Coca-Cola sign looks like a painting
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A tin sign picturing an attractive girl sold for $12,390, which is an impressive price for a portrait of a young woman from the 1910s! But if you look closer, ... Continue Reading →
Wood bulto depicts saint
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Fra Andreas Garcia was an 18th-century Mexican Franciscan friar and folk artist who worked in what is now New Mexico. He carved and painted wooden figures ... Continue Reading →
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 →
Unique shape adds value to match holder
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Antique shoppers must learn the vocabulary of collectibles to read catalogs, make online searches and understand words with double meanings like commode (dresser) ... Continue Reading →
Figural doorstops kept doors from slamming
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How do you keep a heavy door from slamming shut? That was a problem by the mid-18th century when huge brass hinges held the doors. It was solved with wedges, heavy ... Continue Reading →
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