Dec
1
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Jon Stein asked:
Up until the mid to late 1800s, glassware was not primarily used in the home, although the usage of glass for other purposes had been around for many years. Glass jars for food storage and preservation, commonly known as canning jars, was one of the first widespread uses of glass for the homemaker. Entering the 20th century, Glass houses began to manufacture more kitchen glass and utilitarian wares for the homemaker.
In the century that followed dozens of glass manufacturers sprung up, creating millions of pieces of glass in a seemingly unlimited number of colors and patterns. The glass house that produced a large amount of household glasswares, was the same company well-known for producing glass canning jars years earlier. This company was the Hazel Atlas Glass company. Today, many people seek out and buy antique glass for many different reasons. The primary allure to antique glass is the history and beauty of such early pieces.
Typically, a generally accepted age for antique glass is at least 75 years old. However, the age does not necessarily reflect the value of antique glass Glassware that is 50 to 75 years old may not be considered antique glass, however it is referred to as collectible glass as collectors will typically find it to be desirable as well. Glassware does not necessarily have to be antique glass to be considered valuable; it is mainly the desire of the particular piece that determines the price or value.
The value of antique glass is mainly set by the supply and demand principle. When a large amount of people seek to buy a particular piece that is in limited supply or hard to find, the price will typically be higher. This very reason is why any collector or seller should know the patterns and prices of antique glass. To determine the value, some people will seek the advice of an antique dealer. However, referring to a person that has a lot to gain from his knowledge of your piece requires quite a bit of trust that he will honestly tell you what it is worth.
You could spend hours looking through books to determine the pattern or price of your antique glass. However, the Internet provides an easy way to find out the values of your antique glass through collectors clubs and websites. By joining a collector club or visiting their website, you may be able to quickly determine the pattern and the hard part of researching your antique glass is done. It is important to become knowledgeable on the antique glassware that you own or collect, to ensure you are getting the right price when buying or selling.
Since the large majority of antique glass was produced in the mid-1930s, this narrows your learning curve down considerably since there were only a few glass houses in operation at this time. These companies included Jeanette Glass, Duncan and Miller, Hazel Atlas Glass, and McKee Glass. These companies produced the majority of all glass in the 1930s and 1940s. While all of these companies produced a fair share of household glassware during this period, the Hazel Atlas Glass company led the way in producing the most patterns. In Fact, Hazel Atlas was the largest glass manufacturer in the USA. Investigating the Hazel Atlas company would be the best place to begin your research.
BLAINE
Up until the mid to late 1800s, glassware was not primarily used in the home, although the usage of glass for other purposes had been around for many years. Glass jars for food storage and preservation, commonly known as canning jars, was one of the first widespread uses of glass for the homemaker. Entering the 20th century, Glass houses began to manufacture more kitchen glass and utilitarian wares for the homemaker.
In the century that followed dozens of glass manufacturers sprung up, creating millions of pieces of glass in a seemingly unlimited number of colors and patterns. The glass house that produced a large amount of household glasswares, was the same company well-known for producing glass canning jars years earlier. This company was the Hazel Atlas Glass company. Today, many people seek out and buy antique glass for many different reasons. The primary allure to antique glass is the history and beauty of such early pieces.
Typically, a generally accepted age for antique glass is at least 75 years old. However, the age does not necessarily reflect the value of antique glass Glassware that is 50 to 75 years old may not be considered antique glass, however it is referred to as collectible glass as collectors will typically find it to be desirable as well. Glassware does not necessarily have to be antique glass to be considered valuable; it is mainly the desire of the particular piece that determines the price or value.
The value of antique glass is mainly set by the supply and demand principle. When a large amount of people seek to buy a particular piece that is in limited supply or hard to find, the price will typically be higher. This very reason is why any collector or seller should know the patterns and prices of antique glass. To determine the value, some people will seek the advice of an antique dealer. However, referring to a person that has a lot to gain from his knowledge of your piece requires quite a bit of trust that he will honestly tell you what it is worth.
You could spend hours looking through books to determine the pattern or price of your antique glass. However, the Internet provides an easy way to find out the values of your antique glass through collectors clubs and websites. By joining a collector club or visiting their website, you may be able to quickly determine the pattern and the hard part of researching your antique glass is done. It is important to become knowledgeable on the antique glassware that you own or collect, to ensure you are getting the right price when buying or selling.
Since the large majority of antique glass was produced in the mid-1930s, this narrows your learning curve down considerably since there were only a few glass houses in operation at this time. These companies included Jeanette Glass, Duncan and Miller, Hazel Atlas Glass, and McKee Glass. These companies produced the majority of all glass in the 1930s and 1940s. While all of these companies produced a fair share of household glassware during this period, the Hazel Atlas Glass company led the way in producing the most patterns. In Fact, Hazel Atlas was the largest glass manufacturer in the USA. Investigating the Hazel Atlas company would be the best place to begin your research.
BLAINE
Oct
31
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Roy J Walker asked:
The dictionary defines the word antiques as a piece of art, or wood art or a decorative object that is made over 10 decades a go. There are people who have this hobby of collecting antiques. Antique collection could prove one of the most expensive hobbies eve, even more that of maintaining exuberant golf courses for gold players.
The antiques are pieces of art from earlier period and are priceless and that’s why they at times price more than any one could ever imagine. There could be a wide variety of antique items that could attract the antique collectors. Stamps; furniture; jewelry; cars; paintings; statutes & sculptures the list is endless. Guns and magnificent piece of photography is no different attraction for such antique collectors.
Antique Collection Of Old Guns
The antique gun collection is becoming popular day by day. Gun being the boy toy attract lot of men. Gun is a symbol of pride and power. Especially when it is an antique gun it adds to the status and standard of the antique gun possessor as well. Not only because of the – power, pride and status that these guns brings, the trill associated with them because of them belong to some great legend from the past makes the entire concept even more exciting.
If you practice collecting antique guns or are interested in it, the best source of information about adding more to your collection would be subscribing to the magazines that are available in the market, providing indispensable information about these antique rare pieces. If you are new in the field, to be on the safer side spend more time on researching and collecting information and start with relatively small and less expensive antique guns. The best source for information and purchase of such antiques are the Gun Shows that are organized by big antique gun organizations e.g. NRA.
Antique Collection of Photography
Photographs are no different when it comes to adding to an antique collector’s collection. The antique collections of photographs would have pictures from a very old specific era from – representing a country’s cultures or history. The collection might include beautiful pieces of photography by some well known photographers like - Strand, Paul; Modotti, Tina; Hine, Lewis; Levitt, Helen and many more the list is endless. Or would have beautiful images captured of a very early period, highlighting the culture and trends of that time.
The black and white photo adds to the beauty of such photographs. Such collectors of photographers usually are interested not only in the antique photographs but also have shown explicit inters t in Vintage Photography; Photography from the Civil War and Old Photographs. There are various websites available from where these antiques photographs could be purchased. Though these photographs are priceless – there usually start from as less as $100 with out any upper limit to its cost.
There are number of photo collections available which provides with a whole collection of the series including the negatives of the photos. The list of collections is endless however some of them are –Coloradoan Collection, Hancock Collection, Historical Collection, Map Collection, Miller Collection, Slide Collection, and Triangle Collection.
RAMIRO
The dictionary defines the word antiques as a piece of art, or wood art or a decorative object that is made over 10 decades a go. There are people who have this hobby of collecting antiques. Antique collection could prove one of the most expensive hobbies eve, even more that of maintaining exuberant golf courses for gold players.
The antiques are pieces of art from earlier period and are priceless and that’s why they at times price more than any one could ever imagine. There could be a wide variety of antique items that could attract the antique collectors. Stamps; furniture; jewelry; cars; paintings; statutes & sculptures the list is endless. Guns and magnificent piece of photography is no different attraction for such antique collectors.
Antique Collection Of Old Guns
The antique gun collection is becoming popular day by day. Gun being the boy toy attract lot of men. Gun is a symbol of pride and power. Especially when it is an antique gun it adds to the status and standard of the antique gun possessor as well. Not only because of the – power, pride and status that these guns brings, the trill associated with them because of them belong to some great legend from the past makes the entire concept even more exciting.
If you practice collecting antique guns or are interested in it, the best source of information about adding more to your collection would be subscribing to the magazines that are available in the market, providing indispensable information about these antique rare pieces. If you are new in the field, to be on the safer side spend more time on researching and collecting information and start with relatively small and less expensive antique guns. The best source for information and purchase of such antiques are the Gun Shows that are organized by big antique gun organizations e.g. NRA.
Antique Collection of Photography
Photographs are no different when it comes to adding to an antique collector’s collection. The antique collections of photographs would have pictures from a very old specific era from – representing a country’s cultures or history. The collection might include beautiful pieces of photography by some well known photographers like - Strand, Paul; Modotti, Tina; Hine, Lewis; Levitt, Helen and many more the list is endless. Or would have beautiful images captured of a very early period, highlighting the culture and trends of that time.
The black and white photo adds to the beauty of such photographs. Such collectors of photographers usually are interested not only in the antique photographs but also have shown explicit inters t in Vintage Photography; Photography from the Civil War and Old Photographs. There are various websites available from where these antiques photographs could be purchased. Though these photographs are priceless – there usually start from as less as $100 with out any upper limit to its cost.
There are number of photo collections available which provides with a whole collection of the series including the negatives of the photos. The list of collections is endless however some of them are –Coloradoan Collection, Hancock Collection, Historical Collection, Map Collection, Miller Collection, Slide Collection, and Triangle Collection.
RAMIRO
Jan
1
Gust A. Lenglet asked:
Not so long ago, it was common knowledge that one could find very old, and rare, antiques being sold in some Japanese street markets for a meager sum. At that time, there was not much of a marketplace for such relics of a bygone era, and any given collector had a fairly decent chance of picking up a considerable amount of antique Japanese valuables for a small investment.
Times change however, and today the value of Japanese antiques has skyrocketed. Instead of being a ‘bargain’ that an enthusiast or small time collector could easily afford, collecting any antique Japanese items is often a costly affair.
Still, the ever-increasing value of various items has ended up fueling the desire to unearth an antique Japanese piece that had perhaps been overlooked.
Searching for Japanese Antiques Anywhere and Everywhere
Mainly, the problem with looking for what could be in plain sight is the sheer scope of it. Ironically, that is the selfsame reason why there undoubtedly still are rare antique Japanese items that could be worth a lot but are simply unnoticed.
Very often, the first ports of call end up being antique shops. To a certain degree this does make sense, but nowadays many antique shops actually have their inventory professionally valued. Thus, the chances of finding rare Japanese antiques that were somehow overlooked when scrutinized carefully is slim to none.
In fact, peering at an antique Japanese china plate set that may be a family heirloom which has been passed down from generation to generation would probably be more effective. Odds are that such pieces have never been really looked or thoroughly valuated by experts.
Of course, this is the very basis of finding antique Japanese valuables that are hidden in plain sight - looking at those pieces which experts haven’t had the chance to view.
For this reason, auctions that are run without having Japanese antiques valued beforehand are a treasure trove of opportunity. Many a time an unwitting seller has put up an antique piece that turned out to be extremely rare. Needless to say, the buyer who did discover such a concealed diamond would have profited immensely.
In this regard, although time has upped the ante (and value) of rare antique Japanese items, there still do exist avenues by which unknown valuable pieces can be unearthed.
WELDON
Not so long ago, it was common knowledge that one could find very old, and rare, antiques being sold in some Japanese street markets for a meager sum. At that time, there was not much of a marketplace for such relics of a bygone era, and any given collector had a fairly decent chance of picking up a considerable amount of antique Japanese valuables for a small investment.
Times change however, and today the value of Japanese antiques has skyrocketed. Instead of being a ‘bargain’ that an enthusiast or small time collector could easily afford, collecting any antique Japanese items is often a costly affair.
Still, the ever-increasing value of various items has ended up fueling the desire to unearth an antique Japanese piece that had perhaps been overlooked.
Searching for Japanese Antiques Anywhere and Everywhere
Mainly, the problem with looking for what could be in plain sight is the sheer scope of it. Ironically, that is the selfsame reason why there undoubtedly still are rare antique Japanese items that could be worth a lot but are simply unnoticed.
Very often, the first ports of call end up being antique shops. To a certain degree this does make sense, but nowadays many antique shops actually have their inventory professionally valued. Thus, the chances of finding rare Japanese antiques that were somehow overlooked when scrutinized carefully is slim to none.
In fact, peering at an antique Japanese china plate set that may be a family heirloom which has been passed down from generation to generation would probably be more effective. Odds are that such pieces have never been really looked or thoroughly valuated by experts.
Of course, this is the very basis of finding antique Japanese valuables that are hidden in plain sight - looking at those pieces which experts haven’t had the chance to view.
For this reason, auctions that are run without having Japanese antiques valued beforehand are a treasure trove of opportunity. Many a time an unwitting seller has put up an antique piece that turned out to be extremely rare. Needless to say, the buyer who did discover such a concealed diamond would have profited immensely.
In this regard, although time has upped the ante (and value) of rare antique Japanese items, there still do exist avenues by which unknown valuable pieces can be unearthed.
WELDON
Dec
3
Online Antique Appraisal
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Clint Jhonson asked:
Those of you who need the expert opinion regarding the value of an antique item should resort to professionals who specialize in antique appraisal. Nowadays, there are many sites which offer a lot of information about the important elements of the appraisal of antique items. Due to the advanced existing technology, today it is easy to reproduce pieces that look exactly like the original and this is why antique collectors should resort to antique appraisal.
Each and every antique appraisal must be based on a professional code of ethics. An accredited appraiser plays an important role in pricing antiques and he must do his best to be impartial. As long as you pay an appraiser for his services, he will maintain impartiality but if you benefit from an appraisal coming from a dealer who wants to buy and resell the antique you will probably not receive an impartial value. Dealers usually price your antique low so that their profit is higher.
By paying for an antique appraisal, you will succeed to protect yourself from a motive to deceive. Although any person can pretend to be an appraiser, only an authorized appraiser bound by a professional code can be correct in pricing antiques in an ethical manner. Furthermore, an antique dealer must be accredited by an appraisal organization.
Most of the times the internet is not enough to obtain an accurate antique appraisal due to the fact that appraisers need to see and touch a piece in order to determine its true value. However, there are some professional websites that will help you get a professional opinion and a fair price for your antique. Keep in mind that all appraisals must be based on seeing your antique and anyone who offers for pricing antiques without having seen them is not doing you a favor.
Moreover, reputable appraisals are done usually per hour and you should pay somewhere between 40-100 dollars for an appraisal. Also, make sure that your appraisal includes information about protecting your antiques and about selling them. Do not resort to an appraiser who offers to buy the item he is appraising! f you don’t have time to look for a reputable appraiser, you can find one on the internet.
Although the main drawback to online antique appraisal is the fact that the condition of the item cannot be evaluated correctly if you are not honest about all the details, there are some appraisers who have learned to look for signs of condition aspects through photos. This is very difficult but it can be done. Furthermore some appraisers will be able to offer you information regarding the age, style and history of the item, besides the common information regarding how you should take care of the item.
Another benefit of online antique appraisal is the fact that it can be submitted whenever you please, day or night. All you have to do is give some detailed photos, fill in a questionnaire about the item and upload the form. However, you must be aware of the fact that some details of the item can be lost in the photo. Having said all that, there’s no need to worry if you resort to online appraisers for pricing antiques as their credentials and references have been verified.
GROVER
Those of you who need the expert opinion regarding the value of an antique item should resort to professionals who specialize in antique appraisal. Nowadays, there are many sites which offer a lot of information about the important elements of the appraisal of antique items. Due to the advanced existing technology, today it is easy to reproduce pieces that look exactly like the original and this is why antique collectors should resort to antique appraisal.
Each and every antique appraisal must be based on a professional code of ethics. An accredited appraiser plays an important role in pricing antiques and he must do his best to be impartial. As long as you pay an appraiser for his services, he will maintain impartiality but if you benefit from an appraisal coming from a dealer who wants to buy and resell the antique you will probably not receive an impartial value. Dealers usually price your antique low so that their profit is higher.
By paying for an antique appraisal, you will succeed to protect yourself from a motive to deceive. Although any person can pretend to be an appraiser, only an authorized appraiser bound by a professional code can be correct in pricing antiques in an ethical manner. Furthermore, an antique dealer must be accredited by an appraisal organization.
Most of the times the internet is not enough to obtain an accurate antique appraisal due to the fact that appraisers need to see and touch a piece in order to determine its true value. However, there are some professional websites that will help you get a professional opinion and a fair price for your antique. Keep in mind that all appraisals must be based on seeing your antique and anyone who offers for pricing antiques without having seen them is not doing you a favor.
Moreover, reputable appraisals are done usually per hour and you should pay somewhere between 40-100 dollars for an appraisal. Also, make sure that your appraisal includes information about protecting your antiques and about selling them. Do not resort to an appraiser who offers to buy the item he is appraising! f you don’t have time to look for a reputable appraiser, you can find one on the internet.
Although the main drawback to online antique appraisal is the fact that the condition of the item cannot be evaluated correctly if you are not honest about all the details, there are some appraisers who have learned to look for signs of condition aspects through photos. This is very difficult but it can be done. Furthermore some appraisers will be able to offer you information regarding the age, style and history of the item, besides the common information regarding how you should take care of the item.
Another benefit of online antique appraisal is the fact that it can be submitted whenever you please, day or night. All you have to do is give some detailed photos, fill in a questionnaire about the item and upload the form. However, you must be aware of the fact that some details of the item can be lost in the photo. Having said all that, there’s no need to worry if you resort to online appraisers for pricing antiques as their credentials and references have been verified.
GROVER