Stunning handmade knives in full-on color! Showcasing fine artistry isn't a difficult job. Unlike museum curators, the knife book editors, designers and publishers don't even need to display the items in a well-lit room. The pages of Knives 2015 come alive with the most utilitarian, artistic, unique and exquisite blades from around the world. The world's finest edges--whether everyday carry pieces, hunters, bowies, belt and boot knives, camp knives, flipper folders or highly embellished works of...
North American Indian Artifacts (North American Indian Artifacts: A Collector's Identification & Value Guide)
by Lar Hothem
Collector's Encyclopedia of Wall Pockets
by Bill Newbound and Betty Newbound
This distinctive pottery, made for use and for show at the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, evolved from Juan Quezada's first efforts in 1955 into a business that involves the village and now employs around 350 potters. Six distinct styles are presented: black, polychrome, sgraffito (etched), colored, miniature, and special shapes. Bowls, plates, vessels, and delightful figural pieces have recognizable glazes and coloring that have made Mata Ortiz pottery welcome in many ceramics collections today...
The Newbie Guide for Investment in Coin Collection
by Damon Ferrell
Antique Trader Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide (Antique Trader)
by Patricia Edwards and Peter Peckham
The take-it-with-you collecting resource...Warman's Tools Field Guide At last, a guide you can really carry along to flea markets, antique stores, rummage sales, auctions & estate sales, containing hundreds of color photographs to make on-the-spot appraisals easy. 2,000 price listings covering planes, levels, saws, braces, drills, gauges, edged tools, and more 250 color photos Information on trends and values, and advice on building a collection New! Stanley Tools Chapter
How to Compare and Appraise American Art Pottery (Miller's Treasure or Not? S.)
by David Rago and Suzanne Perrault
Introducing a series quite unlike any other on the market. Miller's Treasure or Not? series is a clear, accessible, easy-to-follow guide to developing an appraiser's eye and a connoisseur's knowledge of American Art Pottery. At the heart of each volume are 61 full-colour, 2-page spreads in which pairs of related objects are analyzed, compared, and evaluated, with the object of answering the question why is one item more valuable than the other. The factors involved may be age, rarity, intricacy...
