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Today we take a look at the fascinating 1652 NE Threepence silvercoin. In 1652, the first metallic currency was struck in England’s American colonies. During this time period, the American colonies were suffering from a currency shortage. The English government
Baltic amber was formed over the course of 45 million years, from fossilized pine tree resin that grew in Northern Europe to Scandinavia. When the climate in that region began to get warmer, the pine trees produced resin or sap.
Because we have recently acquired some of her very cool original prints and because it is Friday, we’re making the first ever female war photojournalist, Margaret Bourke-White our first ever Friday focus. Margaret White was born in New York City in
With the upcoming end to horse racing season in Saratoga, as proud upstate New Yorkers we have decided to share a few of the paintings in our inventory that are important to the racing culture. Jenness Cortez (1944- ) is
Over the past few years, Turkish coffee has grown in popularity in English-speaking countries due to its unique preparation process and flavor. Recently we have had a few Turkish coffee sets come to us as estate finds, and we thought
This is one of the more fun and interesting vintage finds we have seen recently: a set of four New York City subway ads printed in 1951. The set of 21″ x 11″ posters take the form of a newspaper
One of the more exciting finds we’ve come across recently is this extraordinary RS Prussia creamer and sugar set. The set is decorated in the rare and elusive “Tigers” pattern. While we have often seen lovely pieces of RS Prussia
Nikolai Becker (also known as Nicolas Becker), born 1877 in Russia, was the son of Nicolas T. Becker, an established architect and artist. A strict disciplinarian, the elder Becker insisted on his son’s formal education before allowing him to devote
“The Birds of America” is the iconic work of hand-colored, life-size prints by the famed naturalist, ornithologist, and illustrator John James Audubon. The book was first published as a series between 1827 and 1838 with the intent to document every
After a nice, meditative break, Nine Caroline is back and even more fabulous than before, and with a few updates: We’ve opened up an Etsy shop! And we’ll be managing some of our jewelry and decorative antique sales via our
