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Dodie Thayer's Playful Lettuce Ware a Hit with Celebrities and Collectors
In its salad days, Thayer’s quirky lettuce ware was an entertaining must-have for Frank Sinatra, Jackie O and other A-list celebrities. Today it demands top dollar at auction.
Fine Glass Paperweight History
Discover the history and value of these small, enchanting collectibles, with their colorful and complex designs that have charmed glass lovers for centuries.
'Ordinary' Chinese Vase Shocks the World, Sells for $8.8 Million at Auction
A seemingly run-of-the-mill vase worth less than $2,000 stuns the collecting world by selling for more than 4,000 times its estimated value.
How to Identify Old Bottles
You found an old bottle with no label or no embossing? No problem. Understanding how to identify bottles through trademark identification is the answer to your question.
National Bottle Convention Back After Two-Year Hiatus
Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors' gathering July 28-31 includes educational seminars, a shootout competition, silent auction and youth events.
Rare Chinese Vase Kept in Family's Kitchen Sells for $1.8 Million
The artifact, dating to the 18th century and made during the Qianlong period for an emperor, received interest from collectors worldwide and sold for $1 million more than expected.
Bitters Bottle Could Bring $30,000 at Glass Works' Auction
The Old Sachem Bitters and Wigwam Tonic bottle is the star lot in a two-day sale April 25-26 packed with flasks, inks, target balls, fire grenades, and black glass.
Vintage Fire Grenades History and Value
What are fire grenades? From the 1870s through the early 1900s, liquid-filled bottles were used to fight small house fires. Today they are rare and collectible.
The History of Shiny Brite Ornaments
The most popular mid-century Christmas ornaments in the U.S., Shiny Brite glass ornaments still sparkle with collectors throughout the holidays.
Holt-Howard Warms The Nostalgic Holiday Heart
The history of Holt-Howard's wonderfully kitschy line of mid-century Christmas wares featuring starry-eyed Santas, angels, elf girls and more offers a sentimental and collectible winter wonderland.
Tiffany Window Shines Light on Carolina Parakeets
Learn the story behind Louis Comfort Tiffany's important stained-glass window, 'Parakeets and Goldfish Bowl,' which is not only a triumph of craftsmanship, but also one that memorializes the only parrot ever native to the United States.
Windows to His Soul
Carl Heck grew up knowing far more about cattle and corn in rural Missouri than he did about the fine glass works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. But today, Heck is a renowned Tiffany glass expert. Here's how it happened.
Lady Head Vases: 10 Things You Didn't Know
Ceramic beauties with impeccable style, lady head vases are a charming and popular mid-century collectible.
Weller Pottery's Whimsical Coppertone Line
One of the most well-known lines Weller produced in the 1920s, Coppertone continues to delight collectors.
The Key to Authenticating Satsuma
How to tell the difference between an authentic piece of this distinctive Japanese pottery and a modern one depends on if there is an English marking or not.
