Collectibles
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This garniture set is made of gold-plated bronze and alabaster. It was made in the Louis XVI style about 1850.
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This half-tester bed, in the rococo style, was made of rosewood in New Orleans in about 1860. Curtains hung from the top and tented the bed at night.
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The "Conversation" armchair designed in 1940 by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen won first prize in an important competition.
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This 28-inch-high Federal-style lamp stand was made of tiger maple in about 1820.
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The Enchantress is a gypsy automation who reads the "Book of Life." In the 1920s she would distribute fortune cards for a nickel.
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Abraham Lincoln's photograph, taken by Matthew Brady in 1860, was used on this campaign ribbon. The 8-inch ribbon sold for over $3,000 in 1995.
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This Buffalo pottery Emerald Deldare pitcher was made in 1911. Although it was inexpensive when made, collectors would pay more than $2500 for an unbroken example.
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This Pickard base with cornflower designs sold for $605 at a Joy Luke auction in Bloomington, ILL.

 


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