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Is Collecting Antiques Still A Good Investment?
The value of antiques is influenced by the number of antique collectors searching for specific types of antiques as well as the available supply of those items.
As antique collectors age and they begin to sell off their cherished antique collections, the market becomes flooded. And as the law of supply and demand dictates, the value of antiques may decrease in direct relation to the number of collectors searching for them.
Does this scenario mean that collecting antiques is not a good investment? Read more to find out.
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Buying Antiques at Auction - Learn How
Knowing and understanding how to buy antiques at auction is a fun and simple process that most collectors tend to ignore. However the profitable results of auction houses in 2011 shows that antique sellers are placing a wide variety of items with auctioneers. Items that may just be what your collection is lacking.
Get to know your antique marks and your local auction house. The bargains are there and in all categories. Increase your knowledge about auction procedures and become an auction bargain hunter.
The Antique Collectables Gallery - Your guide to a real antiques and their marks
The antique collectables gallery is where you can view a range of antiques and collectables from our own antiques collection which include details, history and makers marks. If you are a Google Plus user you can add your own comments or ask questions about the various items we've added.
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You will learn more about antiques and antique manufacturers from our image postings featuring examples of antique marks on actual antiques and connect with other antique dealers and experts.
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Identifying Genuine Art Deco Jewellery
The ever popular art deco period produced some truly beautiful and remarkable pieces of art deco jewellery, but It's often very difficult to distinguish a genuine art deco jewellery item and a good reproduction. One way is to check the findings that are attached to your jewellery for function, rather than as part of the design.
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Wedgwood Marks | Dating Wedgwood Pottery and Porcelain
Wedgwood Marks - A chronological list of Wedgwood marks to assist the wedgwood collector who is faced with many imitators.
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Royal Worcester Marks | Worcester Porcelain Marks | Worcester Pottery Marks
Royal Worcester Marks on pottery and porcelain including date codes and the infamous Worcester dot mark sequence.
Roman Empire Sestertius AD 65-67 – Coin Collecting Reviews
The Roman Empire Sestertius was the largest brass denomination until the late third century AD. Most were struck in Rome but from AD 64 during the reign of Nero and Vespasian the mint of Lyon (Lugdunum), supplemented production.
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Moorcroft Marks | Collecting Moorcroft Ceramics -
Moorcroft Marks - changed as William Moorcroft moved from Macintyre at the end of the 19th century then when Walter Moorcroft took over from his father
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Meissen Marks | The Blue Crossed Swords Marks and Augustus Rex Mark
Antique Meissen Marks and indentifying the blus crossed swords mark and the Augustus Rex Mark. Not all blue crossed swords marks are Meissen.
George III Five Guineas c1770 - Coin Collecting Reviews
Review of George III Five Guineas c1770. A rare coin by John Sigismund Tanner, who was engraver to the Royal Mint 1741 to 1775.
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Collecting Gaudy Welsh Pottery
Collectible Gaudy Welsh Pottery from Hilditch in the 1820s to Charles Allerton in the 1920s and the Cambrian Pottery.
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Chelsea Porcelain Marks and the Chelsea Anchor Marks
Chelsea Porcelain Marks including the triangle period, red anchor period and gold anchor period marks.
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Caring for Antique Furniture | Tips on the Care and Repair of Antique Furniture.
Caring for Antique Furniture - Its rare for antique furniture to be kept solely for display purposes so certain precautions are necessary in caring for precious pieces
Berlin Porcelain Marks and the Berlin Sceptre Mark
Berlin Porcelain Marks including the Berlin Sceptre Mark, KPM mark and significant dates in the history of Berlin Porcelain
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Walter Moorcroft Bowl
I have a large Moorcroft pottery bowl that my mother gave me - is signed, I think by Walter Moorcroft (grey-blue inititals). I think it is a special
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Chinese Curio
This Chinese Curio is approximately 39 inches wide by 15 inches in depth and 73 inches high. It is a finely carved piece that I received from my uncle
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Hummel Figurines, Berta Hummel and W Geobel Figures
Hummel Figurines - Not a guide to Hummel figures, just a quick look at how cute and collectable they are.
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Rene Lalique Glass | Collecting Antique Glass
Rene Lalique was born Rene Jules Lalique in Ay France on April 6 1860. He became an iconic glass designer noted for his stunning perfume bottles, vases, jewellery and car mascots.
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How to Authenticate Coins in Your Coin Collection
How to Authenticate Coins - Authenticating coins through separating out frauds or fakes from genuine or even error coins requires experience and ongoing research.
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The Doughty Sisters | Collecting Royal Worcester Figures
The Doughty sisters, Dorothy and Freda probably did more to ensure the future prosperity and stability of the Royal Worcester factory than any other modellers.
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Dating Antique Clocks - Tips to help you estimate the age of your antique clock
Tips to help you estimate the age of your antique clock. Dating Antique Clocks can be an exact science providing you have the right reference material and the proper experience
Collecting Greek Coins - Rare and Beautiful
Collecting Greek Coins - Art on Greek coins can be exceptionally beautiful and most Greek coin collectors often appreciate the coins for their beauty and rarity.
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Caring for Antiques | Caring for Antique Ceramics and Glass
When caring for antiques and especially antique ceramics and glass we are caring for some of our most delicate and valuable possessions
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Antique Berlin Porcelain and Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky
Antique Berlin Porcelain - The Berlin Porcelain factory was founded in 1761 by Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, who picked up the pieces of the factory belonging to Wilhelm Casper Wegely.
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Art Deco Posters in the art deco antiques shop
Royal Doulton Antiques including history, artists & marks
Antique Periods from Aesthetic to Roccoco they're all here
Moorcroft Pottery artists, designs and Marks
Art Deco Artists all the great names from the Art Deco Period
Royal Worcester history, artists, marks & fruit painted porcelain
Wedgwood from Jasperware to Black Basalte & wedgwood marks
Antique English Porcelain Bow, Liverpool, Lowestoft they're all here