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JUNE 24, 2025

Hair combs made from precious materials and by prominent companies will likely always hold value, and prices reflect that. This 18k yellow gold hair comb , embellished with diamonds and produced by French luxury brand Boucheron, sold for $2,520 in 2024. Greeks and Romans used combs made of gold, bronze, and iron.

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JUNE 25, 2025

Following a wave of intangible triumphs in the early 2020s, including the debut of NFT art acquisitions, trends have more recently shifted toward the tactile. Both collectors and curators are sharpening their eye for the material and physical aspects of both emerging and established talents. February 2025).

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APRIL 22, 2024

For instance, when her husband-to-be, Prince Albert , gifted her an emerald-set snake engagement ring, it initiated a country-wide trend of wearing a snake motif as a symbol of eternal love. Sold for $35 AUD via Albion Antique Auction Centre (March 2024). Sold for $260 AUD via Leonard Joel (Feb 2024). Antique Mizpah Brooch.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

Art deco, a beloved aesthetic for over 100 years, is experiencing a revival as one of the most significant trends for interior design in 2025. This pair s old for $4,560 in 2024. Ashefords annual surveys on decorative art and market trends are conducted with dealers across the U.S. Age 40 to 60, the No.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Sold for $180 USD via Hughes Auctions (April 2024). Creating paints from raw pigments was a difficult and time-consuming process, and the resulting materials—especially oil paints—were cumbersome and not easily transported. Sold for £15,000 GBP via Chiswick Auctions (June 2024).

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MAY 21, 2025

Inuit art showcases the rich and vast history of cultural production that responded to shifting environments, enlivened storytelling, and longstanding spirituality using primarily natural materials. This ever-shifting lifestyle meant that all of nature became a sourcebook for their art, both for themes and materials.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Buildings like Oxford and Glasgow Universities in the UK provided the ornate template that stood in defiant and decorative resistance to the precision of machined materials and these buildings required appropriately ornate and decorative furnishings. ENGLISH GOTHIC REVIVAL CARVED OAK CUPBOARD. 19th Century Gothic Revival Carved Wood Box.

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