Collecting Antiques – How to Find Valuable Silverware
Collecting antique silverware is an excellent choice if you want your collection efforts to be valuable to yourself or your heirs in the future. The best thing about it, to me, is that it is a collection that you can actually put to use instead of just having it sitting on a shelf somewhere to […]
How To Safely Clean Your Silver Antiques!
Silver is considered to be one of the most precious metals. Any antiques in silver looks all the more appealing with a high aesthetic value. Silver is beautiful indeed; however, this beauty comes with a price. It is not a very strong metal; in fact it is fragile and soft. This means that it gets […]
Pretty Primitives: Embracing Imperfections
What Are Primitives? Simply put, primitives are antiques that boast a time-worn appearance but are still intact as a whole. Peeling or chipped paint, rust, faded coloring and dings in woodwork are all desirable qualities for those who love primitives. Primitive collectibles might look their age but they don’t act it. While a piece might […]
Large-Sized Antique Notes
In 1861, large sized notes became available as legal tender paper money. A large sized note measures 7′ 3/8″ x 3′ 1/8″, and it was nicknamed a “horse blanket” due to its size. The eye-catching themes and the unique design elements make them very collectible. Large antique notes were printed up until 1929. The smaller […]
How to Decorate With Antiques, Part 1
For some the thought of living with ‘old things’ is repellent, but for those who’ve experienced the richness afforded by a well-selected and smartly placed antique, the experience is more thrilling than traumatizing. For as long as humans have been surrounding themselves with furnishings it has been understood that without the balancing influence of the […]
How to Decorate With Antiques, Part 3: The Best Ways to Live With Your Antiques
As with any worthwhile endeavor completing a bit of homework prepares you for the task at hand. In this instance the task is displaying your growing collection of antique furniture, art and/or accessories in your home. Defining your personal relationship with antiques and clearly understanding the type of antiques to which you are drawn are […]
Finding Antique Jewelry At Wholesale Prices
Antique jewelry is often very valuable, and purchasing jewelry cost a substantial amount of money. Then again you are able to buy antique jewelry, wholesale as well – knowing where to look. The majority of people think that online auctions, such as eBay is the way to go. While this is true, often, you are […]
Vintage, Antique Telephones Are Back In Demand
For decades, centuries probably, people have collected different things, starting from stamps to matchboxes. However, these aren’t as profitable as collecting antiques. If you have ever watched reality TV shows like Pawn Stars, you’ll know what I mean here. If this sparks your interest, here’s a great idea to start profiting from antiques: go for […]
Finding The Finest Barber Chairs
Finding the finest barber chairs, especially the antique ones, is not easy. First, you have to check the condition. Second, you’ll need to verify the authenticity. These factors will mean the difference between an investment and an expense. To limit the search, we’ll find out and explore two of the most desired antique barber chairs […]
Love and Fake Antiques
‘But I bought it in a French antiques store, I paid five hundred for it’, pleaded the woman of the older couple dressed as if they had fallen from an Edwardian picture postcard. The onlookers looked on embarrassed for this obviously respectable couple. The Antiques Roadshow appraiser of antiques stood with bowed head in silence […]