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See Inside the Storied Collection of Two New Orleans Antique Dealers Before It Heads to Auction

Artnet News

Presented by New Orleans Auction Galleries, the Kevin Stone and Mark Diamond Collection encompasses antique furniture, fine art, and decorative objects. The post See Inside the Storied Collection of Two New Orleans Antique Dealers Before It Heads to Auction appeared first on Artnet News.

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Decorative dish could make five figures

Antique Collecting

A decorative dish – spotted on a sideboard – could achieve a five-figure sum at auction after turning out to The post Decorative dish could make five figures appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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The Decorative Fair set for autumn return

Antique Collecting

The Decorative Fair autumn edition is set to take place at Battersea Park in London on October 1-6, sitting at The post The Decorative Fair set for autumn return appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Antique Pie Crimpers Are Fanciful Slices of History

WorthPoint

Pie crimpers are valued today as decorative kitchen implements and pieces of folk art by collectors who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the best examples. Leftover parts of whales, like jawbones and teeth, and sometimes even walrus tusks, were used to carve a variety of decorative and utilitarian objects.

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Cirencester Park Decorative Home & Salvage Show returns

Antique Collecting

The Cirencester Park Decorative Home & Salvage Show returns to the Bathurst Estate, the ancestral home of 9th Earl Bathurst The post Cirencester Park Decorative Home & Salvage Show returns appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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Contents of country house in Yorkshire sale

Antique Collecting

An eclectic and decorative mixture of country house antiques and contemporary art will be coming under the hammer this autumn, The post Contents of country house in Yorkshire sale appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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

Invaluable

Chinese art, with varieties as expansive as its history is long, is among both the most daunting and rewarding of categories to begin collecting. As China becomes a more powerful force in the world, more and more people have become interested in Chinese antiques,” says John Schofield, head of the Asian Arts Department at Eldred’s. “In