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Kovels Antiques: Iridescent glass popular with collectors
Ancient Roman iridescent glass dug up in Israel is now being featured in modern jewelry. One of the jewelry designers told viewers of a late night shopping channel that the thin layer of iridescence called “patina” was taken from the ancient glass and assembled flake by flake on a base used to create new jewelry.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Ancient Roman iridescent glass dug up in Israel is now being featured in modern jewelry. One of the jewelry designers told viewers of a late night shopping channel that the thin layer of iridescence called “patina” was taken from the ancient glass and assembled flake by flake on a base used to create new jewelry.
Friday, August, 24, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Names on toys can create more of a mystery
Knowing the name of the maker of any collectible or antique adds value, but sometimes a name creates a mystery. There are many vintage children’s toys marked “Steelcraft,” but books or online searches don’t quickly turn up the history of the mark.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Knowing the name of the maker of any collectible or antique adds value, but sometimes a name creates a mystery. There are many vintage children’s toys marked “Steelcraft,” but books or online searches don’t quickly turn up the history of the mark.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Vintage bells for towers are difficult to find
Often when restoring a historic church or school, a large bronze bell is needed for the bell tower. The bells are difficult to find because many have been sold as scrap and melted, and others are too heavy to be moved for a reasonable price.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Often when restoring a historic church or school, a large bronze bell is needed for the bell tower. The bells are difficult to find because many have been sold as scrap and melted, and others are too heavy to be moved for a reasonable price.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Tobacco jars have subtle humor
Why would a tobacco jar from the 19th century be shaped like a lady in a long, full dress? Tobacco jars were made in many unexpected shapes, and there are many figural tobacco-jar collectors today. Most jars were made from 1850 to 1900 in Bohemia and nearby countries.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Why would a tobacco jar from the 19th century be shaped like a lady in a long, full dress? Tobacco jars were made in many unexpected shapes, and there are many figural tobacco-jar collectors today. Most jars were made from 1850 to 1900 in Bohemia and nearby countries.
Friday, August, 03, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Furniture often unmarked but still distinctive
Collectors prize furniture that is created by a famous maker, but antique furniture is often not identified with a label. Experts can “attribute” a piece to a maker by comparing it to other known furniture that has a label or a history of ownership.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Collectors prize furniture that is created by a famous maker, but antique furniture is often not identified with a label. Experts can “attribute” a piece to a maker by comparing it to other known furniture that has a label or a history of ownership.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Pottery tiles lesser known, but still lovely
Bargain-priced American art pottery vases are hard to find. But art pottery tiles made by important companies still are inexpensive, because they have had little publicity. Tile collectors in England and Holland pay high prices for tiles made in their country. Rookwood Pottery of Ohio, and Low Art Tile Co. of Massachusetts probably are the most famous makers in the U.S.
Friday, July, 20, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Bargain-priced American art pottery vases are hard to find. But art pottery tiles made by important companies still are inexpensive, because they have had little publicity. Tile collectors in England and Holland pay high prices for tiles made in their country. Rookwood Pottery of Ohio, and Low Art Tile Co. of Massachusetts probably are the most famous makers in the U.S.
Friday, July, 20, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Victorian-era ads featured veggies acting as humans
Fresh vegetables were part of the diet of the Victorian household during the warm, growing months. But stored root vegetables and home- canned food were used on snowy days.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Fresh vegetables were part of the diet of the Victorian household during the warm, growing months. But stored root vegetables and home- canned food were used on snowy days.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Once-popular ‘dummy boards’ hard to find now
A “dummy board” is a decoration first used in the 16th century, probably in Holland, then England. It is a figure made from a flat piece of wood carved to make a tall flat “person” to stand in a corner of an empty room.
Friday, July, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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A “dummy board” is a decoration first used in the 16th century, probably in Holland, then England. It is a figure made from a flat piece of wood carved to make a tall flat “person” to stand in a corner of an empty room.
Friday, July, 06, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: America’s symbols varied and evolving
Many figures have been used through the years to represent America. The earliest was the Indian Queen, who was the European symbol for North America from about 1570 to 1776.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Many figures have been used through the years to represent America. The earliest was the Indian Queen, who was the European symbol for North America from about 1570 to 1776.
Friday, June, 29, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Kovels Antiques: Porcelains from China remain popular
Chinese porcelains of past centuries are selling for very high prices today.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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Chinese porcelains of past centuries are selling for very high prices today.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - INFORUM - Business
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