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An Antique shop in Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan An antique map. An antique (from Latin antiquus 'old, ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely to describe any object that is old. [1]
Irish dresser from County Carlow (1844) An Irish dresser (Hiberno English), sometimes known as a kitchen dresser, is a piece of wooden Irish vernacular furniture consisting of open storage or cupboards in the lower part, with shelves and a work surface, and a top part for the display of crockery, but also any objects of monetary or sentimental value.
Claude Lorrain mirror in shark skin case. A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case, Claude glasses were used by artists, travelers and connoisseurs of landscape and landscape painting.
Whether you’re a longtime thrifter or new to the art, you’re likely keenly aware of the thrill of spotting a treasure or an enticingly low price tag and proudly taking said item home ...
Image credits: Detroit Photograph Company "There was a two-color process invented around 1913 by Kodak that used two glass plates in contact with each other, one being red-orange and the other ...
Dorothy’s ruby slippers, worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” sold for a mind-boggling $28 million in December 2024, making them the most expensive movie prop ever sold. The sequined ...
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Amos Dresser (December 17, 1812 – February 4, 1904) was an abolitionist and pacifist minister who was one of the founders of Olivet College.His name was well-known in the Antebellum period due to a well-publicized incident: in 1835 he was arrested, tried, convicted, and publicly whipped in Nashville, Tennessee for the crime of possession of abolitionist publications.