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The Antique Detective — Archive

• Separating the legend of Fitzhugh porcelain from fact (June 2008)
• Colorful Czech ceramics rate a second look (May 2008)
• When military antiques come to auction, history comes alive
  (April 2008)
• More artifacts from Alaska coming to market (March 2008)
• American '50s, '60s studio pottery still affordable (Feb. 2008)
• Antique office accessories still work (Jan. 2008)
• What drives today's collectors? (Dec. 2007)
• Carving and names set prices for mid-Victorian furniture (Nov. 2007)
• Victorian Art Glass developed many new techniques (Oct. 2007)
• Blue decorated Danish porcelain has a long history (Sept. 2007)
• Cloisonné prices depend on age and design (Aug. 2007)
• Auction bargains in Native American baskets (July 2007)
• Lots of bargains in old wicker (June 2007)
• Recognizing the many styles and names of clocks (May 2007)
• What book and manuscript collectors should look for (April 2007)
• Rediscovering old wooden ware and some of their makers (March 2007)
• Learn the many names and types of quilts (Feb. 2007)
• Collecting autographs can be dicey and pricey (Jan. 2007)
• 18th century English furniture still available (Dec. 2006)
• Revived interest in the art of tapestries old and new (Nov. 2006)
• Interest in paperweights, old and new, revs up (Oct. 2006)
• Popular American Windsor chairs had many styles (Sept. 2006)
• Tips for identifying early American glass (Aug. 2006)
• Sulphides, a unique art form (July 2006)
• Unique spoons stir up collectors (June 2006)
• Collectors wacky for wicker (May 2006)
• Original illustrations still affordable, available (April 2006)
• Colorful, early Steuben glass can be affordable (March 2006)
• Creatures of Chinese export porcelain captivate collectors (February 2006)
• Rustic furniture enjoying a revival (January 2006)
• Turned-wood emerges as new art collectible (December 2005)
• Penguins and other animal folk art march to collectors (November 2005)
• Laundry collectibles cleaning up at auction (October 2005)
• Steins: Decorative or picturesque (September 2005)
• Special accessories for 18th century sideboards (August 2005)
• Birdcages aren't just for the birds (July 2005)
• Tips for recognizing quilt types (June 2005)
• Judge 19th century European bronzes by signatures and foundry marks (May 2005)
• Many early silouettes modestly priced (April 2005)
• Why signatures and marks can sometimes be misleading (March 2005)
• Colorful Bohemian glass created by many techniques (Feb. 2005)
• Old book values can suprise you (Jan. 2005)
• Old cookie cutters worth lots of dough (Dec. 2004)
• Collectible corkscrews can be costly (Nov. 2004)
• Longcase clocks had early English origins (Oct. 2004)
• America's love affair with banjos (Sept. 2004)
• Collectors putting money into old purses (Aug. 2004)
• Original illustration art has wide collector appeal (July 2004)
• Japanned furniture: How to tell old from repro (June 2004)
• Old spatterware worth research time (May 2004)
• Brilliant cut glass not always as old as it looks (April 2004)
• Old wallpaper can make for smart decorative art (March 2004)

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