Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 1990-09-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780517580080
Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,92 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 9780517588406
Ralph and Terry Kovel, America's foremost antiques experts, have written a book with a difference about our most popular pastime -- collecting. Whether it is a shelf lined with old toys or a houseful of Art Deco furniture, everyone has a favorite collection.Kovels' Know Your Collectiblesis the ultimate guide to "young antiques" -- collectibles less than one hundred years old. With hundreds of photographs and line drawings, in-depth text, several glossaries, and an extensive subject-by-subject bibliography, this book provides important information you can't find anywhere else. Each chapter ofKovels' Know Your Collectiblesbegins with general advice on how to locate, preserve, and protect your collectibles. The chapters cover a wide variety of objects, including ceramics, dinnerware and art pottery, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, lamps, clocks, toys, paper, tins, advertising material, and old store collectibles. The Kovels tell you how to recognize the value and improve the condition of your collectibles. They provide a wealth of information about individual manufacturers and designers, patterns, styles, artists' marks, and historic curiosities. Whether they are talking about common household objects or rare pieces of recognized value, the Kovels tell both beginning and experienced collectors what they want to know about their most cherished collectibles.
Author : Carol Prisant
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,92 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques roadshow (Television program : Great Britain)
ISBN : 9780761128878
Offers tips on identifying, collecting, and caring for furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising and sports memorabilia, and glass and pottery.
Author : Terry Kovel
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 26,84 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 :
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 9780609801420
For the 1998 market, illustrated.
Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery and Porcelain: 1650 to 1850 (still in print after more than 42 years and 41 printings), Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks is the most comprehensive reference for nineteenth- and twentieth-century marks. Together, the two volumes are an indispensable guide to porcelain and pottery marks of the last four centuries. Also available from Three Rivers Press, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks--Pottery & Porcelain: 1650 to 1850
Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 33,58 MB
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Costume jewelry
ISBN : 9780964668348
Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Porcelain
ISBN :
Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1784726486
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewellery and objets 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, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.
Author : Judith Miller
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 18,1 MB
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 178472839X
*** Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Comprehensive sections cover Ceramics, Asian Antiques, Furniture, Glass, Silver and Metalwares, Jewellery and objets de vertu, Clocks and Watches, Books, Textiles, Toys, Decorative Arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.
