Value in Italian Art Glass

Italian Glass - Real Sleepers

Several years ago, my friend Henry in Los Angles told me to study up on Italian Glass, but I was too busy.What a mistake that was! And looking at Maine Antique Digest this month really brought home to me what a huge mistake I had made.
Indianapolis, Indiana was the locale, back [...]

Uhl Pottery and Rural Antiques

Having been away in Kentucky for Christmas, I have to admit that this has been a hard week for me to stay focus on business, but I have enjoyed seeing my mother, children, and grand children. Old friends shared stories that brought back memories that had been storied away for years and they seemed to [...]

DARYLE LAMBERT - WHY THE BACKLASH

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Daryle Lambert: Why the Backlash to “Silver is a Sell?”

I’m back from Christmas in Kentucky, and upon my return, Cindy informed me that my recent story on selling your ungraded silver coins now, extracted right here from this blog, got more than 15 times the usual amount of hits. And the news [...]

Merrimac Pottery

 
While we are studying pottery, why not look at the company that produced some of my favorite pieces. This company is Merrimac Pottery from Newburyport, Massachusetts.This company founded in 1897 by Thomas Nickerson, burned to the ground in 1908. I truly believe that if this hadn’t happened, Merrimac Pottery would be the best known of [...]

DARYLE LAMBERT - TWO FOR ONE

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Daryle Lambert: Two For One - Outsider Artist Doug Odom and Charles Lotton

I find surprises come at the most unexpected times and places.
Cindy and I intended to meet outsider artist, Doug Odom and his wife at the “One of a Kind Show” at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart at around 10:00am, and then spend [...]

DARYLE LAMBERT - THE AUCTION WILL PROVIDE THE TESTING

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Daryle Lambert: An Auction Provides the Testing Ground to Check Ourselves

We have studied many different types of Pottery, Porcelain, Paintings and Glass over the last few months through this blog, and our library of knowledge has increased substantially, but how are we doing?
That’s the question I asked myself as I attended the [...]

Collectible Pottery Unknown to Many

University City, Brouwer, F. M. Robertson, Grand Feu, Rhead, Valentien. Do you recognize these names in pottery? If you don’t, I hope my encouragement will persuade you to do a little research. You see, there is gold in those names.
I promised if you would stay with me, I would tell you where the real money [...]

DARYLE LAMBERT - BEAUTIFUL BLUE HOLLAND POTTERY

Monday, December 17, 2007

Daryle Lambert: Beautiful Blue Holland Pottery - DELFT

Holland is known for many things besides windmills and wooden shoes. Perhaps the most beautiful thing the Dutch are known for is their Blue and White Delft Pottery. I’m sure you have seen it and admired the intricate work involved in the many pieces they [...]

Know Roseville’s Rare Ware for Your Best Investment

 

Roseville pottery is perhaps the best known of all the pottery companies in America. Every dealer is aware of the common patterns of this very decorative pottery, and even most of the more rare patterns. With the production of even their common designs being reproduced today, Roseville prices are on the skids. In fact, I [...]

Art Tiles: Value in Rookwood Tiles

 

We will continue yesterday’s discussion of Art Tiles by looking at another great company - Rookwood.
Since I lived most of my life in Qwensboro, Kentucky, I was very unfamiliar with Cincinnati, the home of Rookwood. But the Bengals and Reds were there, and they were the closest pro teams from my home in Kentucky, so [...]