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WorthPoint Indices: Lobby Cards

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Detailed Index Trend Components of Monthly Total Volume Sold and Total Prices Paid for Lobby Cards between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2024. million in sales since 2020. WorthPoint Indices charts an increase of more than 37 percent in prices paid for them since January 2020, despite only a 1.2

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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In our experience, items with the most provenance are most sought after.” The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty. June 2020). Snuff bottles are most commonly made of glass, but can also comprise of jade, porcelain, amber, or metal.

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Insights on Auction Sales: James Bond, Calvaryman Tintype

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This stunning piece sold for $13,319.47, which is a relative bargain considering its rarity, especially when compared to other high-priced collectibles like a LeBron James basketball card. With a great provenance and packed with history, this piece sold for $7,908.44.

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An Expensive Taste—Whiskey Collecting

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This bottle sold for more than $80,000 with Ewbanks Auctions in 2020. In summary, Littler perfectly defines what makes one bottle more desired than another: True value derives from the whiskey’s inherent qualitiesits age, distillery, rarity, and condition. The most challenging aspect is determining fair market value.