Prints, Maps and Books
Lithograph vs Engraving and How to Tell Old Prints Apart
The dealer's label says "engraving," the price says engraving, and you are standing in a fair hall with a print that might be a...
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Everything we have published, newest first. Buying guides, identification notes, and the arguments we have had with advice that gets repeated without being tested.
Prints, Maps and Books
The dealer's label says "engraving," the price says engraving, and you are standing in a fair hall with a print that might be a...
Care and Preservation
You have an old pewter tankard or charger that looks dull, grey and a little grubby, and you want it to look cared for without...
Ceramics and Porcelain
You have turned over a heavy white platter at a house sale, found a printed mark with a crown and the words "Ironstone China",...
Silver and Metalwork
You polished the Georgian teapot for the holidays, put it back in the sideboard, and by spring it had gone golden brown again.
Prints, Maps and Books
A seller writes "first edition" on a card in front of a book and doubles the price, and most buyers have no way to check the...
Care and Preservation
You found a lovely Georgian or Victorian decanter, but the inside looks milky and no amount of rinsing shifts it.