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A Collector's Guide to Buying an Authentic Tiffany Studios Lamp

Have you ever wondered whether the lamp you found at the antique store was a genuine Tiffany lamp or just a reproduction? Although it may seem that any lamp with a stained-glass top is called “Tiffany,” the name is more precisely tied to the style popularized by Louis Comfort Tiffany’s studio.

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Flame, Blush and Rarity: A Collector’s Guide to Conch Pearls
Flame, Blush and Rarity: A Collector’s Guide ...

Quick Look Found, never farmed for centuries: Conch pearls turn up by ...

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Buying Paintings by Famous Artists: What Collectors Should Know
Buying Paintings by Famous Artists: What Coll...

Earlier this year, a picker hunting for vinyl records at a Kalamazoo, Mi...

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Norman Rockwell Paintings: A Collector’s Guide to an American Master
Norman Rockwell Paintings: A Collector’s Guid...

Quick Look Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) painted more than 320 covers f...

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Naples, Nelson and Neoclassicism: The Many Lives of Lady Hamilton
Naples, Nelson and Neoclassicism: The Many Li...

Quick Look From poverty to prominence: Born Amy Lyon in 1765, Emma ros...

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Toi et Moi Rings: Meaning, History & Engagement Designs
Toi et Moi Rings: Meaning, History & Engageme...

Quick Look The toi et moi ring, named for the French phrase “you and me...

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M.S. Rau’s Mary Cassatt Pastel Now Making History at the Musée d’Orsay
M.S. Rau’s Mary Cassatt Pastel Now Making His...

A Cassatt Pastel Takes Its Place in Paris Mary Cassatt stands among the ...

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The Art of Celebrity
From Picasso and Churchill to Sinatra and Elvis, discover the fascinating intersection of art and fame.

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Marc Chagall’s Art and the Paris Opera Ceiling Debate
Marc Chagall’s Art and the Paris Opera Ceilin...

Quick Look Chagall’s Paris Opera ceiling is controversial because it c...

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How to Buy Original Modern Art with Confidence
How to Buy Original Modern Art with Confidence

Quick Look Modern art is a historical period, broadly spanning the 1860...

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Collector’s Guide to American Antique Furniture
Collector’s Guide to American Antique Furniture

Quick Look: Colonial and Early American (1600s–mid-1700s): Sturdy, rect...

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5 Color-Changing Gemstones Every Collector Should Know
5 Color-Changing Gemstones Every Collector Sh...

Quick Look Color change is an optical phenomenon caused by how a gemsto...

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A Collector’s Guide to Buying an Authentic Tiffany Studios Lamp
A Collector’s Guide to Buying an Authentic Ti...

Have you ever wondered whether the lamp you found at the antique store w...

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The Ultimate Guide to Russian Malachite
The Ultimate Guide to Russian Malachite

Quick Look Malachite is a vivid green copper ore prized for its dramati...

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