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2011
2011
- Old Wisconsin cheese basket used to separate curds from whey
- Gambone art pottery figurine of great value
- Early American trivet a rare find
- Signed vintage postcards appeal to collectors
- Gustav Stickley furniture still coveted,
commands high dollar - Presidential china: real or reproduction?
- John Rogers, the "People’s Sculptor"
- Royal Bayreuth pitcher a find
- Phoenix glass an elegant find
- Purple, Croesus art glass a rare find
- A market for pewter
2010
- ’Unsigned‘ can still bring a good price (December 2010)
- Antique Slot Machine (November 2010)
- One-of-a-kind designer piece (October 2010)
- Anniversary clock (September 2010)
- Hand-painted box (August 2010)
- Tippecanoe bottle (July 2010)
- First edition Huck Finn (June 2010)
- John Deere calendar (May 2010)
- Sold by Sears (April 2010)
- Black marble slate clock (March 2010)
- Discovered a mid-19th century Japanese treasure (Jan/Feb 2010)
2009
- Porcelain candlesnuffers are rare (December 2009)
- Robj one of the most expensive (November 2009)
- Call a professional (October 2009)
- Titanic Ashtray (September 2009)
- Settee needs a ’hands-on‘ examination (August 2009)
- Cork art from China (July 2009)
- More valuable if made by known maker (June 2009)
- Try asksing $100 (May 2009)
- Newly appreciated by collectors (April 2009)
- Stamp box made in Italy (March 2009)
- Your religious work could be an Icon (February 2009)
- Chair in Rococo Revival style (January 2009)
2008
- Need the model name for definite value (December 2008)
- 'Parlor set' long out of fashion (November 2008)
- A rarity but in bad shape (October 2008)
- 'American Beauty' not a pattern name (September 2008)
- Dresser once a 'soap premium' (August 2008)
- 'Spinet' desk a beauty (July 2008)
- Canterbury dates from the 1830s (June 2008)
- Missing drawer lowers the price (May 2008)
- It's a crystal regulator mantel clock (April 2008)
- Questioned the authenticity of a Duncan Pyhfe (March 2008)
- Glass dome part of a popular hobby for women (Feb. 2008)
- 'You did well' (Jan. 2008)
2007
- The style is confusing (Dec. 2007)
- It could be a shaker (Nov. 2007)
- Lamp from a French earthenware company (Oct. 2007)
- Find a good expert (Sept. 2007)
- A popular piede of Victorian furniture (Aug. 2007)
- An unusual wooden canteen (July 2007)
- Cookie jars remain popular collectibles (June 2007)
- One of a kind cabinet (May 2007)
- You need a hands on appraisal (April 2007)
- Armoir could sell for over a thousand dollars (March 2007)
- 'Foxing' on the Currier and Ives print (Feb. 2007)
- Don't forget to 'restore the handle' (Jan. 2007)
2006
- Good news and bad news with your weather vane (Dec. 2006)
- 'Spinet' style a reproduction (Nov. 2006)
- Samson pieces are collectible in their own right (Oct. 2006)
- Fortunately for you, the dealer was wrong (Sept. 2006)
- Somehow you missed the sculptor's name (Aug. 2006)
- Could it be 1894 not 1804? (July 2006)
- Marked with a beehive (June 2006)
- More valuable with a signature (May 2006)
- Take a closer look (April 2006)
- Cake set made from a Japanese Imari style pattern (March 2006)
- Roseville prices have risen (February 2006)
- Hold it up to the light (January 2006)
2005
- Look in the Yellow Pages (December 2005)
- Trunk probably traveled on stagecoaches (November 2005)
- Tag really says 'Limbert' (October 2005)
- An important American architectural antique (September 2005)
- Your charming chair is most unusual (August 2005)
- The scalloped rim bothers me (July 2005)
- To bad Art Glass scenic lamp isn't signed (June 2005)
- Hands-on appraisal by a Shaker expert needed (May 2005)
- This iron object is a 'Betty' lamp (April. 2005)
- It's known as 'Geisha Girl' porcelain (March. 2005)
- An answer to a prayer (Feb.. 2005)
- Your beautiful chair is c. 1825-30 (Jan.. 2005)
2004
- It appears you have Chinese export silver (Dec.. 2004)
- How old is this hall tree? (Oct. 2004)
- Is it porcelain? (Sept. 2004)
- Would a collector be interested? (Aug. 2004)
- How do I find a reputable appraiser? (July 2004)
- A violin, an American Federal game table, a letter opener from the Andrea Doria and more (June 2004)
- American Federal game table, a letter opener from the Andrea Doria (May 2004)
- Victrola. mimeoscope, weaving, etc. (April 2004)
- Army kit, lamp figures, chinese vase (March 2004)
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