Spatterware pitcher has high value
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It is easy to guess what the pictured item is – a rainbow spatterware water pitcher. But how old is it? Spatterware was first made in the late 1700s in England, ... Continue Reading →
German Belsnickel part of Christmas lore
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Belsnickel is part of the Christmas lore of Germany, other German-speaking countries and the Pennsylvania Dutch, a community in the United ... Continue Reading →
Bonzo Bank took offered coins
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This vintage bank is easy to date. It is a type of tin bank that is no longer popular, and the dog decorating the front was a comic cartoon star from ... Continue Reading →
Toy tourist bus fetches high price
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Buses were used for transportation as early as the 1820s, long before the modern motor was invented. They had horse-power – live horses pulled the bus. By the ... Continue Reading →
Suffolk pig bottle held medicine
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Figural bottles were often used to package medicines as well as alcoholic beverages in the 19th and early 20th centuries. A cabin-shaped bottle with the embossed ... Continue Reading →
Pottery vase has Wiener Werkstatte decorations
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Artists often create works in many different mediums – ceramics, painting, sculpture, jewelry and even metalwork. After World War I, many artists traveled to ... Continue Reading →
Biscuit box looks like scallop shell
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The English spoken in England can sometimes confuse an American because the same word can mean different things in the two countries. Almost every tourist learns ... Continue Reading →
Toy icebox sales price may surprise
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Children’s toys are often miniature copies of full-sized objects in the house. They like to imitate Mom and Dad’s work. A recent Bertoia auction ... Continue Reading →
Nested tables a Frattini design
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A table has three or four or more legs and a flat top. But some modern designers can make furniture that is almost unrecognizable but still serves the same purpose. ... Continue Reading →
Pumpkin-Head dancers likely date to early 1900s
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Halloween is becoming one of the most popular holidays for collectors. Of course, children still dress in costumes and go door to door for treats, but ... Continue Reading →
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