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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in April

WorthPoint

The game puts you in Austin’s shoes and tests your reflexes and skills as you battle robotic enemies and complete daring missions from the comfort of your game room. Heisey glass collectors will want to explore the Evening Heisey Auction on April 11 at Apple Tree Auction Center of Newark, Ohio, which specializes in high-quality pressed glass.

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

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Prices can vary extensively, with quality jadeite generally carrying more value than nephrite. Poetic script can be found on everything from paper and canvas to porcelain and ceramic pottery. Consider the extent and quality of the repair work when deciding how much the artwork is worth to you.

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Evaluating Your Collection

Penrose Appraisals

Matchbox cars, Star Wars figurines, flow blue ceramics, etc, etc. Speaking of ornament, the way in which an object is engraved, or painted, or carved, or any of a hundred other ways ornament has been used can make a tremendous difference in the overall quality of the item. Or maybe you've been collecting for years. Good question.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Elaborate cedar or maple carvings, for example, or ceramic vessels underscore the trend in the field to focus on media that allow the expertise of the maker’s hand to shine. Southern folk pottery emerged from a Southern melting point of ceramic production that included traditions from Europe, Africa, and indigenous America.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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Elaborate cedar or maple carvings, for example, or ceramic vessels underscore the trend in the field to focus on media that allow the expertise of the maker’s hand to shine. Southern folk pottery emerged from a Southern melting point of ceramic production that included traditions from Europe, Africa, and indigenous America.

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Royal Worcester Porcelain: Elegance and Excellence in Ceramics

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This endurance is thanks to the company’s indelible commitment to high quality craftsmanship and timeless elegance in each line they created. So-called as it borrowed heavily from the blue-and-white Asian export porcelain, this early line set the company on course for continued ceramic success.

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Hummel Figurines: History, Pricing & Value of Hummel Collectibles

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Inspired by Hummels endearing designs, Goebel negotiated a collaboration with the Bavarian nun to transform her paintings into ceramic pieces. First, as a test of authenticity, these Hummels bear the inscription M.I. Hummel inscription should be inscribed into the figurines ceramic base, and the base will also contain a stamp.