The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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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Art Peritus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Whether collecting fine art, antique furniture, jewelry, wine, automobiles, or memorabilia, “caveat emptor” (buyer beware) will always be the primary rule to follow. Spotting fake antique furniture and decorative art nowadays is becoming increasingly difficult thanks to modern technology. Here are some specific things to look for.

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What Is It Worth?

JUNE 8, 2022

IKEA furniture is ubiquitous these days. The Swedish company, founded in 1943, is the world’s largest furniture retailer, with 458 stores spread over 50 countries. However, a look at the IKEA antique furniture market may change your mind. Additionally, pick furniture that has less self-assembly.

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The Art Newspaper

JUNE 18, 2025

The collectible design fair, which focuses on museum-quality 20th and 21st century furniture, lighting, and objets d’art, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the new initiative, dubbed Design Miami.In

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Antique Collecting

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Hampshire-based Steven Swann founded his business in 2020 to follow his passion for working with and restoring quality, real-wood furniture, The post Antiques Trade Talks – Swann Antiques appeared first on Antique Collecting.

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WorthPoint

MAY 15, 2024

I love that mid-century furniture has a timeless quality to it, but I also can’t resist a piece of furniture that calls out to the Victorian era. Rather than evoking a simple style with an industrial twist, this couch is all romance. Eco-Thrift in Fort Collins, Colorado, is full of treasures.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 12, 2025

both exceptional values given the rarity and quality of the work. K&B’s recent sale highlighted just how tough the market for colonial furniture remains, despite quality examples. Still, collectors who value quality over trend could see strong long-term value here.

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WorthPoint

AUGUST 15, 2024

The consensus is that today’s modern-day flea market arose from mid-19th-century open-air markets in Paris, where vendors hawked their used goods, such as old, upholstered furniture, often infested with unfortunate fleas. Even if you don’t recognize the label, check the garment for fabric quality and manufacturing details.

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Jerry's Antiques and Estates

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Some examples of highly desired antiques include antique jewelry, antique clothing, and antique furniture. Collectors strongly value antique furniture, retro collectibles, and vintage décor. An item’s importance, quality, and historical value are also considered. A product can be categorized as vintage after 50 years.

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Jerry's Antiques and Estates

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Are you attracted to antique furniture, collectibles, or artwork? These can be furniture, glass items, pottery pieces like vases or bowls, and ornaments such as rings and bracelets, etc. How to Start an Antique Collection Starting an antique collection requires passion, understanding, and planning. What Are Antique Collectibles?

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Jerry's Antiques and Estates

AUGUST 1, 2023

Check the Furniture Hardware Hardware is a crucial element to consider while inspecting antique furniture. Hardware, such as drawer pulls, hinges, and locks, is frequently elaborate and finely made on high-quality antiques. To verify their state and legitimacy, thoroughly examine their components.

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Art Advisor's Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

The gallery space is broad, well-lit and dotted with just a few items of furniture, giving the viewer a chance to sit and contemplate a favorite painting or imagine it in their own home. The finest of antique furnishings have been relegated to the “brown furniture” category. The gallery’s focus is Post-Impressionist and Modern art.

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Antique Collecting

JULY 10, 2024

Antiques) Ltd are specialists in fine quality English The post Antiques Trade Talks – David Harvey appeared first on Antique Collecting. Based in the Cotswolds town of Witney, Oxfordshire, WR Harvey & Co.

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WorthPoint

APRIL 19, 2024

Learning how to discern those quality recordings will help with your selection process (see our conversation about Led Zeppelin II ). If you’re struggling to move your inventory of vintage furniture, Mike has a great approach that allows him to showcase some of his most exciting vintage audio equipment and build up local music culture.

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Penrose Appraisals

JULY 5, 2022

There was quite a collection of furniture inside, all of it quite genuinely old, well-made, and in good shape. He explained that he was a “paper guy” and that the box held numerous early railroad timetables and maps, all in excellent condition and it was more the rarity, quantity, and quality of these items that caused him to bid it up.

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Artifactual History Appraisal

JANUARY 31, 2017

The word Wunderkammer (note the emphasis of "wonder") was used in 16th century Europe to refer to a large piece of furniture that was a quite literal cabinet of curiosities housing a collector's treasures, and many art historians consider the Wunderkammer a precursor to modern museums.

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Sarasota Antique Buyers

JULY 18, 2024

In particular, we are interested in English and Continental items from the 18th to the 20th centuries, as well as modern and traditional furniture. We understand that each piece’s value depends on various factors, such as age, quality, condition, rarity, period, and maker.

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Art Peritus

MAY 9, 2023

In early 2022 Art Peritus launched AP Selects, an online sales venture in which clients can consign art and furniture for sale through the business website, as well as on 3rd party independent online platforms including Incollect.com. What was the thinking behind this move into online retailing of various collectibles, especially furniture?

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WorthPoint

APRIL 5, 2024

Read on to learn a bit about Bauhaus and a lot about how you can find some excellent-quality, bargain-priced modernist Bauhaus goods for your home. The staff of Lanoba Design in New York (well, New Jersey) heads to Denmark several times a year to load up trucks and containers of MCM Danish furniture “straight from the source.”

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Harrison Appraisals

APRIL 7, 2023

Collecting trends and changes in taste have had a major impact on everything from antique furniture to folk art. For example, in the last fifteen years, some antique Victorian furniture has experienced a reduction in both value and desirability.

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Prime Appraisals

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These could include anything from furniture and jewelry to collectibles and antiques. This could be your car, furniture, jewelry, artwork, or even your collection of stamps. In personal property appraisal, movable items like furniture, jewelry, vehicles, and collectibles are evaluated. So, how does it work?

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Artifactual History Appraisal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Examples of retail replacement value are the price an art gallery asks for a painting in their inventory, the asking price of a table by a furniture designer, or the manufacturer listed price of a sterling silver serving item.

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WorthPoint

JUNE 26, 2024

You can add the grandpacore look to your home in many ways with antique and vintage collectibles like art, furniture, and decorative objects that inspire you and help create a space that feels lived in. I can attest that I still wear several quality vintage grampa cardigans I thrifted decades ago that are holding up great.

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McAllister Fossum Appraisal Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

You need to know what that amount is and feel confident that you can replace every item of personal property in your home, from fine art to furniture to clothing, for that amount. If you are buying furniture from designers, have some nice rugs and fine art, or are a collector, these limits can be easily exceeded.

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Sarasota Antique Buyers

JUNE 22, 2024

As knowledgeable antique dealers, we have been in business since 1989 and now offer free verbal appraisals for antique clocks as well as sterling silver, modern art, and any high-quality vintage items. Do you want someone to buy your lecoultre clocks? Come to Sarasota Antique Buyers, the area’s number one expert in antique clocks.

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Fine Art Estates

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

While the workers do their thing, you have determined that the furniture can be moved to the center of the room and be protected via drop cloth, but where and how should you temporarily store your art for the next two weeks while the paint dries? So, you have decided to paint the living room.

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Penrose Appraisals

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This is the goal of connoisseurship - to identify and separate something that is superior to its lookalikes, no matter what the category: needlework, wine, cars, teapots, or furniture. Often relevant in categories like furniture and silverware, finish refers to the surface of an item. Is the surface original, or has it been refinished?

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IACF

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Furthermore, antique gifts have already stood the test of time and are often of higher quality, making them both environmentally responsible and meaningful presents. Whether you’re searching for a vintage brooch, an antique piece of furniture, or an unusual collectible, these fairs offer a treasure trove of unique finds.

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Art Peritus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When it comes to acquiring fine art, antiques and collectibles, understanding the nuances of quality, age, historical values, craftsmanship, and condition is vital. Certainly, quality works from important collections still command high prices, yet most middle-market works are performing at much lower levels.

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Invaluable

APRIL 29, 2024

Despite this distinction, there isn’t necessarily a singular definition of Ming art thanks to its colorful ritual objects and calligraphy, but the porcelain produced during this period has become a byword for quality.

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Invaluable

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As noted earlier, European Arts and Crafts ideas stemmed in part from a reaction against industrialization and the negative impact it was having on the quality of consumer goods. He used that experience as a springboard to launch his own company near Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1902 and rapidly ascended to furniture-making fame.

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Art Dealers Association of America

JUNE 20, 2019

And what it was, in fact, was an installation of studio furniture by one artist. I encourage people to really understand, or try to understand, what quality in art means, and to understand that this process is about creating their surroundings. What type of work did you show in the beginning?

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Invaluable

JULY 15, 2024

Accordingly, Shaker designers only incorporated high-quality materials and durable styles. Shaker Furniture Shaker furniture exemplifies the principle of functional beauty, blending form and function to create pieces that are both practical and aesthetically pleasing. Sold for $175,000 USD via Willis Henry Auctions Inc.

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WorthPoint

JULY 2, 2025

Regardless, the piece’s proportions and quality reflected the “Good, Better, Best” principles laid out in Albert Sack’s iconic book Fine Points of American Furniture , and it ultimately sold for $48,000.

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Fine Art Estates

JUNE 4, 2021

House Fire, Pixaby Many of your possessions like clothes, furniture, and appliances are covered, in most cases, by a replacement value. A good digitally stored inventory, and quality digital photographs of each artwork is paramount. I was wrong. In general, premium rates go down as the collection total value goes up.

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Mark Hill

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It’s not my usual sort of thing at all, but it’s made from and connected to glass, the quality shouted out, and there’s clearly a story behind it. The room in the main scene is fantastically detailed, with a window with a curtain, brushes, vases, bottles and preparatory drawings on furniture, and shading where it should be.

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Invaluable

APRIL 24, 2024

Some of the most celebrated of the American folk artists include: Shaker Furniture: Simplicity and Functionality Rare Shaker Red-Painted Pine and Figured Maple Two-Drawer Work Table, Probably New Hampshire, c. Sold for $15,000 USD via Sotheby’s (Jan 2019).

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