Condition is key when pricing art prints
Q: How should I sell two Icart prints in original frames that have been in the family for more than 60 years? Each is in excellent condition. I contacted several...
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Correct identification key to pricing vintage lamp
Q: Any info on a Pairpoint reverse painted lamp given to me by an elderly aunt? It's signed by a Pairpoint decorator. My aunt told me it was very valuable...
Serious collectors favor lamps as old and original as possible
Q: How do find I out what my small collection of antique lanterns is worth? A: The query arrived with a list of five items. There are images of only...
Better copies can sell well
Q: Over 30 years ago, I rescued a beautiful plaster bust from the trash at a public library branch. The name "Barthe" is scratched into the back of the base....
Committed collectors best prospects for vintage fishing gear
Q: These fishing reels belonged to my dad. We found them in a box marked "Antique." I know nothing about reels and have no idea how to find out if...
Content, condition, authenticity drive value for letters and other signed memorabilia
Q: Can you give me value on an 8-page letter from Alexander Graham Bell? It was written to my grandmother in the late 1800s and discusses deafness. A: Smart collectors...
Collectors lined up for spiffy vintage luggage
Q: My Oshkosh suitcases from the 1930s still have original keys. How can I sell them? A: Nothing conveys the look of vintage like a period suitcase. Thanks to period...
The best inlaid game tables are costly works of art
Q: Can you tell us the country of origin of our chess table? The top is a movable slate piece with mother-of-pearl inlay. The base looks like mahogany. A: The...
CHRISTIE’S SPORTS MEMORABILIA PREVIEW INCLUDES MCGWIRE’S 50TH HOME RUN BALL
Christie's Chicago first major preview in its new John Hancock Center showroom, 875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3810, will feature sports memorabilia from a sale scheduled for November in New...
SOUND THE ALARM FOR AUCTION OF FIREFIGHTING MEMORABILIA
Sotheby's is just about the last place where buyers expect a fire sale, yet at 1 p.m. Sunday the auction house at 215 W. Ohio St. will sell a significant...