Below are the answers
to the antiques trivia questions that have appeared on my Home Page.
The newest one is in red.
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What is Favreil?
A type of glass invented by Louis C. Tiffany and used in making his
lamps.
What is a kugel:
The first glass Christmas ornament.
What is Beaumontage?
A filler used in restoring furniture.
Who was Charles Lock Easklake?
The author of Hints on Household
Taste, the book that revolutionized
American interior design.
Why did people
use chocolate pots?
To serve hot chocolate, a favorite drink among Victorians in winter.
Who was Thomas
Chippendale?
Thomas Chippendale was an English designer who worked in England.
American furniture craftsmen copied his designs in the late 18th
Century.
What is a solar lamp?
A new type of gas lamp technology that appeared in the 1840s.
What is a
bob?
The brass disc on the end of a
clock pendulum.
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In this handy guide, the Kovels
offer advice on selling a variety of antiques and collectibles in
75 categories, all arranged in alphabetical order. They discuss
everything from where’s the market to appraisals to the proper
procedures for a house sale and dealing with auction houses.
