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Victorian Taxidermy: Curiosities and Oddities from the Age of Exploration

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Sold for £1,100 GBP via Chiswick Auctions (October 2021). Horniman.ac.uk – A Trip to the Taxidermist | Guardian.com – The Curious World of Walter Potter The post Victorian Taxidermy: Curiosities and Oddities from the Age of Exploration appeared first on Invaluable.

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Great Discoveries: 1,100-Year-Old Silver Bracelets Found in Norway

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And, it could provide insights into life and society in the Viking Age. The farm and items may date back to the ninth century; the Viking Age lasted from 800 to 1050 AD. This Viking serpent bracelet sold for $1500 in 2021. However, in this case, the discovery was found beneath the ground.

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WorthPoint Indices: Movie Stills

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click to expand) A Glossy Glimpse into Hollywood’s Golden Age Movie stills, also known as production and publicity stills, are photographs captured either on or off of film sets during production. Some of the most popular movie stills are those from the Golden Age of Hollywood, i.e., the 1920s through the 1950s. percent) and 2023 (3.3

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in October

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Miller & Miller has sold numerous pieces of this stoneware in the past few years, including another horse jug that fetched over $16,000 in 2021. Lot 1589 is an assortment of Shiny Brite Atomic-age ornaments, some of which have glittery mica flakes meant to mimic snow. Leonard Auction, estimate: $100,000-$150,000.

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Art and Mythology: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters in Ancient Narratives

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Sold for $8,000 via Artemis Gallery (October 2021) Ancient Greek and Roman mythology has for hundreds of years provided rich and exciting inspiration for art and sculpture. Sold for $3,350 via Artemis Gallery (June 2021). Gods Across continents, cultures, and throughout the ages, gods have often been depicted in naturalistic form.

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Great Discoveries: 12th-Century Coins Found in Sweden

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They discovered the coins in the grave of a man who may have died between the ages of twenty and twenty-five. Image Source: Jönköping County Museum via foxnews.com Swedish archaeologists recently unearthed coins produced between 1150 and 1180 during an excavation of a grave in an old church, according to Fox News.

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Batman vs. Art Star

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Greg, now middle-aged, long ago put his baseball cards aside and now collects illustrations and other collectibles from popular culture. The culmination of their rise at auction came in November of 2021, when Into the Valley, The Boy Walks (Psalms 23:4) sold at Phillips in New York for $107,100 including premium.