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Tiffany Table Lamp
Antiques

Tiffany lamps: How to tell real from fake

By Dakota Murphey
Common Hitchcock stencilled name. Courtesy of William J. Jenack Auctioneers, Chester, New York.
Antiques

Unfolding the saga of the Hitchcock Chair Co.

By Fred Taylor
Auctions

Aurora monster models sell for $7,200

By Antique Trader Staff
Ruby Lane antiques
Antiques

Ruby Lane: Find your conversation starters at Allie's Antiques

By Karen Knapstein
Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society, 1700-1880, 2nd Ed., by Antigone Clark & Joseph O’Kelly, 9” x 12”, hardcover w/dustjacket, Schiffer Publishing, schifferbooks.com, 2018, 384 pp., $95.
Collectibles

Book Review: Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies & Society

By Karen Knapstein
These Federal D end console tables have drop leaves attached that would rest on a rectangular center section.
Furniture Styles

Expanding tables accommodate families of every size

By Fred Taylor
Large, 74-piece bar cart set from famous liquor maker Bombay Sapphire. This is a one of a kind piece that was made for advertising purposes and was never available on the market. Cart measures 48 inches tall by 58 inches wide by 29 inches deep. Bottles measure 11 inches tall. $2,500. Courtesy of Raritet Antique Gallery on Ruby Lane; https://www.rubylane.com/shop/raritetantique
Featured

Collect and use vintage barware

By Antique Trader Staff
1950s dexterity game, pig
Antiques

Reduce your stress with dexterity puzzles

By Chriss Swaney
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Decorative Arts

Antique Appraisals: Brass vase holds value of up to $100

By Antique Trader Staff
Standing view of Edison Phonograph Doll with its original outfit and shoes. Dress and bonnet are delicately trimmed with lace. Author’s Collection.
Feature Stories

Meet Thomas Edison's phonograph doll

By Antique Trader Staff
18th century chair blocks, like the one pictured above, usually were made of soft wood with the grain running vertically. Submitted photo
Furniture Styles

New, Vintage, or Antique? Interpreting chair construction

By Fred Taylor
Raw Fordite or Motor Agate
Antiques

Fordite: Turning industrial waste into treasure

By Antique Trader Staff
Tom Johnson
News

Sellers rank Ruby Lane at #1

By Antique Trader Staff
Figure 1: 13” Cairo platter. Courtesy of Kelly Keating
Feature Stories

A closer look at Cairo transferware pottery

By Antique Trader Staff
Auctions

Perfume Bottle Association planning gala in Chicago

By Antique Trader Staff
American Boehm signed porcelain hummingbird figure. Circa 1991, 12 1/4” tall. Brightly designed Costa’s Hummingbird with Rubrum Lily, #324, perched beside an open lily on a branch with stem. Marked with black “Boehm” over feather beneath horse head and “MADE IN U.S.A.,” hand-signed by member of Boehm family. Sold through Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia, in October 2016 for $555.75. Image courtesy of Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc., William McGuffin, photographer.
Antiques

Boehm porcelain birds flying into new collections

By Chriss Swaney
Don’t miss the March 9-10 Glass Show & Sale at the Concord Plaza 401 W Lake St, Northlake IL 60164. Photo courtesy 20-30-40 Glass Society of Illinois.
Glass & Ceramics

Glass Society hosts 2019 Glass Show and Sale March 9-10

By Antique Trader Staff
British Modernist paintings by Frank Beanland
Fine Art

California auction breaks out fresh finds March 3

By Antique Trader Staff
Rosewood “Model 62” armchair, restored with original, patinated black leather seat, Niels Moller for J.L. Moller Mobelfabrik, Denmark, 1962, 22” x 31.5” x 21.6”, $4,741. Courtesy Design Market, www.design-mkt.com
Decorative Arts

Clean lines of Scandinavian design fit modern lifestyle

By Melody Amsel-Arieli
pink swirl depression glass cups
Antique Shows

Depression Glass Club announces annual glass show Feb. 9-10

By Antique Trader Staff
Tin toys sit on display in a booth at Scott Antique Markets in Washington Court House, Ohio. Photo courtesy Jess Grimm, Scott Antique Markets
Antique Shows

Antique Market provides playtime for vintage toy collectors

By Antique Trader Staff
Close up of a Vintage Greek doll with silk painted face over a mask. She wears a traditional costume with Dowry Coins
Dolls and Figurines

Speaking of Dolls: Passion for doll collecting began early

By Antique Trader Staff