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Week Three
Blackware Plate Description: This is a black glossy and matte, circular, hand-made, 5 3/4" diameter, blackware plate of "feathers" design with circle in the middle. I have owned it since 1992. The name of the artist is Maria Martinez (AKA "Maria Pottery"; or "Maria / Popovi" when she worked with her son). It is approximately 5 3/4" diameter, and is approximately 3/4" high, rounded. It is made of pottery/plate with matte-black design on a polished black surface – her signature pottery called "blackware." It is signed "Maria Popovi" on the back. I think it is in very good condition. It has some minor imperfections in the middle – I don't know if they're scratches/dents, or just imperfections from the artist making the piece.		Sentimental Value Less than $100 $101 to $500 $501 to $2,000 More than $2,000

Secretary Description: This oak secretary has been in our family for more than 30 years. It is in good condition, and has 5 shelves, 3 drawers and several compartments behind the door. It has some beautiful wood detail on the door and above the mirror. It stands approximately 72 inches tall (including mirror) and is approximately 38 inches wide.	Sentimental Value Less than $100 $101 to $500 $501 to $2,000 More than $2,000

"Cosmopolitan" Advance Printing Description: Attached are photos of two small booklets I obtained at an estate sale last year. They were not a steal as I paid over $100 for the set but I have a hunch (hope?) that the purchase was not in vain. The teal colored booklet is titled "Keep Out of the Kitchen" by Sinclair Lewis. It is "An advance printing from the October, 1929, issue of COSMOPOLITAN". Research has shown this possibly in the $100 range of value. However, the second one has been much harder to pin down. It is a dusky rose or dark coral color and is titled "A Nightingale Flies Home" by Ruppert Hughes. The very best I could do researching only turned this up in a listing of Hughes' works. I couldn't find a value or even a copy for sale anywhere. Each of the books has a pocket on the inside of the rear cover. As I understand it, an advertising page was from the magazine was inserted in this pocket. I only have one ad. It is for Houdaille Shock Absorbers.		Sentimental Value Less than $100 $101 to $500 $501 to $2,000 More than $2,000

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