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FIELD NOTES
Mary Maxim
Sweaters
OBJECT:
From wildlife to sports, if
you could name it, Mary China Platter with 12 Plates
Maxim probably had a
sweater pattern for it. Find SUBMITTED BY: C.S., Downingtown, PA
vintage patterns and
sweaters on ebay.com or PROVENANCE: Inherited from a family
etsy.com and complete kits member
at marymaxim.com.
WHAT IT IS: As hinted by its elaborate
decoration, your gilt-rimmed china is a
late-19th-century Limoges porcelain fi sh take note...
set. “During Victorian times and into the Look for a complete set!
early part of the 20th century, foods such Victorian fish sets
as fi sh or game birds required their own consisted of a large platter,
specifi c plates and utensils for serving,” 12 plates, and bowls for
says appraiser Helaine Fendelman. the accompanying sauces.
“Limoges porcelain has been made in
“Totem Pole”
Comedian Bob Hope was France since at least the mid-1900s, but
famously spotted in this there were also American companies
graphic sweater, one of using the word limoges as a mark,
many patterns with a nod
therefore making it hard to determine
to Canada’s First Nations the specifi c age or origin of your set.”
Cowichan people.
WHAT IT’S WORTH:
$250
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did you know...
The first World’s Exposition (or Fair)
“Angler’s Pride” was held in the Crystal Palace in
Even Murder, She Wrote’s
Jessica Fletcher had Mary London’s Hyde Park in 1851.
Maxim fever while wearing
this sporty sweater and
exploring the boat docks
of Cabot Cove.
Attic Clean Out:
to Keep or Toss?
“Consider the
condition. Even if
“Hoedown” you have something
From bowling and golf to ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
ice skating and square really rare, if the
dancing (above), kitschy OBJECT: example, composer George condition is poor,
sports- and hobby-themed Old Ticket Handel, whose music was the chances are the
sweater patterns covered played throughout the
the gamut. value isn’t going to
SUBMITTED BY: Chicago-based fairgrounds,”
R.H., Sunrise Beach, MO says appraiser Marsha Dixey be there. And go
of Heritage Auctions. “These ahead and get rid
PROVENANCE: Found among special tickets were meant to of those Beanie
his father’s papers; has his be used as a season pass Babies. Sometimes
grandfather’s name on it by exhibitors, press members, these types of
and fair organizers.” She adds
WHAT IT IS: “Out of the millions that the better the condition, collectibles have a
of fairgoers, only 60,000 the more appealing the ticket fl ash value, but it
“Horse’s Head”
Western-themed patterns would have had access to this would be to collectors of never lasts.” ILLUSTRATIONS BY MELINDA JOSIE.
depicted rodeo cowboys type of 1893 World’s World’s Fair souvenirs. MARSHA DIXEY,
and a variety of horse Columbian Exposition ticket
HERITAGE AUCTIONS
designs, such as above. that features a portrait of a WHAT IT’S WORTH:
noted person—in this $45
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