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Antiques Road Trip USA: Hawaii

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Collectors of everything tiki have no shortage of figurines , barware, clothing, and jewelry featuring tiki designs. Some vintage Hawaiian shirt material was super thin to keep cool and comfortable, but as a result, some of these tops don’t always stand the test of time. Stick with this type of tiki goods if you want to avoid curses.

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

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April 2022). Sold for €13,000 EUR via Whyte’s (June 2022). During the Iron Age (500 BCE – 100 CE), spiral designs became increasingly elaborate, integrating with other motifs and appearing on pottery, jewelry and metalwork. Materials and Mediums The La Tène period saw the Celts become master metal crafters.

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Fall Jewelry Trends You Need to Know

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Here are some new jewelry trends (and the return of some others) that have been seen on the runways and in the showrooms, with help from Who What Wear and Vogue. Materials transcend the usual metals and can also include wood and plastics. Body jewelry Yes, I know…I’m not into it either. But it’s out there.

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Art Nouveau Glass: A Symphony of Color and Form

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Decadent Materiality Art Nouveau glass makers revealed the versatility of the medium by conveying in their creations the sensation of everything from iridescent jewel tones to silky enameling. These scintillating sensations spoke to the larger field of Art Nouveau design that often wove indulgent materials into their nature-inspired works.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in May

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After Madeleine Albright (1937–2022) criticized Saddam Hussein when she was the US Ambassador to the United Nations, his poet-in-residence called her an “unparalleled serpent.” It is now part of the Read My Pins exhibit of her jewelry that debuted in 2009 at the National Museum of American Diplomacy and reflects her career and life.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.

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Illuminating the Mystical Birthstones of June: Moonstone, Pearl, and Alexandrite

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The modern list was expanded in 1952 by the Jewelry Industry Council of America , which added rare alexandrite to June, citrine to November, pink tourmaline to October, and zircon to December. Art Nouveau artists such as Ren é Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany favored the use of moonstone in their fine jewelry. Chrysanthemum 1.85-Carat