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“In Cold Blood” Memorabilia & Militaria Sale

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October 3, 2020 For this sale we have been consigned a one owner collection of World War II era original United States armed forces equipment and memorabilia including Helmets, Uniforms, Field Equipment, Edged Weapons, Sweetheart Jewelry, etcetera, of an Upstate New York collector, as well as a nice group of 19th century American military percussion muskets and edged weapons. We are offering...

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The Great American Propaganda Machine and the American Public + October 3rd Auction Event

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By Alexandra Ponti During World War II, supporting the troops was a part of your patriotic duty as an American. People all over the country planted victory gardens to grow their own fruits and vegetables, and everywhere you went, Uncle Sam told you to support the war effort by signing up to join the military or buy war bonds. Many of these recruiting posters still survive, and are the most familiar...

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Fine Summer Estate Auction-Decor Art Jewelry

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August 1, 2020 Exceptional group of fresh to market upstate New York estate items. Highlights include one owner collection of PSA DNA signed baseballs including Babe Ruth, one owner lifetime collections of Carder Steuben art glass & Victorian Amberina art glass including Libbey, Tiffany bronze & Favrile glass candelabra, selection of fine antique and contemporary designer jewelry including...

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VoxPop Radio Show December 3rd, 2019

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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2019/12/vp-ARCHIVE-12-3-19.mp3 Source: https://www.wamc.org/post/antiques-12319   We enjoyed another visit with Ray Graf on Vox Pop on WAMC 90.3 FM yesterday! Thanks to everyone who called and emailed in, and listened along. In case you missed it, make sure you like our Facebook page so you can get all our updates with events and future radio shows. You can...

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My Commitment to Your Safety and Well-Being

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In these uncertain times, your safety and well-being remains my highest priority. As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to affect our communities, I want to share the immediate steps I’ve taken to help keep my clients and employees safe and healthy. My staff and I have consulted and will continue to monitor current guidelines and best practices provided by New York State and the Center for Disease...

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Find of the Week: Rare Asscher Cut Diamond Ring

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A piece of fine antique jewelry set with an Asscher cut diamond is one of the rarest and most desirable pieces of jewelry that we find. This week on Find of the Week, we are showcasing an absolutely exceptional antique piece of jewelry. It is a beautiful Asscher cut diamond sapphire and platinum ornately engraved ring that was made sometime around 1920. It is accented with scattered clean and white...

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WAMC’s Vox Pop with Ray Graf, September 10th, 2019

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WAMC’s Vox Pop with Ray Graf Mark Lawson Antiques, Jewelry & Coin call in show Episode 5, September 10, 2019   https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wamc/audio/2019/09/vp-ARCHIVE-9-10-19.mp3 Source: WAMC’s Vox Pop Antiques 09/10/2019   We had another interesting and enjoyable hour with Ray on V talking about a large collection of Chinese antiques we are cataloguing, historical autographed letters,...

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Art Deco: 1920s Filigree Jewelry

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Origin of Filigree Filigree jewelry has long been popular, with found samples in southern Asia dating to a few thousand years old and gold filigree flourishing in the Fatimid era of Egypt.  Originally, filigree was made with delicate threads of precious metals being hand-manipulated by jewelers into intricate designs.  This process took a lot of time and required expert craftsman.  This made filigree...

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