If a piece of silver is large and heavy, with ornate designs or engraving, it could be an eighteenth-century or early nineteenth-century piece. It may be sterling silver, but it is more likely to be an example of Victorian silver…
Want to know "How old is Donald Duck Cola?" or "Who made the Porcelier Coffeepot?" or "Where can I find a plate that matches my dinner set?" If you have a question about value or origin, search the collectors'…
Pottery, porcelain, bone china, ironstone, majolica, stoneware, and dozens of other kinds of dishes have been made through the centuries. But each of these is different, with its own characteristics, strengths, and flaws. Pottery is opaque. You can’t see through…
Q: We have a porcelain plate, approximately 17 inches in diameter, that has a hand-painted scene of trees and of ducks swimming in a pond. The bottom is marked “LM & Cie Montereau.” The plate has been in our family…
Q: I would like to get some history, information, and value about this piece. It pictures a rural scene with cows and the words “Jourdan, No. 15, Rue de la Paix, a Paris.” The mark includes “Lebeuf Milliet & Co.”…
Q. I've been told that this square plate was made by Homer Laughlin, but the only mark on the back is "Old Roman." The wide border has an embossed design of urns and plants. The center has a decal of…
Terry Kovel was interviewed for this article that appeared in the March 15, 2012 issue of The Bottom Line/Personal publication. It is reprinted with the permission of Bottom Line/Personal, www.BottomLinePublications.com. Are you expecting those Hummel figurines to help…
Sneakerheads in the United States are still buying and selling sneakers for profit. (See Kovels Komments Dec. 18, 2013; and July 13 and Aug. 14, 2019.) We first learned about this category of collecting from the man who reads my…