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SOLD! Vintage Round Marble Top Table with Ornate Brass Pedestal Base – Now $35.00!

Vintage, beautiful round marble top end or plant table with ornate brass base. The marble is in near perfect condition with only a single very minor chip on the edge, from an incident that happened while in our shop.  Otherwise, there … Continue reading

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Native American Woven Basket / Bowl – $35.00

Beautifully woven and in pristine condition, this Native American bowl / basket is imbued with subdued wheat and grass colors.  It measures about a foot in diameter and about 3 inches deep.  A lovely natural addition to any home from … Continue reading

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“Erica and Jamie” – Edna Hibel Plate 1985 – $20.00

  The prices for Edna Hibel plates are all over the map on the internet.  One site is selling this particular plate for $75.00, while I’ve also seen the exact same plate – denoted as “used” – for about $5.00 … Continue reading

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SOLD! From the “Running Into Six Figures Series”, by Earl Moran (1893-1984)

One of the most prolific and diverse pin-up artists – as well as one of the most important – Earl Moran worked with a variety of models (including Marilyn Monroe for 4 years, developing a lasting friendship with her in process). … Continue reading

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SOLD! “Fragrance” by Boris Skvirsky – 1887-1941 – $259.95

We recently purchased “Fragrance” at an auction in Ossipee NH, after falling in love with it.  We still aren’t certain we want to sell the piece but we are, after all, in the antiques and collectibles business, and if we … Continue reading

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Sisu Mugs – $9.95 each

. Sisu is Finnish for pride, determination, strength of character, indomitable spirit, perseverance against all odds, and stubbornness in the face of adversity.  Sisu means “guts”, but a great deal more. Price:  Buy-it-now price is $9.95 each.   $2.50 per … Continue reading

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MISSING: Antique Corn Cob / Apple Drying Rack – $48.00

Our corn drying rack has been missing since we did a show in Brunswick last year.  We had it, and then we didn’t… it never made it back to the shop.  And of course, no one has seen it.  It’s … Continue reading

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Auld Lang Syne: Welcoming 2014 with 25 Vintage New Year Photos

This gallery contains 25 photos.

Originally posted on The Year of Halloween:
While many may have taken up a chorus of Auld Lang Syne as the clock struck midnight on the new year, few likely knew the meaning of the words first put to paper…

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A World at War & Women at Work: the Chic Utility of the 1940’s

Originally posted on Hemline Quarterly:
My lovely grandmother Betty (third from the left) & her well-dressed girlfriends in 1946. Greetings, ladies & gentlemen!  I am finally updating!!!  I actually wrote this article awhile ago but have been trying to find…

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Vonnegut

“Go into the arts.  I’m not kidding….” Kurt Vonnegut.  For those of us without the talent to make a living at the arts, he suggests doing anyway. There’s also attending, supporting, donating and volunteering at the arts.  Without such engagement, … Continue reading

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