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Collectibles
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Description
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| This
garniture set is made of gold-plated bronze and alabaster. It
was made in the Louis XVI style about 1850.
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| This
half-tester bed, in the rococo style, was made of rosewood in
New Orleans in about 1860. Curtains hung from the top and tented
the bed at night.
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| The
"Conversation" armchair designed in 1940 by Charles Eames and
Eero Saarinen won first prize in an important competition.
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| This
28-inch-high Federal-style lamp stand was made of tiger maple
in about 1820.
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| The
Enchantress is a gypsy automation who reads the "Book of Life."
In the 1920s she would distribute fortune cards for a nickel.
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| Abraham
Lincoln's photograph, taken by Matthew Brady in 1860, was used
on this campaign ribbon. The 8-inch ribbon sold for over $3,000
in 1995.
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| This
Buffalo pottery Emerald Deldare pitcher was made in 1911. Although
it was inexpensive when made, collectors would pay more than $2500
for an unbroken example.
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| This
Pickard base with cornflower designs sold for $605 at a Joy Luke
auction in Bloomington, ILL.
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