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• Elizabeth Taylor’s Handbag Sets Auction Record

  17-06-2026 19:31 via antiquetrader.com
  
  Studio portrait of Elizabeth Taylor, c.1955 Image: Wikimedia Commons.Elizabeth Taylor’s (1932-2011) name alone evokes images of classic Hollywood glamor, stardom, and sophisticated style. So it’s no surprise that one of her handbags set an auction record for its type, the Fendi Baguette bag, as it sold for $21,950 at Christie’s.The Handbags Online auction, running from May 28 to June 11, featured iconic bags from major designers such as Hermès, Chanel, and Dior, and tota
  
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• Thrift Store Purchase is a Scottish Painter’s Masterpiece

  17-06-2026 19:14 via antiquetrader.com
  
  “Interior: The Lady in Black,” Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, signed, oil on canvas, 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 in., sold for £189,200 (about $253,000) at Lyon & Turnbull on June 4, 2026.In 1966, a young art teacher named Helene Plotkin bought an oil painting for less than $100 at a thrift shop in New York. After sixty years and some surprising revelations, the painting sold for £189,200 (about $253,000) at the Scottish Paintings and Sculpture Auction by Lyon & Turnbu
  
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• Preserving the Personal Side of the Presidency

  17-06-2026 17:45 via antiquetrader.com
  
  The presidency is usually remembered through great events. Collectors often preserve something else entirely: the ordinary objects that were present while those events unfolded.The Louise Taper Presidential Collection, offered by Bonhams as part of its America 250 celebrations, contains its share of historic artifacts. Yet among the documents and presidential treasures are objects that reveal a more personal side of life in the White House. A top hat worn by William McKinley, a pocket watch owne
  
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