Category: Art Glass
Art glass sprang from a revolution in glassmaking in the mid-1800s, when glassblowers began experimenting with colors, patterns, and te… Go to art glass
Category: Pottery
The term “art pottery” is a largely Western designation for traditional ceramic forms such as vases and bowls whose design and decorati… Go to pottery
Category: Kitchenware
Collectible kitchen items span a wide range of objects, from teakettles and toasters to skillets and stoves. Aside from their aesthetic… Go to kitchen
Category: Vintage Hats
A good hat is like a billboard that instantly communicates to the world the interests and social standing of the wearer underneath. Whe… Go to hats
Category: Antique Railroad China
Railroad china, like railroad silver, was a product of the boom in comfort offered to train passengers in the last part of the 19th cen… Go to railroad china
Category: Vintage and Antique Perfume Bottles
Given the nature of perfume, from the confidence it gives its wearer to the indescribable effect it sometimes has on its very targeted … Go to perfume bottles
Category: Coke Calendars
The earliest known Coca-Cola advertising calendar was issued for 1891. Using the latest printing technology, the company published a be… Go to coke calendars
Category: Collectible and Vintage Christmas Bells
The tradition of ringing bells at Christmas evolved from an ancient pagan winter rite in which people rang bells or made noise to frigh… Go to christmas bells
Category: Vintage Advertising Postcards
Almost from the moment postcards were introduced as a quick and cheap way to send a note, they were identified as a quick and cheap way… Go to advertising postcards
Category: Vintage Postcard Lots
It's not uncommon that someone finds a box of vintage postcards in the attic, or a whole collection that they don't really want to go t… Go to postcard lots
Category: French Antique Clocks
French clockmaking came into its own in the 17th century, when highly ornamented clocks covered in gilt bronze, known as ormolu, were p… Go to french clocks
Category: Antique and Vintage Quilts
Quiltmaking and patchwork have been popular pastimes in the U.S. since the 1700s, and today quilts are highly collectible as works of f… Go to quilts
Category: Antique and Vintage Milk Glass
Milk glass, also known as "opal glass," has been around since the 16th century, but the term "milk glass" was coined in the 20th centur… Go to milk glass
Category: Antique and Vintage Toasters
Toast isn’t a 20th-century invention: People had always stabbed slices of bread with sticks and held them over a flame. In the early 19… Go to toasters
Category: Bohemian Art Glass
Bohemian art glass was made in and around the present-day Czech Republic during the Art Nouveau or Jugendstil era. Antique pieces in th… Go to bohemian art glass
Category: Art Glass Paperweights
Some of the earliest paperweights were made in Venice in the 1840s. They were gathered together out of scraps of latticino and other ty… Go to art glass paperweights
Category: McCoy Art Pottery
Known for its clever kitsch, as well as more sober examples of dinnerware, vases, and garden planters, McCoy pottery has been popular w… Go to mccoy art pottery
Category: Weller Art Pottery
When Samuel Weller launched his one-man, one-room pottery in 1872, he did everything himself. He dug the clay from the Fultenham, Ohio,… Go to weller art pottery
Category: Vintage Danish Modern Style Furniture
Danish Modern tables and chairs, desks and dressers, and other types of furniture from the postwar period are recognizable for their si… Go to danish modern furniture
Category: Womens Vintage Hats
Nothing tops a beautiful outfit like a perfect hat. Whether it’s a lacy headdress decorated with velvet and tulle from the mid-Victoria… Go to womens hats
