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• A Million-Dollar Map Shows the Original Mason-Dixon Line

  04-11-2026 16:32 via Antique Trader
  
  Manuscript map, A Plan of the West Line or Parallel of Latitude which is the Boundary between the Provinces of Maryland and Pensylvania [sic], surveyed, drawn, and signed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, six sections on laid paper joined together, completed February 29, 1768, sheet 6 1/2 x 76 in., housed in a modern parcel gilt frame, 18 x 87 3/8 in. Sold for $1,187,500 at Brunk Auctions on October 29, 2026. Unless noted, all images courtesy of Brunk Auctions.The original map of the Mason-Di
  
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• Six Vintage Turkey Platters Worth Gobbling Up

  04-11-2026 09:01 via Antique Trader
  
  Thanksgiving dinner may revolve around the turkey, but for collectors, the platter beneath the bird can be just as interesting. Vintage turkey platters come in a surprising variety of fun shapes and materials, reflecting generations of changing tastes in Thanksgiving tableware. Some were made for serving the holiday feast, while others are decorative enough to spend the rest of the year on display.Decorative turkey dinnerware has a surprisingly rich history. As the Bard Graduate Center explains
  
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