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The Collector’s Minute: The Savonarola Style Chair (5/31/10)
This Dantesca-type savonarola chair, made during the late-19th through the first quarter of the 20th century, does not fold as the original versions did. This chair is a “Dantesca Chair,” a variation on the “Savonarola” style chair. The style gets its name from … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Revivals and the Value of Collectibles (5/25/10)
An “Oliver Twist” biscuit tin made in the 1960s. Collectibles such as this one—connected to a story that is often made into several movies, plays or TV miniseries—may have several lives, as each revival builds new interest.In the collectibles business, you’ll often hear the mantra, “Everything old is new again,” particularly when there has been revival … More >>

What Is It? What Is It Worth? Robert Pearsall Smith Map (5/24/10)
A map of New York State published by Robert Pearsall Smith of Philadelphia in 1860, purchased for $90 at a yard sale.Daniel J. came across an antique map of New York state at a yard sale. He engaged WorthPoint’s “Ask a … More >>

What Is It? What Is It Worth? Gutta-Percha-Covered Book (5/10/10)
The Good Shunammite” with a cover made of gutta percha. A copy with some chipping, dings to the corners and other minor defects retail for $500 or more.Selma D. found an interesting antique book with a cover unlike any she had seen before. She engaged WorthPoint’s “Ask … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Fraternal Order Swords (5/4/10)
This fraternal order sword once belonged to a member of the "Knights of the Globe," a fraternal benefit group founded in Chicago in 1889. In the current market, its value is about $150.An item that brings out the little boy in most males is a sword, especially in the USA, where the … More >>

What Is It? What Is It Worth? Carl Kauba Bronze (4/26/10)
Running Fire,” a bronze by Austrian artist Carl Kauba (1865-1922), while not at the level of works by Remington or Russell, is still of value. Jarvis C. sent a question in to WorthPiont’s “Ask a Worthologist” service, writing: “This piece belonged to my grandfather and over … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: ‘Legal’ Prohibition Whiskey (4/19/10)
A bottle of 100 proof Mount VernonThe Roaring ’20s was best known for the wild times of gangsters, bootleg liquor, flappers dancing the Charleston in “speakeasies,” as … More >>

What Is It and What Is It Worth? Currier & Ives Print (4/19/10)
WorthPoint member John S. wanted to find out if his copy of Currier & Ives’ “New England Winter Scene” was an original or a copy, so he engaged “Ask a Worthologist” to get the answer.John S. had what he believed to be an antiqueCurrier & Ives print, but didn’t know much more than what … More >>

Fabulous Fakes: Bogus Carousel Horses (4/5/10)
This genuine carousel horse from the Dentzel company and carved by Daniel Muller in 1909, sold for $90,000 at a Sotheby’s sale in 2006. Rather plain examples of the same vintage often sell for more than $5,000, which means there are some who would try to pass off reproductions as the real thing. Wooden carousel horses are the stuff of childhood legend, though most of us alive today have only ever rode on … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Civil War Regulation 1860 Naval Cutlass (4/5/10)
An enlisted seaman’s U.S. Navy Regulation 1860 Naval cutlass was the work-horse weapons of the Navy since before the Civil War. Examples with its original riveted leather scabbards often sell for less than $1,500.One of the work-horse weapons of the U.S. Navy since before the Civil War was the Regulation 1860 Naval cutlass. … More >>

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