The Appeal of Satava Art Glass

The 31 Club promised to keep its members ahead of the antique and art market trends, and by announcing that Satava Art Glass is one of the new featured items suggested by the 31 Club, we’re doing just that. I would think that if you mentioned Satava to the average person today, they would say “Who?” But, that won’t last long.

When To Buy Large Antique Items For Resale — Like Classic Collector Cars

I usually don’t buy antique & collectible items larger than the size of a bread box, with the exception of paintings. I have this rule for myself mainly because of the problems associated with storage and shipping. However, if a real bargain comes around that’s worth the trouble, I seldom pass it up and will just deal with storage and shipping concerns. But, I don’t go looking for these kind of items.

How to Negotiate Your Best Deal on Estate Sale, House Sale & Auction Leftover Items

What’s your next move if there are items you want to buy at a house or garage sale, but prices are firm and more than you want to pay?
Do you walk

Antique Sugar Chest or Antique Blanket Chest? How to Know the Difference

You must be familiar with sugar chests if you have an interest in furniture, because the value is substantially different between sugar chests and blanket chests.

Antique Garden Furnishings

Who would have ever thought to check the backyard before going into the house at an estate sale? But after reading this blog, I’ll wager you’ll consider it.

Animation Art - Cels and Drawings are in Demand by Collectors

In the heyday of the cartoon movie, there were hundreds of artists producing drawings and cels for movie producers, and the people who worked at the studios would often take these drawings and cels home by the handful, thinking they would some day be very valuable. Well, they were right.

The Changing and Cycling Markets in Antique & Fine Art

A few years back, if you paid too much for a good piece of Rookwood, Grueby, Newcomb or even Roseville pottery, all you had to do was wait a week or so and it would prove to have been a bargain. Noting the results showing at auctions, as well as on eBay, I think those times have changed.

Unique Antique & Collectible Club is Growing

Our member, Jerry, came across a Carl Christian Brenner painting that looked promising, but he didn’t have the funds necessary to make this purchase alone. That’s when he called us. It was exciting being on the phone, bidding live for the painting.

Garage Sale & Auction Box Lots

Daryle Lambert’s 31 Club Blog

Do you like surprises? This is the season when you can strike some good cash by looking into every box you see at estate sales, garage sales, yard sales and auctions. Many times, I have found real treasure in boxes when others passed them by as trash.Unless the value of something [...]

Today’s Value of Antique Ironstone

Daryle Lambert’s 31 Club Blog

Antique Johnson Bros. Royal Ironstone China Chamber Pot available at Sea Witch Antiques for $179

At sales I’ve attended in years past, I’ve seen stark white pitchers, platters and plates that I passed right by, without thinking twice about. Some of us have poured buttermilk from these pitchers at out grandmother’s [...]