Kovels Know Your Antiques

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780517588406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' Know Your Collectibles written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ralph and Terry Kovel, America's foremost antiques experts, have written a book with a difference about our most popular pastime -- collecting. Whether it is a shelf lined with old toys or a houseful of Art Deco furniture, everyone has a favorite collection.Kovels' Know Your Collectiblesis the ultimate guide to "young antiques" -- collectibles less than one hundred years old. With hundreds of photographs and line drawings, in-depth text, several glossaries, and an extensive subject-by-subject bibliography, this book provides important information you can't find anywhere else. Each chapter ofKovels' Know Your Collectiblesbegins with general advice on how to locate, preserve, and protect your collectibles. The chapters cover a wide variety of objects, including ceramics, dinnerware and art pottery, furniture, glass, jewelry, metal, lamps, clocks, toys, paper, tins, advertising material, and old store collectibles. The Kovels tell you how to recognize the value and improve the condition of your collectibles. They provide a wealth of information about individual manufacturers and designers, patterns, styles, artists' marks, and historic curiosities. Whether they are talking about common household objects or rare pieces of recognized value, the Kovels tell both beginning and experienced collectors what they want to know about their most cherished collectibles.

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781569562727
Total Pages : 813 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' Know Your Antiques written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 813 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The advice you need from the source you know -- the Kovels. For every collector who wants to know how to evaluate, purchase, and care for antiques and collectibles, this revised and updated edition of Kovels' Know Your Antiques will be a valuable companion. With more than 300 photographs and line drawings, a clear, concise text, and extensive up-to-date bibliographies, this book will help you determine if there is anything of value in the inherited belongings of Aunt May, or whether that zealously guarded Stradivarius violin is genuine or fake. Kovels' Know Your Antiques covers everything from pottery, silver, and glass to furniture, prints, and rugs. The Kovels show how a tape measure and magnet can help prove the age of antique furniture, how to test for old silver with a fingernail, how to date cut glass and porcelain by their marks, and much more. This book also contains a list of current price guides, publications, and collector clubs that provide additional help and information. With Kovels' Know Your Antiques, you will learn how to buy almost any antique with a shrewd eye toward present and future value.

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9780517580080
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' Guide to Selling Your Antiques and Collectibles written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1990-09-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780517536087
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovel's Know Your Collectibles written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1981 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprehensive guide to antiques of the future by America's foremost experts in the field.

Author : Terry Kovel
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780762481743
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2023 written by Terry Kovel and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2023 Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available -- with 12,500 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs -- from the most trusted name in the industry. The Kovels are the most trusted source for both the casual and expert collector. With 12,500 actual prices and 2,500 full-color photographs, the guide also features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, and up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photographs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with prices based on actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlike other guides, which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items, Kovels' covers all American and international items and includes reasonably-priced goods. The book is organized by categories most sought-after by collectors, including depression glass, dolls, jewelry, furniture, porcelain, and sports memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, and expert commentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and price their own antiques.

Author : Crown
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780517097144
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Know Your Antiques written by Crown and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1982-05-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Terry Kovel
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 9780316315326
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2017 written by Terry Kovel and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 49th edition of Kovels', the leading antiques price guide, includes 25,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels' is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available, from the most trusted name in the industry. It features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photographs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with prices based on actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlike other guides, which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items Kovels' covers all American and international items. The book is organized by categories most sought-after by collectors, including Depression Glass, Dolls, Jewelry, Furniture, Porcelain, and Sports Memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, and expert commentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and price their own antiques.

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' American Art Pottery written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1993 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ralph and Terry Kovel are proud to present the most authoritative and current art pottery book on the market, Kovels' American Art Pottery: The Collector's Guide to Makers, Marks, and Factory Histories. After the Kovels began collecting American art pottery in the 1960s, they decided to research and write their first book on the subject, The Kovels' Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery (Crown, 1974). Since that time, art pottery has become one of the most important and popular areas of collecting in this country. Today, many pieces are still very affordable, and collectors everywhere are searching for art pottery treasures. Many other pieces are represented in museum collections, and some pieces are selling for thousands of dollars. The Kovels have never stopped researching the history of art pottery factories and products, and have been continuously gathering new or previ-ously unpublished information from rediscovered catalogs and records, archaeological digs, and family histories. And now, they offer the most com-plete and up-to-date pottery book available, Kovels'American Art Pottery. Written with the collector in mind, this book emphasizes all the information needed for an under-standing of art pottery factories and their wares. The Kovels list large and small art pottery firms and include a general history of each one. Makers, artists and their backgrounds, artists' and factory marks, dates, and lines of pottery are all described in detail. The Kovels discuss the well-known factories such as Rookwood, Weller, and Grueby, as well as the lesser-known or recently recognized potteries such as Avon, Radford, and Zanesville. More than 215 potteries are listed here fromA to Z. There is also a full section on tile factories following the art pottery portion of the book. Kovels' American Art Pottery is extensively illustrated with more than 700 beautiful color and black-and-white photographs of art pottery pieces. Also included are fascinating historical photographs and more than 1,000 illustrations of actual artist and factory marks. The thorough range of photographs and illustrations will enable any collector to identify a piece of art pottery by its decoration, shape, color, or identifying mark. And to complete this valuable reference, a bibliography is provided for all those who wish further information about the historical aspects of a pottery. Kovels' American Art Pottery is an indispensable book for all collectors, dealers, museums, or antiques enthusiasts who wish to know all they can about this exquisite art form.

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' American Silver Marks written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1989 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists monograms and identifying marks used by more than ten thousand American silversmiths from 1650 to the present.

Author : Ralph M. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks written by Ralph M. Kovel and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 1986 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may be the owner of a valuable piece of porcelain or pottery, but the cryptic symbol on the underside of the piece may be your only clue to its value. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks: 1850 to the Present will help you identify your pieces. Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks provides the quickest and easiest way for professional and amateur collectors to identify more than 3,500 American, European, and Oriental marks. The perfect companion to the Kovels' original best-seller, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks -- Pottery and Porcelain: 1650 to 1850 (still in print after more than 42 years and 41 printings), Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks is the most comprehensive reference for nineteenth- and twentieth-century marks. Together, the two volumes are an indispensable guide to porcelain and pottery marks of the last four centuries. Also available from Three Rivers Press, Kovels' Dictionary of Marks--Pottery & Porcelain: 1650 to 1850