
How To Value Antiques
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Antiques Price Guide $3.94 Assessing the value of antiques has never been easier or more enjoyable. Featuring the expert advice of internationally acclaimed antiques specialist Judith Miller, this guide contains the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art. With profiles of over 8,500 antiques and specially commissioned full-color photographs, Antiques Price Guide 2004 is an easy-to-use, practical guide for buyers, sellers, and collectors. |
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Collector’s Identification and Value Guide to Antiques $12.97 This book is in Used condition |
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Antiques $34.99 Scott Steele Antiques – Art Print |
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Miller’s Antiques Price Guide $7 For 30 years, "Miller’s Antiques Price Guide" has been the benchmark for authority and accessibility, acknowledged as the most comprehensive illustrated guide to antiques from around the world. The tradition continues in the latest version, now in a larger size that makes identification and valuing easier. It features color photos and in-depth information on more than 8,000 items, and is specifically compiled to reflect the American market, with every image changed from last year’s edition–so it’s up to date with collecting and buying trends. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item, and teach you how to become your own appraiser. Whether you’re buying or selling, a dealer, collector, auctioneer or appraiser, this is the one book you always need near you. |
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Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide $15.62 The world’s bestselling antiques price guide with 8000 new photographs for the 31st edition. You cannot buy or sell antiques without this book. More than 8,000 items are photographed in full- color to makeeach edition of MILLER’S ANTIQUES PRICE GUIDE the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and informative price guide on the market. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewelry and obects de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another and show how to value and item and teach you to be your own appraiser. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects. Whether you’re buying or selling, a dealer, collector or auctioneer, at auction or on-line, this is book is indispensible. |
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Antiques at Auction in America $24.01 o Illustrates more than 4,000 objects and their prices achieved at auction in the US o Includes sections on glass, furniture, ceramics, clocks, toys and dolls, metalware, lighting and Native American collectibles o All new entries, all new prices, all new photographs Now in its twenty-sixth edition, this book showcases a selection of approximately 4,000 individual objects in full color sold recently in the United States at auction.The objects included date from the seventeenth century to the mid-1950s, and range from the relatively common to the rare, from clocks and watches to toys and textiles. The format provides an accurate market value of items sold at auction throughout a twelve month period. Prices have been based on actual sales records from a variety of the most highly respected auction houses in America. Entries are keyed to the auction gallery where an item was sold and the state abbreviation, to allow for regional price variations across the country. This visual method of pricing makes the book indispensable to anyone interested in the field of antiques and collectables; it is recognized as one of the most authoritative and up-to-date references on the market. |
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A Manual of Mending & Repairing Antiques $33.2 Originally published in London 1896. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. A thorough knowledge of the art of repairing, mending, or restoring various objects and antiques is of very great value, since there is no antique business or household in which it is not often called for. Contents include: Materials used in mending. – Mending broken China, Porcelain, Crockery, Majolica, Terra -Cotta, Brick and Tile Work. – Mending Glass. – Wood Shavings in mending and making many objects. – Repairing Woodwork. – Repairing and restoring Books, Manuscripts, and Papers. – Papier-Mache. – Repairing Toys. – Mending Stone-Work, Mosaics, Ceresa Work, Porcelain or Crockery Mosaic. – Repairing Ivory. – Repairing Amber. – Mending India Rubber Shoes and Making Garments waterproof. – Mending Metal-Work. – Repairing Leather Work. – Mending Hats etc by Felting. – Invisible Mending of Garments, Lace and Embroideries. – Mending Mother of Pearl and Coral. – Restoring and Repairing Pictures. – General Recipes. |
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Oriental Antiques & Art: An Identification and Value Guide $3.95 The essential primer on this fascinating hobby. Organized in two parts, Apparel and Textiles to WoodBlock Prints and Canton Enamel to Wood Carvings, this fully illustrated identification guide is lavishly illustrated and contains complete pricing information. |
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Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide $5.34 The 43rd edition of America’s leading price guide on antiques and collectibles, featuring all new "actual" prices in 700 categories and with more than 2,500 photographs "Kovels"’ is the only guide that lists actual prices collected from the previous year’s sales. It is the best illustrated with 2,500 full-color photographs most complete, and easiest-to-use guide to finding the value of what every collector, from the casual hobbyist to the antiques professional, owns or discovers. "Kovels"’ is the "only" source for the most current, actual prices. No website, not even the Kovels’ own, has this information. The most trusted source in the antiques and collectibles pricing business, "Kovels’" also has more tips, marks, logos, and photographs of items in all price ranges than any other book on the market. Organized into 700 categories that cover an enormous range of interests, from Pressed Glass, Pottery & Porcelain, and Jewelry to Furniture, Photography, and Sports Memoribilia, this guide includes user-friendly sidebars, cross-references, and expert insider comments and tips throughout, allowing readers to buy, sell, and collect with confidence. "Kovels’ guides are considered the bibles of the field." "The New York Times" |
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Unitt’s Book of Marks on Antiques & Collectibles $16.46 The Book of Marks: The Canadian Collectors Guide to Antique Manufactureas, Marks, Monographs, Labels, Seals and Other Craftsmen Insignia " Hold old is it? Where was it made? Who made it?" Previously issued as "Unittas Book of Marks," this quintessential guide manufactureras marks and other insignia is the perfect identification guide to Canadian, American and European antiques. Included are marks, monographs, labels, seals and more on antique glass, ceramics, pottery, silver, silverplate and dolls. This new enlarged and updated version has been dramatically expanded to include a wide range of new marks with full identification details. It includes Canadian marks from various provinces providing date of manufacturer. Clear and concise mark replicas provide for quick and accurate identification to your family heirlooms, recent purchase, or prized antique. Fakes and forgeries are discussed, as are the basic rules of authenticating the value and age of both antiques and collectables. Fully indexed for easy reference, the book’s bibliography invites the reader to further explore the collector’s world. |
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Antique Trader Answers to Questions about Antiques & Collectibles $3.94 What’s more exhilarating than opening a newspaper, watching a television program, or listening to a radio show and discovering the doll with dilated, shiny glass eyes peering out from her original dusty cardboard casings recently inherited as a memoir of great aunt Marge is worth more than a "few" thousand dollars? Readers will delight as they peruse Antiques Trader’s Answers to Questions about Antiques and revel in the carefully selected questions and answers taken directly from the popular column "Kyle on Antiques." Author, collector, and pricing expert Kyle Husfloen’s column appearing in Antique Trader Weekly and Collector Magazine & Price Guide divulges expert advice on the what, where and why of interesting antiques and collectibles from a variety of categories glass, furniture, ceramics, artwork, and more. Enthusiasts will compare their treasured valuables with those included and marvel at their value or just reminisce, recalling the charm of bygone era. |
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Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2010 $3.99 America’s leading authority on antiques and collectibles presents the latest, most up-to-date edition of the biggest and best-organized price guide, with 100 percent, all new, actual prices in 700 categories! Now in its 42nd edition, Kovels’ is the only guide that lists actual prices collected from the previous year’s sales. It is the best illustrated – with 2,500 full-color photographs – most complete, and easiest-to-use guide to finding the value of what every collector, from the casual hobbyist to the antiques professional, owns or discovers. Kovels’ is the only source for the most current, actual prices – no Web site, not even the Kovels’ own, has this information. The most trusted name in the antiques and collectibles pricing business, Kovels’ also has more tips, marks, logos, and photographs of items – in all price ranges – than any other book on the market. Organized into 700 categories that cover an enormous range of interests, from Pressed Glass, Pottery & Porcelain, and Jewelry to Furniture, Photography, and Sports Memorabilia, this guide includes user-friendly sidebars, cross-references, and expert insider comments and tips throughout, allowing readers to buy, sell, and collect with confidence. |
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Miller’s Antiques Price Guide: Volume XXVIII $3.95 For 28 years "Miller’s(TM) Antiques Price Guide" has been the benchmark for authority and accessibility, acknowledged as the most comprehensive illustrated guide to antiques from all over the world. The tradition continues in the newest version, which features an expert pool of more than 20 named experts from the UK, USA, and elsewhere who have contributed their expertise. That’s why no buyer or seller can afford to be without this valuable book: it includes 10,000 color items from antiquities to late 20th century. As well as traditional antiques such as furniture, pottery, porcelain, glass, and silver, there’s coverage of all the latest trends in the decorative arts–over 60 subject categories in all. Of special value are the "Miller’s Compares" features where two apparently similar items are analyzed to reveal why one is more valuable than the other. Other special sections give an in-depth look at American silver, Gothic revival furniture, creamware, parian wares, skeleton clocks, American clocks, and quilts (American and European). In addition, Miller’s is positively packed with informative background on price trends, makers to look out for, and historical detail, all presented in a clear, accessible style. |
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Alfriston Antiques $24.99 Alfriston Antiques – Photographic Print |
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Antiques Roadshow Primer: The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the Most-Watched Series on PBS $3.94 The national treasure hunt, Antiques Roadshow is, in its third season, the most popular show on PBS. Every week it draws millions and millions of viewers to the edge of their seats as independent dealers and specialists from the country’s leading auction houses appraise family heirlooms and flea market finds alike. Now this knowledge, authority, and passion is distilled in the Antiques Roadshow Primer, an introductory guide to American Antiques and collectibles. Antiques Roadshow has taught us to look for fortunes in our attics–perhaps to find, as other lucky souls have, an Anna Poole Peale portrait miniature worth $5,000 to $7,000 or a Confederate sword worth $35,000. Focusing on 11 major areas–including Furniture, Painting, Silver, Jewelry, Porcelain, and Toys–the primer addresses the essential things buyers and collectors need to know, covering vital details for each category, such as shapes, styles, and patterns, provenance, periods, and motifs. A 32-page full-color section amplifies each chapter by illustrating numerous examples of styles and techniques, and individual items are fully identified, often with their appraised value. Above all, it helps even first-timers to answer the two key question every collector must face: Is it old? Is it valuable? |
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Antiques Essay $79.99 Antiques Essay – Premium Photographic Print |
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Antiques on the Cheap: A Savvy Dealer’s Tips: Buying, Restoring, Selling $16.9 Get the inside scoop on every aspect of antiquing – buying, cleaning, repairing, embellishing, refinishing, restoring, and selling. Expert advice for getting great deals at auctions, flea markets, and shops, and how to spot items that can be repaired to increase their value. Advice for selling antiques at flea markets, on consignment, and in shops is included. |
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Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide: America’s Bestselling and Most Up-To-Date Antiques Annual $3.94 America’s most respected authorities on antiques have compiled the biggest, most thorough, and best-organized price guide on the market, featuring 42,000 appraiser-approved ACTUAL prices in 700 categories–and more than 2,500 color pictures Everyone from the casual collector to the antiques professional can find the value of what he or she owns quickly and easily with the help of Kovels’–the most trusted price guide available, now in its 41st year and better than ever. Kovels’ has consistently outsold all other guides based on its reliable, up-to-the-minute, well-organized, and wide-ranging information. It features more tips, marks, logos, information, and photographs–of items in ALL price ranges–than any of the competition. And unlike other guides, Kovels’ lists only the actual prices for which items were purchased, not dealers’ estimates. Organized into categories that collectors most want, from Depression Glass, Dolls, and Jewelry to Furniture, Porcelain, and Sports Memorabilia, this photo-filled guide includes user-friendly indexes, cross-references, and expert comments and tips throughout, empowering users to buy, sell, and collect with confidence. |