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

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 the Hardcover edition.

Reader Reviews
This work covers practically every important aspect ofantique collection and evaluation. For instance, the authorspoint toward important evaluative criteria for antiquesincluding overall appearance, condition, finish, color,functionality, attribution, history of ownership and manyother important aspects which indicate value. In addition,the author quantifies value in terms of sentiment,historical significance, aesthetic value, intrinsic value,celebrity status value and market value. The authorprovides examples of collectible items; such as,- Advertising (cigar bands, liquor bottles, ale, bottle caps...)- Sports (signed baseballs, autographs, bats, gloves, cards...)- Toys (Tonka, cast iron, trains, boats, robots i.e. Mr.Machine)- Dolls (mix of saw dust and glue and composite dolls- Watches (movement, jewels, incabloc shields, caliber, hands, crystal and grades from factory new to average- Movie memorabiliaThis book is excellent for a potential collector getting intothe antiques business for the first time.

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