Antiques and Decorative Arts Maker/Artist Testing 
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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 1, 2024
WorthPoint’s Industry Partners are ringing in spring with some fantastic collectibles, including a bionic-themed pinball machine, a Chinese rank badge, classic Heisey glass, work by a treasured Canadian folk artist, and colorful carnival glass. Real or mythical animals that decorate rank badges symbolize the wearer’s courage.
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MARCH 29, 2024
It can be difficult to test celluloid (and you never want to use a hot pin to prick it because it is highly flammable), but rubbing it vigorously with your thumb can induce a camphor-like odor. A desirable celluloid bangle bracelet decorated with rainbow rhinestones. These are usually molded plastic pieces with painted decorations.
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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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JANUARY 15, 2025
Mass production and a growing population working in new factories had begun to replace rural living and traditional crafts, so in response, artists and designers questioned this mechanized progress and sought a return to the pure values of the past by creating a new handcrafted aesthetic. MONUMENTAL FRENCH GOTHIC REVIVAL CARVED BOOKCASE.
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APRIL 9, 2025
Gone were the usual workplace, family home, or college dorm sitcom settings, and in its place is an apartment befitting of a character who attends operas, has refined opinions about classical music, can identify wine in blind taste tests , and perhaps most importantly, has impeccable taste in home furnishing. 1945 Chteau Petrus (Magnum).
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