THE PIECE: A vintage figural flask, titled "The Apache Dance," made in Germany by Schafer and Vater in the early 20th century. View full sizeThe flask, whose figures are performing the Apache dance, ...

The nightclub band struck up the opening bars of I Have All Paris in My Heart. The master of ceremonies bowed to the wings, and out stepped an old lady with long orange hair, baby-doll eyes, a ...