HowExpert Guide to Antiques and Collectibles
HowExpert Guide to Antiques and Collectibles

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2024-08-10

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1962386961

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Unlock the secrets to the fascinating world of antiques and collectibles with the HowExpert Guide to Antiques and Collectibles: The Ultimate Handbook for Identifying, Valuing, and Preserving Antiques and Collectibles. This comprehensive guide is your ultimate resource for everything you need to know about collecting, from identifying and valuing precious items to preserving and caring for them. What You’ll Discover Inside: - Chapter 1: Introduction - Welcome to the world of antiques and collectibles, where you'll explore the significance and appeal of collecting and how to make the most out of this guide. - Chapter 2: Understanding Antiques and Collectibles - Learn the key definitions and distinctions, delve into the historical significance and cultural value of collectibles, and explore various categories and types. - Chapter 3: Identifying Antiques and Collectibles - Master the art of recognizing authentic items with insights into common marks and signatures, distinguishing features by category, essential tools and techniques for identification, and avoiding common pitfalls. - Chapter 4: Valuing Your Collection - Discover the factors affecting value, various appraisal methods, valuable resources for valuation, understanding market trends, and tips for maximizing value. - Chapter 5: Preserving and Caring for Antiques - Protect your treasures with proper storage techniques, effective cleaning and maintenance tips, strategies to prevent damage and deterioration, the difference between restoration and preservation, and safe handling practices. - Chapter 6: Buying Antiques and Collectibles - Navigate the market with confidence by learning where to find antiques, tips for successful negotiation, the ins and outs of auction houses, markets, and online platforms, evaluating sellers and sources, and understanding auction etiquette. - Chapter 7: Selling Antiques and Collectibles - Prepare items for sale, set the right price, discover the best selling venues and platforms, learn how to market your collection, and master the art of negotiating sales. - Chapter 8: Historical Context and Case Studies - Be inspired by famous antiques and their stories, lessons from notable collectors, unique case studies, the impact of historical events on collecting, and how to research your antiques. - Chapter 9: Legal and Ethical Considerations - Understand provenance, navigate the legal aspects of buying and selling, adhere to ethical collecting practices, deal with fakes and forgeries, and comply with import and export regulations. - Chapter 10: Building and Managing Your Collection - Start and expand your collection with tips on organizing and cataloging, diversifying your collection, securing insurance, ensuring the security of your collection, and planning for the future of your collection. - Chapter 11: Connecting with the Collecting Community - Join collectors' clubs and associations, attend conventions and fairs, engage in online forums and social media, network with other collectors, and find mentors and experts. - Chapter 12: Resources and Further Reading - Access recommended books and guides, online resources and databases, museums and exhibitions, educational courses and workshops, and find reliable information to further your knowledge. - Chapter 13: Conclusion - Reflect on your collecting journey, receive encouragement for continued exploration, gain final tips and advice, and look ahead to the future of antiques and collectibles. - Chapter 14: Appendices - Utilize a glossary of terms, checklists for collectors, contact information for appraisers and experts, sample valuation forms, and quick reference guides. With its in-depth content and practical advice, this guide is designed for both novice and experienced collectors. Whether you're just starting your journey or looking to enhance your existing knowledge, the HowExpert Guide to Antiques and Collectibles provides everything you need to become a confident and successful collector. Dive into the enchanting world of antiques and collectibles and discover the treasures that await you. HowExpert publishes how to guides on all topics from A to Z.

HowExpert Guide to Collectibles
HowExpert Guide to Collectibles

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2020-09-05

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1648914527

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Step into the world of Super Collectors! Whether you are a new collector or adding on to a valued collection, HowExpert Guide to Collectibles: 101+ Tips to Find, Buy, Sell, and Collect Collectibles, is a must-have book that will follow you through the stages of becoming a Super Collector! Starting a collection is more than a hobby; for many, it is a lifestyle. It starts with receiving an item that invokes the curiosity and starts a passion for wanting to learn more. On the pathway of collecting, there is a community of people that share that same joy. This community of peer groups is made up of fan clubs, conventions, and even holidays, like National Slinky Day, on August 30th. Inside this guide, readers will find advice on starting and building a collection, cleaning antiques and collectibles, checking for authenticity, and the best advice on buying and selling collectibles. Readers will learn to spot the difference between a collectible and an antique and a replica from an original. As an added bonus, there is the best information on museums and peer groups from across the country. Everything a collector needs to know can be found on the pages of HowExpert Guide to Collectibles: 101+ Tips to Find, Buy, Sell, and Collect Collectibles. About the Expert Charlotte Hopkins is a freelance writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who has been published in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. She is the author of nine books, including her children's books, featuring Pixie Trist and Bo, and her "365 Days" series. She has been published in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. She was also published three times in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, the Shadows & Light Anthology, and Authors for Haiti. She is also a collector of several items. Her first collection was keychains, and today she collects penguins, wooden boxes, miniatures (including miniature books), Magic 8 Balls, journals, and wooden boxes. She just started another collection – pen cups! She has a fondness for writing, photography, astrology, history, museums, and everything purple. HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Picker's Bible
Picker's Bible

Author: Joe Willard

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2011-09-22

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1440231788

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The Science of Scrounging Whether readers are dumpster divers, estate sale addicts or modern archaeologists, this easy-to-use and informative guide to "picking" is guaranteed to improve their antiquing skills. The Picker's Bible provides great tips on where and how to find antiques for the best price. A fun and quick read, the book explains the ins and outs of negotiating price, things to avoid, secrets to success, and how to do it all better than the other guy. There is hidden treasure out there...Picker's Bible will help you find it!

Antiques Roadshow Collectibles
Antiques Roadshow Collectibles

Author: Carol Prisant

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780761128878

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Offers tips on identifying, collecting, and caring for furniture, photographs, posters and illustration art, costume jewelry and wristwatches, dolls, toys, advertising and sports memorabilia, and glass and pottery.

Price It Yourself!
Price It Yourself!

Author: Joe L. Rosson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2003-03-18

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0060096845

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A guide to appraising antiques and collectibles at home, at auctions, estate sales, shops, and yard sales.

HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens
HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2021-01-11

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1648914896

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If you want to learn everything about fountain pens, then check out "HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens." You will learn how to find, use, clean, maintain, and love fountain pens from A to Z! Fountain pens are not ancient relics, and they're not pens made of feathers that you dip into an ink vial. That would be a quill. They are part of a bustling and modern industry backed by users, collectors, and enthusiasts worldwide. And by the end of this book, you might be one of them. In HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens, you'll discover all you need to know about: • What a fountain pen is • How to write with a fountain pen • How to clean a fountain pen • How to make sure your fountain pen performs at its best • Ways to use a fountain pen like daily reflection journaling and letter writing • Fountain pen collecting • How ink and paper make a difference in your writing • Why fountain pens can be so expensive • And so much more! In this guide, there will also be tips, tricks, and warnings to ensure that your fountain pen maintenance takes no more effort than it has to. Collecting and writing with fountain pens are supposed to be part of an enjoyable hobby. It's not supposed to stress you out. The tips and lessons inside this guide will ensure that your experience is smooth as a nib on paper. Check out “HowExpert Guide to Fountain Pens” and learn all about fountain pens starting today! About the Expert Lauren Traye is a life-long stationery enthusiast turned fountain pen fanatic. She's been collecting and using fountain pens for well over two years and enjoys spreading her knowledge to her friends, family, and anyone who will listen. Over the years, she's amassed a collection of over 20 pens, 18 bottles of ink, and countless ink samples. She's not running out of ink any time soon. Her preferred pen will have a fine or medium nib and will always be inked with something purple. When she's not tending to her fountain pen collection or roaming the internet for her next acquisition, she enjoys bullet journaling, reading, and spending time with her two adorable kittens. HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2022-2023
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2022-2023

Author: Judith Miller

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2022-04-07

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 178472839X

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*** Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Comprehensive sections cover Ceramics, Asian Antiques, Furniture, Glass, Silver and Metalwares, Jewellery and objets de vertu, Clocks and Watches, Books, Textiles, Toys, Decorative Arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.

Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2020-2021
Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2020-2021

Author: Judith Miller

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 1784726486

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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewellery and objets de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects, while special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.

Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia
Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia

Author: Judith Miller

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley

Published: 2017-10-03

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9781784723651

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First published in 1998, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia has gone on to sell more than 150,000 copies worldwide and been published into seven languages. This new edition includes a thoroughly updated directory, list of suppliers and up-to-date price codes for each item. Compiled by an international team of over 40 consultants and writers, and offering clear and wide-ranging coverage of antiques and collectables, this book contains valuable information for both the enthusiast and the experienced dealer. An extensive glossary explains the terms used throughout the book and clear cross-referencing leads you into related areas of interest. All the traditional areas of collecting are featured, with extensive sections on furniture, ceramics, silver and glass. More specialist subjects, such as jewellery, scientific instruments, Oriental art and sporting memorabilia are also included. Clearly and logically organised, practical and packed with absorbing and useful information, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia is an invaluable aid to collecting and the definitive reference book on the subject.

Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022
Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022

Author: Judith Miller

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2021-03-11

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1784727059

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All entries new for each edition. Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022 is the up-to-date guide to the collectables market no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Featuring more than 4,000 objects in full colour, each with a detailed description and price range, the book also shows you how to spot that rare example that may be worth twenty times more than another piece. In-depth features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own expert when appraising everything from 20th-century glass to costume jewellery. Comprehensive sections cover a wide range of objects, with additional pages on pencils, toys, vintage handbags, trunks and costume jewellery for this edition. Every entry and image is updated for each edition to keep the book up-to-date with collecting and buying trends. Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022 is the only full-colour, fully-illustrated collectables price guide in the world.