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The antiques market is becoming increasingly global, with auction houses using the Internet to distribute sales catalogues and results, so prices are becoming more standardized. Antiques are accessible to people in the 21st-century in a way that has not been seen before, thereby broadening the base and strengthening the market. The Miller's Antiques Price Guide 2003 edition covers over 60 subject areas, including traditional antiques such as furniture, pottery, porcelain, silver and glass, and also includes the decorative arts,textiles, posters, kitchenware, science and technology. Special features by an international team of 20 named experts take a closer look at particular categories, with historical, collecting and market information. This year's special features include Toby jugs, blue and white pottery, paperweights, Asian furniture, sculpture, musical instruments, plus a new section on photographs. Sevres porcelain, French country furniture, and the Art Deco style are also examined in depth. Every item is illustrated, described and priced. In addition, historical reviews of makers, factories, and designers, how to shop wisely, spot fakes, and how to look after antiques are all covered. Experts review the market trends over 2002 in the antiques world, and reveal what is hot and what is not.
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Last years Miller's Antiques Price Guide 2002 has nearly 10,000 images, over 1,800 in colour, and shows a true cross-section of what is for sale in auction houses, and antique fairs, around the world. Each guide is produced with previous editions in mind, and covers traditional antiques such as furniture, pottery, porcelain, silver and glass, the guide also includes the decorative arts, textiles, posters, kitchenware, science and technology and much more - over 60 subject areas in total. A panel of experts provide information on identifying, dating and pricing as well as the latest trends. Miller's Guide also takes a closer look with hundreds of features, fact boxes on key makers, styles, techniques and identification marks, plus practical advice on further reading, a specialist glossary, lists of collectors' clubs, auctioneers and specialist dealers. Miller's Antiques Price Guide 2002 gives the collector and the dealer all the information they need. If you are serious about collecting antiques, whether for pleasure or investment, you cannot afford to miss the latest edition of the Miller's Antiques Price Guide.
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This Millers Collectables Price Guide covers a treasure trove of desireable objects from every field. Explore the history of hot air ballooning, examine vintage shoes, discover the world of Tupperware and learn about collectable crime. This guide includes collectables such as: ceramics; children's toys; jewellery; vintage clothing; drinking glasses; kitchenware; lighting; and record collections. The book also looks at some of today's products that could become future collectables. Prices range from under a fiver to thousands of pounds.
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Dickinson's Bargain Hunter's Handbook. David Dickinson is the top TV antiques celebrity today with twenty five years experience as a professional dealer. He has brought an invigorating authority to TV antique shows, including the incredibly popular Bargain Hunt, aired on BBC1, with viewing figures rated in the millions. In the show David visits sale rooms and show grounds with two teams who have to buy items to sell at a profit. The winner is the team who makes the most money. This book is a field guide to the do's and don'ts of buying antiques from auctions and salerooms to fairs and shops. In addition it will contain a comprehensive A-Z guide to the sales and antique auctions across the country with addresses and telephone numbers, making it a true pocket reference work.
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David Dickinson's Antiques Buyer. You might have already started collecting antiques. Perhaps you've visited a car boot sale, antique shop or junk shop and bought the odd souvenir. You might still be collecting this way. But the idea of going to an auction . . . now that's another matter.
What this book will do is to teach you, step by step, the skills you will need to make the best buys; where to go and what to do when you get there, what question to ask and how to develop your own taste.
This book is a truly practical guide to buying all types of antiques. Imbued with David's charismatic enthusiasm and practical advice. Chapters include: Starting on the Antiques Trail, The Joy of Antiques, Getting Your Eye In, Ground Rules for the First Time Buyer, Where to Buy and how to buy (Shops, Auctions, House Sales, Fairs, Abroad), The Knowledge, The Restoration Game, Reselling, Appendix Jargon. Illustrated throughout from his own archive of photographs David Dickinson is the first author since Arthur Negus to captivate the great mass of antique enthusiasts.
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A reference work for both new enthusiasts and experienced collectors. Covering a broad range the Miller's Art Nouveau & Art Deco Buyer's Guide includes glass, furniture, jewellery, metalware, bronze, ivory figures and ceramics. Over 4000 items are illustrated and described, each with a price guide. Selling over 30,000 copies since publication the book has been completely updated and revised with the latest information and prices.
Art Nouveau and Art Deco continue to be two of the most popular collecting fields, appreciated for their beauty and originality. All the major makers of the periods are represented including Rene Lalique, Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Walter Moorcroft and Carlton Ware, plus lesser-known, but increasingly collectable and affordable, makers. Packed with useful specialist information for the collector, this is the definitive buyer's guide to all the treasures that Art Nouveau and Art Deco offer.
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Antiques Roadshow A-Z of Twentieth-century Antiques.
An encyclopaedic guide to antiques dating from the last century. Written by the experts of TV's "Antiques Roadshow", it features over 1500 entries on antiques ranging from porcelain and glass to furniture and fine art.
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Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia. A comprehensive guide to antiques for both enthusiasts and experienced dealers. There are extensive sections on furniture, ceramics and glass whilst more specialists subjects covered include jewellery, scientific instruments, sporting memorabilia and antiques of the future. Materials, techniques and marks are explained in the book with helpful sections on identification, and hints as to what to consider when buying an antique or examining one at home.
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Miller's Antiques Checklist: Art Deco. The Miller's Antiques Checklist series of pocket guides, aims to make the world of antiques accessible to a wider audience than ever before. In each book a simple question-and-answer checklist is provided for a range of representative items, teaching you what to look for and how to distinguish between the genuine article and a fake, an original and a copy. These information-packed books are superb introductory courses for the beginner and refresher courses for those already with some collecting experience.
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| The only fully illustrated colour A-Z dictionary of antiques on the market, The Illustrated Dictionary of Antiques & Collectibles contains definitive entries on ceramics , glass, furniture, silver and other antiques making this the essential one-stop reference book. Judith Miller's distinctive approach is evident in both the short entries and the in-depth special features on influential styles and major factories, craftsmen and designers.
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| Miller's Collecting the 1950s by Madeleine Marsh Conjuring up the atmosphere of the 1950s, this text is full of period classics, from designer creations to chainstore kitsch, from objects worth thousands of pounds to neglected treasures for under £10. Particular attention is given to international designs from Scandinavia, Italy and the USA.
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| Antique Furniture by John Andrews is a concise yet wide ranging survey of collectable antique furniture. The new collector will use it as an accessible reference tool enabling him to be confident in identifying key features of a wide variety of items. The book is structured chronologically by century and within each period by country and numerous illustrations complement the text. The book is aimed at the starting out or would-be collector who wants the most important facts in an easily accessible form and is also useful as a refresher course for existing collectors who wish to expand their interests. English and American furniture are covered, as are the vitally important French and Italian pieces, plus other countries.
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| Lilliput Lane Cottages (3rd Edition) - The Charlton Standard Catalogue by Annette and Tom Power.
Lilliput Lane has become hugely popular in recent years. This book looks at the wide range of models produced by Lilliput Lane since their founding, from Irish crofts and English cottages to American barns and Dutch houses. This price guide is widely accepted as the most authoritative reference work and virtually all of the 950 models included are listed alphabetically. Each is also clearly illustrated with details of series, size, dates and backstamps plus current values in several currencies including UK pounds. An invaluable guide for novice and experienced collectors alike.
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| Antiques from the Garden by Alistair Morris.
A diverse range of antiques associated with the garden covering garden tools, terracotta wares, cast-iron containers, garden furniture, bridges and summer houses. There has been growing interest in them in recent years, not only from collectors but also from designers, as these antiques become increasingly used as a source of inspiration. Aa a collecting area, it is still in its infancy but has all the ingredients a potential collector would choose. There is history, geography, economics, workmanship and engineering. There are makers' marks and trademarks, common, scarce and rare varieties. Now in this enlarged edition, there are many colour and black and white illustrations, including some early trade advertisements from scarce magazines.
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| Miller's Understanding Antiques by Judith and Martin Miller.
This practical encyclopedia takes a new approach to 13 major collecting areas, teaching readers how to look at antiques, what questions to ask, and why. A team of experts offer guidance on how to assess age, quality and authenticity.
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| English Silver Hallmarks by Judith Banister. A pocket-sized guide providing collectors and dealers with a portable reference source for the Assay Office and Makers Marks found on British silver and gold. the marks on platinum as well as those on the most commonly encountered Sheffield plate are also included.
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| Christie's Century of Teddy Bears by Leyla Maniera . For the last hundred years, the teddy bear has been universally acknowledged as the toy that symbolizes childhood. Christie's Century of Teddy Bears is the story of this faithful companion who has played such an intimate role in people's lives.
From the initial inspiration of Steiff in Geingen, Germany, to bears created today, this guide describes the teddy's fascinating history and explores why it's still the most endearing and collectable of all toys. Featuring scores of spectacular, full-colour pictures from such great manufacturers as Steiff, Chad Valley, Bing, Bruin, and many others.
Superbly illustrated with images from Christie's archives and private collections, this book is an essential gift for anyone who has ever loved a teddy bear.
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| A Dictionary of Marks. First published in 1962, this book covers not only silver, gold and pewter, but furniture, tapestry and ceramics. The book includes the marks of American and British metalwork, with a selective list of metalworkers and their marks. Coverage of the ceramics includes not only English and European marks, but also Japanese date marks and Chinese reign marks. In the field of furniture and tapestry, English, French and other European marks are given.
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| Royal Doulton Beswick Storybook Figurines (6th Edition) by Jean Dale. Completely updated, this respected authority on Storybook Figurines now contains even more models for the avid Royal Doulton collector. Along with 'traditional' Stotybook series such as Beatrix Potter and Brambly Hedge, the book covers the smaller series including Alice in Wonderland, The Noddy Collection, Old Bear, Norman Thelwell and Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Among the 60 new additions in this, the sixth edition are the Hippos on Holiday, Disney Film Classics Collection, Disney's Fantasia and Jungle Book, and The Nursey Rhyrnes Collection.
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| Royal Doulton Figurines (7th Edition) by Jean Dale. First published nearly 20 years ago, this title has grown into a 544-page authoritative bible on Royal Doulton figurines. The seventh edition lists over 200 new issues of the world's most collected figurines. All 10,000 prices have been revised to reflect the current values in the three major markets of the UK, USA, and Canada.
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| Rare Record Price Guide: 2002. The sixth edition of this text provides values for over 100,000 records, tapes and CDs. Each entry features a detailed discography listing the release date, catalogue number and value. A great guide for people who have started or are thinking of starting a record collection.
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