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Collecting Moorcroft Pottery in 2016

July 3, 2014 by Dimi

In 2016 collecting Moorcroft Pottery remains enormously popular with salerooms seeing quite a broad range of buyers still bidding at auction. With early Moorcroft patterns in the Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts styles probably the most sought after and some collectors seeking advertising wares or patterns made exclusively for export In 2016 ...

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Collectible Anchor Hocking Fire King Glass

July 1, 2014 by Dimi

Anchor Hocking glass Oyster Plate c1950

Philbe and Jadeite designs are the most collectible forms of Anchor Hocking Fire King Glass. It was manufactured from the early 1940's to the 1970's by the Anchor Hocking company, and this affordable collectible glassware can be found at thrift shops, flea markets, and yard sales for very reasonable prices. Marks on pieces may read Fire-King in ...

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Antique Values - What to look out for when valuing antiques

March 15, 2014 by Dimi

Valuing antiques & determining antique values

Assessing an antiques value involves a lot more than examining a price list. Antiques experts will use a price guide as the starting point in the antique appraisal and valuation process but also include a host of other factors to determine an antiques true value. Here we discuss the art of valuing antiques, including the signs to look out for when ...

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Spotting Antique Fakes and Forgeries

March 15, 2014 by Dimi

The Golden Rule when buying antiques, is always to ask the seller and to make sure they answer positively one way or the other. If the answer is maybe, could be or it might be an original, then think twice before you buy. Antique fakes are better now than ever and the antique collector really does need to be wary. How to check for antique fakes ...

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Fake Royal Worcester Marks

February 27, 2014 by Dimi

Harry Stinton Signed Fake Royal Worcester Marks

Good quality porcelain is often copied and fake Royal Worcester marks are quite common. The artwork on this nice pair of posy vases looks the part and the Stinton signature could get you very excited if you came across them at auction. But are these marks genuine Royal Worcester marks. Only good research and an eye for detail can make sure you ...

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Shelley Marks & Collectible Shelley China

February 22, 2014 by Dimi

Shelley Marks - Foley and Wileman & Co

In 1910 Shelley marks were officially adopted by Wileman & Co of Foley Potteries and Foley China Works. Highly sought after Mabel Lucie Attwell collectibles bear the mark as do the wonderful Art Deco styled Harmony tea wares designed by Eric Slater and produced in the early 1930's. Shelley is popular among ceramics collectors and discovering ...

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Collecting Studio Pottery: The Potters Marks & a little history

February 15, 2014 by Dimi

Collecting Studio Pottery - The Marks & History

Studio pottery pieces by Bernard Leach and the potters he taught can command high prices. Spotting a pot by Leach takes a little learning as does recognising any of the good studio pottery that you can find in all sorts of places including boot fairs & yard sales as well as antiques fairs. Knowing what the potter was trying to achieve will ...

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Antiques Collection: Gerbing & Stephan Majolica Vase c1890

February 2, 2014 by Dimi

Gerbing & Stephan Majolica Vase Marks

Beginning as Schiller & Gerbing in 1829 and eventually becoming Gerbing & Stephan in 1861, this once significant ceramics company produced some superb Majolica pottery. The battle scene vase in our Antiques collection is a wonderful example bearing Gerbing & Stephan marks used between 1861 and 1900. They show a very clear 'G&St.' ...

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Collecting Silver Coins of the British Commonwealth

January 28, 2014 by Dimi

Collecting Silver Coins of the British Commonwealth

The British Commonwealth is one of the largest international organizations in the world, containing over fifty member states and a population of over two billion. Its member nations have produced some of the most interesting, varied, and beautiful silver coins in the world. Here we look at the silver coinage histories of Canada, Australia, New ...

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Why Collecting Mexican Gold Pesos is a Great Investment

January 19, 2014 by Dimi

Collecting Mexican Gold Pesos

A Guide to Investing in very collectable Mexican Gold Pesos. Coin Collectors and investors that are looking for something a little different should consider Mexican Gold Pesos. A large selection of denominations especially small denominations makes the gold peso easy to acquire. There is Great Investment Potential & Beauty in Collecting ...

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Chinese Symbols on Antique Furniture

January 18, 2014 by Dimi

The Eight Immortals are a group of legendary heros or saints in Chinese mythology

A glossary of Chinese Symbols and oriental marks found on antique furniture and other artifacts. Everything from the eight immortals to the Stellar triad and various traditional symbols for animals fruit and flowers with an explanation of why they would be used Glossary of Chinese Symbols and images found on antique furniture and other ...

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Rare & Collectable Japanese Imari Porcelain

January 17, 2014 by Dimi

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase

Japanese Imari Porcelain is a very popular collectible that appeals to all sorts of ceramics collectors. Some prefer the more modern Derby Imari porcelains but to truly appreciate Imari you really have to add a few good quality Japanese Imari porcelain pieces to your Oriental porcelain collection. There are plenty of pieces available and they range ...

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A Look at Highly Collectible Antique Carnival Glass.

January 14, 2014 by Dimi

Antique Carnival Glass is a popular collectible

There are various names for antique Carnival glass including; Poor Mans Tiffany, Rainbow Glass, Aurora Glass and Taffeta Glass. The variety and enormous range of patterns means that glass collectors will always be searching for more pieces. But making sure your acquisitions are genuine antique carnival glass is all important. Many modern glass ...

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Antiques Collection: Rare Worcester Pot Pourri

January 12, 2014 by Dimi

Persian Design Worcester Pot Pourri Bowl

Few things provide an antique collector with more pleasure than finding an antique they really like. This wonderful little Royal Worcester pot pourri bowl was the perfect addition to our antiques collection and sits beautifully among the other pieces of antique Worcester porcelain we own. It's been beautifully decorated in the Royal Worcester ...

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Finding Local Antique Auctions & Auctioneers

January 12, 2014 by Dimi

Antique Auctions Finder - antique-marks.com

Did you know that almost 25% of the population collect some form of antique or collectible. And according to the British Antique Dealers Association there are around 20,000 antique dealers & local antique auctions operating in the UK. And more than 100,000 auction houses worldwide. However, knowing that fact won't help you find your local ...

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Collecting Japanese Silver Yen: The Dragon Yen 1870-1914

January 10, 2014 by Dimi

Collectable Japanese Silver Yen

The Japanese government began minting silver Yen coins shortly after the Meiji Restoration. The silver Dragon Yen was minted between 1870 & 1914 and is fascinating both for the beauty of its design and its historical value. It is a coin well worth collecting The Investment Potential in Collecting Japanese Silver Yen ( the silver Dragon Yen) is ...

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Buy Antiques You Love - Feed Your Passions

January 10, 2014 by Dimi

Collectible Antiques - Nalisea Spatter Glass Basket

Mostly antique collectors and dealers suppress their passions and buy antiques with a clinical eye. They use cold reason and keep that eye on economics, worth and potential profit. Their inner child plays no part in their purchases and emotions, passions and desires only factor in when profit potential increases. Occasionally buying antiques you ...

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Vintage & Collectable Pressed Glass

January 8, 2014 by Dimi

Collectible Pressed Glass

Pressed glass has been dismissed by serious collectors and the wealthier elements of the population throughout the years, simply because it was aimed at the mass market. But like most things that appeal to the majority of the population, pressed glass has moved up in the World and is now fashionable enough among the more well to do, that glass ...

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Collecting Antique Mantel Clocks

January 7, 2014 by Dimi

Collecting Antique Mantel Clocks

Antique Mantel Clocks are similar to antique bracket clocks but are smaller with less depth. You can usually tell an English mantel clock from French ones as the English clock should have a superb mechanism. Before collecting mantel clocks or just buying a good example for your home make sure you know a little about them. It would be unwise to buy ...

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Collecting Custard Glass. Popular Collectible Glassware

January 2, 2014 by Dimi

Collectible Antique Custard Glass Bowl

Custard Glass is one of the earliest known colours of glass, it's been around a long time and remains very popular among glass collectors. In the US it got its colour form the addition of uranium salts but the amounts are extremely small. Sowerby Glass and Northwood Glass produced custard glass in large quantities but only small quantities of the ...

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Vintage & Collectable Swarovski Glass

December 8, 2013 by Dimi

Rare examples of vintage Swarovski glass will add value to your antique glass collection. Swarovski was originally founded in 1895 and there are antique pieces out there. Price can be prohibitive but find a rare or collectible example of vintage Swarovski glass to add to your antique glass collection and you will really appreciate the finer details ...

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Antiques Collection: Royal Doulton Xmas Decoration

November 30, 2013 by Dimi

Royal Doulton Xmas Decoration Vase

From the Antique Marks Collection we have a fine Royal Doulton Xmas Decoration as a porcelain bulb vase decorated with mistletoe and Santa Claus, dating to c1910. With detailed images and examples of period Doulton marks A Royal Doulton Porcelain Bulb Vase circa 1910 From the antique-marks collection we have a wonderful Doulton xmas decoration in ...

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Antique KPM Berlin Porcelain to Collect

November 20, 2013 by Dimi

Berlin Porcelain & KPM Sceptre & Orb Marks

KPM (Berlin) porcelain is quite beautiful and very collectible. Porcelain collectors should always be on the look out for KPM porcelain figures, vases and centerpieces. They are a very good investment, particularly those produced by the Wegely factory and marked with the initial W and a combination of numbers. Sought after pieces by 19th century ...

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Sevres Porcelain - One for Porcelain Collectors to Look Out For

November 20, 2013 by Dimi

Sevres Porcelain Bowl for porcelain collectors

From 1738 and the Marquis Orry de Fulvy, to Napoleon's reign and still to the present day Sevres Porcelain has been among the finest porcelain in the World. Serious porcelain collectors should always be on the look out for any Sevres pieces they can add to their collection. From 1738 and the Marquis Orry de Fulvy, through Napoleon and up to ...

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Anglo Saxon Tremissis

November 19, 2013 by Dimi Leave a Comment

Coin Collecting Reviews: An interesting imitative Anglo-Saxon Tremissis. Circa 6th century AD and 1.21 grams. Imitative of a tremissis of Justinian. Obverse with profile bust right with radiate crown and OOOANVO legend. Reverse featuring cross with forked ends on base with pellet to each side and OOILLVV.VA-IOO- legend. Possibly Unique and ...

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Our Guide to the Cleaning and Care of Antique Quilts

November 7, 2013 by Dimi

Caring for Heirloom and Antique Quilts

Your essential guide to caring for heirloom and other antique quilts. The much loved quilt that's often handed down from generation to generation, which makes the care and repair of your antique quilt a prime concern. Beautiful antique quilts, also known as heirloom quilts and coverlets are often passed down through generations in a family. Our ...

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Collecting Antiques: Is Antique Collecting a Good Investment?

November 6, 2013 by Dimi

Fads & Fashions are where the money is when collecting or buying antiques

An important question for avid antique collectors who hope to create a retirement nest egg from their investment in antiques and collectables. Collecting antiques as an investment has traditionally paid good dividends but tastes change and the antiques marketplace will experience ups and downs over time Collecting antiques as an investment has ...

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Antiques Collection: Nailsea Spatter Glass Basket

November 5, 2013 by Dimi

19th Century Spatter Glass Basket from Nailsea Glassworks

From the Antique Marks Collection we have a beautiful 19thC. Nailsea spatter glass basket in multi-coloured glass with clear branch handle. Part of a range of highly collectable glass items which are collectively often simply referred to as Nailsea glass A Good 19th Century Spatter Glass Basket from Nailsea Glassworks From the antique-marks ...

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Antiques Collection: Pair of Royal Bonn Vases c1880

November 3, 2013 by Dimi

A beautiful matched pair of Antique Royal Bonn Vases in the form of Ewers.

Good quality European porcelain in a matched pair of Antique Royal Bonn Vases in the form of ewers both with requisite Royal Bonn printed logo together with decorators & workmans marks A beautiful matched pair of Antique Royal Bonn Vases in the form of Ewers. Both of bulbous form with extending necks rising to slightly flared rims with pinch ...

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The Antiques Collection: Derby Imari Dish

November 2, 2013 by Dimi

Antique Royal Crown Derby Imari Pattern 2451 dish

The Antique Marks Collection includes a very good Royal Crown Derby Imari dish decorated in the popular Derby pattern 2451 and dating to c1933. A good example of the 2451 pattern from Derby pattern book 6 A Very Good Royal Crown Derby Imari Dish. Acorn Handled with 4 scrollwork feet c1933 The Antique Marks Collection includes a very good Royal ...

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Paris Porcelain Vases by Bourdoir and Bloch

November 2, 2013 by Dimi

Paris Porcelain Vases by Bourdoir & Bloch

Paris Porcelain is to France what Dresden Porcelain is to Germany. Porcelain by a variety of makers from a region rather than one maker. In this case Porcelain de Paris is also as good if not sometimes better than Dresden, Meissen or Sevres porcelain and is certainly a collectible to look out for A pair of 19thC Paris Porcelain Vases by Bourdoir ...

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Antiques Collection: Pair of Rosenthal Art Deco Vases

November 1, 2013 by Dimi

Pair of Rosenthal Art Deco Vases c1930

With decoration depicting four Dragons rising from a stormy sea, this fine pair of Rosenthal Art Deco Vases are absolutely stunning. The Dragons are embellished and surrounded with honeycomb pattern gilding and the large flared rims have gilded edges and ornately patterned borders. A very collectable pair of Rosenthal vases. A fine pair of ...

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Antiques Collection: Helena Wolfsohn Vase

November 1, 2013 by Dimi

Antique Helena Wolfsohn Vase with AR mark

A lovely little vase by the very popular imitator Helena Wolfsohn who produced some outstanding porcelain using Meissen blanks but then went on to mark them with an AR mark in imitation of the Meissen Augustus Rex mark. The porcelain is exceptional and the artwork is of the standard you would expect from Meissen A Very Nice Helena Wolfsohn Vase ...

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Antiques Collection: Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Bowl

November 1, 2013 by Dimi

Art Deco Wedgwood Fairyland lustre bowl

Antique Marks Collection presents a stunning Wedgwood fairyland lustre bowl by Daisy Makeig Jones dating to circa 1930 and decorated with pixies and fairies. In 1909 Daisy Makeig Jones joined Wedgwood as a trainee designer and grew to be a pivotal factor in Wedgwoods survival A Stunning Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Bowl by Daisy Makeig Jones circa ...

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The Antiques Collection: Royal Doulton Saltglaze Tyg

October 29, 2013 by Dimi

Antique Royal Doulton Salt Glaze Tyg

The Antique Marks Collection contains a very good Royal Doulton Saltglaze Tyg of good proportion and having three foxhound handles. Signed Ada Dennis and dating to c1858. A Rare Royal Doulton Saltglaze Tyg with Foxhound Handles c1858 From the antique-marks collection we have a wonderful original Doulton three handled stoneware salt glazed tyg. A ...

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Collecting Scrimshaw: Antique Whale Bone Carvings

October 23, 2013 by Dimi

Collecting Scrimshaw - Antique Whale bone carvings

Collecting antique scrimshaw can be a precarious occupation. There is a large community of ethical modern day scrimshaw artists who utilise recovered ivory or walrus tooth to practice their art but there are also a large number of fake scrimshaw pieces out there. Finding genuine antique scrimshaw however, is well worth the effort. Collecting ...

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Collecting Antique or Decorative Art Glass Can Be a Very Profitable Hobby

October 22, 2013 by Dimi

Collecting antique & decorative art glass

Collecting antique or decorative arts glass can be a very profitable hobby if you learn all you can about the styles or types of glass you like, and you know how and where to find the best deals on antique & collectable art glass. Focusing your collecting energies on a specific period, type of glass or even one great glass designer can simplify ...

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Antiques Collection: Royal Worcester Prismatic Enamels Vase

October 22, 2013 by Dimi

Royal Worcester Prismatic Enamels vase dating to circa 1888

From the Antique Marks Collection we have a fine Royal Worcester Prismatic Enamels Vase with original cover. Featuring photos and detailed images of Worcester Marks. Prismatic enamel wares are A fine Royal Worcester Prismatic Enamels vase dating to circa 1888 and in excellent condition From the antique-marks collection we have a rare and beautiful ...

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Collecting and Investing in European Silver Coins

October 22, 2013 by Dimi

Collectable European Silver Coins

Economic uncertainty means many collectors & investors are turning to pure silver bullion to protect their wealth. Old European silver coins present an interesting and varied alternative to the usual silver dollars and ioz silver bars and of course they help us avoid melting down our beautiful collectable antique silver teasets and ...

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Antiques Collection: Royal Bonn Vases c1897

October 22, 2013 by Dimi

Good Pair of Royal Bonn Vases in Blue and White Porcelain Signed SE Schutze c1897

The Antique Marks Collection includes a pair of good quality Royal Bonn vases bearing the Franz Anton Mehlem base mark together with various impressed marks. Blue and white signed SE Schutze c1897. Good Matched Pair of Royal Bonn Vases in Blue and White Porcelain and Signed SE Schutze c1897 Here we have a stunning matched pair of Royal Bonn vases ...

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