Invaluable

MAY 29, 2024

Or doing away with function entirely, a Victorian monkey head wearing a fez? Sold for £1,100 GBP via Chiswick Auctions (October 2021). This blending of the exotic and unusual with utilitarian furniture and objet d’art was common place in the Victorian era. A mythical sabre tooth seal ink well anyone?

Age 89

Age Antiques and Decorative Arts Material Authentication 89

WorthPoint

JULY 17, 2024

Salem Willows currently has three functioning Mutoscopes. An original Zoltan fortune-telling machine made in the 1960s sold for $6,250 in 2021. Finding a working Mutoscope is also a major score, but this model , even with fire damage or missing parts, still sold for $1,166 in 2021. Brenda Kelley Kim lives in the Boston area.

Function 98

Function Age Sale Collectibles 98

Invaluable

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Origins of the Arts and Crafts Movement and its American Migration In the closing years of the Victorian age, art and design in 19th-century England underwent rapid transformation. Sold for $1,600 USD via Material Culture (May 2021). Charles Limbert – Long-Arm Rocking Chair. Sold for $500 USD via Hindman (November 2023).

Furniture 98

Furniture Maker/Artist Material Function 98

Invaluable

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Such lavishly stitched works grew significantly in popularity during the Middle Ages, when the functional applications of a warm covering were paired with elegant artistry. Made from fabric scraps and hand stitched in alignment with Amish beliefs, Amish quilts were first and foremost function.

Appraiser/appraisal 64

Appraiser/appraisal Maker/Artist Function Age 64

Invaluable

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Imbued with profound symbolism and great significance in Japanese culture, Samurai armor and weaponry transcend their function as tools of war. Equipped with the same functionality, Samurai armor married practicality with delicate artistry developed over the course of many centuries.

Age 52

Age Function Maker/Artist Fine Art 52

Invaluable

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Gropius s idea was to bridge the gap between craftsmanship and the fine arts, and the Bauhaus taught students both theory and applied crafts, so that they were capable of creating objects that were both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Sold for 3,250 EUR via Marques dos Santos (July 2021). Gavina also produced the Cesca.

Furniture 52

Furniture Fine Art Function Material 52

Invaluable

AUGUST 19, 2024

More certainty comes with the role of religious statues by the time of the Bronze Age when major cultural centers from ancient Sumer to ancient Egypt exhibited richly complex pantheons of deities and devotional practice. Sold for £7,000 GBP via TimeLine Auctions (September 2021). Roman Marble Head of Mercury.

Sculpture 52

Sculpture Material Age Auction House 52