Antiques and Decorative Arts Maker/Artist Testing 
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APRIL 3, 2024
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
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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APRIL 24, 2024
The vast American folk art tradition offers authentic, innovative, and captivating creations whose reach spans generations and modes of creative expression. Despite this diversity, American folk art does share some core characteristics: Hand-Craftsmanship American folk art typically incorporates materials that can be wrought by hand.
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APRIL 1, 2024
WorthPoint’s Industry Partners are ringing in spring with some fantastic collectibles, including a bionic-themed pinball machine, a Chinese rank badge, classic Heisey glass, work by a treasured Canadian folk artist, and colorful carnival glass. Real or mythical animals that decorate rank badges symbolize the wearer’s courage.
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MARCH 29, 2024
It can be difficult to test celluloid (and you never want to use a hot pin to prick it because it is highly flammable), but rubbing it vigorously with your thumb can induce a camphor-like odor. A desirable celluloid bangle bracelet decorated with rainbow rhinestones. These are usually molded plastic pieces with painted decorations.
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JANUARY 15, 2025
Mass production and a growing population working in new factories had begun to replace rural living and traditional crafts, so in response, artists and designers questioned this mechanized progress and sought a return to the pure values of the past by creating a new handcrafted aesthetic. MONUMENTAL FRENCH GOTHIC REVIVAL CARVED BOOKCASE.
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JANUARY 13, 2025
Having just completed art school, Hummel dabbled in painting during her early days, depicting the jolly likenesses of rosy-cheeked children in her works. Designed by artist Theo Menzenbach around 1955, the Adventure Bound Hummel, mold number #347 in Hummel archives, debuted in American markets in the early 1970s.
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