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Finding Maritime Items At Art Auctions

... Charleston last month and found a pair of candle powered navigation lights that were used on ships in the 19th century. These types of candles were also used in lighthouse stairwells. My collection also includes a maritime item that was made in 1891. It is a chronometer and it still keeps great time. ... 

Upcoming Trip To Sothebys

... marital troubles between them and the trip to Venice is thought to have been taken to repair their marriage. I can t wait to see the painting Thunder in the Mountains by James Dickson Innes. His watercolors are really splendid. The painting is thought to have been painted in 1910 in the mountains of North ... 

American Indian Art Auctions Beadwork

... Many types of agreements were recorded with such beadwork chains. They were highly valued and cared for by their owners. European settlers mistook this care and reverence for wampum beads as a sign that the beads held monetary significance. As such, they mistakenly assumed that the word wampum referred ... 

Christies In Amsterdam

... more than two thousand euros. There is another lot up for auction at Christie s that is of a busy canal near a Dutch town. It was painted by Joseph Bles. Joseph Bles was Dutch and he signed his painting J Bles . This painting should go for about fifteen hundred euros. Albertus Verhoesen was Dutch and ... 

Decorative Collectibles Art Auctions

... bought for me are extremely rare and I recently had them appraised at more than fifteen hundred dollars. I ve been searching at art auctions in my area every time that decorative collectibles are advertised as being up for sale. My greatest hope is that I can find a Pendelfin item named The Shoe. I ve ...