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Plague doctors’ costumes consisted of a head-to-toe garment, glasses, and a long snout or bird beak filled with aromatic spices to protect them from the “bad air” believed to carry disease.Doctor Schnabel (“Dr. Beak”), a plague doctor in 17th-century R…
Created in 1986 and stashed away for decades by an owner who didn’t know what she had, a Keith Haring original emerges at auction at EJ’s Auction & Appraisal. The whimsical and vibrant work could be worth nearly $1 million.GLENDALE, Ariz. – In Dece…
In a sign of the times, the Antique Advertising Association of America “Zooms” into new reality to connect with members during the coronavirus pandemic.In an innovative twist, the Antique Advertising Association of America is taking pandemic lemons and…
A WorthPoint Affinity Partner – Bluewater Insurance
Jason: First of all, thank you for setting this up. I appreciate it. It’s always great to give a presentation on something that we’re passionate about, which is fine art and valuable asset insurance….
Independent Online Booksellers Association Photo credit: ioba.org
On Friday, May 15, Year 1 of Covid-19, the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) held its first virtual book fair beginning at 1 p.m. EST. I got online at 1:30, expecting t…
How many times have you picked up something in an antique store and thought to yourself, “Hey, this is a pretty good deal” until you saw that it had a small flaw, maybe a dent or a missing piece? Sometimes you’ll put it back on the shelf but circle bac…
Egon Schiele’s Reclining Nude Girl (ca. 1918). Photo courtesy of Galerie St. Etienne.
Quick! What comes to mind when you think of thrift store artwork? Paint-by-the-numbers scary clowns? Some poor child’s discarded third-grade string art project? A t…
WorthPoint’s Danna Crawford recently appeared on Good Morning America.Photo Credit: Goodmorningamerica.com
WorthPoint subscribers with a watchful eye were quick to recognize a familiar face when our own Danna Crawford recently appeared in a feature s…
Sculptor Edmonia Lewis beat odds and shattered expectations.Edmonia Lewis had many odds against her and she beat every one to shatter expectations about what women and minority artists could accomplish.Edmonia Lewis, albumen print, c.1870.Lewis was the…
LiveAuctioneers, eBay raising money for COVID-19 relief efforts with charitable campaigns through May 31.NEW YORK and CALIFORNIA — To continue to help COVID-19 relief efforts, LiveAuctioneers and eBay have extended their charitable campaigns through Ma…
The artist’s world was of an uncompromising Nature—frozen wastelands, steep rocky cliff, and violent tides—drawn from his own extensive travels. Kent’s figures were heroic, almost mythic characters who exhibited grace yet loneliness.”The Faller,” wood …
You found an old bottle with no label or no embossing? No problem. Understanding how to identify bottles through trademark identification is the answer to your question.A common 1880-1890 whiskey bottle with no label or embossing can be identified by i…
Images by noted photographers including Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh and Herb Ritts regularly appear in the Top-10 lists of photography auction results, and prices for iconic shots are rising.The most iconic fashion photograph of all …
Retro car unearthed in Yorkshireman’s back garden. Photo: BBC News
As the shutdown continues, we’re all becoming a little stir-crazy, and looking for ways to pass the time. John Brayshaw, of Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire thought he’d do a bit of diggi…
A few months ago, we ran a story written by Tom Carrier called Collecting Dangerous Things. The article got so many reads, we asked Tom to write a follow-up piece. Enjoy!
Lead crystal can safely be used for several hours as long as it is washed bef…
A 1925 New York Giants football program.
QUESTION: I found a 1925 New York Giants football program in my grandmother’s basement. It is for an October 18, 1925, game at the Polo Grounds between the New York Giants and Frankford Yellow Jackets. I am tr…
Pie birds are useful tools to prevent pies from bubbling over, can be found in various shapes and colors and are cute ceramic figurines to display in the kitchen.Magpie by Brian-Lownds Pateman (formerly Babbacombe potteries); $30+.The small bird sits t…
The 17th-century Ottoman merchant ship, with its vast cargo of hundreds of artifacts from 14 cultures and civilizations, is a time capsule of the beginning of the globalized world.Chinese Ming porcelain from the Ottoman merchant ship, lost around 1630 …
Who knows the influence of a moment in time, one as fleeting as a snowflake and just as magical? Take Mark Bellomo. In 1978, he received a Star Wars Millennium Falcon as a Christmas present. A gift of unfathomable joy. Maybe it’s no wonder Bellomo is n…
Built in 1908 by a founder of the American Stove Co., this grand Beaux-Art house became an irresistible project of the heart. It took years to realize but the St. Louis home is once again a wonder to behold.The stupefying house beckoned like a fairytal…
This baseball signed by 11 Chicago Cubs, including Charlie Root and New York Yankee Babe Ruth, from the 1932 World Series sold for almost $950,000 in 2007.
In the 1993 movie The Sandlot, young Scotty Smalls – the new kid in town – is befriended by th…
I have a love hate relationship with eBay, as you will know if your a regular reader. This is a story about why I love it. Recently I was able to find a very special globe. American globe and school supply 6 inch globe, copyright 1892 by Rand…
We are beginning our series with Jason Saarm. Jason is the president of BlueWater Insurance, one of our WorthPoint “Affinity Partners.”
You may remember the article Jason recently wrote for us called “Homeowners vs Specialty”
During this live web…
Since we currently can’t go to sporting events, ESPN has a solution: The Last Dance, a 10 part documentary chronicling the Chicago Bulls’ quest for the 6th NBA championship during the 1997-98 season. This 1998 NBA game 6 playoff ticket sold for $1000…
I just can’t get enough of small globes. Certainly it’s a space issue, my study is fast filling and I’m starting to get dirty looks from my better half. Anyhoo today I received in the mail a beautiful Schedler 3 inch globe mounted plainly on an…
This Eluk mask, representing a protective forest spirit, from the Kwele tribe of West Africa, sold in 2020 for $58.
In the days of “social distancing,” “quarantine,” and “pandemic,” many words and cultural practices have been redefined in mainstream …
There’s only one week left in our Great Discoveries Video Challenge. We hope you’ll join us for a chance to win cash prizes and free appraisals from e-ValueIt.
Here’s how it works: Tell us how WorthPoint helped you learn more about your most prized p…
Rare 1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln Cent Found Roll Searching
1969-S Doubled Die Lincoln CentPhoto: Heritage Auction Galleries.
Remember the old adage, “a penny for your thoughts?” How about $126,500 worth of them?
“Searching pocket change for error co…
Take an assessment of yourself–are you a pack rat? Do you by chance have a box of old postcards and greeting cards that you have kept in your closet for years? This collection sold for $23.50 in March 2020.
Did you know that May 17th is National Pack…
Today’s presentation is on the WorthPoint Library, an online antiques and collectibles library of nearly 1,000 books for reading and research.
Welcome. My name is Danna Crawford. I am the strategic director at WorthPoint and the founder and CEO of Pow…
Pac-Man, the biggest video game of all time, ruled the ‘80s.The Pac-Man arcade game.It was May 22, 1980, and American kids – as well as their poor, bewildered parents – had no clue what was about to hit them.Pac-Man, the revolutionary video game releas…
Costume jewelry expert Pamela Wiggins Siegel discusses the Napier Co.’s jewelry from the 1920s and gives tips for dating it.Bliss sautoir necklace, 1919-1920.Napier jewelry first captured my attention when I found a number of amazing vintage pieces at …
Costume jewelry expert Pamela Wiggins Siegel discusses the Napier Co.’s jewelry from the 1920s and gives tips for dating it.Bliss sautoir necklace, 1919-1920.Napier jewelry first captured my attention when I found a number of amazing vintage pieces at …
In observance of Mother’s Day, here are some of our favorite ways moms have been captured in the antiques and collectibles world.A classic image of a mother tucking her children into bed by Norman Rockwell: Mother’s Little Angels, the Literary Digest c…
Postcards, providing a window to the world for more than a century, get their due during National Postcard Week in May. But collectors celebrate these picturesque beauties year round because looking back helps us to understand who we are today.Vintage …
This year for Mother’s Day, consider having a “who gets what” conversation with your family. Who gets your gorgeous silk WWI souvenir postcard like this one that sold for $5 in 2015?
They said I was a terrible auctioneer. But it wasn’t my fault. Real…
Half the fun of finding treasure is getting to brag about it (the other half is getting paid for it!). We’re giving you the chance to do both with our Great Discoveries Video Contest. Tell us about your favorite discovery and how you used WorthPoin…
Practicing social distancing, The Jeanine Tenzi Auction Company of Honesdale, Pennsylvania, went viral with their first Facebook auction.Photo by Bob Eckstein ©2020 and used by permission from The Jeanine Tenzi Auction Company.
Instead of looking to …
Four Thonet banquet dining room side chairs.
QUESTION: I own four Thonet banquet dining room side chairs. The chairs feature a caned bentwood back that is rounded at the top corners The modified saddle seats have a blue fabric stretched across a uret…
Antiques and collectibles gift ideas for Mother’s Day.Mother’s Day is the perfect occasion to show your mom, biological or otherwise, how much she means to you with a special gift. These are just some of the many options to choose from at RubyLane.com….
Vintage posters promoted the importance of handwashing as part of a moral directive for people to serve their nation by practicing good hygiene. Now with COVID-19, that importance can’t be overstated.The Central Health Council of the Minneapolis Public…
Keep your glass and ceramic antiques looking great with these easy and simple tips from the pros.Tiffany lamps need special cleaning care and handling to keep them looking spectacular.Glass and ceramic objects can be maintained for years of use and enj…
Tame by today’s standards, vintage postcards capture a provocative midcentury Sheraton Hotel business strategy: waitresses in gowns with plunging necklines and see-through skirts serving cocktails in swanky lounges. Sheraton promised “your favorite dri…
Tame by today’s standards, vintage postcards capture a provocative midcentury Sheraton Hotel business strategy: waitresses in gowns with plunging necklines and see-through skirts serving cocktails in swanky lounges. Sheraton promised “your favorite dri…
Hey, everybody. Today we’re going to explore WorthPoint M.A.P.S. M.A.P.S. stands for Marks, Autographs, Patterns, and Symbols. This database has over 100,000 identifiers and is updated weekly. It covers glass, china, coins, currency, tools, and so much…
Will Seippel, Founder and CEO of WorthPoint.
This week we released our earnings statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2020. I am pleased to report that we had a robust start to our fiscal year: during Q1 2020, WorthPoint’s gross billings grew by…
If you happened to read our recent feature article on the eggstraordinary creations carved by egg artists, chances are you’re wondering how the magic happens. If this is your introduction to this delicate craft, hopefully just reading this article’s ti…
This collection of pocket watches sold for $187 in 2008, but they still needed to be kept in the best condition possible, and each style needed to be identified for any final distribution.
We are at home for a while. Since we can’t necessarily be wi…
Heritage Auctions’ sale devoted exclusively to certified magazines is enormously popular with collectors, shows there’s demand for this niche.Vampirella #1 was No. 1 with collectors and the top lot, after selling for $7,200.DALLAS – A copy of Vampirell…
Susan Mullikin, one of Antique Trader’s ‘Ask the Experts,’ shares her passion for antique clothingWhen Susan Mullikin started her business, Mother and Daughter Vintage Clothing and Antiques, in 1990, she sold a mix of things. But a couple of years late…
Hobbyists are working on projects and looking forward to going antiquing and thrifting again.John Lewis with the gigantic coffee grinder he is in the process of restoring.We recently asked our how COVID-19 has been affecting their collecting/dealing, …
Here’s some easy advice on how to keep your cherished furnishings looking good for years to come.Whether you have a Victorian-style living room or a more modern look, basic preservation tips can help keep your furniture looking fabulous.Antique furnitu…
One day, after forty years of work, Mark F. Moran found himself out of a job, a victim of a changing economy and downsizing. This is his story of reinvention and discovery.I like to tell people it was an idea whose time had come. Lucky me, I’m the one …
Ornate Aztec hammered copper serving plate/wall hanging dates from the 1940s-1960s.Question: I have what I believe to be a large copper serving dish; it’s about two-feet across. It seems like the designs are handcrafted. Can you tell me anything about …
Beginning today, we are hosting our first ever Great Discoveries Challenge, and we invite all subscribers to help us share the worth of WorthPoint for a chance to win cash prizes and free appraisals!
To enter, tell us how WorthPoint helped you find …
The Master Violet Ray was said to cure everything from back pain to boils. By the 1940s the lawsuits began and most were ordered destroyed. This one sold for $200 in 2019.
We are living in a time of medical uncertainty.
A few months ago, my husband m…
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Between 1875 and the 1940s, cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes in order to stiffen the packaging and advertise the brand. The cards portrayed the popular culture of th…
Now this is a fun collecting category!
This is a 1972 junior high school yearbook with a photo of a fourteen-year-old girl named Madonna Ciccone who later became simply “Madonna.” It sold in 2013 on eBay for $7,500.00!
So, you say you have a 1972 y…
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Welcome. Hi, everybody. I’m Danna Crawford. I am the Strategic Director a…
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Hello, everybody. This is the WorthPoint presentation on the Price Guide,…
George Bickham’s The Universal Penman is one of the most important works ever compiled on calligraphy that showcases this artful handwriting.The title plate for facsimile edition of The Universal Penman by George Bickham, first published in 1743. The t…
Archaeologists in England discover more than 600 beer bottles at the site of an old Victorian brewery that contain dangerous concentrations of lead.The more than 600 beer bottles found beneath the cellar staircase of an old brewery in Leeds, England.LE…
Bored in isolation? Make the best of your coronavirus situation with the following book suggestions of the best Antiques and Collectibles titles on the market.Welcome to the Antique Trader Book Club.As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and more of us is…
Carved eggs are actually carved with tiny tools and a whole lot of manual dexterity. This gorgeous hand-carved ostrich egg with Irish motifs sold for $80 in 2013.
You’ve probably seen and/or heard ads featuring “the incredible, edible egg.” That tagl…
Nobody could have possibly foreseen this, but the most collectible item today is toilet paper. While I say that tongue in cheek, it HAS appreciated more than gold in the past year, and at this time, it is being hoarded across the country. Thousands …
Like many industries and markets around the globe the sports collectibles market has not been immune to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite closings of everything from retails stores, manufacturers, printing and packing facilities, and third-party …
Early 20th century International Dial Time Recorder Clock, manufactured by the International Time Recording Company of New York. Photo courtesy of Great Gatsby’s Auction Gallery via LiveAuctioneers.
Time is one of the most romanticized aspects of mod…
I’m offering for sale a rarely obtainable piece of globe history. A copy of ” How to use globes in the school and Family by A H Andrews and co. If you know old globes then you know how rare an Andrews globe is , let alone the accompanying globe m…
The auction of the late actress Doris Day’s personal belongings, including four Golden Globe awards and gifts from her son, Rock Hudson and singer Tony Bennett, raised millions for her favorite cause — helping animals.Doris Day loved animals. “They gi…
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Styles reviving the decade include costume jewelry fashioned from natural elements like wood, leather, horn, and seashells, vividly hued statement pieces, over-sized chains and pearls.Jay Feinberg (Strongwater) resin bead and rhinestone necklace, 1980s…
With its dreamy images and diverse cast of anthropomorphic characters, Grandville created a world like no others and his work was a major precursor to the Surrealist movement.“The Wanderings of a Comet,” from Another World, 1844. Another World is one o…
Uncertainty rules Antiques and Collectibles market as traditional business model shudders under weight of coronavirus cancellations.Featuring 5,000 dealers, Brimfield Antique Flea Markets is believed to be the most popular and largest such event in the…
Dwight Cleveland was first intrigued by movie posters some 40 years ago in high school. More than 45,000 posters later, his remarkable collection dazzles in a new book that spans more than a century of film history.Cinema On Paper: The Graphic Genius o…
WorthPoint subscribers who seek pointers for using the site’s array of online tools are encouraged to register for our free new series of Wednesday Webinars.
The first batch of topical weekly conversations is now set, with the debut webinar already …
Advance puzzle collectors focus on puzzles made before 1940. A lot of 16 puzzles from the 30s and 40s sold for $84.99 in 2018.
The April 3, 2020, Wall Street Journal contained Michael M. Phillips’ article entitled “Coronavirus Means Everyone Wants Ji…
John Wayne’s legendary estate auction (held over 2 days) was heavily advertised in 2011. His driver’s license alone sold for almost $90,000.
We’ve all watched as many, many collectibles have dropped in value over the past decades, largely due to wo…
What could be more whimsical, more joyous than a turn of the 20th century Easter postcard? Anthropomorphic bunnies, lambs, chicken, and ducks, clothed in human clothes, participating in human activities melted Victorian hearts with their human-like ant…
While Lucien Bonaparte was finishing Alexander Wilson’s American Ornithology, and John James Audubon was beginning his great projects, John and Thomas Doughty produced a book, Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports with Illustrations, tha…
Brimfield Antique Flea Markets, one of the largest and most popular outdoor antique shows in the country, has cancelled its May 12-17 event over concerns of the coronavirus pandemic.Featuring 5,000 dealers, Brimfield Antique Flea Markets is believed to…
Brimfield Antique Flea Markets, one of the largest and most popular outdoor antique shows in the country, has cancelled its May 12-17 event over concerns of the coronavirus pandemic.Featuring 5,000 dealers, Brimfield Antique Flea Markets is believed to…
Best known for her documentary series “Changing New York,” Berenice Abbot was one of the most respected and pioneering photographers of the twentieth century.Berenice Abbott, 1930s; photographer unknown.Berenice Abbott once had no ambition other than t…
Show off your love of flowers with beautiful jewelry at Ruby Lane.If you love all things floral, and while you’re waiting for all of the real flowers to bloom, celebrate spring’s arrival with one (or more) of the many pieces of beautiful flower jewelry…
Heritage Auctions awards $10k auction credit to numismatics collector.DALLAS – Following a tradition that has grown for more than 20 years, Heritage Auctions has awarded a $10,000 auction credit to client Steven Wilson through a drawing among collector…
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Great Grandma’s frying pan.
I’m …
The traditional pocket globe is an English creation of the 17th century, a small 2-3 inch globe usually ensconced in a fish skin case, sometimes a small walnut box. They are wonderful and highly sought. However I’m not writing about those gems t…
For those of us who are fortunate enough to have a position that allows us to work from home consistently, nothing has changed over the last few weeks. Working from home under “shelter in place” directives and self-imposed quarantines doesn’t feel t…
Dante’s Confession. Photo credit: The Salvador Dali Society.
In last week’s WorthPoint Insider, Kele Johnson reported on news from North Carolina about a recent thrift store jackpot discovered amid the “tacky-on-steroids” assemblage of framed art.
As…
WorthPoint’s new senior editor, Wayne Jordan.
Atlanta-based WorthPoint Corporation has hired Wayne Jordan as senior editor.
Jordan joins the WorthPoint team full-time after serving as a contributing writer since 2012. He will be responsible for manag…
Prior damage can negatively affect the value of an item, but it doesn’t mean that items with repairs and restoration are not worth your time. A Meissen figure with a repair on the sheep’s horn sold for $281 in 2016.
“Why are you rubbing that Meissen …
As the world struggles with the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Museum of Clean gives us the dirt on how to stay healthy in mind, body and spirit. It also has a lot of cool old vacuum cleaners.Don Aslett’s time has arrived. The world’s largest janitor greets…
Never-before-seen artworks and personal effects from the estate of Georgia O’Keefe and her husband Alfred Stieglitz sell way above pre-sale estimates.O’Keeffe’s painting, Nature Forms ~ Gaspé, sold at Sotheby’s for $6.9 million.Georgia O’Keeffe still h…
The innovative American Arts and Crafts ceramics artist George E. Ohr was a wildly eccentric, artistically brilliant man.George E. Ohr.Some people are so far ahead of their time that it takes a long time for the rest of the world to catch up to them. I…
During the Edo period in Japan (1603-1868), folklore heroes and mythological beasts decorated the uniforms of firefighters.This 19th-century coat is decorated with a tiger and dragon motif. In Japanese lore, the tiger and dragon are the mightiest anima…
“The Unicorn Tapestries” were created between 1495-1505 and are among the most mysterious artworks, in both meaning and origin.Tapestry 1: Hunters Enter the Woods. This tapestry of a group of noblemen and hunters, like “The Unicorn in Captivity,” is se…
Best known for her paintings of the natural environment, pioneering artist Georgia O’Keeffe stripped her subjects to their purest forms and colors to heighten their expressive power.Georgia O’Keeffe next to her painting Horse Skull with White Rose at a…
A fruitful career for the singing, dancing, anthropomorphized California Raisins began with a 1986 TV ad.A group of singing, dancing, anthropomorphized raisins launched a sensational career after singing the 1968 Marvin Gaye song, “I Heard It Through t…
A fruitful career for the singing, dancing, anthropomorphized California Raisins began with a 1986 TV ad.A group of singing, dancing, anthropomorphized raisins launched a sensational career after singing the 1968 Marvin Gaye song, “I Heard It Through t…
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., where a collection of Dead Sea Scroll fragments are on exhibit.
In February 2019, Washington DC’s Museum of the Bible (MOTB) hired Art Fraud Insights LLC to analyze their collection of Dead Sea Scroll frag…