Collecting Antiques

Learn how to value and identify antiques and collectibles, including furniture, jewelry, pottery and more.
Man holding record album
7 Crazy Valuable Record Albums
undervalued items worth a fortune
Undervalued Items That Turned Out to Be Worth a Fortune
“Beanie Babies” by Dominique Godbout is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Why Your Collectibles Are Actually Worthless
Patek Philippe Supercomplication Pocket Watch
10 Most Valuable Antiques and Collectibles of All Time
Flora Danica Dinnerware by Royal Copenhagen
12 Classic Vintage China Patterns
vintage furniture
Understanding the Difference Between Antique and Vintage
Place setting with vintage dinnerware, arrangement of yellow flowers, and lit candles..
Use These Tips for Collecting Fine Antique and Vintage China
GIF illustration of glowing Vaseline glass
What Is Vaseline Glass?
vintage tupperware
Your Guide to Vintage Tupperware
A vintage bicycle
What to Know About Vintage and Antique Bicycles
Records leaning against shelves
Learn the Telltale Signs Your Record Album Is Worth Money
Teenage boy in a record store
What You Need to Know About Collecting Vintage Vinyl Records
Mid-Century Modern Abstracted Fruit & Animals by Atelier Rabiusla
Popular Antiques to Buy and Flip Now
Fire King Primrose Pattern
Which Fire-King Pattern Do You Have?
Small group of vintage objects in a flea market
What Should You Buy at an Estate Sale?
Antique tea kettle and cups
Where to Get Your Antiques Appraised
Vintage boot-shaped slag glass tooth pick holder
What Is Slag Glass?
American Modern Designed by Russell Wright
Your Guide to Mid-Century Dishware
Man with beard standing in front of a shelf of old cameras
Secrets to Buying and Selling Antiques
Illustration of carnival glass
Online Price Guides for Antique Glassware
Pyrex gravy boat
Guide to Vintage Pyrex Kitchenware Patterns
Dressing table with Cabriole legs
These Are 9 Examples of Antique Furniture Leg Styles
Pearls in Shell
Types of Pearls Used in Antique and Vintage Jewelry
tips for selling antiques to dealers
4 Tips for Netting More Cash Selling Antiques to Dealers
antiques in a narrow corner in a store
Learn How to Identify Your Antiques and Spot Fakes
George III style mahogany Hepplewhite chair
Beginner's Guide to Hepplewhite Style Furniture
Woman sitting in designer furniture shop and using tablet pc
How to Find Values for Your Antiques and Collectibles
Close-up of an antique pocket watch
What Defines an Antique Anyway?
Early 19th century Boston Sheraton sideboard
Learn How to Identify Sheraton Style Antique Furniture
vintage polaroid photos on a table
Steps to Properly Storing Old Photographs
Antique dresser
Should You Restore and Refinish Antique Furniture?
Display of a milk glass collection.
Beginners Guide to Antique and Collectible Milk Glass
Four-Column Pedestal Card Table with Pineapple Finial.United States, New York, New York City, 1815-1820 Furnishings; Furniture Mahogany, tulip poplar, pine woods 29 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (74.93 x 92.71 x 46.67 cm)
Great Antique Table Styles and How to Identify Them
Green and white swirl milk glass pedestal dish by Westmoreland Glass Company
Westmoreland Glass: History, Identification, and Milk Glass
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Antique Accent Table Styles
Vintage telephone
6 Ways to Verify Vintage Bakelite Jewelry
Flea market
Where Do Antiques Dealers Find All That Stuff?
Sarah Coventry Jewelry
Everything You Need to Know About Sarah Coventry Jewelry
Antique Cameo Brooch
Find out If Your Cameo Jewelry Is Real or Fake
Lace, a pocket mirror and pearl necklace
Learn the Differences Between Antique, Vintage, and Estate Jewelry
1929 photo of the Art Deco interior of a house which serves as the set for the film 'Our Modern Maidens'.
What Is Art Deco Style?
American Depression Glass At Estate Sale
Delphite, Jadite, Platonite and More
Depression Glass
Get Started Collecting Depression Glass
A pair of Buddy Lee dolls
How Much Is a Vintage Buddy Lee Advertising Doll Worth?
American Rococo Petticoat Console Table
What Rococo Means in Relation to Antique Furniture
a box of vintage glass ornaments
The High Value of Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Online research -- vintage camera
How to Research Antiques and Collectibles Online
Illustration of carnival glass
What Exactly is Carnival Glass?
A man French at Messrs Nicholls & James, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, polishes a Windsor armchair for export to the USA.
Learn About American Antique and Collectible Furniture
Antiques at a Denmark flea market
How to Haggle at Garage Sales, Flea Markets, Estate Sales, and More
Frankoma Boot Bookend
How to Collect Frankoma Pottery
Queen Anne style dressing table with cabriole legs
Here's How to Spot Queen Anne Style Furniture
24 Bakelite buttons
Are Your Old Clothing Buttons Valuable?
Antique tea cups and saucers collection
10 Rules for Valuing Antiques Like a Pro
Gunston Hall painted Windsor chairs
The Windsor Chair Was Born in England and Perfected in America
Art Deco jewelry ring
What Makes a Piece of Jewelry Art Deco?
Shopping for Vintage Jewelry
Best Places to Shop for Vintage Fine Jewelry
Eastlake Walnut Settee
How to Identify Victorian Eastlake Furniture
Bakelite Pineapple Carved Bangles
Discover What You Need to Know About Bakelite Jewelry
Victorian Pianoforte Residing in The Queen Anne Mansion in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Do You Know a Piano from Pianoforte, or a Harpsichord?
Ravenna Bowl by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, Sweden, 1960
Collector's Guide to Midcentury Glass
Display of pink Depression glass
All About Pink Depression Glass
Snow Babies
Learn How to Identify and Collect Snow Babies Figurines
Fruit in Fire King bowl
Learn How to Collect Fire-King Glass