify and define products ...
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/ American Sand Painting, American Southwest, Antiques Peek, Art, Ceremonial, Columns, Crystals, Dry Painting, Fixed Sand Paintings, Jessica Kosinski, Minerals, Native American, sand, Sand Art, Sand Painting, spiritual, Spiritual Art, Unfixed Sand Paintings
Antiques Peek: August 2018

Antiques Peek: August 2018

The Art of Native American Sand Painting by Jessica Kosinski Among the many traditions of the American Southwest are Native ...
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/ Ammunition, Art of the American West, chairs, Childs blanket, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, indigo dye, John Moran Auctioneers, Ken Hall, Mission Morris, Navajo, Turn of the Century Design
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Navajo child’s blanket, $93,750, John Moran

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Navajo classic period child’s wearing blanket, mid-19th century, ...
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/ Basket Weaving, Baskets, coiled basket, Columns, handcrafted, Jan Duggan, Miniature Basket, Native American, Pima, Pima-crafted baskets, souvenirs, Tiny Basket, tourism, Utilitarian, weaving
Great Collections: August 2018

Great Collections: August 2018

Baskets in Miniature: An Interview with Collector Jan Duggan Although Native American tribes throughout North America were hand-crafters of baskets ...
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/ Belt buckle, Coin, Concho Belt, Features, Hopi, Jim Olsen, melted coins, Native American, Navajo, shells, silver dollar, Silversmith, soldering, Western Trading Post, Zuni
Concho Belts: A Native Tradition

Concho Belts: A Native Tradition

By Jim Olson, Western Trading Post. Photos Courtesy of Western Trading Post The word concho, sometimes spelled concha, comes from ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Baseball, baseball jersey, Cracker Jack Christy Mathewson, Emmitt Smith, Florida Gators, HA.com, Heritage Auctions, Heritage Sports Platinum Night Auction, Jersey, medals, Memorabilia, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Sports, Topps, Ty Cobb
Record-shattering Mickey Mantle Jersey Stuns Hobby

Record-shattering Mickey Mantle Jersey Stuns Hobby

Record-shattering Mickey Mantle Jersey Stuns Hobby in $8.6 Million Heritage Sports Platinum Night Auction DALLAS, Texas (August 20, 2018) – ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Columns, comics, Pop Culture Collecting, RetroCollect
Captain America Comics #70: Going Home Again

Captain America Comics #70: Going Home Again

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Collector Jason Versaggi knows both the cold, analytical, logical purchases for his collection on ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Blown glass, bottle glass, Bottles, colored glass, colors, Columns, Expert Exchange, Glass, Kary Pardy, molded, patterned, patterned glass, Pressed glass, rainbow, sand, silica
Colorful Chemistry

Colorful Chemistry

Exploring Antique Technologies By Kary Pardy Glass is blown, pressed, molded, and patterned, but sometimes the most stunning features come ...
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/ Art, book, Carolyn Keene, Columns, Cover art, Gavels n Paddles, gouache, illustration, illustration art auction, Ink, Ken Hall, Nancy Drew, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, Novel, Russell H. Tandy, stories, Swann Auction Galleries, Watercolor
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Nancy Drew cover illustration, $35,000, Swann Auction Galleries

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Nancy Drew cover illustration, $35,000, Swann Auction Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The watercolor, ink and gouache cover art for the ...
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/ Ancient Egypt, China, copper, Features, Jewelry, Judy Gonyeau, Mineral, Native American, ritual objects, scarabs, silver, Southwest, Southwestern Jewelry, Stone, Tibet, turkey, turquoise
Turquoise: The Jewel of the Southwest

Turquoise: The Jewel of the Southwest

By Judy Gonyeau The very nature and character of turquoise has turned the heads of admirers from Ancient Egypt to ...
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/ American art, Art, Art Collection, Art Museum, Collecting Art, Colonial Williamsburg, exhibit, Features, Navajo, Navajo Weavings, Pat Lucke, Rex Lucke, Southwest, Southwestern American Art
Navajo Weavings: Tradition and Trade

Navajo Weavings: Tradition and Trade

A Unique Exhibit at Colonial Williamsburg Collecting and Living with Treasured Southwestern American Art For generations, anonymous Navajo women working ...
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