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 +
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 +
An appraisal event slated for Feb. 12 will benefit Massanutten Regional Library, and showcase appraisers from event host Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, and secondary appraisers James McHone Jewelry. Read More +
LiveAuctioneers.com has added bidder analytics to its existing approval process. The new data suite creates the most reliable bidder profile. Read More +
In this space you’ll see fresh updates to the latest antiques auctions, shows and events in Antique Trader. Weekly Auction & Show Ads: Dec. 15, 2012-Feb. 27, 2013. Read More +
The little hamlet of Bouckville had its front yards, hay fields and pastures covered with tents filled with antiques for many thousands of shoppers Aug. 11-19. Ranging in size from one exhibiting dealer in front of a single house in the center of the village to the biggest field known as the Madison Bouckville Antiques Festival with about 500 exhibitors, there were antiques of all varieties for the shoppers to peruse and purchase. Read More +
Sometimes collectors yearn for the unusual. They search for items that appeal to their sense of whimsy, or perhaps items that reflect cultural and historical values that may not have been thought of as collectible. Here you’ll meet collectors of the weird: funerary items, dental or medical items, prisoner art, condom tins, neckties, corkscrews, Salem witch-related items. Collectors of the esoteric are many and they open up an entire new world to us when we look at those items through their eyes. Read More +
With the lifetime gift tax exemption scheduled to drop from $5 million to $1 million on Jan. 1, 2013, collectors are scuffling to pass on as much tax-free wealth as possible to their children and heirs. But be careful. When it comes to gifting collections, both collectors and appraisers need to move cautiously. Read More +
Enter your favorite antiques collecting story in the 4th annual Antique Trader Favorite Finds contest for a chance to win a $500 auction credit from Heritage Auctions! This year’s runner-up entry will win a 10-volume reference library courtesy of Krause Publications. It’s free to enter and every participant receives a free copy of the Nov. 14, 2012, cover-dated magazine in which the stories are shared! Read More +
There are many mobile applications available for antique dealers and collectors. Before you search for apps that will serve you well in your hobby or business, Wayne Jordan says there are a few things you need to know. Although many exist, he lists two apps that have proven themselves useful in the antiques marketplace for price research, locating products and marketing. Read More +