With magnificent photographs by the bestselling photographer Joshua Greene, Almost Antiques will build on the success of Penguin Studio’s classic Antiques for the Table. It opens up to collectors a new frontier–the fine china, glass, and silver of 1890 to 1940, easy to find and still affordable–in an exciting overview of four coexisting design movements: Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Beaux Arts, and Art Deco. This is the first tableware book to mix and match these increasingly popular styles for tabletops, which are unerringly fresh and original. The period homes and haunts of the rich and stylish, from Hollywood’s imagemakers to Detroit’s barons of industry, create au courant backdrops for the settings: readers are invited to sit at the captain’s table aboard the Queen Mary, mix a cocktail in Edsel Ford’s moderne bar, join Frank Lloyd Wright for dinner, and toast the New Year at Mabel Dodge Wilson’s mansion. Complete with a resource guide and directory of sites, Almost Antiques
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A lot has changed in the world of antiques and collectibles since the collecting world was introduced to Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 25 years ago. However, in all that time this guide has maintained unequivocal reliability of pricing and data, depth of coverage in key antiques and collectibles categories, and rapid response to the changing needs of the collecting community. With more than 5,500 color photos (more than any other price guide), newly updated listings and broad range of categories, this guide more than lives up to its
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This comprehensive sports memorabilia price guide provides a broad overview of collectables organized by sport for all collectors. With a strong emphasis on older, more valuable items, collectables covered include balls, bats, posters, cereal boxes, trading cards and retail
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Tune in to this excellent book on restoring, repairing, and refinishing those charming radios of the past. Discover an exciting program of basic, easy-to-follow techniques for repairing circuitry, troubleshooting, and cleaning up those radio
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Marbles evoke memories of childhood and simpler times; perhaps this is why they are collected with such enthusiasm! Marble fans won’t want to go without this fantastic reference, which has been the standard collecting guide since its first publication nearly 35 years ago. Collecting Antique Marbles not only provides up-to-date pricing information, it provides collecting tips and advice on the hobby every collector should know.This long-awaited 4th edition provides a full-color look at the rarest and most collectible marbles in the world, aiding in identification and giving marble enthusiasts an eyeful of what’s out there. A history of marble types and manufacturers is included in the book, as well as important information on spotting fakes and reproductions. A new chapter on Carpet Bowls joins updated chapters on German Swirls, Onionskins, Clambroths and Indians; Lutz; Sulphides and End-of-Day; Transition and Machine-Made, and many
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Whether you’re new to the world of antiques, or an experienced collector, you’ll find loads of useful, money-saving information between the covers of this book. For more than three decades, nationally syndicated columnist Mark A. Roeder has been collecting, buying, and selling antiques. It’s all here, from Ebay to household sales, from great finds to reproductions, virtually everything you ever wanted to know about antiques. This guide will pay for itself several times over by steering you away from mistakes and toward antiques and collectibles that will bring not only profit, but years of enjoyment. If you’re a lover on antiques, this guide is a must for your
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Readers will be enlightened by the comprehensive information they’ll find in this all-new collector’s guide from America’s most trusted source, Antique Trader.There are thousands of types of lamps and lighting devices that have been produced over the past 200 years and this new book brings together current pricing information on all the major varieties.Detailed descriptions of 2,000 items, highlighted by more than 300 black and white photos, will provide background on everything from primitive Betty lamps and whale oil lamps through the great variety of Victorian kerosene lamps, as well as colorful and unusual lighting from the first half of the 20th century.Detailed descriptions and photographsCovers lamps from the past 200 yearsUp-to-date pricing and accurate background for
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The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Chinese Furniture is a survey of these collectibles—from the very best hardwood pieces featured to standard softwood specimens still available on the Asian market. The book presents an overview of carving styles, wood types, regional variations, class distinctions and restoration techniques.With this renewed interest in antique furniture, a forgery market has emerged. Thousands of factories in southern China are churning out brand new or refurbished furniture and passing them off as antiques. Chinese Furniture unearths these forgeries and serves as an indispensable reference guide to
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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
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All John Deere collectibles, from a few rare items including tin dealer signs to the commonly collected coffee mugs are identified, priced and described in this full-color book. Of the thousands of listings in this great guide to “Green” featured items include modern dealer signs and displays, paper products/ephemera items, petroleum pieces, toys and models, and tools.Delve into the history and collectible-rich legacy of the Green tractors that draw devotion from farmers and non-farmers alike. All John Deere collectibles, from the most rare to the common are identified, priced and described in this book, to aid in your collecting endeavors and historical appreciation.Featured items include:Dealer signs and displays Paper products/ephemeral itemsPetroleum piecesToys and
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