January 07: Current prices
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.
Cast-iron boot jack, grasshopper shape, red paint, elongated feelers with curly ends to hold boot, 3 x 10 x 5 inches, $25.
Political, poster, Register/Vote, image of Martin Luther King Jr. and American flag, Somebody Paid the Price for Your Right, Millenium Group, 1976, 22 x 16 inches, $125.
Glass paperweight, Baccarat, sulphide, blue tint inside, gold tone bust of Martin Luther King Jr. inside, faceted with 10 round panels, marked, 1970s, 2 3/4 inches, $155.
Furniture, table, drop leaf, Chippendale, cherry wood, two shaped leaves, tapered square legs, 18th century, 28 x 34 x 35 inches, $250.
Postcard, Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, Distinguished Civil Rights Leader, portrait, first day cover with King's image on stamp, postmarked Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13, 1979, autographed by Rosa Parks with date 1982 $375.
World War I poster, Sew the Seeds of Victory, Plant & Raise Your Own Vegetables, National War Garden Commission, Washington, D.C., woman in American flag dress planting seeds, signed "James Montgomery Flagg," 1918, 33 x 22 inches, $415.
Toy, musical tumbler, drum rolls and plays music, pulled by horse, two clowns, one drives, other sits on drum and plays trumpet, tin, handpainted, windup, Germany, 13 inches, $615.
Salesman's sample, Howard Plow, wood, metal, with advertisement picturing an image of the plow, late 19th century, 8 inches, $750.
Jewelry, belt, 19 scarabs, carved Czechoslovakian glass, marbled colors, in brass frames with art deco rays, repousse scarab links between, filigree medallion buckle, Egyptian Revival, Joseff of Hollywood, buckle 4 inches, belt 38 inches, $1,125.
Majolica vase, Shrewsbury pattern, Minton, white Tudor Rose and green palmette decoration, cobalt blue ground, baluster form, footed, four applied strap handles, impressed "Minton" on base, 19th century, 9 inches, pair, $1,640.