This week, Worthpoint announced the number of paid subscribers has topped 10,000, a major milestone in the company’s newly relaunched business plan. The site was started in 2007 by collector/dealer/business guru Will Seippel. In 2008, the company purchased GoAntiques.com, one … Read More +
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Victorian spooners on display at Texas A&M
BRYAN, Texas –A new exhibit, “Victorian Era Spooners from the Peggy Wilkinson Collection,” will run from Sept. 24-Nov. 6 at the MSC Forsyth Center Galleries. An important part of the Victorian table, spooners – or spoonholders – served a symbolic … Read More +
Art Loss Register recovers coins stolen from FedEx package
LONDON – The Art Loss Register (‘ALR’) recovered three high-value, historic coins, that were stolen from a FedEx package en transit from New York to London 10 years ago. Read More +
Dealers pleased with Nashville glass show
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dealers at the 11th annual elegant and depression glass show held in Nashville, Tenn., July 17-18, were pleased with sales. Read More +
Star of the North Show this weekend at the Minn. State Fairgrounds
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Townsend Promotions, Inc., is pleased to announce the Star of the North Antique Show will be returning this weekend (June 25-27) to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Townsend promoters hear many, many positive comments from customers and … Read More +
Star of the North Show this weekend at the Minn. State Fairgrounds
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Townsend Promotions, Inc., is pleased to announce the Star of the North Antique Show will be returning this weekend (June 25-27) to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: Handmade dry sink valued at $375
Q This dry sink has a lid and dovetails on the drawer that are handmade. How old is it, and what is it worth?
— F.Z.M., Newmanstown, Pa. Read More +
Antique Trader is giving a free antique appraisal to attendees of the Chicago Antique Market
Own an antique or collectible? Of course you do! Want to know its value? Absolutely! Come meet Antique Trader at Chicago’s largest antiques and collectibles festival May 29-30! Every attendee to the Chicago Antique Market at the Randolph Street Market … Read More +
Memorial Day sale usually the best of the year for Flowery Branch, Ga., auction firm
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – More than 400 lots of quality merchandise, consigned by local estates and prominent collections, will be sold at auction May 31, promptly at 10 a.m., by Flowery Branch Auction & Antiques, located at 5540 Atlanta Highway. Read More +
Ask Antique Trader: First edition book rescued from trash could fetch $900
Q My mom, who is 93, inherited this pair of glass ducks years ago. As you see, they have glass eyes. A paper inside read “1885-1893, Brackenridge Ballfield. 1885-1893, Challinor Taylor.” What can you tell me about them and the value? Read More +