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A coral tiara, a historic necklace and an anxious bugbear
 • Monica McLaughlin
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Ain't no drama like deposed royal drama
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Auk-ward! An antique egg, a Suffragette bow, and a truly gorgeous diamond
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An hourglass full of diamonds
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An astrolabe, a Venetian traveling case and a Faberge baboon
 • Monica McLaughlin
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The iciest of bowls, some googly-eye bangles and a nutmeg grater
 • Monica McLaughlin
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Auk-ward! An antique egg, a Suffragette bow, and a truly gorgeous diamond
Also, stop here for all your mysterious jewelry side quests.
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Monica McLaughlin
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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
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Monica McLaughlin
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Smother me with rose petals
And give me that armlet.
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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.
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Monica McLaughlin
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Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
Also: maybe dial it down a notch, Germans
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Monica McLaughlin
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Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim
And a beguiling pool of aquamarine.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Monica McLaughlin
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Dearest
Dearest
History and gossip about cool stuff at auction, with an emphasis on antique jewelry (but also lots of weird)
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