Antique Trader experts answer reader questions about their antique treasures.

Answers to readers' questions from the Antique Detective, Anne Gilbert.

For more than half a century, Antique Trader magazine has been an essential tool for thousands of collectors and dealers. Every week, we receive scores of inquiries from readers, all seeking the same information: What is it? What is it worth?

Antique Trader editor Eric Bradley answers reader questions about their antiques, regarding history and value.

Anne Gilbert answers readers' questions about their antique and collectible treasures. Q: What can you tell me about this 17-inch glass pedestal vase? I purchased it for $100 at an auction 10 years ago.

I have had all these items that I would like to sell. Can you tell me what they are and if they are worth anything? I have had them for a long time, and now I want to sell them, but I don’t want to get taken. I’m 67 years old and could use the money.

Since the earliest known paintings are the remarkably lifelike figures of animals discovered deep inside the prehistoric caverns of France, wildlife art can claim a pedigree considerably longer than portraiture, the still life or any other subject matter available to artists.

Linda Roberts identifies items for Antique Trader readers.

As a writer, I know all about surviving on a shoestring budget. My income is enough to pay my monthly expenses  and that’s about it. If my column happens not to run for a month, I find myself wondering how I’m going to pay my phone bill.

Anne Gilbert, the Antique Detective, answers Antique Trader reader questions about their valuable - and not-so-valuable - antiques and collectibles.