Antique Guides

Furniture maker marks can turn a mystery chair, table, cabinet, dresser, desk, or chest into a researchable object. A paper label, burned stamp, metal tag, branded mark, pencil number, or retailer plaque may point to the maker, factory, retailer, pattern, date range, or country of origin. Not every old piece has a mark, and not … Read more

Silver hallmarks identification helps you answer one of the most important questions about an old spoon, tray, tea set, box, watch case, or piece of jewelry: is it sterling silver, silverplate, coin silver, or something else? The answer can change value dramatically. A mark can point to metal standard, maker, assay office, date letter, country, … Read more

Pottery marks identification is one of the fastest ways to move from “old ceramic thing” to a more useful answer. A mark on the base of a vase, plate, bowl, figurine, or tile can point to a maker, country, date range, factory line, artist, or export period. The mark is not the whole story. Shape, … Read more

An antique price guide online is useful when you need a realistic value range before buying, selling, donating, or keeping an old object. The trick is knowing what a price guide can do, what it cannot do, and which details change the number most. A single asking price is not the same as market value. … Read more

An antique identifier app can turn a quick photo into a useful first answer: what the item may be, which details matter, how old it might be, and whether it deserves deeper research. That is valuable when you are standing in an estate sale, sorting inherited boxes, checking a thrift store find, or deciding what … Read more