- Kovel’s Antiques: ‘Sailor valentines’ not so romantic
- February 12, 2012
- Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for centuries.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Arts and Crafts-era maker had own style
- February 5, 2012
- Arts and Crafts, or Mission, furniture is described in most catalogs and books as functional and simple, with straight legs and arms. Pieces have little decoration, just visible mortise-and-tenon joints.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Many types of tea accessories are collectible
- January 29, 2012
- Tea, it is said, was first drunk by the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung about 2737 B.C.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Forgotten toys still have value
- January 22, 2012
- Toys often were made to resemble famous people or characters in plays, books or TV shows. Sometimes the character that inspired the toy is forgotten, but the toy remains popular with collectors because it is so well-designed, unusual or lovable.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Market is hot for Art Deco bronzes
- January 15, 2012
- What is “cold-painted bronze”? The term is used online to describe colorful bronze or spelter figures, but almost no one explains what it means. One online forum offers dozens of answers, all wrong, because the bloggers are contemporary artists familiar with a modern process called “cold patina.”
- Kovel’s Antiques: Figurines captured famous likenesses
- January 1, 2012
- Figurines were the “photographs” of the 18th and 19th centuries. Well-known politicians, royalty, sports figures, actors, writers, religious subjects and newsworthy criminals, places and events were the inspiration for the figurines.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Calling cards not unlike Facebook requests
- December 5, 2010
- Long before people sent “friend requests” on Facebook, social contacts were made by leaving a calling card or visiting card at the home of the person you wanted to visit.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Halloween ‘foot lantern’ is a find so rare it’s scary
- November 7, 2010
- Sometimes a vintage or antique item is so unusual it’s hard to figure out what it represents or how it was used.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Unusual country-store collectibles in high demand
- October 31, 2010
- Country-store collectibles still are selling well if they’re large, colorful and have unusual graphics or wording.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Halloween decor priced for nostalgia
- October 24, 2010
- Halloween-related decorations and objects are among today’s most popular collectibles.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Indian figures long linked to tobacco
- October 17, 2010
- Wooden Indians have been displayed at tobacco stores since the 19th century.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Rookwood pottery has storied history
- October 10, 2010
- Collectors today pay very high prices for the best of Rookwood’s “artist” pieces.
- Kovel’s Antiques: Convex mirrors draw in light
- October 3, 2010
- Elaborate antique girandoles sell for $2,000 to $20,000; recent copies sell for under $1,000.
- Sealing bargains: Stamp club offers expertise on community collections
- September 27, 2010
- The Lawrence Stamp Club is opening its next meeting to the public for its first walk-in stamp consultation event, called Stamps in the Attic.
- Cat figures popular with collectors
- September 17, 2010
- Surveys show that pictures of cats are more popular than pictures of dogs or horses.
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