Author : Deborah Rashkin
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780764313509
Showcases a broad array of horse-related items from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including many striking art deco pieces. Here are figurines, planters, lamps, plates, books and bookends, ashtrays, advertising pieces, glassware, tapestries, vintage pamphlets, illustrations, magazine covers, artwork, show ribbons and trophies, jewelry, belt buckles, and more. Includes tips on collecting, values, index, bibliography.
Author : Don Bingham
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 30,49 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1462904416
Written for both beginners and experienced collectors, this antiques guide provides descriptions of some of the more prized antiques and collectibles, and explains how to find them and how to resell them. How can you recognize depression glass? How do you find valuable antiques at garage sales? And how can you get into the antiques business yourself? Buying & Selling Antiques is the perfect resource for the antiques dabbler, the garage-sale lover, the knick-knack admirer. Written for both beginners and experienced collectors, this guide provides descriptions of some of the more prized antiques and collectibles, and explains how to find them an how to resell them. The authors offer insiders' tips on cleaning and repair, auction strategies, how to set up displays and how to find the best markets for your wares. Buying & Selling Antiques and Collectibles is the indispensable guide for those who plan to start their own antiques business or who hope to make a little money from their hobby.
Author : Peter Sutton-Smith
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Glassware
ISBN : 9781550418668
The Book of Marks: The Canadian Collectors Guide to Antique Manufacture's, Marks, Monographs, Labels, Seals and Other Craftsmen Insignia Hold old is it? Where was it made? Who made it? Previously issued as Unitt's Book of Marks, this quintessential guide manufacturer's 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.
Author : Patricia Robak
Publisher : Schiffer Military History Book
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,67 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780764307911
A remarkable array of accessible and affordable dog-related items, dating from the early 19th to the mid-20th centuries. From portraits to postcards, Staffordshire to celluloid, Berlin work to buttons, everything in this compendium of over 430 color photographs relates to dogs and the people who loved them. Also included are an essay tracing the popularity of various dog breeds over an 80-year period, values for all items, bibliography, and detailed index.
Author : Dennis L. Prince
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2004-11-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071762736
Dennis Prince teams up with antique and collectible expert Lynn Dralle to provide all the information necessary to reap the huge benefits of selling antiques and collectibles on eBay. Written by an eBay Power Seller whose earnings topped $20,000 a month, this book helps you: Research types--and eras--of antiques and collectibles Find the best merchandise Use language that gets buyers to pay the most for the seller's items Price strategically. . . and much more!
Author : Joe L. Rosson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 33,78 MB
Release : 2003-03-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0060096845
A guide to appraising antiques and collectibles at home, at auctions, estate sales, shops, and yard sales.
Author : Robert Alfred Wilson
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 19,66 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1602399859
A new edition of the classic guide to book collecting includes a new section on Internet resources.
Author : Frank Farmer Loomis IV
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 39,23 MB
Release : 2005-09-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780896891586
Master Antique Styles Painlessly &break;&break;Not sure how to tell Chippendale from Queen Anne, or Art Deco from Art Nouveau? Learn the easy way with the author's entertaining style. Frank Farmer Loomis IV is an expert communicator who knows how to engage students with anecdotes and humor. If you're looking for clear, simple explanations rather than unpronounceable terms like corbeille a fleurs (flower basket) or sang de boeuf (red glaze), you've come to the right place, as he will "demystify all the perplexing twaddle" for you. And while you're learning, discover your antiquing personality and how antiquing can reduce stress. &break;&break;A User-Friendly Reference for Antiquers &break;&break;Master 16 major antique furniture styles and the six main woods &break;&break;Use furniture styles to identify and date other antiques &break;&break;Learn the various types of china, silver, pewter, and their marks
Author : Terry Kovel
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 44,75 MB
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780762481743
The 2023 Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available -- with 12,500 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs -- from the most trusted name in the industry. The Kovels are the most trusted source for both the casual and expert collector. With 12,500 actual prices and 2,500 full-color photographs, the guide also features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, and up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photographs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with prices based on actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlike other guides, which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items, Kovels' covers all American and international items and includes reasonably-priced goods. The book is organized by categories most sought-after by collectors, including depression glass, dolls, jewelry, furniture, porcelain, and sports memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, and expert commentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and price their own antiques.
Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 1990-09-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780517580080
