Antique and vintage lamps can be easy to underestimate. A lamp may have been sitting on the same table for decades, passed down through a family, or stored away because nobody particularly liked it. Yet some older lamps were produced by important American lighting and decorative-arts companies, while others may have valuable glass shades, bronze bases, unusual construction, or identifiable maker marks. At the same time, appearance can be misleading. A floral leaded-glass shad

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A homeowner may assume that if an estate sale is properly organized and well attended, most of the contents should be gone by the end. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes it does not. A house can still contain a surprising amount of merchandise after the final day of an estate sale, even when the home started with attractive items and plenty of inventory. That does not automatically mean the sale was poorly managed. It can happen for several different reasons, and understanding