Hislop's Official International Price Guide to Fine Art

Hislop's Official International Price Guide to Fine Art
Author: Duncan Hislop
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Total Pages: 948
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Contains the summarized prices for fine art and sculpture sold at public auction in 2000. Includes oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, prints, miniatures and sculpture. Listings are by artist.

Hislop's Official International Price Guide to Fine Art

Hislop's Official International Price Guide to Fine Art
Author: Duncan Hislop
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780375722141

Contains the summarized prices for fine art and sculpture sold at public auction from August 2005 through July 2006. Includes oil paintings, watercolors and drawings, prints, miniatures and sculpture. Listings are by artist.

The Intrepid Art Collector

The Intrepid Art Collector
Author: Lisa Hunter
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2010-06-23
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0307496228

Ready to upgrade your artwork from framed Monet posters but intimidated by what you see in galleries? In The Intrepid Art Collector, Lisa Hunter shows you how to start a fine art collection without spending a fortune. This accessible, jargon-free resource contains up-to-date information on the most popular original art—everything from photography and posters to African art and animation—including where to find it and how to buy it at a fair price. Easy-to-use checklists help you evaluate original art and steer clear of clever fakes. In addition, Hunter has interviewed top dealers, curators, arts lawyers, and appraisers to bring you the best advice on: • Advantages to buying real art instead of reproductions • Determining if a piece of art is fairly priced • Predicting if an artist’s work will go up in value • Techniques for negotiating a price with a dealer • Developing your artistic taste, so you’ll know if you’ll still love your purchase ten years down the road • How to preserve art in your home • Resources, websites, and magazines that will help you learn more about the market and where to find different types of art

Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money 2010

Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money 2010
Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0375723218

Covering every national bank note issued since 1861, an up-to-date annual resource lists thousands of current national market prices while providing authoritative guidelines for how to buy and sell collectible pieces, a glossary of terms, and listings for paper money publications and organizations. Original.

Don't Call the Thrift Shop

Don't Call the Thrift Shop
Author: Susannah Ryder
Publisher: M. Evans
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2007-02-07
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1461733898

When it's time for a move to a retirement home, a smaller home, or there's a death in the family, how should you manage a lifetime of family heirlooms and cherished possessions? Should that old chest go to the rummage sale, or is it a rare antique? What about jewelry, coins, stamp collections, china, silver, glass, memorabilia, baseball cards and toys? Are they valuable? How can we tell? Who will buy them? What are they really worth? This book is your key to finding the value of everything from diamonds to Teddy Bears, as well as tips about estate planning and appraisals. Find out all about: *the hottest collectibles markets and why some items skyrocket in price *how experts spot a valuable antique *where to get information used by professionals *selling at auctions, estate sales, and on eBay

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2009

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2009
Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2008
Genre: Coins
ISBN: 037572172X

This book is an indispensable, easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2008

The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2008
Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2007-06-12
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 037572169X

Focusing on the world coins most prized by collectors, a handy guide--illustrated with black-and-white photographs--lists more than four thousand prices of coins from more than fifty countries and offers tips on trading, grading, and collecting them. Original.

Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Paper Money 2009

Official Blackbook Price Guide To United States Paper Money 2009
Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2008-06-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0375721711

Covering every single national note issued from 1861 to the present, including Confederate currency, a completely illustrated price guide to U.S. currency includes more than six thousand updated prices, along with tips on trading and collecting and a glossary of monetary terms. Original.

Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2010

Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins 2010
Author: Marc Hudgeons
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2009-06-09
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0375723153

Lists more than four thousand prices of coins from more than fifty countries and offers tips on trading, grading, and collecting them.