Antiques Appraisal - Session 6

Appraisals conducted by Mark Moran, former senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola, WI and guest expert on the PBS's, Antiques Roadshow, for 9 seasons.

Spectators welcome.

1 item for appraisal per household.

Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donations, which require a certified appraisal.

Categories of objects for appraisal may include:

• Americana, including autographs and historical documents.
• Fine art, including paintings, drawings, prints and statuary.
• Furniture (usually smaller pieces are best).
• Ceramics, including figural pottery, vases, dishes, kitchenware and stoneware.
• Glassware, including marbles and souvenir items.
• Vintage photographs, including snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes and daguerreotypes.
• Advertising, including posters, lithographed tin, paper and figural objects.
• Folk art, including carvings, quilts, weathervanes, windmill weights and "outsider" art.
• Assorted toys, including dolls (bisque, composition and plastic), windups and mechanical banks.
• Metalware, including iron, bronze, brass, pot metal, silver, silver plate.
• Clocks, including mantel, hanging and figural.
• Costume jewelry, including brooches, bracelets, earrings.
• Musical Instruments, including string, wind and reed instruments.
• Antique and vintage lighting of all kinds.
• Books.
• Sports Memorabilia.

Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives; traps (like leg-hold); Nazi memorabilia; coins and paper money; fine jewelry, including precious gems; Beanie Babies.