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Working With Dealers Can Help Collectors Find 'The Piece'
Antique collectors on the hunt for a specific piece can sometimes find it's rather difficult to go it alone. Even with the Internet and a strong willingness keep searching, sometimes collectors need a few tricks up their sleeves to get their hands on pieces of their dreams.
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Turning A Living Room Into An Antique's Showplace
There are several things antique collectors love to do, but perhaps one of the biggest is to show off their finds. For those who go with a generalized theme like period pieces or simply "antique glass" the living room is a great location for showing off that collection.
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Shopping For Others Who Collect Antiques
Having a friend or family member who collects antiques in general or specific pieces can be great for holiday or special occasion shopping. There's never a question what he or she might want, but there are concerns about buying pieces they may not like.
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Satin Glass Is No Longer A Unique Antique Collectible
Thanks to massive reproductions hitting the market, satin glass is not necessarily considered one of the best types of glass for an antique enthusiast to collect, but that doesn't take away from the glass' unique appearance and its absolute beauty. Rarity aside, this glass is loved by many for its unusual feel and appearance.
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Putting The Breaks On Collecting Knick Knacks
Collecting antiques of any style, shape and size can be a fun and lucrative pursuit. For those who get involved, the effort can be addictive. There's just something very exhilarating about finding just the right piece to add to a collect, and even more so if it's found at a song.
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A new medium emerges at resurgent Artropolis - Chicago Tribune
N ot many times in life can anyone see an artist pioneer a significant new medium. But that is what we see in John Gerrard's "Dust Storm (Manter, Kansas )" and two other pieces at Galerie Ernst Hilger/hilger contemporary, the Viennese showplace
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Baby collectibles valued in current antiques market - Courier-Post
With Mother's Day upon us, I wanted to seize this opportunity to review some of art history's rarely discussed baby antiques and collectibles. Few could afford an antique pacifier like those found in the mouths of wealthy babies of Colonial America
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Carousel Restaurant. - Los Angeles Weekly
There are two Carousels, and the Glendale branch may well be the best, most interesting Lebanese-Armenian restaurant in Los Angeles. The big, brash room, bedecked with scimitars and other Middle Eastern antiques, accommodates large parties and dating
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Temporary lower capital gains rate is complex - San Francisco Gate
January February March April May June July August September October November December 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Back in 2003, Congress lowered the capital gains rate for people in the two lowest federal tax
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Look again. Look closer. Unless you are on the floor, nose-to-vein with it, or touch it with your finger, you'll think that baseboard really is marble. But this is wood, a trompe l'oeil design handpainted and glazed, with green and cream veining to
