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/ biography, Bonnie Scotland, Case Antiques, Chief Justice, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, George Washington, groom, John Marshall, Ken Hall, leather bound book, Paintings, Robert Green, Stallion, The Massachusetts Magazine, US Supreme Court
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Washington signed book, $138,000, Case Antiques

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Washington signed book, $138,000, Case Antiques

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A leather-bound copy of Volume 1 of The Massachusetts ...
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/ Arizona, battle-hammer, brass, Columns, Deborah Abernethy, Fijian club, Garlic Press, Hand-painted, License Plate, Mike McLeod, motorcycle license plate, Mouthpiece, Nut Cracker, Porcelain, Rare, Telephone, Toolbox, Totokia Club, vintage, What's Selling on eBay
What's Selling on eBay: March 2018

What's Selling on eBay: March 2018

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,850 (22 bids, 11 bidders): Antique 1914 Arizona License Plate, Original 3" X 7 ...
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/ American Modern, Art Deco, Cabinet, Columns, Design Auctions, French, furniture, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Lalique, Paul Evans, Rago Arts & Auction Center, Sculpture
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Paul Evans Sculpture Front cabinet, $137,500, Rago Arts & Auction Center

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Paul Evans Sculpture Front cabinet, $137,500, Rago Arts & Auction Center

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Sculpture Front cabinet from American Modern furniture maker ...
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/ Art Glass, Carol Milne, Cathryn Shilling, Columns, Contemporary, Dale Chihuly, Glass, Glass Makers, Harry Pollit, kiln cast glass, Kitted Glass, Maxine Carter-Lome, Optifuse, Sculpting, Sergio Redegalli, Talk of the Trade
Publisher's Corner: April 2018

Publisher's Corner: April 2018

An Enduring Appreciation for Glass by Maxine Carter-Lome, Publisher When we think about glass as a collectible we most often ...
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/ book, Character, Columns, Comic Book, Comic Characters, Comic Strip, comics, Feast of the Seven Fishes, Feature Film, Festival, film, Filming, JC Vaughn, Pop Culture Collecting, Robert Tinnell, The Sopranos
Feast of the Seven Fishes: From Comic Strip to Movie

Feast of the Seven Fishes: From Comic Strip to Movie

Comic Book Characters and Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn It's 11:52 p.m. on cold January Saturday night in Rivesville, West Virginia ...
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/ Architectural Toy Collection, Blueprints, Columns, Department of Marketing & Communications, Erector Sets, Legos, Linkcoln Logs, Martin Moeller, Museum, National Building Museum, Tinker Toys, Toy Collection, toys
Great Collections: March 2018

Great Collections: March 2018

The Gift of George Wetzel to the National Building Museum, Washington, D.C. (reprinted from Blueprints, with permission from the Department ...
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/ Bronze, Candlestick, Carvings, cats, Cleaveland Rowfront Club, Columns, cowan's auctions, Gavels n Paddles, JADE, Ken Hall, Sculpture, Tiffany Studios, white jade, Winter Auction
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Studios candlestick, $20,400, Cowan’s Auctions

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Tiffany Studios candlestick, $20,400, Cowan’s Auctions

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Tiffany Studios candlestick from Cleveland’s Rowfront Club sold ...
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/ Antique Toys, Art, Box, Bronze, Columns, Compass Artist, copper, Decorated, film, Fine & Decorative Arts, Gavels n Paddles, Hancock Gas, horse, litho, Mobil Gas, model, Music, parade, Pegasus, pinwheel, Porcelain, poster, Salvador Dali, Sharon Boccelli & Company, Signs, The Mummy, toy, Victrola, Vintage Music, Weathervane
Lots to Consider: March 2018

Lots to Consider: March 2018

Auction Items Worth a Look Horse Weathervane Sharon Boccelli & Company - March 28: Three dimensional running horse weathervane. Copper ...
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/ Antique Marketplace News, Couture, Diamond, Fine Art, fine jewelry, gold, HA.com, Heritage Auctions, Hollywood, Ronald Regan, Zsa Zsa Gabor
The Estate of Zsa Zsa Gabor Offered April 14 by Heritage Auctions

The Estate of Zsa Zsa Gabor Offered April 14 by Heritage Auctions

Actress and socialite's luxury collection of couture and fine art on preview in storied Bel Air mansion. Beverly Hills: The ...
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/ American Pickers, Antique Marketplace News, Barnwood Builders, Black Dog Architectural Salvage, Building Construction, DIY, DIY Network, eBay, Expert Exchange, Features, interior design, interview, Mile Whiteside, repurpose, Robert Kulp, Salvage, Salvage Dawgs, sustainable, upcycle, Vintage Living, Virginia Tech
The Big Dawgs of Salvage

The Big Dawgs of Salvage

An interview with Mile Whiteside of Black Dog Architectural Salvage If one man's junk is another man's treasure, than Robert ...
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/ Alkali Jim, chart, Columns, copper, Diary, engraved, Gavels n Paddles, glass lantern, PBA Galleries, Photographs, postcard, poster, Reward Poster, slides, Straits of Singapore, Wanted, Wells Fargo
Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wells Fargo reward poster, $10,200, PBA Galleries

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wells Fargo reward poster, $10,200, PBA Galleries

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall An 1875 Wells Fargo reward poster for “Alkali Jim” ...
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/ Architect, Architectural, colonial, construction, Design, Domestic, Features, Georgian, Gothic, Grecian, Post Medieval, revival, Roman, Romanesque, structural, Style, stylistic
Know Your Architectural Elements

Know Your Architectural Elements

How to Tell Greek Revival from Colonial Revival and More Excerpts from the Architectural Style Guide reprinted with permission from ...
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