Antique Ruby Ring

At the front of the room, David C. Morris, of Morris Auctions & Able Antique Buyers, and Jeff Markham, of Markham’s 3rd Generation of Antiques, made appraisals ranging from a few bucks to thousands of dollars. There were gold rings and bracelets. The heirloom ended up with Randal’s great-granddaughter, Barb Karch of Jackson Township, who was one of about 250 people who brought items Saturday to the Stark County District Library’s Fourth Annual Antiques Appraisal Show. “It’s hard to tell people the difference between sentimental value and real market value,” Morris said. Not that the two can’t exist side by side. She also learned she should keep it in the frame to preserve it for future generations of her family. He ended up marching with Sherman to the sea, and in 1897, he presented his wife, Elizabeth, an ornate framed history of his service as “an object lesson in patriotism. For example, Karch learned her great-grandfather’s document was worth about $1,000. Some objects carried family stories.

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Presenting over 1500 lots in two days, Garth's will be looking to capitalize on the seasonal home decor consumer, strong bidder response generated at the January 6-7 Americana Auction, as well as a robust market for antique firearms.

But one notable accident occurred at the 1998 Oscars, when Minnie Driver's ruby bracelet snagged and broke. "A couple dozen rubies went flying. She was on her hands and knees with James Cameron, and luckily they found them all," Katz remembers.

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Jewellery on sale will include a 1920s Art Deco Colombian emerald and diamond ring for £16500, and a gold Burmese ruby and diamond bee brooch from around 1900 for £3850. All exhibitors are members of either the British Antique Dealers Association or

Ruby Bellissino, an artist in Long Beach, Wash., sees spoons in a different light (as well as the spoon's flatware brethren, the knife and fork). To Bellissino, they look like jewelry in the raw. "I look for old flatware, silver or silver plated,