Chippendale cabinet sold for $5 million at Christie's

The Smart Collector: Figurines are still collected but have lost value:

"The 18th-century mahogany bureau table sold for $5 million at Christie's recently is one of the highest-priced pieces of furniture ever sold at auction.

Known as the Catherine Goddard Chippendale Block-and-Shell Carved and Figured Mahogany Bureau Table, the piece is attributed to Newport, R.I., cabinetmaker John Goddard. A prime example of his work, the bureau is carved in classic Newport block-and-shell style. A handwritten label indicates the carver made the bureau in 1765 as a wedding gift for his daughter. It remained in her family until 1900."

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Farm Toys

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Graduation mortar board with 1:78 scale models

Farm toy show

Cross Country: Farm toy show can be big business and big fun:

"Toy farm tractors have been around for about 90 years. In the 1970s model farm toys became collector items for hobbyists who fondly remembered their youth, folks who like the sight of the model tractor they used on the farm perched on the mantel or on a shelf and those who like to save things and maybe make a dollar or two at it."