Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide

Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide
Author: Nadja Maril
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Lamps
ISBN: 9780764308543

Many basic questions confronting antique lamp buyers, from "Where do I look for a manufacturer's signature?" to "How do I distinguish reproductions from originals?" are answered here. Using color photographs and catalogue illustrations, a wealth of information is presented including buying or selling old lighting, restoration issues like rewiring, practical uses for fixtures originally made for gas or oil, and restoring and protecting metal finishes.

Pictorial Price Guide to American Antiques

Pictorial Price Guide to American Antiques
Author: Dorothy Hammond
Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002-04
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781851494248

Provides a comprehensive price guide to American antiques and objects made for the American market.

Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass

Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass
Author: Gene Florence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2003-08
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574323535

Gene Florence now presents this completely revised 16th edition, with the previous 133 patterns and 11 additional patterns, to make this the most complete reference to date. With the assistance of several nationally known dealers, this book illustrates, as well as realistically prices, items in demand. Dealing primarily with the depression glass made from the 1920s through the end of the 1930s, this beautiful reference book contains stunning color photographs, vintage catalog pages, updated values, and a special section on reissues and fakes.

Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 927
Release: 2008-12-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219249

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo among others.

Antique American Frames

Antique American Frames
Author: Eli Wilner
Publisher: Quill
Total Pages: 242
Release: 1999
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780380802210

As recently as the 1980s, frames from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were routinely thrown away, even by experienced gallery owners. The value of these antique frames is now widely recognized, and some frames command prices of $30,000 and higher -- often more than the artwork they hold. Whether you've already discovered the beauty and value of old frames, or have yet to find the hidden treasure in your own attic, the second edition of ANTIQUE AMERICAN FRAMES will bring you a wealth of up-to-the-minute information, including: -- The latest prices -- Tips for spotting a valuable frame -- Detailed descriptions of frames with identifying photos -- Historic information on period frames -- Trade secrets on cleaning and restoration -- A new chapter on collectors and collections -- More than 100 photographs, including an eight-page full color insert.

Mr. Antiques' Basic Book of Antiques

Mr. Antiques' Basic Book of Antiques
Author: George Michael
Publisher:
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2002
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780873494137

The who, what, where, and how much of antiques and collectibles - everything needed to get started - is presented in this introduction to collecting. With nearly 60 years of experience in buying and selling, appraising, and lecturing on the topic, author George Michael has rightfully earned the title of Mr. Antiques. He again shares his half-century of experience in one handy and easy to use volume. Furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, and more are covered in this definitive book - written especially for the novice. The comprehensive chapters include historical information, manufacturing techniques, collecting guidelines, glossaries, and samplings of prices to round out the category. A longtime PBS personality, Mr. Antiques takes collectors into his world with such ease and comfort that they will not feel like beginners for long.

The Gilded Edge

The Gilded Edge
Author: Eli Wilner
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780811820707

Consider the frame as a work of art itself. This in-depth examination of the beauty and diversity of antique American frames is comprised of diverse essays by curators, scholars, artists, and art lovers. The craft of matching frame to work is beautifully illustrated in the 150 images.