Antiques handbook & price guide
By: Judith Miller
Publisher: Miller's; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Octopus Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9781845334406
Subjects: Prices; Antiques
Other titles: Antiques handbook and price guide; Miller's antiques handbook & price guide
Description: Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewelry and obects de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another and show how to value and item and teach you to be your own appraiser. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects.
Notes: Includes index.

"First published in Great Britain in 2010 by Miller's"--T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Procelain; title: Pottery; title: Oriental; title: Furniture; title: Boxes & treen; title: Clocks; title: Barometers; title: Scientific instruments; title: Music boxes; title: Watches; title: Nautical antiques; title: Metalware; title: Glass; title: Jewelry; title: Objects de vertu; title: Russian antiques; title: Lighting; title: Architectural antiques; title: Textiles; title: Books & prints; title: Sporting antiques; title: Toys; title: Tribal art; title: Arms & armor; title: Antiquities; title: Musical instruments; title: Decorative arts; title: Modern design; title: Folk art.