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Having been an avid collector and trader of antique hunting decoys for nearly 20 years, and having gone to many major auction sales where I have witnessed such articles sell for anywhere from a few dollars to...
RULES FOR JAPANESE ARMOR COLLECTORS 1. If it is too good to be true, then you can bet absolutely 100%, that it is and that you are about to get ripped-off big time! Why people want to continually try to...
Thanks For Stopping By ... Blukentucky MID CENTURY MODERN MAKERS JEWELRY LINEN GLASS POTTERY In a brief and loose sense, Mid Century Modern is defined as between 1945 to 1965.The war was over. A collective...
Many have heard the word used when shopping for antiques (for the most part - expensive antiques)..... Provenance is the origin or source from which something comes. The term is often used in the sense of...
Why We Love Antiques The eBay Collector as Artist by thequakerlady ***This is a short guide/essay on why we buy the country antiques we buy. It is an attempt to understand and to celebrate why we respond to...
Collage Sheey Primitive Hang TagsFor the Grunge look for the tags, I have always used Card Stock or Wasua paper, now this week I got to play a little LOL I took a Manilla Folder and cut down to paper size...