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![The Value of Italian Marble](http://store.buckscountyestatetraders.com/cdn/shop/articles/IM_tn-1.jpg?v=1683212153&width=1080)
Some of Italy's finest marble comes from the Apuan Alps, in the northern region. Not typically visited by tourists, it's an area steeped in culture, tradition, and thousands of years of marble quar...
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British Nobility and the Chesterfield Sofa
Chesterfield sofas are distinguished by their timeless silhouette, with rolled arms the same height as the backrest, and typically upholstered in tufted leather. They are simultaneously regal and c...
Read more![The Plight of Jewish Relics During WWII](http://store.buckscountyestatetraders.com/cdn/shop/articles/JR_web-1_bac2c201-6c9f-449e-b4d6-4fd410dae5a4.jpg?v=1670939041&width=1080)
The Plight of Jewish Relics During WWII
While it's often difficult to think past the sheer human loss of the Holocaust, it's still relevant and deeply saddening to think of the Jewish history and culture lost at the same t...
Read more![The History of the Carousel Horse](http://store.buckscountyestatetraders.com/cdn/shop/articles/CH_TN-1.jpg?v=1677182917&width=1080)
The History of the Carousel Horse
The smell of butter, funnel cake, cotton candy, & chocolate hit your nose. The sounds of laughter, bells ringing, and that familiar voice saying; "Steeep-Rite-Up, who wants to take a shot at w...
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Nautical Myths & Superstitions
Of nautical and maritime superstitions, there are many. While many have no discernible origin (other than "believed to bring back luck"), there are many more used to ward off the unfortunate fates...
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The Hudson's Bay Company Point Blanket and the Canadian Fur Trade
Chartered in 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company is one of the world's oldest incorporated companies. Based in England, it was a Canadian company that also established a de facto government to manage th...
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Chinese Export Porcelain & Other Chinese Antiquities
When people think of Asian decorative arts, they most often think of what is known as Chinese export porcelain, wares produced specifically for a vast and eager audience outside of China. While for...
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The History of the Barber Pole
You see them, hanging on the exterior of a building, or maybe through a picture window of a store. The red white and blue stripes lit up, spinning and seen from blocks away. The Barber Pole. Natu...
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Antique American Furniture, By Region - Part 2
Another set of holidays have arrived, and with it, opportunity anew to investigate your relatives' furniture! If you haven't already, or even if you have, it may be fruitful to read Part 1 of this ...
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