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Victorian Taxidermy: Curiosities and Oddities from the Age of Exploration

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Sold for £850 GBP via Curated Auctions (Dec 2022). Authentic taxidermy can also be identifiable by sight, so look for natural coloration of the animal, realistic eyes, and lifelike poses, along with natural materials like glass eyes, wood, and the condition of pelts or feathers. A Victorian Taxidermy Pomeranian Dog by E.F.

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WorthPoint Indices: Broadway Posters

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With a history that traces back to the traveling plays of the Middle Ages, Broadway posters are a show’s calling card, so they need eye-catching razzle-dazzle to convey the experience a Broadway production holds for potential audience members. percent ahead of the first five months of 2022, with a slight increase in transactions (0.3

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

Invaluable

While age might leave artifacts fragile or damaged, time has also embellished Chinese works of art with enduring beauty and relevancy. Prices can start from around $200, rising into the thousands depending on condition, with rare, 18th-century snuff examples with authenticated reign marks often selling for the highest price at auction.

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Estée Lauder Solid Perfumes: Buy Them or Leave Them?

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This “ Just One Bite ” solid perfume compact from The Princess Collection for Disney was sold for $209 in 2022. From the costume jewelry I’ve amassed in abundance to compacts, purses , and perfume bottles, I could never resist picking up a fun lady’s accessory, regardless of age. The exception?

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WorthPoint Indices: Movie Posters

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click to expand) Movie Posters: Valuable Art Forms in a Digital Age Movie posters, i.e., the leaders in entertainment ephemera, are collected for various reasons, including for their art, their place in cinematic history, and as a nostalgic piece of memorabilia. Universal’s horror movie posters continue to scare up big prices.

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WorthPoint Indices: Lobby Cards

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Values depend on age, artwork, quality, and popularity of the movies or actors they depict. It was sold for $1,931 at Hake’s Auctions in March 2022. They are appealing to collectors for their beautiful graphics, place in cinematic history, and their small size, which makes them easy to store or frame and display.

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Vintage Movie Posters Through the Eras: Collecting Hollywood History

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The ability to distil the adventure, star presence, and drama of a film into an engaging visual reference has ensured the art of movie poster design has endured through the years from Hollywood’s golden age to today’s modern blockbusters. Sold for $5,000 via Poster Auctions International Inc (November 2022).