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And give me that armlet.
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Monica McLaughlin
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August 2024

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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July 2024

Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
Also: maybe dial it down a notch, Germans
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Monica McLaughlin
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May 2024

Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim
And a beguiling pool of aquamarine.
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Monica McLaughlin
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April 2024

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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March 2024

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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January 2024

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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December 2023

Mosheh Oved's Menagerie
The most charming rings of all time? I think so.
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Monica McLaughlin
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Hippocamps and hummingbirds
Also, Carl Jung's Navajo ring and LOTS of Tiffany glass
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Monica McLaughlin
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October 2023

A glittery bat, a poofy owl, and a tale of Yeats and Crowley
Also, Barbara Walters's weirdass dish warmer
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Monica McLaughlin
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September 2023

Winter's Boob
Also: Cartier, the Rothschilds and whatever that jug is
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Monica McLaughlin
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August 2023

Freddie Mercury's mustache comb, an angry cat, and The Art of Trolling
And Princess Diana's famous "black sheep" sweater
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