Antique and Fine Glass

Sheffield Silver Candlesticks

Sheffield silver candlesticks: Light on some shady business of the past

By www.Marks4Antiques.com

Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show, April 12, Gaithersburg, MD

April 12, 2008
Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm

Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, Maryland

at I-270, Exit 11

Arita Pottery

Hi, I’m Elise and I now live in Amsterdam. When I was in my twenties I lived in Japan for seven years. I wasn’t a geisha or anything like that. I led a rock and roll life as a music journalist and impresario.

A.L. Rose Italian Blown Glass Vase

A. L. Rose Italian double blown glass vase, 1960s era.

Viktor Schreckengost Dies at 101

He wasn't particularly well known, but he liked it that way. Yet, Viktor Schreckengost was considered an American Da Vinci because, as an industrial designer over 70 years, he is personally responsible for many of our collectibles today.

Tools of the Trade

While sailors, carpenters, doctors, masons, and farmers all have tools designed specifically for their needs, spies and detectives seem to have the best tools. Like James Bond or Sherlock Holmes, you too can have a set of tools that will help you be a sleuth - as a furniture, art and decorative arts detective.

Legacy at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Did you know the country's most prestigious art museum, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, doesn't charge an entrance fee?

Presidential Glassware

Some of my favorite presidential items to collect are the glassware to include the mugs, tumblers, plates, dishes, wine glasses, and tumblers.

How Much Per Fume?

A tasteful perfume bottle can be a work of art and has long been a popular collectible. Here's a quick run through of the scent bottle lexicon to help you make sense of it all!

• A Commercial bottle is a perfume bottle available at the perfume counter, as opposed to a handmade, one of a kind.
• A Signed bottle is a commercial bottle signed by the designer.

Falling Prices Mean More Bang

Now is the time to buy antiques and collectables. Some of the greatest collections have been assembled when the economy and antique market were down. Henry Frances DuPont amassed one of the greatest collections of Americana during the Great Depression, which are now on display at the Winterthur in Delaware.

The thrill of the hunt...

Puzzled about collecting? I do believe every one of us is or has been puzzled about why people collect what they do!

Salt and pepper shakers, roosters, cows, coins, baseball cards, comic books, match books, vintage sneakers and more…we can’t get enough!!!