Chinese Export Silver: The Silver Category That Eluded Everyone (5/15/13)
It’s not uncommon that I get torn off a strip by antique silver experts for the fact I’m forever extolling … More >>

Chinese Export Silver an Oft-Forgotten yet Significant Antique Silver Category (5/1/13)
Chinese Export Silver (1785-1940) is a much-forgotten, yet highly significant antique silver category. Early Chinese Export Silver was comprised mostly … More >>

Gold Alert: From Investing in Gold to Buying it over the Counter (5/1/13)
As an appraiser often I am asked, “Should I invest in gold?” Let me go over the basics before you … More >>

Rinker on Collectibles: Money, Money, Money—the Obsession with Monetary Value (4/8/13)
When I began my career researching antiques and collectibles in the 1970s, the single question that dominated the collector’s and … More >>

Antiques Auction Forum Podcast: Adrien von Ferscht on Chinese Export Silver (3/1/13)
In this week’s installment of the Antiques Auction Forum podcast, Martin Willis speaks with Adrien von Ferscht, of Glasgow, Scotland, … More >>

Picasso Plate Expected to be Top Lot at Multi-Estate Auction (2/19/13)
NEW ORLEANS – A silver plate showing an image of a bull’s head by the renowned artist Pablo Picasso and … More >>

Revere Teapot, Martha Washington’s China Highlight Christie’s Americana Week (1/21/13)
NEW YORK — A series of American antiques sales, featuring offerings of silver, furniture, folk art, prints, pottery and Chinese … More >>

Selling Your Gold: What You Should Know About the Process (1/16/13)
As a professional independent appraiser, people have come to me over the years to sell their gold. During the consultation, … More >>

Unloved Antiques: Silver-Plated Souvenir Spoons (8/10/11)
The next item in this series about unloved antiques is mid-20th century silver-plated souvenir spoons. Most owners of these collections … More >>

Dining with Antiques – Pierced Sterling Serving Pieces (7/5/11)
Wealthy Victorians had a formal, unique serving utensil for almost every kind of food—oysters, asparagus, bone marrow, crackers, fruit preserves, … More >>