The Collector’s Minute: The Savonarola Style Chair (5/31/10)
This chair is a “Dantesca Chair,” a variation on the “Savonarola” style chair. The style gets its name from … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Revivals and the Value of Collectibles (5/25/10)
In the collectibles business, you’ll often hear the mantra, “Everything old is new again,” particularly when there has been revival … More >>

Ask A Worthologist Question: Robert Pearsall Smith Map (5/24/10)
Daniel J. came across an antique map of New York state at a yard sale. He engaged WorthPoint’s “Ask a … More >>

Ask A Worthologist Question: Gutta-Percha-Covered Book (5/10/10)
Selma D. found an interesting antique book with a cover unlike any she had seen before. She engaged WorthPoint’s “Ask … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Fraternal Order Swords (5/4/10)
An item that brings out the little boy in most males is a sword, especially in the USA, where the … More >>

Ask A Worthologist Question: Carl Kauba Bronze (4/26/10)
Jarvis C. sent a question in to WorthPiont’s “Ask a Worthologist” service, writing: “This piece belonged to my grandfather and over … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: ‘Legal’ Prohibition Whiskey (4/19/10)
The Roaring ’20s was best known for the wild times of gangsters, bootleg liquor, flappers dancing the Charleston in “speakeasies,” as … More >>

Ask A Worthologist Question: Currier & Ives Print (4/19/10)
John S. had what he believed to be an antiqueCurrier & Ives print, but didn’t know much more than what … More >>

Fabulous Fakes: Bogus Carousel Horses (4/5/10)
Wooden carousel horses are the stuff of childhood legend, though most of us alive today have only ever rode on … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Civil War Regulation 1860 Naval Cutlass (4/5/10)
One of the work-horse weapons of the U.S. Navy since before the Civil War was the Regulation 1860 Naval cutlass. … More >>