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Homepage Caption Slideshow

Author:
Ben Sobieck
Publish date:
May 12, 2015
By
Ben Sobieck

The world's largest janitor greets visitors at the Museum of Clean in Pocatello, Idaho.
Collectibles

The Museum of Clean Video

  • By Antique Trader Staff
    Mar 25, 2020
O'Keeffe's painting, Nature Forms ~ Gaspé, sold at Sotheby's for $6.9 million.
Auctions

Georgia O'Keeffe's Art and Other Belongings Sell For Over $17 Million at Sotheby's

  • By Antique Trader Antiques Auction News
    Mar 24, 2020
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Collectibles

George E. Ohr: The Mad Potter

  • By Kris Manty
    Mar 26, 2020
This 19th-century coat is decorated with a tiger and dragon motif. In Japanese lore, the tiger and dragon are the mightiest animals. During the peaceful Edo period, dragons were worshipped as water gods that could bring rain, prevent floods, and control the change of seasons. The dragon also represents wisdom and good luck; the tiger represents strength and courage.
Collectibles

Japanese Firemen’s Coats Ablaze with Symbolism

  • By Kris Manty
    Mar 24, 2020
Tapestry 7: The Unicorn in Captivity. This tapestry shows the unicorn alive and well, and entirely tamed. He is fenced in and chained to a tree, but the chain is less than secure and the fence is low enough to leap over. He has submitted to his captivity. The red stains on his flank, according to the Met, “do not appear to be blood, as there are no visible wounds like those in the hunting series; rather, they represent juice dripping from bursting pomegranates” — a medieval symbol of marriage and fertility. Many of the other plants represented here, such as wild orchid and thistle, echo this theme of marriage and procreation: they were acclaimed in the Middle Ages as fertility aids for both men and women.
Feature Stories

Mysterious Medieval Tapestries Depict Unicorn Hunt

  • By Kris Manty
    Mar 24, 2020
Georgia O’Keeffe next to her painting Horse Skull with White Rose at an exhibit of her work titled “Life and Death.”
Art

The Artful Life of Georgia O'Keeffe

  • By Antique Trader Staff
    Mar 24, 2020
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Collectibles

Remembering the California Raisins

  • By Antique Trader Staff
    Mar 24, 2020
An honest-to-goodness seashell mask made in the style of Renaissance artists. See that in a thrift shop and there’s no passing it up. Right?
Buying and Selling

Thrift Shop Decisions Turn Into Real Brain Teasers

  • By Eric Bradley
    Mar 16, 2020
One of the expected star lots is this ABCG round dresser box in a solid gold color with gilt metal fittings, attributed to Union Cut Glass and purchased from the Julian De Cordova Museum in Lincoln, Mass, 3 -1/2” x 6-1/4”.
Auctions

Important American Brilliant Cut Glass Coming to Auction

  • By Antique Trader Antiques Auction News
    Mar 16, 2020
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