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Small Stamps Can Bring Big Money
It has long been the case that coins and stamps have reigned as the most popular of all collectibles. In particular, stamp collecting has attracted
Collecting Decoys Not Just for the Birds
Lest you think that collecting duck decoys is, well, quackery, think again. Despite being off the radar for most urban dwellers, this is a surprisingly
Collecting Stars and Stripes
Hello again! Mike Rivkin here with Antique Galleries of Palm Springs. Happy to be writing once more, especially in light of this crazy year. Antiques
Online Auctions are Up Up UP
With most American consumers penned up at home, the online auction market has exploded to gargantuan proportions. It wasn’t long ago that eBay and a
Meissen – The Apex of German Porcelain
Since we’re on the subject of porcelain – or at least we were last week – I would be remiss in not paying homage to
The Ins and Outs of Jewelry Appraising
What is your jewelry worth? That’s a question we get all the time, and it’s not easy to answer. While real estate appraisals rely on
Limoges: The Porcelain of Royalty
Although largely out of favor with the millennial crowd these days, dining on fine tableware evokes many memories for those of us of the senior
Antiques Are Essential?
These are crazy days. Nonetheless, all is not lost and this too shall pass. While there’s nothing funny about the situation we find ourselves in,
Detecting Real from Fakes in Military Medals
If there’s been a single cautionary theme in these columns over this past season, it has been the need to watch out for reproductions and
A Clear View of Steuben Glass
Of all the categories covered in these columns over the past months, art glass is among the most varied. Across the years, hundreds of makers
Time in Motion with Chelsea Clocks
First, an admission. I’m a clock guy. Not the quartz or battery powered clocks that increasingly populate our desks and walls but those filled with