2021 Antiques and Decorative Arts Authentication 
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
This example sold for $16,250 in 2021. Pie crimpers are valued today as decorative kitchen implements and pieces of folk art by collectors who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the best examples. Many surviving pie crimpers were carved in the form of mythical creatures, including unicorns, which are rare and desirable.
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APRIL 3, 2024
Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. As China becomes a more powerful force in the world, more and more people have become interested in Chinese antiques,” says John Schofield, head of the Asian Arts Department at Eldred’s. “In
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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MAY 29, 2024
Taxidermy is an art absolutely essential to be known to every naturalist since, without it, he cannot pursue his studies or preserve his own materials” British zoologist William Swainson in his 1840 Treatise on Taxidermy Walter Potter – Kittens’ Tea & Croquet Party. And so the art of taxidermy was born… and then embalmed.
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DECEMBER 9, 2024
From fanciful flappers to infectious musical riffs that electrified speakeasies across the country, the Jazz Age, also known as the Roaring Twenties, was a period of decadent Art Deco design. Origins and Evolution of Art Deco Jewelry Cartier Art Deco Diamond and Multi-Gem Panthere Brooch.
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JANUARY 13, 2025
At a January 2021 auction at Blackwell Auctions LLC , the sale of a rare Hummel Signs of Spring figure (below) yielded $5,500. Sold for $5,500 via Blackwell Auctions LLC (January 2021). Sold for $3,750 via Blackwell Auctions LLC (January 2021). First, as a test of authenticity, these Hummels bear the inscription M.I.
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