Antiques Investigator: Tips and Tricks to Help You Find the Real Deal

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Penguin, Jun 1, 2009 - Antiques & Collectibles - 240 pages

Judith Miller's super-sleuth guide to spotting, buying and collecting antiques, now in ebook(PDF) format

If you are looking to discover a valuable treasure or nab a bootsale bargain then antiques and collectables expert Judith Miller shows you how to solve any collecting case.

Find out how to tell a genuine antique piece from a fake. Spot signs that indicate an object has been restored. Discover makers and styles to look out for, and whether an object should be kept, or not. Includes expert advice on makers, questions to ask, tips for identifying the best examples in furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, dolls, teddy bears, textiles and more. With hundreds of photographs that reveal every detail of each piece, you'll soon know exactly what to look for.

Get more at www.antiques.dk.com with over 30,000 photos, descriptions and price guides. "Super-easy to use, may save or make you a bob or two." 5-star rating, Web User Magazine.

 

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Contents

Introduction 10
8
Baroque and Rococo 12
12
Neoclassical 14
14
19thcentury revivals 16
16
Arts Crafts and Art Nouveau 18
18
Art Deco and Modernism 20
20
Introduction to chairs and sofas 24
24
Looking at chairs 26
26
Bohemian glass 116
116
Colored glass 118
118
Applied and painted decoration 120
120
Handblown and molded glass 122
122
Cut glass 124
124
18thcentury wine glasses 126
126
Cameo and faux cameo glass 128
128
Iridescent glass 130
130

Early 18thcentury chairs 28
28
Mid18th century armchairs 30
30
Louis XVI and Gustavian chairs 32
32
18thcentury chairs 34
34
Chippendale chairs 36
36
Neoclassical sofas 38
38
Introduction to tables 40
40
Looking at tables 42
42
Rococo tables 44
44
18thcentury tables 46
46
Tilttop tables 48
48
Arts Crafts tables 50
50
introduction to storage furniture 52
52
Looking at storage furniture 54
54
High chests 56
56
18thcentury commodes 58
58
Painted chests 60
60
Painted furniture 62
62
Introduction to ceramics 66
66
Looking at ceramics 68
68
Identifying ceramics decoration 70
70
Delftware 72
72
Maiolica 74
74
European faience 76
76
Stoneware 78
78
Staffordshire figures 80
80
Chinese ceramics 82
82
Chinese export porcelain 84
84
Kakiemon and imitations 86
86
Satsuma ware 88
88
Oriental ceramics 90
90
French porcelain 92
92
Meissen 94
94
German porcelain 96
96
19thcentury porcelain plaques 98
98
Arts Crafts vases 100
100
Arts Crafts ceramics 102
102
Art Deco figures 104
104
Art Deco ceramics 106
106
Glass 110
110
Looking at glass 112
112
Identifying glass decoration 114
114
Laliqueread fake or copy? 132
132
Murano glass 134
134
20thcentury glass 136
136
Metalware 140
140
Looking at silver 142
142
Neoclassical silver 144
144
Silverplated candelabra 146
146
Silver boxes 148
148
20thcentury silver 150
150
Other metals 152
152
Art Deco bronze figures 154
154
Collectibles 158
158
Dolls 160
160
German dolls 162
162
Dolls 164
164
Steiff teddy bears 166
166
Teddy bears 168
168
Ivory and bone 170
170
Netsuke 172
172
Samplers 174
174
Quilts 176
176
Treen 178
178
Costume jewelry settings 180
180
Costume Jewelry 182
182
Wood types 186
186
Pediments 188
188
Handles 190
190
Chair backs 194
194
Legs 202
202
Feet 204
204
Motifs 206
206
Ceramic marks 210
210
Glass marks 214
214
Oriental ceramic marks 216
216
Silver marks 218
218
Metal shapes candlesticks 220
220
Metal shapes tea cofee pots 222
222
Timeline 224
224
Glossary 228
228
Dealers and auction houses 232
232
Index 236
236
Copyright

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Common terms and phrases

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Bibliographic information

TitleAntiques Investigator: Tips and Tricks to Help You Find the Real Deal
AuthorJudith Miller
PublisherPenguin, 2009
ISBN075665954X, 9780756659547
Length240 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Antiques & Collectibles / Furniture
Antiques & Collectibles / Reference
Art / History / General
  
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