10 tips for successfully selling jewelry on eBay
A word is worth a thousand pictures. Not really, but words are crucial. Don’t underestimate them. Description disasters are one of the easiest fixes to chronically desultory results. Read More +
View ArticleProgressive analysis to aid auction house in bidder profile assessment
LiveAuctioneers.com has added bidder analytics to its existing approval process. The new data suite creates the most reliable bidder profile. Read More +
View ArticleAntiques appraisal event to benefit Virginia library
An appraisal event slated for Feb. 12 will benefit Massanutten Regional Library, and showcase appraisers from event host Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, and secondary appraisers James McHone...
View ArticleAntiques Roadshow announces 2013 schedule
Fans of PBS hit show 'Antiques Roadshow' have eight chances to attend episode tappings in 2013. The schedule includes sessions in June through August, and free tickets are available, and selected...
View ArticleAsk Antique Trader: Windsor fan back chair based on 19th century design
Please tell me something about these Windsor style chairs. They were painted and used as outdoor furniture when my mother-in-law acquired them in the 1940s. She refinished them and used them inside....
View ArticleFurniture Detective: Wet Worry – Dealing with water damage
Water damage. Two terrible words when paired together, especially if you own antiques. However, your antiques don't have to become victims of standing water. Read More +
View ArticleKnowing Your Business: New service safeguards heirlooms’ lore
We keep baby books to record the highlights and special moments of children, we keep photo albums to preserve those events/people and times we don't want to forget, and some keep journals to preserve...
View ArticleFurniture Detective: What’s in a name? Furniture lexicon clouded by misnomers
In a world where a good story sometimes overshadows the facts, furniture lexicon has it's own history of misnomers, misunderstandings and more. Read More +
View ArticleFurniture Detective: Looking closely at brass hardware aids in deciding...
Gauging the age of a piece of furniture can be tricky, but not if you turn to the hardware on the piece - as it contains tips to the true age of the treasure. Read More +
View ArticleRago’s to host open house including talk by Mira Nakashima
Renowned woodworker Mira Nakashima, daughter of the master craftsman George Nakashima, will speak at the preview for Rago's 20th/21st Century Design auction. Read More +
View ArticleFurniture Detective: Wood Art: Eclectic Aesthetic style bridges Victorian and...
Since the definition of art is open to interpretation, one man’s art might be another man's junk. The same holds for furniture, and the Furniture Detective explains. Read More +
View ArticleManaging organic threats to furniture
Are you properly defending your antique furniture against organic damage? Be it insects, pets or people, all require some safeguarding when it comes to furniture. Read More +
View ArticleFurniture Detective: If repair advice stinks, results will, too
Even when advice is easy to come by, it's not always the best. Which is why Furniture Detective Fred Taylor, in his most recent column, offers valuable insight on how to spot good advice. Read More +
View ArticleWicker Furniture: A process – not a material
Furniture Detective Fred Taylor did some wicker investigation recently, and now he addresses the most common misconception surrounding wicker. Find out what it is. Read More +
View ArticleInternational Society of Appraisers offers summer sessions
There's still time to tune in to your inner appraiser and bring out your appraisal skills through summer sessions offered by the International Society of Appraisers. Read More +
View ArticleLearning ‘ground truth’ requires experiencing furniture first hand
Finding the truth about older and antique furniture requires getting down to the basics, seeing and experiencing each piece in its environment. Furniture Detective Fred Taylor explains how Read More...
View ArticleReading the Evidence: The Furniture Gives Up the Truth
The life story of an antique — where it’s been, who owned it and how it came to be where it is — is known as its provenance. Furniture Detective Fred Taylor discusses the importance of heeding an...
View ArticleFurniture Detective: Watching out for cheap tricks, fake finishes
Furniture refinishes have the potential to be considered cosmetic charades that are artful and ingenious while some have been heavy handed and obvious, and here Furniture Detective Fred Taylor offers...
View ArticleFurniture Repair: Freeing a stuck tambour requires patience and perseverance
Turn of the century furniture construction techniques, while often clever, were not extremely sophisticated, making furniture repair easier than you might think. Read More +The post Furniture Repair:...
View ArticleFurniture Detective: Surviving the Depression with novelty furniture
Playing on consumer desire to make small home improvements during the Great Depression, the furniture industry came up with a new product line: novelty furniture. Read More +The post Furniture...
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