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NEW YORK — Vintage treasures abound in Jasper52’s Vintage Decor and Period Collectibles Auction, taking place Wednesday, October 25 exclusively at LiveAuctioneers. The 247-lot sale features items from the 19th and 20th centuries, hand-selected to help accent and beautify any home in classic style. Jack Zejac (b. 1929-) is a well-known sculptor based in Southern […]

Old toys are very different from those made today. Toymakers of long ago did not try to encourage creativity. A toy was made to resemble a known part of life—a house, car or pet—or perhaps a fantasy—a rocket ship or robot. Or they were puzzles meant to teach the alphabet or arithmetic, or character dolls […]

Eastlake. Yuck! Those two words are often found together in many discussions of 19th-century American furniture. Other terms that may be lurking close by in those same conversations include ugly, clunky, gaudy and cheap. And in most cases the terms are aptly used since what is commonly called Eastlake furniture often fits nicely with those […]