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February, 2018 The Antique Shoppe Page 17
Kovel’s Reports Top 8 Weird Things that Sold in 2017 When you visit the shows and shops that advertise in this newspaper, please

Collectors are drawn to the items they collect for many reasons—use, take the time to tell them you saw their ad in The Antique Shoppe.
artistic value, historical or cultural significance or nostalgia. They collect The only way these businesses know this newspaper works for them is by
glassware, pottery, toys, tools, silver, prints or figurines. But sometimes hearing it from you. It is because of them that you are able to enjoy this edition.
collectors are attracted to the unusual, and they buy items that are
whimsical, unique or odd. Here’s the list they compiled of 8 of the most “out Thanks for reading!
of the ordinary” items that sold in 2017.
1. A gold necklace with real hummingbird
heads: swag-style with three actual
hummingbird heads with glass eyes. Their
beaks protruded from the 14-karat gold
frames made an appearance at the spring
2017 Chicago Antiques + Art + Design
Show. Made in England about 1885-90,
asking price at the show was $36,000.

2. An old trunk for transporting human blood: The 23x22” trunk labeled
“Transporting Human Blood, This End Up, Human Blood, Keep Cool, Must
Not Freeze: sold for $393 at a Rachel Davis auction in Ohio. I-95 LPGA Blvd Daytona New
265 Mason Ave
3. A life-size jointed artist’s mannequin: The 60-inch wooden figure with Dunn Ave Int’l Speedway Blvd RidgewoodAve Peninsula
N Beach St
a carved face was made in France about 1860 and had been admired in a 92 483 Beville Rd Smyrna
Manhattan shop window brought $45,000 at an October Rago auction. 261 400
260 132 Clyde Morris US1
4. An unusual garden entrance made from 421 A1A Beach
whale rib bones: The 146-inch-high, two-rib
arch, from a New Jersey estate, brought 256 5 S Atlantic Ave
Int’l Speedway Blvd
$8,500, well past the $600 to $900 estimate
at a spring garden and architectural auction US1 Ridgewood Ave Peninsula
by Kamelot Auctions in Philadelphia. New Smyrna
92 600
I-4
92 Pioneer Trail NorthCswy Flagler Beach
5. Two amputation kits used by a I-95 Canal 1 44
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44
New York Ave
600
Revolutionary War surgeon: sold together 249 44 10th St Riverside Dr 2 A1A Edgewater
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for $104,147 at an RR auction in Boston. W Park Ave
They had been owned and used by Dr. John Indian River Blvd
Warren, an Army surgeon who saw action 442
at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. NSB ANTIQUE MALL
Dr. Warren became a founder of Harvard
Medical School in 1782. Quality Vintage & Mid-Century Furniture
6. A Victorian diorama of two taxidermy squirrels playing cards at a table: Art - Vintage Toys - Estate Jewelry
sold at a William Jenack auction in June 2017, for $4,012. Taxidermists in the From New Smyrna’s Oldest Antique Shop
19th century created imaginary scenes to display. This entertaining diorama
is 15 inches high by 18 inches wide. 419 Canal Street • 386-426-7825
7. A phone used by Adolph www.newsmyrnaantiquemall.com • skd43@cfl.rr.com
Hitler during World War II: The red Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Siemens dial phone originally had a Spend a day shopping
black Bakelite body and had Hitler’s in New Smyrna Bch.
name engraved on it. The winning 7 Area Antique Shops
bidder paid $243,000 last winter at +Many Fine Restaurants.
Sure to be an adventure!
a Alexander Historical Auctions in
Maryland. It was found in his bunker 1
in Berlin after the war and given to a
British officer.
8. Two “new but crumpled” Coronado Antiques
19th-century porcelain vases:
looked in bad shape but the 23” & Collectibles Mall
high vases were artwork made Over 7,000 sq.ft. of Home Decor, Antiques, Mid-Century Modern,
by Steven Y. Lee. The vases, Nautical & Coastal Furnishings and Much More!
decorated with cobalt inlay
and decals sold for $14,300 at 1433 South Dixie Freeway
a summer Treadway Toomey New Smyrna Shopping Center - (US 1 South)
auction. New Smyrna Beach, FL
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