Coca-Cola sign looks like a painting
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A tin sign picturing an attractive girl sold for $12,390, which is an impressive price for a portrait of a young woman from the 1910s! But if you look closer, ... Continue Reading →
Chenets are French andirons
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“Chenet” is the French word for “andiron,” the iron brackets that hold logs in a fireplace. The andirons keep the burning logs off ... Continue Reading →
Some advertising signs lack brands, names
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Advertising signs are most popular when they include a well-known brand name or recognizable mascot. Sometimes, a sign doesn’t have a ... Continue Reading →
Stickley furniture icons of American design
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Gustav Stickley has created icons of American design. Inspired by John Ruskin and William Morris of the English Arts and Crafts movement, Stickley ... Continue Reading →
Roseville Pottery made cornucopia vases
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The cornucopia vase is a strange piece of art pottery that was popular in the 1930s. It was made by the Roseville Pottery Company. ... Continue Reading →
Poster art features tandem bicyclists
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This 1894 poster could have been made for an Olympic event in the early 1900s or well into the 20th century. Tandem bicycling was a Summer Olympics ... Continue Reading →
Mysterious figure served forgotten purpose
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Sometimes inventions have changed how we perform a job. They make a certain tool or decoration no longer useful, and its earlier use is forgotten.
A 5-inch-tall ... Continue Reading →
Unique folk art can have high value
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Artists don’t spend all their time making large oil paintings and huge statues. Many worked for years before they found the special, individual ... Continue Reading →
Disabled artist created silhouette art
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A recent catalog gave a description of a silhouette as “cut by mouth.” Martha Ann Honeywell (1786-1856) was a disabled artist who cut silhouettes ... Continue Reading →
Antique stoneware made in New England
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Antique stoneware was often used in small local potteries in 19th-century New England. They made useful objects in molds and fanciful figurines and vases ... Continue Reading →
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