Dec 12 2003
Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price List 2004
is teeming with more than 50,000 all-new items, their prices, concise descriptions, and dozens of tips about care. The 36th edition also features "A Menagerie of Collectibles," a 16-page full-cover insert price report showing recently sold animal antiques and collectibles. As always, the Kovels list actual retail prices, from the American Market for the American market. While many other guides feature objects from different parts of the world, the Kovels are unique in that they are the only American experts who have been reporting prices (for 50 years) solely on American antiques and collectibles. This is the guide that helps professional collectors, dealers, appraiser, auctioneers, or even the average person who wonders the value of a family heirloom or an impulsive buy at a flea market.
Some of the highlights of this year's edition include new categories such as Blenko Glass, Clifton and Poole Pottery. The highest price in this book is $51,750 for a Pairpoint puffy orange-tree lamp, while the lowest is $1. for an "I'm the Watergate Bug" cigar band or a Halloween paper napkin picturing a cat and pumpkins. Most pieces listed cost less than $10,000. The Kovels also note that the prices of Arts and Crafts and Art Pottery are rising and there continues to be great interest in garden antiques, such as flower pots and fountain.
As the Kovels say, "This is a book for the average collector. All year we check prices, visit shops, shows and flea markets, read hundreds of publications and catalogs, check online computer services and the Internet, and decide what antiques and collectibles are of most interest. We concentrate on the average prices in any category. Sometimes one or two high-priced pieces are included in a category so you will realize that some of the rarities are quite valuable."
KOVELS' ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES PRICE LIST 2004 contains the most useful, reliable, up-to-minute information found in any book. Among its special offers are:
Accurate descriptions and prices of 50,000 items at your fingertips
More than 400 eye-catching black-and-white photographs, plus hundreds of factory markings and identifying logs
New categories from ABC Plates to Zane Pottery including Blenko Glass, Carved Stone, Decorating Tumbler, Doll clothing, Durant Kilns, Glidden, Morgantown Glass, Toothbrush Holder and more
Easy-to-use alphabetical cross-listings, both cross-referenced and indexed
Sidebar tips on care and preservation--such as how to wash porcelain, store textiles, and guard against theft
An exclusive report on record=breaking prices for the past year
News on collecting trends: what's hot and what's hot
Tips on when to buy and when to wait
A handy ruler in inches and centimeters printed on the inside cover
Whether you buy, sell, collect, or you're just curious, the latest KOVELS' ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES PRICE LIST is the one essential guide that makes you antique smart in 2004.
Don't overpay or undersell...and certainly don't shop, bargain or sell without it. This is the real deal!
