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Insights on Auction Sales: A Bar, Chinese Screen

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On May 8, 2025, WorthPoint added 224,932 items to its Price Guide, with a total combined value of $30,238,888.73an average of $134.44 A Tricky Antique This four-panel Chinese screen sold for $263.80 Fine European Art An early 17th-century painting of Saint Peter sold for $62,495.97 at Antikeo. at Appletree. at Dawson’s.

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

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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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The Elegant Antique Servers Designed Just for Asparagus

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The piece sold for $2,295 in April 2025. Devoting silverware solely to serving one vegetable is not surprising when you consider that during those eras and through the early 20th century, the wealthy elevated dining to a highly ritualized art form. This cradle sold at auction in May 2025 for $272.50.

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Frasier Crane and the Art of Interior Design

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The leather and steel deconstructed club chair looked like an abstract piece of art that had its roots in the Bauhaus principle of form and function, but then again Martins chair had a reclining feature, so 1961 Ebony Model M Steinway Piano. American Art Glass Vase by Dale Patrick Chihuly.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in June

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It served not only as a means to preserve specimens for scientific study but also as a decorative art form; mounts became popular additions to homes, reflecting a growing passion for nature. In addition to their functionality, powder horns were also a way for people to show off artistic talent. Newcomb Regt.