antique
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Over the years, Barton scoured antique shops, bookshops and auctions to add to his collection, which has grown to about 100,000 artifacts owned by Barton and his son Tim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
It also featured what we’d now call a “vintage” kitchen, featuring antique appliances.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
The red and white Victorian farmhouse had belonged to their friend, the late Steve Baker, who served as the city’s longtime historian and had packed the property with thousands of antique relics over his lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Sprawling across 7,190 square feet, the lavish abode also boasts a saltwater pool, a tennis court, a greenhouse, an antique barn, a treehouse, and other features.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
They found nothing until an antique frame and a glass box were discovered in a stairwell near the Salon Carré.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Over time, Miller built it into an architectural wonderland filled with art and antiques gathered in the U.S. and Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The court heard the accompanying paperwork had been typed using a typewriter on paper embossed with an antiques dealers' logo – and even a nine-pence stamp.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Egglestone, who has been in the antiques business for more than 25 years, said the comedian was a pleasure to be around, and the show had boosted visitor numbers.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
When I had to sell my mother’s house to fund her Alzheimer’s care, I stored all of her antiques, scrapbooks, photos and other family heirlooms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
There were two men on the floor, in the middle of the crowded antiques shop.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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Of course, the only caveat is watching the slick show in the antiqued DVD format.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
Do you think it’s OK to have a low-key party to celebrate our child, or is this an antiqued ordeal that needs to go?
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021
Designed by Stephen Rieman and Mark Krasne, the condo features antiqued mirrors, hand-stenciled doors and a wet bar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
Matte, polished, antiqued and brushed give home decorators many options to provide interest and depth.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
I judged that the hand of Time hadn't got to work on that chair yet, but it would as soon as it had antiqued the table.
From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln
Two lamps weren’t just two lamps, but the best outing she spent antiquing with my grandmother before she passed away from Alzheimer’s disease.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024
Later Tunde and his partner, Sadako, are antiquing in a small town outside Cambridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
A one-of-a-kind pillow on the bed was crafted from an antique tapestry discovered during an antiquing adventures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
“My houses have always been my creative, shopping and antiquing outlets — they just combine everything I like to do,” she explains.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
Occasionally she disappears for the day, to go antiquing in the surrounding towns.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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