Emyl Jenkins' appraisal book
Subtitle: identifying, understanding, and valuing your treasures
Edition: 1st Crown ed.
Publisher: Crown
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780517570869
Subjects: Decorative arts; Valuation; Furniture
Other titles: Appraisal book.
Work titles: Appraisal book
Description: How home and property owners can tell if their possessions are valuable. Covers silver, china, crystal, glassware, furniture, bric-a-brac, art, oriental carpets, militaria, firearms, limited editions (books). Also describes obtaining information from appraisers, auction houses, tag sales, antiques dealers, price guides.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-311), and index.
Table of contents: title: Silver: Sterling and Silver Plate, All That Glitters is Not Gold; title: China: Replacing the Broken Plates Can Break You; title: Crystal and Glassware; title: Furniture: Chip Off the Old Block of Chipboard?; title: Bric-a-Brac and Accessories: Little Things Mean a Lot; title: Art: Old Master or Just Old?; title: Magical, Mysterious Oriental Carpets; title: Militaria (Military): The most Often Thrown Away Bag of Gold; title: Firearms; title: Limited Editions; title: Basements and Attics: Junk or Junque?; title: P.S. The Forgotten Essentials.