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Is Collecting Antiques Still A Good Investment?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:24:41 GMT

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.

Buying Antiques at Auction - Learn How

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:11:55 GMT

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

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:43:25 GMT

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.

Connect with Antique Marks on Google Plus

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:40:33 GMT

You can now connect and interact with antique-marks.com on Google+. Add us to your circles and its easy to add comments to our GPlus posts. 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. Antique-Marks and Google+ come and join in.

Identifying Genuine Art Deco Jewellery

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:26:09 GMT

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.

Wedgwood Marks | Dating Wedgwood Pottery and Porcelain

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:53:59 GMT

Wedgwood Marks - A chronological list of Wedgwood marks to assist the wedgwood collector who is faced with many imitators.

Royal Worcester Marks | Worcester Porcelain Marks | Worcester Pottery Marks

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:51:29 GMT

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

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:49:53 GMT

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.

Moorcroft Marks | Collecting Moorcroft Ceramics -

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:49:51 GMT

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

Meissen Marks | The Blue Crossed Swords Marks and Augustus Rex Mark

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:49:50 GMT

Antique Meissen Marks and indentifying the blus crossed swords mark and the Augustus Rex Mark. Not all blue crossed swords marks are Meissen.

Collecting Gaudy Welsh Pottery

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:46:02 GMT

Collectible Gaudy Welsh Pottery from Hilditch in the 1820s to Charles Allerton in the 1920s and the Cambrian Pottery.

George III Five Guineas c1770 - Coin Collecting Reviews

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:46:02 GMT

Review of George III Five Guineas c1770. A rare coin by John Sigismund Tanner, who was engraver to the Royal Mint 1741 to 1775.

Chelsea Porcelain Marks and the Chelsea Anchor Marks

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:41:30 GMT

Chelsea Porcelain Marks including the triangle period, red anchor period and gold anchor period marks.

Caring for Antique Furniture | Tips on the Care and Repair of Antique Furniture.

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:40:01 GMT

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

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:39:59 GMT

Berlin Porcelain Marks including the Berlin Sceptre Mark, KPM mark and significant dates in the history of Berlin Porcelain

Walter Moorcroft Bowl

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:46:02 GMT

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

Chinese Curio

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:28:48 GMT

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

Hummel Figurines, Berta Hummel and W Geobel Figures

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:21:15 GMT

Hummel Figurines - Not a guide to Hummel figures, just a quick look at how cute and collectable they are.

Rene Lalique Glass | Collecting Antique Glass

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:06:19 GMT

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.

How to Authenticate Coins in Your Coin Collection

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:04:41 GMT

How to Authenticate Coins - Authenticating coins through separating out frauds or fakes from genuine or even error coins requires experience and ongoing research.

The Doughty Sisters | Collecting Royal Worcester Figures

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:41:18 GMT

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.

Dating Antique Clocks - Tips to help you estimate the age of your antique clock

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:41:17 GMT

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

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:41:16 GMT

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.

Caring for Antiques | Caring for Antique Ceramics and Glass

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:38:03 GMT

When caring for antiques and especially antique ceramics and glass we are caring for some of our most delicate and valuable possessions

Antique Berlin Porcelain and Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:36:33 GMT

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.

Collecting Antique Glass | History of Antique Glass

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:01:36 GMT

Collecting Antique Glass - Glass is one of the few materials that has survived into the 20th century with nothing to replace it. Antique glass ware is not only beautiful but readily available and affordable.

Moorcroft Designs Gallery | Collecting Moorcroft Pottery

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:32:58 GMT

The Moorcroft Designs Gallery includes vases in popular designs produced by William Moorcroft, Walter Moorcroft and designs by the Moorcroft Design Studio.

How To Store Coins in Your Coin Collection

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:30:58 GMT

How To Store Coins - Rules on cleaning coins are well-known in collecting circles, even though there's continued debate about how and when. Despite that, there is a general conscensus on how to store coins.

Doulton Artists Marks (S) | Doulton Artist Monograms

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:27:48 GMT

Royal Doulton Artists Marks (S) and monograms for artists with names beginning with S - Simmance Stock Simeon Shute Sturgeon. Including initial marks on doutlon stoneware.

Meissen Porcelain Gallery and Samples of Meissen Porcelain

Mon, 30 May 2011 08:35:42 GMT

Meissen Porcelain Gallery - A small sample of Meissen Wares demonstrating the quality of Meissen Porcelain production and decoration.

Doultons Peggy Davies | Royal Doulton Artists and Designers

Mon, 30 May 2011 07:20:02 GMT

Royal Doultons Peggy Davies. Her work and her life. Margaret (Peggy) Davies was born in Burslem only a stones throw from the Royal Doulton Burslem works. She suffered from tuberculosis which she contracted when she was a young girl and was forced to spend much of her young life in hospitals.

George III Silver Crown - Coin Collecting Reviews

Mon, 30 May 2011 07:14:49 GMT

Review of a George III Silver Crown depicting the Three Graces by William Wyon and part of The Strickland Neville Rolfe Collection. 2010 Auction Estimates for the George III Crown featuring The Three Graces is from £10,000 to £15,000.

Coin Collecting and Numismatics

Mon, 30 May 2011 07:11:29 GMT

In truth, coin collecting is part art, part science and part history. Un-earthing a hidden treasure and discovering what it is and what it's worth is the ultimate adventure for coin collectors.

Collecting Bow Porcelain and Thomas Frye

Sat, 28 May 2011 15:56:12 GMT

The Bow Porcelain Company was set up in East London by Thomas Frye and Edward Heleyne to emulate Chinese porcelain and was called New Canton.

Royal Worcester Gallery | Royal Worcester Porcelain

Sat, 28 May 2011 15:56:11 GMT

Royal Worcester Gallery - a brief look at a few examples of Royal Worcester Porcelain including items from renowned artists Walter Sedgley, the Stintons, The Doughty sisters and many more.

Thomas Chippendale - Antique Furniture

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:54:38 GMT

Thomas Chippendale was a leading British cabinet-maker whose work with antique furniture was extremely influential during the early Georgian period and much imitated later

Collecting Scrimshaw Antiques

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:54:07 GMT

Scrimshaw is the name given to carvings and small sculptures created by whalers and made from the by-products of whaling and the harvesting of other marine mammals

Collecting Satsuma Pottery

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:53:20 GMT

Satsuma pottery is the western name for a type of Japanese earthenware exported throughout the world since the Meiji period 1868 to 1912

Collecting Salt Glazed Stoneware

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:52:47 GMT

Salt Glazed Stoneware is a type of stoneware ceramics produced by adding salt to the kiln to create a glass like coating on the pottery

Victor Horta Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:52:13 GMT

Baron Victor Horta was born in Ghent Belgium in 1861. He studied drawing textiles and architecture at the Academy of Beaux-Arts in Ghent and designed the Maison du Peuple and Hotel Tassel

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:51:42 GMT

Born in Glasgow art nouveau artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh produced works in the 1900s that were an indication of what was to appear in the next decades

Louis Majorelle Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:51:04 GMT

French decorator and furniture designer Louis Majorelle (1859 -1926) manufactured his own designs in the French tradition and was a fouding member of Ecole de Nancy

Josef Hoffman Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:50:31 GMT

Josef Hoffmann co-founded the Wiener Werkstatte and he studied under Otto Wagner at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He was also a founding member of the Vienna Secession in 1897

Gustav Stickley Arts and Crafts Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:47:31 GMT

Gustav Stickley was a hardworking dedicated man who achieved success in the early 1900s as the leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and publisher of The Craftsman Magazine

Frank Lloyd Wright Art Deco Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:46:57 GMT

Perhaps Americas most influential twentieth-century architect and design theorist, Frank Lloyd Wright was instrumental in producing decoration that American Art Deco was built upon

Charles Robert Ashbee Arts and Crafts Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:46:20 GMT

Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) English Arts and Crafts Designer. Founder of the Guild of Handicraft and keen conservationist.

Caring for Metalware - Antique Gold Bronze and Pewter

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:45:10 GMT

Tips and Advice on Caring for Metalware. Antique metalwares react in different ways to natural conditions and care gold bronze pewter and spelter antiques should vary accordingly

Archibald Knox Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:42:52 GMT

Born in the village of Cronkbourne near Tromode on the Isle of Man in 1864 Archibald Knox is closely associated with Liberty and Co and known for the Cymric and Tudric range

Antoni Gaudi Art Nouveau Artist

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:42:17 GMT

The work of Antoni Gaudi is closely attached to the city of Barcelona and he is most closely associated with the Temple de la Sagrada Familia

Collecting Antique Samplers

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:36:39 GMT

Antique samplers are embroidered panels of fabric sewn to demonstrate sewing skills and different stitches. A good quality sampler that includes the date and artist would be highly sought after