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Antique Chinese Blue Glazed Porcelain Vase Electric Lamp. It is medium light blue and ca.1920 with mouse handles and an old wood base. Height: 10.25″ (top of vase – not whole lamp). See images.
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Rookwood Pottery. (Photo from www.bargainjohn.com) When you're looking to make money buying and selling antiques & collectibles, it's important to take note that Collectors of art pottery will usually stop at nothing to purchase the pieces they desire. So pottery is second to fine art on my list of treasures to find. I have many success stories to share with you and hopefully after reading this blog you will be sharing yours with me in the future. It was only after attending an auction at... Read Full Story
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2005 Mathews Outback RH 60# to70 # pounds. in excellent condition, one small scratch by handle. ( see photo) It has two draw lengths 271/2'' @ 80% let off, and 27'' @ 65% off .
31.5'' axle to axle length, brace eight 7.5'' , mass weight 4.5# pounds
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Boch Freres Crackled Enamel vase, 10 1/4 inches, offered at Cincinnati Art Galleries' June 7, 2008 auction. Its estimate is $1,000-$1,500. Some pottery can bring in great prices at auction, and one of these is the collectible Belguim pottery, Boch Freres. Several pieces will go to auction June 7, 2008 at the Cincinnati Art Galleries as part of their summer offering. These vibrantly decorated pieces can be a real prize, and pre-1940’s pieces are sought after by collectors worldwide. The mark... Read Full Story
by Daniel McGonagle
If you collect antique furniture and have run into difficult economic times, perhaps it is time to look at that hobby as an investment that you can now cash in on. Shifting gears from hobby to income takes some real willpower but it can be done.
When I was a young lad, my mother dragged me all over to antique shops to examine Lalique vases and antique clipper-ship paintings. She bought low and sold high to help make mortgage payments during tough financial times. I... Read Full Story
by Donnie Boots
Did you know that you can add style to your home with even a few pieces of distinctive antique furniture? There are numerous questions to answer and things to consider before you buy that special period antique. How many? How much? What style? Where will you put it? Why do you want it? How do you even know if it is an antique? If an article of furniture is more than 100 years old and still has use and value, it is an antique.
When you want to to buy antique furniture... Read Full Story
I'm happy to announce a giveaway I'm having this week for Carol Prisant's (she's author of the Antiques Roadshow Primer ) book Good, Better, Best . I can't wait to thoroughly read this over the holidays, because Antiques are always something I've been interested in, but I'm just too intimidated to actually purchase because I know so little about them. But this is a really good guide that doesn't require you to bite off more than you can chew, and it gives you the history and selling points of... Read Full Story
Exquisite Scagliola Tabletop Depicting a Scene from the Hunt
We have so far introduced a number of tabletops that use stone as their primary decorative ingredient, whether it be the tesserae of mosaic or pietre dure of marble inlay. An new art form that ensued was Scagliola, where imitation stone is created by combining ground selenite with water, animal glue and natural pigments. The resulting mixture is spread or, once hardened, carved into and engraved with a particular design. Finally... Read Full Story
This is going to be fun, because you see, I went back to visit Historic Chippewa City in Montevideo , Minnesota with my best friend Cindy who said she loves history, but refused to enter the building with the horse-drawn antique hearse.
"There's a spirit in there," she said, "and if you take a picture of the casket, you're going to see an orb ." Cindy has a flair for the dramatic, but she was true to her word and wouldn't come near the thing. I was delighted and surprised that... Read Full Story
French Canopy Beds originated from medieval England and Europe. Today people buy them for their looks, while in the past they served a practical purpose of preventing bugs, spiders, and flys from entering into your sleeping quarters. In Primitive times, the roofs of the homes were not in the best shape, letting the rain, bugs and dirt into your home. Bed fabric panels also added a privacy wall, from the common home where separate rooms was not common in medieval times. Privacy panels were... Read Full Story
