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Insights on Auction Sales: A Terracotta Sculpture, a Hobby Race Car Model

WorthPoint

On June 18, 2025, WorthPoint added 220,427 items to its Price Guide, with a total value of $17,369,789.22—averaging Morphy’s recent Decorative Arts Auction was full of surprises, with the standout lot being a terracotta sculpture by Salesio Lugli that dramatically exceeded expectations. averaging $78.80

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Victorian “Tear Catchers” Story a Myth, But the Bottles Are Highly Collectible

WorthPoint

This vibrant turquoise blue bottle with gold paint and white enamel details sold for $300 in March 2025. Since the Victorians elevated mourning to an art form, I readily believed it and was captivated by the thought that the bottles were used to capture sorrow. It sold for $165 in May 2025. This bottle is the best of both.

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A Hobby with Teeth: Collecting Decorative Hair Combs

WorthPoint

Though many people only wear hair combs for special occasions like proms and weddings, women once commonly wore these decorative objects as a regular part of their daily attire. Collectors also prize antique and vintage hair combs today for their beauty, history, and for their stylish way of securing coiffures.

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Art Deco Is the Cat’s Meow in 2025

WorthPoint

Art deco furniture, including case pieces, side tables, and nightstands, will be popular this year, like this attractive waterfall nightstand (or end table) from the 1930s. 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.

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Swing City

The Magazine Antiques

The keen eye and advocacy of New York collector and retailer Kathryn Hausman have served to breathe new life into the arts of the Jazz Age, a century on. The post Swing City appeared first on The Magazine Antiques. Swing City was first posted on March 20, 2025 at 1:11 pm.

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Mistress of Her Domain

The Magazine Antiques

Emerging during the late Middle Ages, the domestic space known as the estrado kept pace with the ever-increasing reach and buying power of well-to-do households in Spain and the Spanish Americas, becoming a showcase for fineries from the world over. The post Mistress of Her Domain appeared first on The Magazine Antiques.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in January

WorthPoint

Highlights include a piece of amusement park history, a statue of one of the most famous advertising mascots, a set of timeless tiles, a bygone piece of kitchen furniture, and decorative fruit that looks so real, you could eat it. Pieces, including tiles, remain in fashion with collectors for their decorative appeal and ease of display.