Starting a Collection
Collecting Antique Dominoes: Bone, Ebony and Early Sets
The first domino set I bought at auction came in a sliding lid box of dark wood, with twenty eight tiles of bone backed with...
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Budgets, auction etiquette, storage and the questions you should ask before you commit to a piece or a category.
Starting a Collection
The first domino set I bought at auction came in a sliding lid box of dark wood, with twenty eight tiles of bone backed with...
Starting a Collection
A condition report is not a guarantee that a piece is in perfect condition except where noted.
Starting a Collection
Almost every antiques dealer started as a collector. At some point the collection outgrew the shelves, the knowledge got deep...
Starting a Collection
Collectors of antiques and period pieces sometimes look down on sporting memorabilia, and they are wrong to.
Starting a Collection
The first piece I ever bought was a small Staffordshire dog from a market in Harrogate.
Starting a Collection
I bought my first piece at auction in 1994, armed with a dog-eared copy of Miller's and a notebook.