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Insights on Auction Sales: A Bar, Chinese Screen

WorthPoint

Gaining insights from Will is an excellent way to learn about buying and selling trends in our industry. Framed by pilastered columns, it featured hand-chiseled globe lights (shown glowing red in the photos), each blooming with five flowered glass arms fitted with additional lightsimagine that warm, inviting glow.

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Reseller Special: Inventory to Avoid

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Furthermore, fashion trends change too quickly. I do like to sell durable vintage goods in the glass, ceramic, and metal categories because they are easy to maintain and clean with my trusty feather duster. In general, I avoid selling vintage clothing because a lot of work is involved if the items need to be repaired or cleaned.

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Beaded Bags: Gotta Catch ‘Em All

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In fashion, it’s all about trends. Fashion magazines keep us informed, but a recent trend in purses on social media is “coming in clutch” (see what I did there?) Young people, especially online, have a knack for bringing back trends from the past and putting their spin on them. What’s hot?

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Whiting & Davis Jewelry: Buy It or Leave It?

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Since then, it has sold millions of bags and marketed other fashionable accessories like clothing made of metal mesh and, of course, jewelry. Whiting & Davis Cameo Jewelry Just like there are trends everyone jumps on today, that was true back when Whiting & Davis pieces were first being sold.

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Antique Porcelain Dolls: How Much Are Porcelain Dolls Worth?

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Left: 15″ French Fashion Lady , sold for $3,000 via Apple Tree Auction Center (May 2018). Many of the most exquisite, innovative designs are still credited to France, such as Ainé Blampoix’s patent for applying glass eyes. As fashion changed, so did dolls’ hairstyles, which are good indicators of when they were made.

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Grandpacore: Embracing the Style of Our Elders

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Little did we know we were embracing an aesthetic that would become a hot new trend decades later: “grandpacore.” Grandpacore, also called “eclectic grandpa,” is about embracing your inner octogenarian and is part of a long line of other “core” trends , including gorpcore and cottagecore.

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Purple Passion

Alfie's Antique Market

You may have recently noticed this colour splashed across furnishings, interiors and fashion. Available from Pari's Jewellery c1970s Art Glass. Purple has officially made a comeback! Pantone have named Ultraviolet, a vibrant shade of purple, colour of the year. Circa 1900.

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