In this section of our web site, we will be discussing some of the popular antiques and collectibles to buy and sell. I welcome any requests or suggestions. I will…

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English Transferware English transferware is one of my favorite “smalls.” Smalls“ in the antique trade refers to non furniture items. Sometimes “collectables” refer to newer items that people collect….

One of my favorite antiques to buy and collect in England are the wonderful Staffordshire figures from the 19th and 20th centuries. The simplicity of these figures give then an…

I love antique mirrors and in this article we are going to talk about anything and everything to do with antique mirrors. I might also include some discussions of some…

Once you fall in love with antique furniture, nothing else quite measures up to it. There are all sorts of reproduction furniture out on the market today, and some…

When you think of antique silver, many people think about many different things. For some it is their grandmother’s sterling silverware. Others think about beautiful antique silver jewelry. Still…

I debated on the title of this article, whether it should be “Arts and Crafts Furniture” or “Arts and Crafts Movement.” But it was definitely more than a…

I discovered Robert The Mouseman Thompson quite by accident. One of our customers, a young doctor and his wife, bought a piece of furniture from the arts and crafts movement and asked…

Fiestaware or just plain Fiesta, as it is known and loved by many avid collectors, is a twentieth century collectible. It is mainly a U.S. collectible. Fiestaware was introduced…

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My love for biscuit tins happened quite accidentally. If you are a frequent reader of Buying and Selling Antiques, you know we started importing our own containers from England in 1991….