Category: Antiques and Collectibles

For first-time bidders mystified and intimidated by the auction process, Best Bids spells it all out -- from the preview to the bidding and from small country auctions to giant internationals like Sotheby's and Christie's to bidding on the Internet. Readers will learn how to bid, how to consign an object for sale, how to evaluate an item, and how to recognize a fake. Best Bids is filled with illustrated examples and advice from experts in the field and covers twenty-five categories of collecting from Chinese Ceramics, Paintings, Silver, and Rugs to American Furniture, Books and Manuscripts, Am...
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Warman's Roseville Pottery: Identification and Price Guide (Warman's Roseville Pottery: Identification & Price Guide) (Vol i)

By: Moran, Mark

Price: $19.95

Publisher: Krause Publications: March 2004

Seller ID: 42096

ISBN: 087349752X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

No other book is a better substitute for hands-on experience Peering over the shoulder of antiques dealer and author, Mark F. Moran, readers are guided through the world of Roseville Pottery. Captivating history, thorough condition reports, real-world prices, reproduction alerts--this sweeping guide is more than a standard price guide. With detailed descriptions of the pieces listed--right down to the length of hairlines and the position of flea-bite nicks--this essential reference guide offers the most accurate information. More than 1,200 color photographs displaying the beauty and brillian...
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How to Recognize & Refinish Antiques for Pleasure and Profit, 4th Edition

By: Peake, Jacquelyn

Price: $12.95

Publisher: Globe Pequot: October 1997

Seller ID: 61848

ISBN: 0762701145

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Very Good

This engaging primer presents all the information needed to refurbish and sell authentic antiques including milk-paint finishes, caring for refinishing materials, and a discussion of whether it is best to first repair or refinish.
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Antiques of the Future

By: Roberts, Lisa S.

Price: $14.95

Publisher: 'Stewart, Tabori and Chang': October 2006

Seller ID: 37365

ISBN: 1584795549

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Talks about a collection of more than 250 everyday items such as lamps, toasters, tea kettles, salt and pepper shakers, all chosen for their exceptional design. Stating that the items that represent the best in design today will become the antiques of the future, this book features products that offer a good combination of form, function and fun.
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Antique Porcelain (Starting to Collect Series)

By: Sandon, John

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Antique Collectors' Club: September 1997

Seller ID: 887

ISBN: 1851492429

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

This text is aimed at collectors starting out. It covers the different sources of porcelain - auction houses, markets and dealers as well as venues to visit where porcelain may be seen and appreciated.
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