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The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show

The Art Newspaper

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites 64 works of painting, sculpture and drawings by 30 artists including Dia al-Azzawi and Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.

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These Vintage “Hidden” Flasks Cleverly Conceal Alcohol

WorthPoint

Some of the most collectible hidden flasks are the pieces commissioned by Foust Distillery in the 19th century and made in realistic food forms like this banana. Foust’s flasks are highly collectible today. As flask sales soared, designs became more innovative, and materials evolved. Collectors value these nippers today.

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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

This maximalist style reminds us of the Victorian period, which favored the display of collectibles. Some refer to it as "rustic decor," which uses vintage furniture, salvaged materials, and outdoor elements indoors. Gold finishes and neon colors reminiscent of the 1970s are now popular in light fixtures and accessories.

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

WorthPoint

Measuring 20 inches long, the car came complete with original schematics and paperwork, a major draw for collectors of vintage mechanical toys. Given the scarcity of metal toys during World War II due to material rationing, this piece stood out as both a technical marvel and a historical artifact.

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Nadira Azzouz – An Iraqi Woman Artist Rediscovered

Mark Hill

Early in 2020, I bid on and bought a mid-century modern abstract oil on board painting at auction totally sight-unseen, because it looked like it might be the work of an artist I collect right now. Stupid, I know, for all the reasons and especially stupid because, when I went to collect it, it wasn’t by the artist I collect at all.

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Written Into History: Collecting Vintage Fountain Pens with Timeless Elegance

Invaluable

Though no physical prototype of these earliest references survives, these imagined models experimented with drawing the ink to the pen’s tip while also working to secure the reservoir effectively. The post Written Into History: Collecting Vintage Fountain Pens with Timeless Elegance appeared first on Invaluable.

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Written Into History: Collecting Vintage Fountain Pens with Timeless Elegance

Invaluable

Though no physical prototype of these earliest references survives, these imagined models experimented with drawing the ink to the pen’s tip while also working to secure the reservoir effectively. The post Written Into History: Collecting Vintage Fountain Pens with Timeless Elegance appeared first on Invaluable.