antique
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Many people want their estate-planning needs handled by their financial adviser rather than an attorney, as they are more focused on protecting their assets than deciding who gets their antique china cabinet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
A collection of antique silver found by chance in a family's attic in Edinburgh has sold for nearly £60,000 at auction.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The house has a wood-paneled office with a coffered ceiling and a brick-floored wine cellar with an antique wine press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
It was there that See grew up, exploring the nooks and crannies of her grandparents’ antique shop, F. Suie One Co.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
She plopped down on the couch, put her feet up on the antique coffee table, and took off her school hat to reveal a short, cropped purple Mohawk.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
“I don’t think she meant to do it, but she did,” said Annette Davis Bradley, owner of Downtown Envy, an antiques store a short walk from the Colleton County Courthouse where Hill presided.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 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
Julian lords over not one but two swanky adjoining townhouses stuffed with antiques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He switched to selling antiques and collectibles, renting space in antique malls, and got back into used books from there.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
There were two men on the floor, in the middle of the crowded antiques shop.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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
If you are using dull coloured carpets and hangings, have your modern reproductions antiqued.
From The Art of Interior Decoration by Wood, Grace
Christine shows me a video on her phone of the two dancing before a funhouse mirror during one of their antiquing excursions; Ness jokes that they’re considering pitching a reality series called “Happi-Ness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
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
“We love to go to estate sales and antiquing together — it’s hard sometimes because we all like the same things!”
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 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
She went antiquing and hung an old washboard on the wall.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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