Price it yourself! the definitive, down-to-earth guide to appraising antiques and collectibles in your home, at auctions, estate sales, shops, and yard sales
Aides collectors in identifying antiques and determining their value, covering such items as furniture, glass, pottery, silver, and household collectibles.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperResource,
Ã2003.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The mechanics of evaluation
- Connoisseurship: what you need to know to be in the know
- Getting to know all about it: the appraisal process
- Reality check: factors that add and subtract value
- Opinions and the marketplace: why an item has more than one price
- Sleuthing: doing the research
- Practice appraisals
- Lot 1: furniture
- Lot 2: glass
- Lot 3: pottery and porcelain
- Lot 4: silver and other metals
- Lot 5: miscellaneous
- Resource guide: building a library
- Furniture
- Ceramics: pottery and porcelain
- Glass
- Silver and other metals
- Miscellaneous
- Autographs
- Baskets
- Clocks and watches
- Dolls
- Kitchen collectibles
- Sports
- Textiles, fashion, and related items
- Toys
- Other
- Important periodicals and magazines.
