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10 tips for making money from antiques | ...And More  |
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Blue notes: A guide to Chinese blue-and-white porcelain | Christie's  |
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A Go-To Guide to Furniture Movements in America | Invaluable  |
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Antique Furniture : How to Buy at Antique Auctions | YouTube  |
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Caring for Your Ceramic Works of Art | Masterworks Fine Art  |
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Art Nouveau & Art Deco: An architectural odyssey | Christie's  |
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Everything to know about Korean moon jars | Christie's  |
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Beilby Glass | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Buying and Selling Antiques At Auction | YouTube  |
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AXA ART Caring for Collections Series: Caring for Glass Art | AXA-Art  |
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AXA ART Caring for Collections Series: Caring for Mid-Century Modern Furniture | AXA-Art  |
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Collecting Guide: 10 things to know about classical Chinese furniture | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: 15 things you need to know about Fabergé | Christie's  |
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A guide to collecting silver | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: 7 things to know about glass paperweights | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Chandeliers and wall lights | Christie's  |
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Six Tips for Collecting Silver | Sotheby's  |
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Collecting Guide: Gallé glass | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: How to care for silver | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Key periods of American furniture | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Mounted porcelain | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Oriental rugs and carpets | Christie's  |
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What to look for in antique furniture | Christie's  |
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Should You Reupholster Your Antique Furniture? | 1stdibs  |
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What Is Ormolu, and Why Are We Talking about It? | 1stdibs  |
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What Makes Scandinavian Modernism and Nordic Design So Irresistible? | 1stdibs  |
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General Recommendations for Plastic objects | AXA-Art  |
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General Recommendations for Furniture | AXA-Art  |
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How Catawiki Determines the Value of Oriental Rugs | Catawiki  |
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How Much is Second Hand Industrial Design Worth Today? | Catawiki  |
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How to Care for Your Antique or Vintage Rug | 1stdibs  |
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How to Choose the Right Area Rug for Your Space | 1stdibs  |
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How to Clean Antique Tin Toys | Jasper 52  |
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How to Collect & Maintain Louis Vuitton Luggage | Invaluable  |
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How to Collect Perfume Bottles | Invaluable  |
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How To Care For, Store, and Display Oriental Rugs Like a Pro | Jasper 52  |
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How to Spot Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI Chairs | 1stdibs  |
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In the Loupe: Persian Rugs | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Belleek Pottery Prices | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Hummel Figurine Prices | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Lenox China Prices | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Persian & Turkish Rug Prices | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Sèvres-Style Porcelain | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Tiffany Lamp Prices | Invaluable  |
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Interiors: How to mix old and new | Christie's  |
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Invaluable Guide to Buying Decorative Art | Invaluable  |
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Invaluable Guide to Buying Furniture | Invaluable  |
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Invaluable Guide to Buying Silver & Vertu | Invaluable  |
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Irish Provincial Silver | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Kilim and Dhurrie Rugs Complement Trending Tribal Style | Jasper 52  |
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Mouseman | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Oriental rugs: the meanings behind the designs | ...And More  |
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Polished performers | Christie's  |
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Q & A: Restoration Tips from Expert Jonathan Burden | 1stdibs  |
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your French Furniture Terms? | 1stdibs  |
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Rug Report: 4 Market Trends from an Expert | 1stdibs  |
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Scottish Provincial Silver | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Setting a Festive Table: Fenton & Murano Glass for Every Course | Invaluable  |
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Silver Spoons | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Sitting Down Under: Mid-Century Australian Chairs | Invaluable  |
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The Expert’s Guide to Collecting English Furniture | Sotheby's  |
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The Beginner's Guide to Buying Antique Furniture | Bidsquare  |
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The Elite Race for Kentucky Art & Antiques | Invaluable  |
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To Restore Or Not To Restore | Bidsquare  |
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Tool marks on antique furniture: where to find them and why | ...And More  |
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Collecting Mid-Century Modern Chairs: The Definitive Guide | Sotheby's  |
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Valuing Antiques: Price Guides, Appraisals and Other Resources | ...And More  |
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Waddington's Collector Tips | YouTube  |
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What to Collect in America: A Roadmap by Region | Invaluable  |
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What's Fueling Demand for Huanghuali Furniture? | Invaluable  |
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Why is Sterling Silverware Making a Comeback? | Invaluable  |
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Windsor Chairs | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Worcester First Period | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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A Collector’s Guide: French Late 19th and Early 20th Century Silver | Sotheby's  |
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My Expert Passion: Treen | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: 5 things to know about Chinese snuff bottles | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Clarice Cliff ceramics | Christie's  |
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How to Buy American Victorian Furniture: A Guide for New Collectors | Skinner  |
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How to Recognize Quality in Tiffany and Mosaic Glass Lamps | Skinner  |
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5 Expert Insights: Quality Workmanship | Skinner  |
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Investing in Modern and Contemporary Design Furniture | Mearto  |
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How Design is Valued: A Hybrid Analysis | Mearto  |
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Investing in design: tips for caution and curiosity | Mearto  |
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How to Value Antiques Like a Professional | Catawiki  |
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Four Reasons Why You Should Invest in Chinese Porcelain | Catawiki  |
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How to Flip Antiques for Profit | Catawiki  |
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Inside the Archives: Fabergé Prices | Invaluable  |
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8 Rug Placement Tips for the Perfect Space | Invaluable  |
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How to Collect & Preserve Vintage Yves Saint Laurent | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Chinese Vase Prices | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Delft Pottery Prices | Invaluable  |
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Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art | Invaluable  |
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7 Factors that Determine the Value of Furniture | Mearto  |
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Collecting guide: Sèvres porcelain | Christie's  |
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AXA ART Caring for Collections Series: Caring for Antique Carpets | AXA-Art  |
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Collecting guide: Ming-dynasty art and furniture | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: the furniture of Marc du Plantier | Christie's  |
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French mid-century design: an introduction to the masters | Christie's  |
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‘Radical and innovative’ — the gorgeous glass of Carlo Scarpa | Christie's  |
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Classical Chinese furniture — 20 years of great collections | Christie's  |
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How to Collect Lalique Glass | Catawiki  |
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How to Determine the Value of Swarovski Crystals | Catawiki  |
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How to Buy The Famous Murano Glass From Italy Online | Catawiki  |
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3 Factors that Determine the Value of Design Furniture | Catawiki  |
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5 Reasons to Invest in Modern Design Furniture | Catawiki  |
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How to Determine the Value of Your Oriental Rug | Catawiki  |
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Antiques & curio | Mearto  |
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5 Things You Didn't Know About Delftware | Catawiki  |
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Navajo Rugs: Be Dazzled! | Jasper 52  |
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The Meaders family: Southern stoneware innovators | Jasper 52  |
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http://www.jasper52.com/blog/newcomb-pottery-embodies-southern-nature/ | Jasper 52  |
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How To Spot A Genuine Thomas Chippendale | Christie's  |
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A guide to collecting gold boxes | Christie's  |
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Chic antiques: top tips from an antiques expert on finding your perfect piece | ...And More  |
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How to Determine the Value of Your Antique Silver Objects | Catawiki  |
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Expert Advice: How To Spot A Genuine Swarovski | Catawiki  |
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Expert Advice: How to Collect Lalique Glass | Catawiki  |
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Imari: Japan’s original porcelain masterpiece | Jasper 52  |
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Eccentric Potter George Ohr | Jasper 52  |
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How Can You Determine the Age of Furniture? | ...And More  |
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Burmantofts Pottery | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Collecting guide: 18th-century French cabinet-makers | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Charles Catteau’s Boch Frères ceramics | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Soviet porcelain | Christie's  |
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The Aesthetics of Function: The Influence of the Japanese Tea Ceremony in Modern American Studio Ceramics | Skinner  |
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How to Buy American Antique Furniture: A Guide for New Collectors | Skinner  |
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Louis Vuitton Trunks Conjure Visions of Railway and Steamship Travel | Skinner  |
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How to Identify Art and Studio Pottery | Skinner  |
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Selling Silver: Before You Sell your Family’s Antique Silver for Scrap, Consider Consignment | Skinner  |
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A Collector's Guide: What Is Pietre Dure? An Introduction to a Most Delicate and Scintillating Art | Sotheby's  |
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The three ‘Rs’ of antique furniture — restoration, reupholstery, re-covering | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: 10 things to know about Tiffany lamps | Christie's  |
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A guide to Tiffany & Co. — an American institution | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Chinese celadon ware ceramics | Christie's  |
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A new collector’s guide to Japanese lacquer | Christie's  |
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How to Showcase and Protect Your Pottery | Chubb  |
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Eight Facts to Know About Fabergé Eggs | Barnaby's  |
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Collecting guide: Ottoman silk velvet panels | Christie's  |
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What the expert looks for… No.1 — Baccarat chandeliers | Christie's  |
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A Price Guide to Baccarat Crystal and Glassware | Invaluable  |
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A Guide to Limoges China: History, Prices & Its Enduring Appeal | Invaluable  |
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The Colorful History of Majolica | Invaluable  |
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What to Know About Fabergé: Eggs, Jewelry & More | Invaluable  |
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Everything You Need to Know About Hummel Figurines | Invaluable  |
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The Hidden History of Satsuma Pottery | Invaluable  |
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What KPM Porcelain Marks Can Tell You | Invaluable  |
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What Every Collector Should Know About Lalique | Invaluable  |
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Why Chinese Ginger Jars are In-Demand | Invaluable  |
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How to Identify Antique and Vintage Glassware Styles | Invaluable  |
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How Steuben Transformed the Art Glass Industry | Invaluable  |
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Tiffany Lamps: Price Guide and How to Identify an Original | Invaluable  |
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Guide to Noritake China Value and Patterns | Invaluable  |
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What French Porcelain Marks Can Tell You | Invaluable  |
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What’s It Worth? A Price Guide for Wedgwood China | Invaluable  |
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The English Tea Set: What You Need to Know | Invaluable  |
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9 Early American Furniture Styles and Their Emblematic Pieces | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Daum Glass | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Derby Porcelain Prices | Invaluable  |
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How to Set a Table: Guide to Silverware Placement | Invaluable  |
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Inside the Archives: Moorcroft Pottery Prices | Invaluable  |
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A Beginners Guide: Collecting Modern Furniture with Jad Attal | Bidsquare  |
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5 Tips to Collecting Modern Furniture | Bidsquare  |
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How to Determine the Value of Your Antique Globe | Catawiki  |
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How to Determine the Value of Your Antique Linen | Catawiki  |
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7 Things You Need to Know About Incense Burners | Sotheby's  |
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What the expert looks for... No.2 — Böttger stoneware | Christie's  |
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Chinese export silver – a guide for new collectors | Christie's  |
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Tapestry: portable woven wall art | Jasper 52  |
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Packed with style: a history of Gucci Valigeria in 10 objects | Christie's  |
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A Collector’s Guide: American Silver | Sotheby's  |
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Whiting & Davis mesh bags always in vogue | Jasper 52  |
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Pennsylvania needlework: a stitch in time | Jasper 52  |
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Atomic Age furnishings exude optimistic energy | Jasper 52  |
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Blue Staffordshire: timeless elegance in deep, rich hues | Jasper 52  |
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Treenware: the natural ‘green’ collectible | Jasper 52  |
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Getting hooked on folky rugs | Jasper 52  |
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rts & Crafts Design: Useful and beautiful | Jasper 52  |
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Finn Juhl: distinctive Danish Modern furniture | Jasper 52  |
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Lacquered wares cross many cultures | Jasper 52  |
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Rookwood defines American art pottery | Jasper 52  |
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Warm and casual Southwest style enjoying revival | Jasper 52  |
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English silver retains look, feel of royalty | Jasper 52  |
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Tabriz carpets pile on the quality, colors | Jasper 52  |
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Majolica: bold, wild and whimsical | Jasper 52  |
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Face jugs: pottery with personality | Jasper 52  |
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Satsuma: how the West was won over | Jasper 52  |
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Versatile lapis lazuli prized for its shades of heavenly blue | Jasper 52  |
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Anatomy of an Oriental Rug | Jasper 52  |
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Blanc de chine: China’s enchanting white porcelain | Jasper 52  |
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How to collect Iznik pottery | Christie's  |
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My passion Song ceramics | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: 10 things to know about Jean Royère | Christie's  |
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Everything you need to know about investing in Street Art | Catawiki  |
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How to Identify Real Capodimonte Porcelain | 1stdibs  |
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Anna Pottery snake jugs: whimsy meets satire | Jasper 52  |
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Collectors are flush with cash for commodes | Jasper 52  |
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Defining the silver lining: 6 collectible types | Jasper 52  |
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Kyser & Rex produced mechanical banks fit for a king | Jasper 52  |
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Mapmaking turned globular in 15th century | Jasper 52  |
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Ormolu: ornamental castings bathed in gold | Jasper 52  |
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Cameo jewelry akin to small sculptures | Jasper 52  |
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Antique kitchen tools: cooking with style | Jasper 52  |
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White House china: dining with history | Jasper 52  |
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Lead Crystal: A Rainbow of Colors | Jasper 52  |
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Scherenschnitte cuts no corners on folk art | Jasper 52  |
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Go green for St. Patrick’s Day | Jasper 52  |
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Ercole Barovier: Murano glass visionary | Jasper 52  |
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Mexican retablos: divine folk art | Jasper 52  |
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Chess sets enable bloodless battles | Jasper 52  |
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Chess Sets | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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Antique Furniture | Antiques Trade Gazette  |
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11 Top-Rated Antique Fairs and Flea Markets in The World | ...And More  |
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‘PUZZLING’ ANTIQUES: TEAPOTS TO TOYS | Jasper 52  |
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Sam Maloof: a woodworker, plain and simple | Jasper 52  |
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Murrine glass: masterpieces by the slice | Jasper 52  |
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Persian miniatures illustrated historic manuscripts | Jasper 52  |
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Mandalas transcend form to become art | Jasper 52  |
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Jean Puiforcat: French silversmith-sculptor extraordinaire | Jasper 52  |
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5 Essential Tips for Collecting Ceramics | Artsy  |
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Real or Fake? 6 Tips for Authenticating a Vintage Louis Vuitton | ...And More  |
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Mark and Period: An Introduction to Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain Marks | ...And More  |
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How to collect British ceramics | Christie's  |
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Porcelain: Passion and Provenance | Sotheby's  |
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A Specialist's Guide to Collecting Silver | Sotheby's  |
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Chinese Porcelain: How to Build a Collection | Barnaby's  |
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A Collector’s Guide to Chinese Porcelain | Sotheby's  |
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A guide to collecting textiles: why every detail matters | Christie's  |
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Heart of glass: why the world fell in love with Lalique | Christie's  |
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Collecting Guide: Lalique glass | Christie's  |
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Georges Jouve: a collector’s guide | Christie's  |
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Barometers: a collecting guide | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Jean Dunand | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Art Nouveau design | Christie's  |
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Collector’s Guide to Steuben Glass | Intelligent Collector  |
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Collecting guide: 7 things to know about Delftware | Christie's  |
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How to collect Meissen porcelain | Christie's  |
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How to collect Louis Vuitton trunks | Christie's  |
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An A-Z of furniture: our guide to what you need to know when buying at auction | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Gallé glass | Christie's  |
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The art of living: 10 things to know about Charlotte Perriand | Christie's  |
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French mid-century design: an introduction to the masters | Christie's  |
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Home of the brave: 13 essential pieces of Americana for the eagle-eyed collector | Christie's  |
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How to Collect Design Works | Artsy  |
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Exquisite Sèvres Porcelain Brings More to the Table than Dishes | 1stdibs  |
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Tapestries and Wall Hangings Are Cool Again | 1stdibs  |
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The Process: 11 Makers of Exquisite Decorative Objects | 1stdibs  |
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How to Reupholster a Chair | 1stdibs  |
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Turkish Rugs: A Guide to the Patterns and History of These East-Meets-West Carpets | 1stdibs  |
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8 Mid-Century Lighting Makers | 1stdibs  |
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The Ultimate Guide to Furniture Styles | 1stdibs  |
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The Hunt is On: 12 Rare, Bejeweled Antique Eggs for Easter | 1stdibs  |
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A Comprehensive Guide to Moroccan Tribal Rugs | 1stdibs  |
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10 of the Most Iconic Modern Japanese Designs | 1stdibs  |
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Line Vautrin aux enchères : la cote des miroirs aux bijoux | Interenchères  |
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La cote des céramiques de Picasso pour Madoura | Interenchères  |
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La cote des lampes Tiffany | Interenchères  |
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Ceramicists Lucie Rie and Hans Coper | Christie's  |
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A collector’s guide to Tiffany windows | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: ancient Roman glass | Christie's  |
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Collecting guide: Thomas Chippendale Sr | Christie's  |
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A Guide to Collecting Jade | ...And More  |
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A collector’s guide to Maximalism: transforming interiors from ‘one-note’ to ‘more is more’ | Christie's  |
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My Expert Passion: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art | Christie's  |
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Collector’s Guide to Russian Enamels | Intelligent Collector  |
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Collector’s Guide to Fine Silver | Intelligent Collector  |
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Collector’s Guide to Dale Chihuly | Intelligent Collector  |
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An Expert’s Guide to Tiffany Studios Lamps | Intelligent Collector  |
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