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A coral tiara, a historic necklace and an anxious bugbear
And a pretty unsettling Art Nouveau poster, so consider yourselves warned
Oct 30
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Monica McLaughlin
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Smother me with rose petals
And give me that armlet.
Sep 11
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Monica McLaughlin
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Little Willie the Pearl, Sarah Bernhardt's crown and Tom Petty's car
Also: RIP Jesse Monongye, inlay master.
Aug 16
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Monica McLaughlin
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An hourglass full of diamonds
Mar 20
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Monica McLaughlin
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An astrolabe, a Venetian traveling case and a Faberge baboon
Apr 16
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Monica McLaughlin
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Winter's Boob
Sep 29, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
Jul 3
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Monica McLaughlin
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A glittery bat, a poofy owl, and a tale of Yeats and Crowley
Oct 25, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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A giant ruby, an aggressive monkey and Joanne Woodward's wedding dress
Jun 12, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
Also: maybe dial it down a notch, Germans
Jul 3
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Monica McLaughlin
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Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim
And a beguiling pool of aquamarine.
May 30
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Monica McLaughlin
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An astrolabe, a Venetian traveling case and a Faberge baboon
Scroll to the end for a link to the auction with all the dog paintings
Apr 16
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Monica McLaughlin
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An hourglass full of diamonds
Also: Pattie Boyd's love letters, a wee dog and a brooch I truly covet.
Mar 20
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Monica McLaughlin
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Sir Elton, Props from The Crown and the Emperor's Crab
And a weird little silver guy.
Jan 31
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Monica McLaughlin
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Mosheh Oved's Menagerie
The most charming rings of all time? I think so.
Dec 23, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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Hippocamps and hummingbirds
Also, Carl Jung's Navajo ring and LOTS of Tiffany glass
Dec 5, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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A glittery bat, a poofy owl, and a tale of Yeats and Crowley
Also, Barbara Walters's weirdass dish warmer
Oct 25, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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Winter's Boob
Also: Cartier, the Rothschilds and whatever that jug is
Sep 29, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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