By Anne Gilbert Among the most sought after pieces of Arts and Crafts design are those either made of various metals or furniture with metal insets. For example, Stickley Brothers often used hardware inlays in pewter and ebony with a rose design. Some of the decorative accessories were of bronze and hammered silver. Many combined more than one metal. Copper, […]
By Lou Walther Are you a spoon collector? If so, do you have a Welsh love spoon? The Welsh love spoon dates back to the Vikings, over 1,000 years ago. An ardent suitor might carve twin spoons out of a piece of wood, then connect them with a wooden chain to show his love. Often spoons were given as a […]
By Anthony Accetta Finding or “discovering” a good upper-end rare book is like finding a needle in a haystack. It is difficult but not impossible. My discovery came a few years ago while traveling the back roads of central Vermont near Randolph Center. Out of habit, I pulled over when I noticed a garage sale being conducted by a young […]
The four hatpins shown to the left are all fashioned from natural materials. From left they are carved bone, a tooth (probably from an elk) mounted in gold, carved ivory, and two small deer teeth in a silver setting. The most valuable of the four is the ivory-elephant hatpin. We had several correct guessers for February’s What Is It. […]
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