As with antique furniture or fine artwork, a variety of factors help determine the value of antique jewelry. When it comes time to having your antique jewelry appraised and possibly sold, you want to ...

If you've inherited your grandma's old dining set or your uncle's antique plant stand, it's not always easy to know how to work these older pieces into your home. They may not match your style, or ...

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Selling antiques takes business savvy and knowledge of the industry but if you're successful, you'll be in a stable field. Antiques have long remained a popular investment for wealthy and middle-class ...

I am the first step in a long journey from finding an heirloom you no longer need to putting money in your pocket by having sold it online. I help buyers and sellers regularly learn what they’ve got ...

Todd Sigety, an antiques appraiser in Alexandria, Va., recently got a call from a woman who wanted him to look through the contents of a storage unit that belonged to her late aunt. "She didn't think ...

OK, let's get back to gold and silver. Judging from your recent inquiries, there is still a lot of interest out there in capitalizing on the current rise in precious metal prices. As I write this, the ...

Let’s change things up a bit today. Normally in this space, I prattle on about this or that, hoping to stimulate interest or fill in the blanks regarding some unusual item or category. Today let me ...

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