Antique Price Guides

Antique Trader Lamps and Lighting Price Guide (Antique Trader's Lamps and Lighting Price...

Book Description
Readers will be enlightened by the comprehensive information theyll find in this all-new collectors guide from Americas 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 photographs

Covers lamps from the past 200 years

Up-to-date pricing and accurate background for collectors

Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide

Book Description
Highly sought after and a mainstay at most antique shops, select pieces can be worth $1,000

Insider information, from a recognized authority of Limoges, helpful for establishing an impressive collection

Highly coveted and collectible, Limoges porcelain is one of the few things in life that can look as good after hundreds of years as it did the day it was created. In this full-color, definitive price guide collectors and artisans with a passion for this classic porcelain will find pricing and identifying details and 800 color photos for Limoges:

-Boxes

-TeaPots

-Jardinieres

-Dinner Sets

-Vases and more

Plus, renowned antiques expert Kyle Husfloen highlights fresh collecting details every porcelain connoisseur will find helpful in his foreword.

Antique Trader Metalwares Price Guide (Antique Trader's Metalwares Price Guide)

Book Description
The one and only comprehensive collectible metalwares price guide has been completely revised and updated. With more than 1,400 entries, every major type of collectible metal from aluminum to tin and tole is covered. Each category includes detailed entries highlighted by numerous black and white photographs, as well as a 16-page color section.

Also features an introductory section on aluminum from expert author, Dannie Woodard; a glossary of selected metalwares terms; a bibliography; and an appendix that provides guidelines to understanding markings on common metalwares. Expanded sections on silver flatware patterns, both sterling and silver plate, are also included.

Drawing from specialists and current auction sales, this volume is a unique and valuable reference for collectors, dealers, appraisers, and researchers.

Completely revised and expanded

More than 1,400 entries, including aluminum, tin and tole, and silver

From expert authors Mark Moran and Antique Trader™ Weekly editor-at-large, Kyle Husfloen

Antique Trader Oriental Antiques and Art : an identification and price guide 2nd edition

Antique Trader Oriental Antiques and Art: An Identification and Price Guide

Book Description
The high quality and timeless tradition of Far Eastern treasures is brilliantly displayed in this new identification and price guide from Antique Trader. Capture the mystery, the power, and the intrigue of the Orient and the Asian culture with this expertly crafted guide providing a wealth of information collectors will need to catalog and evaluate their collection.

Historical backgrounds, current values, and detailed descriptions are included for unique treasures ranging from apparel and textiles, jewelry, rugs and carpets, Chinese porcelain and pottery, to furniture, paintings, and Japanese porcelain and pottery. More than 650 photographs make identification of these truly exquisite treasures quick and easy.

* Explore the Far East with more than 650 photographs * Each section includes historical backgrounds and detailed descriptions * Current market values for Asian treasures

About The Author
Mark F. Moran is an antiques dealer and author specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, prints, and paintings. In addition to compiling reference books on antique American and European furniture, metalwares, clocks, and sterling silver flatware, he has written for numerous national antiques magazines covering shows and auctions. Mark is also author of Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware: Value & Identification Guide and Warman's Tobacco Collectibles and contributing editor to Antique Trader? Clocks Price Guide and Antique Trader? Metalwares Price Guide. He resides in Rochester, Minnesota.

Antique Trader Perfume Bottles Price Guide

Product Description
A precious commodity since ancient times, the powerful presence of perfume lies not in the fragrance alone, as you’ll discover after spending just a few minutes with this beautiful new reference to the regal world of antique and vintage perfume bottles. Each of the bottles in this book (which includes commercial successes such as Avon and Coty, and high-end spectacles including Chanel No. 5 and Lalique) is represented in a stunning color photo, accompanied by recent auction and realized pricing, plus, production information to assist with accurate identification of these classic containers.

Antique Trader Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide (Antique Trader Pottery and...

Book Description
"Features both U.S. and European produced items, giving collectors the most complete guide to pottery and porcelain

Appeals to active auction market - pottery and porcelain category represents nearly 210,000 auctions on the largest online site

Most comprehensive full color guide on the market

Collectors and dealers of prestigious pottery and porcelain ceramics will see their collections in a new light thanks to the colorful new edition of Antique Trader Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide. Coverage of U.S. and European-produced pieces from the 18th century through the mid-20th century involves: *Access to more than 13,000 listings including current values and detailed descriptions *Historical details and collecting tips, to aid collectors in the search for greater knowledge of their hobby *3,300 color photos, useful in identifying rare pieces and accurately identifying specific makers items

Perfect for new collectors, expert enthusiasts, dealers and appraisers, this new edition will help anyone make better collecting decisions." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Antique Trader Price Guide to Antiques and Collectors' Items - Fall 1975

Antique Trader Price Guide to Antiques and Collectors' Items - Fall 1978

Antique Trader Radio and Television Price Guide

Book Description
The world of antiques and collectibles continues to celebrate the Golden Age of radios and the heyday of television. Antique Trader Radio & Television Price Guide provides accurate and updated pricing information from trusted auction and dealer sources, while leading collectors on a journey of entertainment history with 1,000 full-color photos.

This handy and easy-to-read resource includes production details on radio consoles from Philco, RCA, Zenith, Emerson and others. Radio listings cover models from the 1920s through the 1950s, with special attention on the art deco designed Bakelite and Catalin models -- the Cadillac of today's radio collecting market. Listings give collectors updated details they need, including pricing and production background for televisions manufactured between the 1930s and 1970s. From furniture-style radios of the past to space-age television models of the 1970s, this reference will get collectors tuned into this fun field of collecting.

-1,000 beautiful color photos assist in identification

-Current pricing information from auction and dealer sources offers a well-rounded resource

-Covers 30 years of radio and 40 years of television production

Antique Trader Royal Doulton Price Guide

Book Description
Enthusiastic online auctions - grew from a few thousand five years ago to more than 10,000 daily auctions today

Includes rare stoneware pieces from Royal Doulton

This comprehensive guide captures all the prestige and rich history of Royal Doulton, and delivers the expert pricing and product details needed by today's collectors. With nearly 200 years of bone and fine china production, the craftsmanship and hand-painted detail of Royal Doulton figurines and stoneware pieces is unmatched and highly valued. This expertly written book offers: *Details of how a small English company became one of the most highly respected manufacturers of fine china *5,000+ listings and 2,500 color photographs to assist with assessing collections *Detailed coverage of the entire Royal-Doulton line

Antique Trader Salt And Pepper Shaker Price Guide (Antique Trader)

Book Description
Collecting salt and pepper shakers is a hobby with a little something for everyone. Whether you fancy figurals, go-togethers, hangers, kissers, nesters, stackers or long-boys, you'll quickly discover the pricing and identifying details you need in Antique Trader Salt and Pepper Shaker Price Guide. This go-to guide will help you easily assess your favorite collectible condiment containers.