Antique Figurines

Antiques Investigator

From Publishers Weekly
Antiques expert Miller has amassed a wealth of information about antiques in her latest book, part of the "Collector's Guide Series" from DK. Covering furniture, ceramics, glass, metalware and collectibles, Miller is guilty of both overreaching and under-performing; that said, she has put together a sound introduction to several areas. Particularly in her overview of major styles and their specifics, such as chairs from the 18th century to the Arts and Craft movement, Miller is confident and informative; however, a less-than-clear presentation and fuzzy details (is the dollar amount cited next to a particular item retail price, value price or original cost?) will frustrate. First published in the UK, American audiences will find several significant gaps: her expertise seems to skew toward the 18th and 19th centuries, leaving America's Art Deco, Art Nouveau and Modern collectors out; for instance, focusing in depth on "18th Century wine glasses," Miller barely mentions pressed or carnival glass. A Photofit section is quite helpful but hardly comprehensive (a section on silver marks doesn't show Paul Revere's, one of the most widely sought-and imitated-of American antiques). Still, beginners and novices will find much to appreciate here, especially if their interests happen to line up with Miller's. Photographs.
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Book Description
From chairs to chests, ceramics to glass, and teddy bears to silverware, learn the tips expert Judith Miller uses to tell a genuine antique from a fake. An international antiques expert, Miller shows how to inspect hundreds of objects and provides all the tools, techniques and tricks to spot a bona fide antique. AUTHOR BIO: Judith Miller is the widely acclaimed antiques and collectibles expert. She has written more than 100 books on antiques and interiors, including her annual Antiques Price Guide and Collectibles Price Guide. She contributes a monthly column on collecting to the financial times.

Antiques Price Guide 2005 (Antiques Price Guide)

From Publishers Weekly
With its color photographs of everything from acajou wood boxes to Zsolny-Pecs ceramic figurines, Miller's whopper of a guide resembles a Sotheby's catalog, except it lists prices. The hefty book will be of use to collectors and buyers in need of a general pricing guide and is divided into categories such as "porcelain," "furniture," "toys and dolls," "film," "decorative arts," "lighting" and "American painting." Miller's prices are "ballpark figures" (for example, a Baccarat ruby cameo crystal vase may fetch anywhere from $1,000 to $1,300) and are based on actual prices checked by consultants. In addition to the many photographed entries, Miller (A Closer Look at Antiques) has included directories of auctioneers and specialists. This phonebook-like volume of over 8,500 antiques may be too general for collectors primarily interested American stoneware, Staffordshire dogs, or other specific kinds of antiques, and the full-page advertisements for auction houses may turn off some readers. Still, this comprehensive guide might be the perfect introduction amateur antiques enthusiasts need.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Book Description
Assessing the value of antiques has never been easier or more enjoyable. Featuring the expert advice of internationally acclaimed antiques specialist Judith Miller, this guide contains the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art. With profiles of over 8,500 antiques and specially commissioned full-color photographs, Antiques Price Guide 2005 is an easy-to-use, practical guide for buyers, sellers, and collectors.

Antiques Price Guide 2006 (Antiques Price Guide)

Book Description
Containing the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art, the Antiques Price Guide 2006 is a practical guide for buyers, sellers, and collectors.

About The Author
One of the world's leading experts in the field, Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960's and has since written more than 80 books, many of which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Since October 2002, DK and Judith Miller have launched several series, including the Antiques Price Guides, Collectibles Price Guides, and the DK Collector's Guides.

Antiques Price Guide 2007 (Antiques Price Guide)

Book Description
Containing the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art, the Antiques Price Guide 2007 is a practical guide for buyers, sellers, and collectors.

About The Author
One of the world's leading experts in the field, Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s and has since written more than 90 books, many of which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Since October 2002, DK and Judith Miller have launched several series, including the Antiques Price Guides, Collectibles Price Guides, and the DK Collector's Guides.

Antiques Price Guide 2008 (Antiques Price Guide)

Book Description
From acclaimed antiques and collectibles expert Judith Miller comes Antiques Price Guide 2008. With the latest prices, market trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, textiles, and jewelry, to pottery, porcelain, silver, and tribal art, this book is the essential handbook for buyers, sellers, and collectors. AUTHOR BIO: Judith Miller began collecting antiques in the 1960s, and has written more than 100 books on antiques and interiors. She is a widely sought after lecturer on antiques and collectibles and is highly regarded by collectors and dealers alike. She contributes a monthly column on collecting to the financial times.

Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: The Complete Guide to Collecting 20th Century Glassware,...

From Publishers Weekly
This lavishly illustrated and enthusiastically written guide to modern collectibles is another success by Prisant (Antiques Roadshow Primer), capturing on the printed page the excitement of the top-rated PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. An excellent introductory essay, "Collecting 101," is a helpful look at the field of collecting itself that includes some tips that even the most experienced collector should remember ("Work on self-discipline"). But this is clearly a book for the novice, and Prisant makes it clear that this is not a definitive work but "a brief overview of the types of collectibles that are brought most often to Antiques Roadshow." Her selection is impeccable, and she provides highly informative chapters on ceramics, advertising, glass, sports collectibles, toys, fashion and textiles, dolls and doll accessories, wristwatches, photography, entertainment memorabilia and furniture. The true beauty of this volume is the hundreds of photographs of the collectibles themselves, everything from Picasso-designed pottery and Miriam Haskell necklaces to a Lou Gehrig-signed baseball and one of Mr. Spock's outfits from Star Trek. Even the more experienced collector will be surprised at the range of artifacts produced in the 20th century.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Thanks to Antiques Roadshow, the highest rated, long running prime-time series on PBS®, with millions of viewers a week, we are a nation seeking fortune in our attics. And thanks to Antiques Roadshow Primer, with 572,000 copies in print, we are highly antiques-literate. But there's another audience out there, too, showing up ever more frequently on Antiques Roadshow--those obsessive, bitten-by-the-bug collectors. Bring on the Maltese Falcon posters!

Celebrating the collectible--that 20th-century object that brings with it less monetary value than passion, nostalgia, quirky appeal, and just plain pleasure--Antiques Roadshow Collectibles focuses on 12 major areas that inspire both the thrill of the chase and the thrill of discovery: furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising memorabilia, sports, glass and pottery, and more. A guide to value rather than price, it is packed with a wealth of information that will help turn any interested flea market fiend into a first-class collector. From the innovative design of Bertoia chairs to the high-quality crafting of costume jewely to the surprising variety of PEZ dispensers, here are 416 pages brimming with information. Bound into the book is a 32-page full-color section, while hundreds of black-and-white photographs illustrate every chapter. There are Antiques Roadshow discoveries, tips from experts and appraisers, the steps to becoming a focused collector--even how to use pieces without compromising their value. After all, isn't it more fun to eat off the Fiestaware?

Antiques Roadshow Primer : The Introductory Guide to Antiques and Collectibles from the...

Product Review
The simple but brilliant attraction of the popular PBS series is that deep down inside, everyone wonders if that family heirloom or flea-market antique in the corner of the living room has any real value. Antiques Roadshow Primer can help you answer that question. Carol Prisant, who writes about antiques and collectibles for Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, and New York, quickly notes in her introduction, however, that this is a primer--an introduction to the basics of antiques--and does not presume to make the reader an instant expert.

In that vein, the focus is on the bread and butter of the antique world: silver, glass, pottery, porcelain, books, paintings, jewelry, rugs, clocks, and furniture. These are the items that are not trendy (Barbie dolls, 1920s beaded bags) and subject to massive fluctuations in price and value. Instead, Prisant points out, they are the types of items that are good for the long haul and, she notes, the front hall. So how do you determine if an heirloom is worth something? The following tips are offered when inspecting furniture: run your fingers underneath or over the back of the piece--very sharp edges and corners indicate recent manufacture. Remove one screw in some inconspicuous spot. An old, handmade screw will have irregular widths between the spirals, running the whole length of the shaft. The slot in the head may be off-center. Look for the distinctive curved pattern left in sawn wood by the teeth of a circular saw--it is one important sign of manufacture after 1840.

Prisant also reveals tricks of the trade for inspecting diamonds: place the gem against your upper lip, she advises. If it's glass--the oldest imitator of a diamond--it will not feel cold at all, while a real diamond will. Definitions are also offered for "antique furniture" (any object 100 years old or older, according to the U.S. government), "used furniture" (secondhand furniture less than 100 years old), and "period furniture" (made when its design was first popular and new; generally the most valuable of antique furniture). At its best, Antiques Roadshow Primer instills a sense of genuine interest and enthusiasm, much like the PBS show, by making the antiques and collectibles world less of a stuffy discussion about an untouchable item behind lock and key and more about drawing connections to the heirloom in the corner. --John Russell

From Booklist
Lines snaking around every major and minor U.S. metropolitan civic center are the hallmarks of PBS' wildly popular Antiques Roadshowand may soon queue at library doors. Why? Appraiser-dealer Prisant, with a lot of help from marketing-savvy Workman Publishing, has extracted some of the best finds and tips and data from the TV series, and has added selected background information. Photographs and illustrations are prolific throughout the 10 chapters; either solo or within a chart, all pictures include annotations as well as narrative "crib sheets." From furniture to books and manuscripts, each section features a broad overview of manufacturing and techniques, makers, "discoveries" from the show, distinguishing characteristics, and clues that will reveal the rarity of the object. Easy on the eyes--and the wallet--as well as the best place to begin serious antiquing. Barbara Jacobs
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Antiques Source Book 2004-2005 (Antiques Source Book)

Book Description
Following the success of the first four editions of this ground-breaking guide, this year's edition continues the high quality, full-color format. Each item is accompanied by a color photograph, measurements and a price, and there is a special section on importing antiques to the United States. This is an excellent reference source for identifying and valuing your own antiques and collectables.

About The Author
Martin Miller has been involved in the antiques business since the 1970s. In 1979 the first edition of Miller's Antiques Price Guide was published and became the bible of the antiques trade. He lives in London, England.

Antiques Sourcebook 2004-2005: The Definitive Guide to Retail Prices for Antiques and...

Antiques:Collectables

Product Description
Collectables offers an astonishing range of antiques of the future. Each object is portrayed in color with description and price range to provide a comprehensive portrait.

ART OF GOLF ANTIQUES A Photographic History of the Art of Golf

Product Description
One of the best ways to understand the history of golf is to witness the design and evolution of clubs, balls, tees, and accessories. The Art of Golf Antiques is illustrated with more than 85 photographs from the United States Golf Association Museum, which houses the largest collection of golf memorabilia in the country. Readers will take a close-up look at the earliest feather golf balls, mid-19th century clubs from the Royal Perth Golfing Society, Ben Hogan's private collection, and much more. Filled with anecdotes and observations from writers, players, and commentators, The Art of Golf Antiques illustrates the tools and traditions of a beloved sport.

About The Author
Gilbert King is the author of Woman, Child For Sale: The New Slave Trade in the 21st Century, which was selected by the Detroit Free Press as one of its ten notable books of 2004. In the award-winning documentary Willie Francis Must Die Again, narrated by Danny Glover, King is interviewed on camera. In addition, King has contributed articles to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Ring Magazine, Playboy, and the San Diego Union. King lives in New York City.

A-Z of Antiques and Collectibles

Book Description
Written by world-renowned antiques authority Judith Miller, this encyclopedia offers over 3,000 alphabetical entries that define: styles, periods, designers, makers and factories; materials and techniques; and what a piece is, how it was used, and when it was most fashionable. Whether your interest lies in Tiffany lamps, teddy bears, Greek pottery, or Gothic Revival style, this is a must-have for anyone interested in antiques and collecting, from the experienced collector to those new to the subject.