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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, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Winter's Boob
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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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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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A giant ruby, an aggressive monkey and Joanne Woodward's wedding dress
A real mixed bag this time around
Jun 12, 2023
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Monica McLaughlin
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Smother me with rose petals
And give me that armlet.
Sep 11, 2024
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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, 2024
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Monica McLaughlin
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