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John RUSKIN - Unto This Last - THE DOVES PRESS - 1907 - JOHN DRINKWATER'S COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: RUSKIN, John. TITLE: Unto This Last. Four essays on the first principles of political
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Early 2000s British Books

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Decorative Judaica Passover plate by Heinrich Schwed. Munich, 1924.
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
"Moses, my servant" and surrounded by a verse from the Song of the Sea – "I will sing unto the Lord, for
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Swedish Modern 1930s Cabinet with newly designed pattern “The Emigrants”
By Eugen Höglund
Located in Örebro, SE
famous Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg's novel series of four books - “The Emigrants”, ”Unto a Good Land
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Ivory 'Vendela' Rose Beads with Ethiopian Opals
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Custom Hand Tufted Rug, after Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Rising Falling Flying”. Wool
By ( After ) Sophie Taeuber
Located in Munich, DE
means of the ‘colored relief,’ especially in the last years of her life, using almost exclusively the
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Custom Hand tufted Rug, “Dada Composition" (1920) After Sophie Taeuber-Arp
By ( After ) Sophie Taeuber
Located in Munich, DE
herself by means of the ‘colored relief,’ especially in the last years of her life, using almost
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Custom Hand knotted Rug, after Sophie Taeuber-Arp “Rising Falling Flying”. Wool
By ( After ) Sophie Taeuber
Located in Munich, DE
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33 Star Flag with Stars in a "Great Star" Pattern, Oregon State, ca 1859-1861
Located in York County, PA
the war, which would last until 1865, and the 33 can be considered to be more of a pre-Civil war flag
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19th Century Country French Armoire Du Marriage from Normandie
Located in Dallas, TX
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American Works on Paper, 1880/1930. by Adelson Galleries, Inc. 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
, Sargent, Shinn, Whistler, and others. The generation of artists of the last half of the 19th/early 20th c
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Period Baroque Painted and Gilt Italian Table From the Estate of Cynthia Phipps
Located in Hudson, NY
-1900 (see last two photos) and is most likely French. The tables painted surfaces and gilding are
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Located in Jersey, GB
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Located in York County, PA
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The Root of Kings Evil, 1835
Located in London, GB
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at the Academy, and in 1842 he sent 'The Adoration of the Magi,' 'Suffer little Children to come unto
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