Antiques

Cora asked:


These can be rules of international organizations pertaining to art or laws within a country. Thank you!

CODY

Roger R asked:


I inherited a large theatrical collection dating from 1850 which the V&A museum says is of inestimable value. I found museums in the UK & USA who are interested but I don’t know how to market the collection or how to converse with these types of people.Auction dealers get toffee-nosed & only want to auction the Will-Look-Good-In-Our-Auction-Brochure Oil Painting, ignoring the collection as a whole. I have already been advised not to separate the collection. There are some items there which are famous. All I have to work with in my search is the internet - but the antiques & collectibles sites only deal with Beanies or thimbles or comic books, and so on. I have not found a really serious site where really serious people look for the stuff of museum collections.
Before anyone gives the answer - the library is of no help whatsoever.
Has anyone got a clue?

GILBERT

Anime lover asked:


I have some old old antiques from germany and I was wondering how high is the german market is today.

DEAN

Donald H asked:


I have a horde of antiques and collectibles that I’ve researched and still know nothing.
I mean online sites. Antique shops are highly questionable sometimes they will tell you a low value, just to try to buy it for themselves, and I have had them tell me if they helped me it wouldn’t be free.

AMOS

astro15@sbcglobal.net asked:


Well, I am into finding antiques and selling them on eBay. I recentaly went to Goodwill to look for some, and saw 6 bowls and 3 Saucers. They all had a Floral design and looked antique. On the back it says Made in Poland.” I am trying to figure out with countires I should be looking for.

GERARDO

martinjody_36 asked:


I have oriental collectibles,steins,figurines, Norman Rockwell Tankard,Liquer collectibles and more.

EMORY

mudpuppie_80 asked:


I would like to know if my friend’s turn of the century medicine (no cocaine) collection is valuable - she doesn’t think so and i do .

MAX

SPQRCLAUDIUS asked:


I need someone who is reliable and inexpensive in the San Francisco area who knows his stuff about ancient to 19th century coins, sculptures, paintings, etc. Is there an independent ratings service or website?

I am particularly interested in coin experts and Japanese ceramics experts.

WAYNE

Malibu_Jenny asked:


The deluge of antiques programes on telly is starting to drive me up the wall. Has anyone else found that Antiques Roadshow, Flog It, Cash In The Attic et al bores them to tears?

And do you think the credit crunch will crush the antiques market as no one wants to spend money on old junk, or will it send it rocketing as people try to flog even more rubbish / make fast money?

LAVERN

austin asked:


I have recently inherited a wide variety of collectible and keepsake items from my grandparents. Due to space and financial necessity, (single mother of three teenagers) it is necessary to choose wisely the items to pass on and what to part with. (items such as: comic books, WWII artillary, Occupied Japan, coins, postcards, tools etc.

GREG