In 1975, with $10,000 and a dream to get into the business, Earlean Bowen launched Bowen’s Antiques, initially as a home-based venture. In the 38 years since, the late Bowen (known as the Antiques Lady) had a significant impact on the antiques community. Read More +
We keep baby books to record the highlights and special moments of children, we keep photo albums to preserve those events/people and times we don’t want to forget, and some keep journals to preserve the thoughts and memories we experience in our lives. Up and until now there hasn’t been anything like The Heirloom Registry to provide the same record-keeping for heirlooms; but brothers Mike and Dan Hiestand have changed all that. Read More +
Despite what it may seem like, there are no tricks to sound business sense when it comes to operating an antiques shop. The good thing, according to noted antiques expert Wayne Jordan, is this: “What works today in the antiques business is what has always worked: Learn everything there is to know about your business, develop a plan, work the plan diligently and adapt as you go along.” Read More +
Check out the latest antiques auctions, shows and events from across the United States, for the period of Jan. 18 through March 15, 2013. Read More +
Thanks to Lark Mason’s position as an expert, appraiser, author and television personality on the PBS series “The Antiques Roadshow,” the founder of iGavel Auctions anticipates the following collecting trends. Read More +
Michaan’s Auctions reports making more than $4 million in sales in just under three hours Nov. 17, 2012, during the firm’s Treasures of Louis C. Tiffany from the Garden Museum, Japan Auction. Read More +
Fans of PBS hit show ‘Antiques Roadshow’ have eight chances to attend episode tappings in 2013. The schedule includes sessions in June through August, and free tickets are available, and selected through a random drawing process. Read More +
Hundreds of silver pieces including patterns from TIffany, Gorham and more, along with Art Deco items, jewelry, and more, are set for sale Jan. 12 in Arizona. Read More +
More than 400 pieces of period furniture, architectural antiques, and cut glass are scheduled for auction at North Carolina’s Broken Arch Auction Gallery. Read More +
Established in January 2012, Tophatter affords anyone who wants to list items for sale the ability to do so. Whether you’re an individual, professional antiques dealer, distributor or artist, you can sell, bid and buy. Read More +