Kovel Know Your Antiques

Wyler, Seymour B. THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER: ENGLISH * AMERICAN * FOREIGN, Crown 1937
ISBN: 0-517-00089-X New Condition

Book Description A history and guide to Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate, with the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book. Here is the fascinating story of the great silversmiths and their art. All the factors of interest to the amateur, collector or connoisseur of Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate are authoritatively covered:The development of design in tea services, flatware, candlesticks, trays, cups. Values and scarcity. Where to buy. How to collect. How to detect frauds. Reproductions. And most important, this book permits the exact and indisputable identification of Old Silver by means of the Hallmark tables. These are conveniently and simply arranged so that anyone may trace in a few moments any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin.The splendid pictures are from photographs of authentic pieces from the foremost dealers in Antique Silver. Mr. Seymour B. Wyler, himself a well-known New York dealer, is regarded both in this country and abroad as an authority. "What the Kovels don't know about antiques," says House Beautiful, "isn't worth knowing." From the Back Cover Legacy of Lace Identifying, Collecting, and Preserving American Lace by Kathleen Warnick and Shirley Nilsson Collectors of "fancywork" and lovers of the heritage arts will find this detailed, fully illustrated book essential to identifying, preserving, and using cherished American laces. Looping, knotting, crossing, needlework, and machine-made lace are all covered in detail. With an identification key, glossary, and bibliography. Kovels' Bottles Price List Ninth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel Current prices of over 10,000 old and modern bottles and over 200 illustrations. The most complete price list available -- including bitters, figurals, flasks, ink, beer, soda, perfume, medicine, commemorative -- everything from Avon to Whiskey. Information on manufacturers, dates of issue, and identification. Kovels' Depression Glass & American Dinnerware Price List Fourth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel The inexpensive pastel-colored glassware that became popular from 1925 on and the ceramic dinnerware produced during the same period are now attracting collectors in great numbers. Here are the latest most accurate prices, based on a comprehensive survey of actual sales, shows, catalogs, auctions, and other reliable sources. Kovels' Guide To Selling Your Antiques & Collectibles by Ralph and Terry Kovel Updated Edition This short, handy pocket-size guide tells you how to sell your antiques and collectibles for the best possible price. What is the right market for your particular collection? Should you have your items professionally appraised? Should you sell to a friend? How do you take table space at a flea market? These are just some of the questions that the Kovels answer. They give advice on how to sell more than seventy-five categories of collectibles -- from baseball cards, beer cans, carousel figures, coins, decoys, furniture, and glass to music boxes, postcards, toys, and Western art. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman A truly encyclopedic volume for the doll collector, antiques lover, and social historian, containing over 2,000 illustrations and marks. Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price List by Ralph and Terry Kovel A complete, updated, and expanded guide to the antiques market with more than 50,000 items listed. Over 500 illustrations. Helpful tips on preserving your antiques and collectibles. The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson A complete revised edition of the famous Encyclopedia of Furniture, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. Glossary, bibliography. 2,000 photographs. Know Your Antiques Revised Edition How to Recognize and Evaluate Any Antique -- Large or Small -- Like an Expert by Ralph and Terry Kovel Ideal for the beginner. Detailed advice about Hardcover 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.7 inches

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Wyler, Seymour B. THE BOOK OF OLD SILVER: ENGLISH, AMERICAN & FOREIGN, Crown 2008
0-517-00089-X Very Good Condition

Editorial Reviews Product Description A history and guide to Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate, with the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book. Here is the fascinating story of the great silversmiths and their art. All the factors of interest to the amateur, collector or connoisseur of Old Silver and Old Sheffield Plate are authoritatively covered: The development of design in tea services, flatware, candlesticks, trays, cups. Values and scarcity. Where to buy. How to collect. How to detect frauds. Reproductions. And most important, this book permits the exact and indisputable identification of Old Silver by means of the Hallmark tables. These are conveniently and simply arranged so that anyone may trace in a few moments any hallmarked piece of silver of American, English, Sheffield, French, German or other European origin. The splendid pictures are from photographs of authentic pieces from the foremost dealers in Antique Silver. Mr. Seymour B. Wyler, himself a well-known New York dealer, is regarded both in this country and abroad as an authority. "What the Kovels don't know about antiques," says House Beautiful, "isn't worth knowing." American silver -- from grandma's coin silver spoon to Art Deco tea sets -- is becoming increasingly popular, and the Kovels have stepped in with a guide to identifying American silver marks. Before collecting another piece of silver, collect Kovels' American Silver Marks! Almost everyone owns an old piece of silver. Few know the complete history of the piece. Kovels' American Silver Marks is a simple-to-use guide to identifying marks and monograms that appear on silver. Collectors and professional dealers can quickly determine the maker of a piece of silver. Each listing includes working dates, location, mark (if known), and bibliographic references to over 200 books and articles. Makers working from 1652 to the present are included. Over 10,000 silversmiths are listed in alphabetical order, with a cross-indexing system for monograms and pictorial marks. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks, Pottery and Porcelain is a standard in libraries and museums. Kovels' American Silver Marks is an equally scholarly and useful book. From the Back Cover Legacy of Lace Identifying, Collecting, and Preserving American Lace by Kathleen Warnick and Shirley Nilsson Collectors of "fancywork" and lovers of the heritage arts will find this detailed, fully illustrated book essential to identifying, preserving, and using cherished American laces. Looping, knotting, crossing, needlework, and machine-made lace are all covered in detail. With an identification key, glossary, and bibliography. Kovels' Bottles Price List Ninth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel Current prices of over 10,000 old and modern bottles and over 200 illustrations. The most complete price list available -- including bitters, figurals, flasks, ink, beer, soda, perfume, medicine, commemorative -- everything from Avon to Whiskey. Information on manufacturers, dates of issue, and identification. Kovels' Depression Glass & American Dinnerware Price List Fourth Edition by Ralph and Terry Kovel The inexpensive pastel-colored glassware that became popular from 1925 on and the ceramic dinnerware produced during the same period are now attracting collectors in great numbers. Here are the latest most accurate prices, based on a comprehensive survey of actual sales, shows, catalogs, auctions, and other reliable sources. Kovels' Guide To Selling Your Antiques & Collectibles by Ralph and Terry Kovel Updated Edition This short, handy pocket-size guide tells you how to sell your antiques and collectibles for the best possible price. What is the right market for your particular collection? Should you have your items professionally appraised? Should you sell to a friend? How do you take table space at a flea market? These are just some of the questions that the Kovels answer. They give advice on how to sell more than seventy-five categories of collectibles -- from baseball cards, beer cans, carousel figures, coins Hardcover 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.7 inches

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Ralph Kovel; Terry Kovel: Kovels' Know Your Antiques, Revised and Updated (Kovel's Know Your Antiques) Random House Reference 1990-12-12 ISBN: 0517578069
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Kovel, Ralph: KOVELS' KNOW YOUR ANTIQUES - 1990 Edition, New York, New York, U.S.A. Random House Information Group 1990
0-517-57806-9 As New

<B> This is the ultimate soup-to-nuts book that shows collectors how to evaluate, purchase, and care for their antiques and collectibles. Illustrated with more than 300 black-and-white photographs and line drawings. Kovels' Know Your Antiques covers everything from pottery, silver, and glass to furniture, prints and rugs. FROM THE PUBLISHER The advice you need from the source you know - the Kovels. For every collector who wants to know how to evaluate, purchase, and care for antiques and collectibles, this revised and updated edition of Kovels' Know Your Antiques will be a valuable companion. With more than 300 photographs and line drawings, a clear, concise text, and extensive up-to-date bibliographies, this book will help you determine if there is anything of value in the inherited belongings of Aunt May, or whether that zealously guarded Stradivarius violin is genuine or fake. Kovels' Know Your Antiques covers everything from pottery, silver, and glass to furniture, prints, and rugs. The Kovels show how a tape measure and magnet can help prove the age of antique furniture, how to test for old silver with a fingernail, how to date cut glass and porcelain by their marks, and much more. This book also contains a list of current price guides, publications, and collector clubs that provide additional help and information. With Kovels' Know Your Antiques, you will learn how to buy almost any antique with a shrewd eye toward present and future value.</B><P> Paperback 9.4 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches

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