Dr. Anthony Cavo

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Large Satsuma Vase
Collecting 101

The Key to Authenticating Satsuma

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Postcards & Photography

The Civil War Sun Picture Tax

Cameo shell
Jewelry

Faces give clues to cameos' age, materials

Basse-Taille means “low cut” and refers to the enamel-filled, relief-work in the base metal, which is usually silver or gold as in this 18kt gold, Basse-Taille brooch.
Collecting 101

How to Identify Antique Enamels

Bulldog lamp
Collecting 101

Dog lamp dates to Victorian era

Caramel slag lamp
Collecting 101

Caramel 'Slag Lamp' Value Lights Up

18th century diamond and silver earrings
Georgian 1760-1837

Georgian Period Jewelry: The Elusive and Inclusive Era

Brooklyn Toilet set
Ceramics

The Way To Go: Chamber pots, commodes and careless mistakes

Meerschaum pipe made in South Africa.
Collecting 101

Establishing a Meerschaum Pipe's Value

Mourning jewelry may or may not include hair. Cherubs and floral sprays are popular themes that can help identify pieces as mourning jewelry.
Jewelry

Identifying hairwork and mourning jewelry