Antique Basics

rare book collection

Getting Started with a Rare Book Collection
Getting Started with a Rare Book Collection 2121 1414 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Thinking about rare books may conjure up visions of English manors with libraries of elegant, leatherbound titles, or a museum display of massive, Medieval tomes. Rare books can be all…

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antique pottery from Japan

Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain: An Introduction to Pottery
Earthenware, Stoneware and Porcelain: An Introduction to Pottery 1254 836 Gaslight Square Shoppes

Time to put your sleuth hat on!  Imagine being the Sherlock Homes of the piece before you.  Beyond the factory mark itself, many clues can reveal further details about a…

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Antiquing 101 – let’s review the basics
Antiquing 101 – let’s review the basics 1765 1765 Gaslight Square Shoppes

For our first Tuesday Tips of the Trade post we are going to get basic. Before antiquing became a verb, savvy antiquers had their own strategies on how to find…

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