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Seeking Valuable Carnival Glass? Look For Pieces by These Four Companies

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Once known as the “poor man’s Tiffany,” carnival glass captivates collectors with its rainbow of shimmering colors and variety of forms, from bowls and hatpins to punch sets and whimsies. At its pinnacle, carnival glass offered consumers a sophisticated aesthetic at an accessible price point. Persian Garden chop plate , $11,500, 2022.

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

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Sold for ¥1,500,000 JPY via Tomikai Auction (Oct 2023). Snuff bottles are most commonly made of glass, but can also comprise of jade, porcelain, amber, or metal. Much like the majority of artwork, a Chinese painting’s monetary value will align with its time period, rarity and condition – and of course, the artist.

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Vintage Movie Posters Through the Eras: Collecting Hollywood History

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Sold for $1,100 via Propstore Los Angeles (December 2023) Saul Bass and the Modern Era (1950s to 1970s) The years following WWII brought a new outlook for many touched by the horrors of the conflict. Sold for $1,100 via Propstore Los Angeles (December 2023). Acid-free backing and matting also helps preserve the poster’s condition.

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The Wemyss Ware Buyer’s Guide: 5 Classic Pieces You Need in Your Collection

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Sold for £1,800 GBP via Lyon & Turnbull (August 2023). With their almost comical grins and gazing, glass eyes, Weymss Ware’s feline curiosities can fetch a substantial sum at auction. Sold for £1,100 GBP via Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales (June 2023). Weymss Ware sleeping piglet with shamrocks pattern. Cats Weymss Ware tabby cat.

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Victorian Taxidermy: Curiosities and Oddities from the Age of Exploration

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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. Sold for £70 GBP via Hannam’s Auctioneers (Aug 2023). And then double it.

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Reverse Glass Painting: A Unique Artistic Tradition

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Knownas verre glomis in French andHinterglasmalerei in German, the intricate art of reverse glass painting has a diverse oeuvre with a global appeal. A Rare Pair of Reverse Glass Mirror Paintings of Elegant Ladies in Nighttime Terrace Scenes. Sold for$10,000 via Bonhams (December 2023).

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Epergnes Command the Center of Attention

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These opulent glass centerpieces included a central column or flute that branched into three or more delicate arms holding hanging baskets with frilly or ruffled rims. Notable American glass manufacturers like Fenton and Mt. Fenton was a prolific producer of glass epergnes in an array of colors that are popular with collectors.