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Tiffany lamp brings shade over $15,000.

It was a full house at the Old Stone Barn in Peterborough, N.H., for The Cobbs' July 3 sale. Top lot was a Tiffany lamp with its shade decorated in vines and fruit; it sold for $15,400. The lamp came from a Dublin, N.H., estate. A New Hampshire Chippendale maple six-drawer chest on a bracket base

Publication: The Boston Herald

Chickens high on pecking order: Town's decision to protect the birds ruffling feathers

KEY WEST, Fla. - It may mean drumsticks or fricassee to you, but the chicken reigns supreme in Margaritaville. A tourist train full of senior citizens drives by one such creature. "There, folks, is the national bird of Key West - the chicken," the guide announces. After generations of living on the

Publication: Charleston Daily Mail

Is Key West going to the birds? The chicken reigns in Margaritaville

The Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. -- It may mean drumsticks or fricassee to you, but the chicken reigns supreme in Margaritaville. A tourist train full of senior citizens drives by one such creature. "There, folks, is the national bird of Key West -- the chicken," the guide announces. After

Publication: The Topeka Capital-Journal

One person's oddity is another's collectible; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of economic conditions. "Victory at Sea" record album, Vols. I and II, with 20-page photo journal, RCA, 1961: $15. "Beat the Clock" game, Milton Bradley, 1969: $25. Eskimo soapstone carving, sea otter, gray, 1970, 6 inches: $200. GI Joe K9 pup, Joe walks, carrying puppies in cage, Unique Art, tin, 9 inches: $250. Spatterware plate, peafowl, red spatter, blue, green, red and black, 4 sides, impressed Adams, 91 2 inches: $310. Cranberry glass cruet, inverted thumb-print pattern, daisy with leaves, crystal reeded handle, cut glass stopper, 63 4 inches by 4 inches: $375. Bedcover, net, all-over chain stitch embroidery, love knots and flowers, 8 feet by 6 feet: $425. Effanbee dolls, "The Most Happy Family," Mother, Mickey, Fluffy and Baby, original box: $575. Mettlach plaque, etched castle, No. 1108, 161 2 inches: $865. Louis XVI armoire, mahogany, beveled glass mirror, two parquetry doors, three frieze drawers, 95-by-76-by-19 inches: $2,750. Graniteware teapot: Blue mottled, 6 inches: $85. Superboy model kit: Aurora, unassembled, 1965: $265. Runner: Venetian bobbin lace, deep needle lace border, porcupines, rabbits, deer, fish, swans, pheasants and lions, cornucopia, 10-by-36 inches: $1,300.

There seems to be a collector for almost everything. There are collectors and clubs for those who save spark plugs, barbed wire, slide rules, dental tools, candy containers, stickers from grocery-store produce, credit cards, erasers, swizzle sticks, luggage labels, beer cans, rubber boots, key

Publication: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

From the Publisher

AFTER 47 YEARS with this magazine, one of the most frequently asked questions by first time acquaintances is, "What do you colled?" Fran and I have not been avid collectors of any particular category of antiques or collet-tables in our lifetime. And yet, as we walk through each room of our home,

Publication: Antiques & Collecting Magazine

MISCELLANEOUS

(48714) NOTICE Notice of Storage Lien Auction at public storage beginning at 7220 W. Reno at 9:30 AM on Thursday, April 27, 1995 and running consecutively at the locations and times listed below. Units are sold by the unit with sealed bids. 9:30 AM, 7220 W. Reno: C019 - Carl Tahkofper - Stereo,

Publication: The Journal Record

Style Beat.(Buyers Guide)

To achieve unpretentious luxury, blend Oriental glamour with Bohemian spontaneity. Layers of pattern and sensuous shapes create a moody atmosphere 1. LuluDK's cotton printed fabric, $85 a yard; 212-223-4234. 2. Rice-paper bird-cage lamp, $130, from Chista; 212-924-0394. 3. Dessin Fournir's walnut

Publication: House Beautiful

James Julia sale a barnstormer.(Arts and Lifestyle)

James D. Julia's Jan. 29 sale at a barn in Fairfield, Maine, was characterized by an array of objects ranging from fine American to the decidedly quirky. A Massachusetts Hepplewhite inlaid mahogany corner sideboard in old finish was the high lot when it sold for three times the estimate at $36,800.

Publication: The Boston Herald