I have been known to say “you get all the answers when you ask the right questions about an antique.” In graduate school, while appraising objects at a rate of 20,000 each year for the last 15 years, ...

Many antique lovers ask me about glass of all types: Murano, Depression, Early American Pattern Glass, American Brilliant and Pyrex — and the list goes on. One of the most popular and exciting glass ...

When I see everyone from 20-something major league baseball players to sensational senior women reintroducing pearls to their everyday (and team uniform) wardrobes, you know that the values are going ...

You may have attended one of my antiques-appraisal shows or you may have read about the people I have met who asked me to appraise family heirlooms or flea-market treasures. Since 1998, I present ...

At my antiques appraisal shows across the country, I review art, antiques, collectibles and, on occasion, I appraise some oddities. That’s right, some of the stuff that people bring me to evaluate is ...

When I see everyone from 20-something Major League Baseball players to sensational senior women reintroducing pearls to their everyday (and team) wardrobes, you know the values are going to rise with ...

The method for preserving food using glass jars was sparked by a contest sponsored by the French military led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French military offered a cash prize of 12,000 francs to the ...

I have been serving as America’s Appraiser for many years now. Many people attend my appraisal events with family heirlooms or flea market finds. My appraisal style is unlike anything you’ve seen in ...

Dr. Lori is the star antiques appraiser on the Discovery channel’s Auction Kings. Ph.D. antiques appraiser, Dr. Lori Verderame is an internationally syndicated columnist with columns carried in 400+ ...

The bright white milk glass bud vase that stood quietly on your mother’s kitchen shelf since the 1950s is actually an object with a history that dates to the Italian Renaissance era. In fact, milk ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -A TV star and Ph.D. antiques appraiser is sharing her expertise at the Home and Garden Show. Dr. Lori Verderame from the Discovery Channel show “Auction Kings” is stopping by ...

For those of you who don’t know how to tell an old bottle from a new one or a valuable bottle from a cheap one, I am going to share some tips. First of all, you have to identify the bottle. You can’t ...