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2024 Moving into 2025 Design Trends Likely to Affect Value of Personal Property

International Society of Appraisers

Scandinavian furniture continues to be popular with its fresh-washed colors, clean lines, and good quality, especially in this era focused on sustainability. This maximalist style reminds us of the Victorian period, which favored the display of collectibles.

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Reseller Special: Inventory to Avoid

WorthPoint

Most of these items have some innately undesirable quality, whether it’s gross, in poor condition, or just hard to handle. After many years of sourcing and selling antiques and collectibles, I have learned a few things about what to avoid. Amy Moyer is the proprietor of Antmuffin: Art, Antiques & Collectibles. Huge items.

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Knots, Spirals, and the Symbolic Power of Celtic Art

Invaluable

Celtic motifs began to resurge in architecture, paintings, ceramics and textiles, bringing forth a brand-new generation of makers and a wave of Celtic influence within popular culture. Period metalwork will have been hand hammered in quality metals, with hand-chiselled motifs and no solder seams.

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France’s Best Collectibles: Glass, Ceramics, the Marché aux Puces

WorthPoint

Are you interested in finding the best antiques, collectibles, and souvenirs while traveling abroad? But did you know France is also among the best European countries to hunt down antiques and collectibles? Hence, my first recommendation for shopping for antiques and collectibles in France is simply to seek and buy what you love.

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How to Collect Pfaltzgraff Pottery in an Uncertain Market

WorthPoint

The company relied on the area’s abundant blue and red clay for its high-quality stoneware and bone china dinnerware. By 1964, the newly renamed Pfaltzgraff Company dominated the dishware market with classic collections, including Country Casual and Heritage. The Pfaltzgraff America collection remains popular.

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Wheaton Arts Mid-Winter Antique Show: Jan 25-26

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

Spotlighting approximately 40 quality dealers, this event attracts thousands of visitors from the Mid-Atlantic region. Attendees can explore a wide selection of antique furniture, books, ceramics, glass, jewelry, linens, memorabilia, paper, toys, pottery, primitives, vintage accessories, and more.

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Antique Porcelain Dolls: How Much Are Porcelain Dolls Worth?

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First emerging as a popular children’s toy, antique porcelain dolls soon became a cherished collectible. With this Chinese ceramic material, doll makers could finally create intricately painted faces, lifelike features, and beautifully constructed clothing. How Can You Tell if a Doll Is Ceramic or Porcelain?