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PA Auctioneer Exam 2026|Well
Revised Questions And Answers
what does patina mean? - correct-answer - age worn finish, sheen produced by
age, wear and polishing
Hummel is famous for what product? - correct-answer - porcelain figurines
what is the most recent form of collectable glass? - correct-answer - pressed glass
how are most furniture styles named? - correct-answer - Named for a prominent
designer at a particular time period
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what is furniture called when it is between two famous time periods? - correct-
answer - Transitional
what is the period of furniture with a cabriole leg? - correct-answer - Queen Anne
period in America, known also as the "cabriole leg" period
what is the period of furniture with a ball and claw foot? - correct-answer -
Chippendale
what period of furniture is famous for inlay? - correct-answer - Hepplewhete, an
inlay means a chisel or puzzle
Correctly list the chronological ages of Chippendale, Empire, Hepplewhite, Queen
Anne, Duncan Phyfe, Eastlake, Victorian. - correct-answer - 1. Queen Anne, 2.
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Chippendale, 3. Hepplewhite (Federal), 4. Duncan Phyfe, 5. Empire, 6. Victorian, 7.
Eastlake
What is Pennsylvania House? - correct-answer - High-end, fine furniture
Advertising collectibles were manufactured and given as what? - correct-answer -
Premiums (promotional items, tokens, proof of purchase or prizes)
Were "premiums" sold? - correct-answer - No, they were given away with
purchases of other items
How pure is silver? - correct-answer - 99.9% or .999 this is fine silver, too soft for
jewlery making
PA Auctioneer Exam 2026|Well
Revised Questions And Answers
what does patina mean? - correct-answer - age worn finish, sheen produced by
age, wear and polishing
Hummel is famous for what product? - correct-answer - porcelain figurines
what is the most recent form of collectable glass? - correct-answer - pressed glass
how are most furniture styles named? - correct-answer - Named for a prominent
designer at a particular time period
,2|Page
what is furniture called when it is between two famous time periods? - correct-
answer - Transitional
what is the period of furniture with a cabriole leg? - correct-answer - Queen Anne
period in America, known also as the "cabriole leg" period
what is the period of furniture with a ball and claw foot? - correct-answer -
Chippendale
what period of furniture is famous for inlay? - correct-answer - Hepplewhete, an
inlay means a chisel or puzzle
Correctly list the chronological ages of Chippendale, Empire, Hepplewhite, Queen
Anne, Duncan Phyfe, Eastlake, Victorian. - correct-answer - 1. Queen Anne, 2.
, 3|Page
Chippendale, 3. Hepplewhite (Federal), 4. Duncan Phyfe, 5. Empire, 6. Victorian, 7.
Eastlake
What is Pennsylvania House? - correct-answer - High-end, fine furniture
Advertising collectibles were manufactured and given as what? - correct-answer -
Premiums (promotional items, tokens, proof of purchase or prizes)
Were "premiums" sold? - correct-answer - No, they were given away with
purchases of other items
How pure is silver? - correct-answer - 99.9% or .999 this is fine silver, too soft for
jewlery making
