I’ve noticed vintage fashion has become a huge part of my wardrobe—and not just mine. What was once considered old or ...
The antique world operates on a currency most people don’t fully understand. Rarity, provenance, craftsmanship, and that ...
Reality TV shows such as the Antiques Roadshow and Cash in the Attic have led to a reaction against period furniture and paradoxically fuelled the fashion for modernist pieces, say antiques dealers.
Vintage glassware is flying off shelves and breaking auction records like never before. From delicate Depression glass to colorful carnival glass, collectors are paying top dollar for pieces once ...
The market for that 19th-century desk you inherited is about as lively as the guy who made it. Simply put, the market for most antique furniture is moribund and won’t rebound anytime soon, antique ...
If you’ve ever wondered which vintage items actually sell well online, you’re not alone. After talking with experts and ...
What a bargain! Often an authentic antique sells for less than a modern copy. Since the price of antique wooden (“brown”) furniture has dropped in the last few years, the good news is that there are ...
Within two hours after doors opened at the Greater York Antiques Show earlier this month, Kelly Kinzle sold a cupboard, built around 1800, for $7,500. Ten years ago, the piece of Lancaster County-made ...
Local antique shops agree that what a piece was worth 10 years ago is not what it's worth today. Antique prices in the U.S. started falling in the early 2000s, a victim of changing tastes, older ...
The price of art and antiques is being driven up by investors looking for alternative homes for their cash, research for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed. 09 October 2009 • 11:43pm ...