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A rhinoceros desk, Marie Antoinette’s pink diamond (maybe?) and a bed made of glass
And some other random stuff.
Jun 17
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Monica McLaughlin
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May 2025
Ain't no drama like deposed royal drama
Also: Napier's bones, a horse-handled dagger and Nancy Astor's tiara
May 22
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Monica McLaughlin
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January 2025
The iciest of bowls, some googly-eye bangles and a nutmeg grater
And a collar made of porcelain
Jan 28
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Monica McLaughlin
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The iciest of bowls, some googly-eye bangles and a nutmeg grater
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November 2024
Auk-ward! An antique egg, a Suffragette bow, and a truly gorgeous diamond
Also, stop here for all your mysterious jewelry side quests.
Nov 27, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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Auk-ward! An antique egg, a Suffragette bow, and a truly gorgeous diamond
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October 2024
A coral tiara, a historic necklace and an anxious bugbear
And a pretty unsettling Art Nouveau poster, so consider yourselves warned
Oct 30, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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September 2024
Smother me with rose petals
And give me that armlet.
Sep 11, 2024
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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.
Aug 16, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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Little Willie the Pearl, Sarah Bernhardt's crown and Tom Petty's car
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July 2024
Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
Also: maybe dial it down a notch, Germans
Jul 3, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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Death, automatons and a Stegosaurus
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May 2024
Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim
And a beguiling pool of aquamarine.
May 30, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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Squashed jewelry, a stag beetle, and Stephen Sondheim
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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
Apr 16, 2024
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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.
Mar 20, 2024
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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.
Jan 31, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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Sir Elton, Props from The Crown and the Emperor's Crab
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