A handbook for collectors contains up-to-date valuations of objects based on real prices from dealers, looks at collectibles and designers from a historical and cultural context, and offers practical advice on how to identify, value, and determine whether or not to buy, keep, or sell.

Provides an overview of how to look at furniture, ceramics, silver, and glass, and discusses the history of each area with specific information about styles and types.

Features more than 8,000 antiques and all new photography -- (From book jacket of 2016-2017 edition)..

Features over 3,000 entries and 1,500 photographs of antiques and collectibles, ranging from Tiffany lamps to Greek pottery, along with information on influential styles, periods, designers, and materials of particular items.

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