Wedgwood pots double duty in historic decor
Collectors read about Wedgwood flower containers that serve as bulb pots and vase tops for branches and blooms with pierced covers. The column also traces the Macey furniture saga from 1892 to 1940, explains mother of pearl inlay, and notes a GE nickel-operated motel fan from before 1920. It concludes with a reader inquiry on 19th century bronze dragon urns and a green patina.
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Josiah Wedgwood
Japan
China
Antiques price guide and Kovels TV debut notes
Current prices from auctions shows and markets across the United States vary by location. Items listed include eyeglasses 1940s 40 dollars, Planters Peanut bank 1950s 55 dollars, Kittinger chair 400 dollars, Green Ghost fishing fly 415 dollars, Gucci belt 750 dollars, Park Brewing sign 825 dollars, Bakelite frog brooch 1725 dollars, Madame Alexander doll 2100 dollars, Schneider vase 3150 dollars, Gorham tea service 8010 dollars. Also a note on antique bronzes patina and a TV program Flea Market Finds with the Kovels airing on HGTV.
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United States
Planters Peanut Bank
Carrie Stevens
Upper Dam
Maine
Italy
Park Brewing Round
Chas. Shonk
Madame Alexander
Schneider
Gorham
Uniforms Rise From Workwear to Fashion Exhibit
The Fashion Institute of Technology showcases uniforms as style and identity. Curators highlight how clothes shape corporate unity and guest relations, tracing uniforms from 19th century nurses to modern hotel staff.
Nicole Miller and Fishs Eddy Unveil I Do Wedding Dishes
Fashion designer Nicole Miller teams with Fishs Eddy to launch I Do wedding and Baby dishes. The line features serving plates, side plates, and cake servers with borders of wedding imagery and toddlers. Prices range from 34 to 100, microwave and dishwasher safe, lead free, available in New York stores and by toll free order.
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Nicole Miller
Fishs Eddy
New York
Never Knew What Hit Her at KU Art Exhibit
Kansas University graduate student Traci Tullius presents a shifting video installation and performance through Friday at the Art and Design Gallery in KU’s Art and Design Building. Each day adds a new piece with some daylong performances and a consistent set of stadium bleachers. A 30 minute performance runs at 8 p.m. Tuesday and 4 30 p.m. Thursday. All events are free and open to the public. Debra Clemente Impressionism Alfresco displays paintings at Phoenix Gallery Topeka through May 15 with receptions and demonstrations on Friday and Saturday.
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Kansas University
Traci Tullius
Art and Design Gallery
Art and Design
Tullius
Topeka
Debra Clemente
Alfresco
Lawrence
Phoenix
Brookwood Center
Oakley
Clemente
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Ralph and
Terry Kovel
King Features Syndicate
Macey
Fred Macey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wernicke Furniture Co
Macey Wernicke Co
Macey Co
Otto Wernicke
Macey-Wernicke Co
General Electric
Cowles Syndicate Inc
Wedgwood Rosso Anticorough
Skinner Galleries
Boston
Ralph
Kovels
HGTV
Sunflower
Gram
Lawrence Journal-World
E. 45Th St
Samantha Critchell
Associated Press
New Day
Fashion Institute of Technology
Albina DeMeio
Museum Studies
Ian Schraeger
Paramount
Manhattan
Schraeger
The
Hudson
Stan Herman
Amtrak
Jet Blue
Herman
Council of Fashion Designers of America
Calvin Klein
Giorgio Armani
Melinda Webber
Angelica
Webber
Harvey
AP Photo
Young Joo Lee
Fashion Institute of Technology, Center
Mademoiselle
Kshelpline.org
SATR
Kansas Department of Sas
Kansas Coalition On Problem Gambling
Kansas Association of Addiction Professionals
KAAP
Lawrence Free State High School Choral Department
Free State High School
Bill
Karen Bayouth
Brandon Woods
Checkers Diamond Everley
First State Bank & Trust Jayhawk
Jim Clark Motora Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World Marke Jewelers
Orchard’ Drug Scotch Fabric Care Services
Stephens Real
Sunflower Cable
Weaver'a
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