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Antiques dealers are pros at sourcing items that they know will fly off showroom shelves, but what are the kinds of pieces that they’re scooping up for their own homes and private collections, without the intention of reselling? We spoke with six dealers based across the globe and asked them to share reflections on items that they absolutely love but would never envision selling—for practical and aesthetic reasons alike. Some of their choices might surprise you!

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While shopping the World’s Longest Yard Sale, which takes place every August and stretches from Alabama to Michigan, Virginia Chamlee , an antiques dealer and author of Big Thrift Energ

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