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Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions.

Tea Leaf ironstone butter pat, round, Alfred Meakin, 3 1/8 inches, 8 pieces, $15.

Majolica umbrella stand, Art Nouveau, grapes, brown ground, 23 inches, $120.

Mobilgas toy tanker, tin lithograph, red, white, friction, Japan, box, 8 inches, $140.

Jacquard coverlet, blue, green, red, flowers, by William Ney, Meyerstown, Lebanon Co., Pa., 83-by-83 inches, $210.

Weller Pottery vase, Sicardo pattern, green iridescent, tapered cylinder, paper label, 5½-by-3¼ inches, $275.

Tiffany blotter ends, Bookmark pattern, stamped “Tiffany Studios, New York,” 12-by-2 inches, $300.

Hattie McDaniel photograph, wedding, inscribed to Sister Etta, May 1941, $625.

Sterling silver platter, oval, monogram, Reed & Barton, 1942, 18-by-13 inches, $815.

Hooked rug, horse, flowers, tan and gray ground, c. 1850, 37-by-39 inches, $960.

Lap desk, sea captain’s, rosewood, brass inlay, leather writing insert, folding surface, stand, England, c. 1810, 25-by-20 inches, $2,090.