Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2022-2023

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If you’re looking for a place to start, then it can help to start familiarising yourself with trends from some key periods in history, so you can tell items apart; for example, being able to separate Georgian pieces from Victorian. Abe Books is an online database that allows you to search for antique and vintage books. You can compare several copies of the same book in different conditions to most closely match your own book to it. However, these are asking prices, so you need to find the outliers (very high or very low prices) and determine whether your books fit with them, or with the more average values. About us". Octopus Publishing Group. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 10 March 2010.

When using any of our marketplaces – e.g. jobs, courses, energy comparison etc. We may receive money from third parties who are listed on our marketplaces e.g. an employer paying to advertise a job, or a course or energy provider paying a commission to us. Judith Miller's Guide to Period-Style Curtains and Soft Furnishings (Mitchell Beazley), ISBN 978-1-58567-054-3 Car boot sales are a great place to shop for antiques, especially if you’re just starting out. Car boot sales can sometimes be a little chaotic because people will try and sell all sorts of items, so you might have to look a bit harder than you would elsewhere, but there are often a few hidden gems up for grabs.In 2006 the couple opened Miller's Academy of Arts and Science in London, offering lectures and debates to feed what Miller identified as middle-class intellectual hunger caused by the dearth of intelligent programs on television. Miller is survived by her second husband, John Wainwright, whom she married in 2015, and their son, Tom; and two daughters, Cara and Kirsty, from her first marriage. Kooker, Naomi R. (29 August 2004). "Labor of Love". The Boston Globe. Globe Newspaper Company . Retrieved 10 March 2010. Miller worked as a consultant to and co-presenter of eight series of The Antiques Trail ( Meridian, HTV and Discovery), run on ITV. [4] She had also presented It's Your Bid for the Discovery Channel. She was a regular expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, and also appeared on Priceless Antiques Roadshow. [4]

Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide features more than 8,000 antiques. Unlike modern-day industry-produced items of which there are often hundreds of replicas, antiques are unique and no two people will have the exact same. Having been around for a while, antiques provide us with exciting insights into the differing trends and fashions of separate historical periods. Each will have fascinating stories to unravel. In 1974, after returning to Galashiels, she became an editorial assistant at Lyle Publications – her future husband’s first publishing company. She worked as an occupational guidance officer at the Department of Employment (1975-79) while he ran a bed and breakfast in Petworth, West Sussex. In 1979, they founded Miller Publications, which eventually operated from Chilston Park, a Grade I-listed house in Kent that they turned into a hotel. Not only do antique items make a statement and spark interesting conversations, but they’re also environmentally friendly. For example, by investing in antique furniture rather than buying from modern manufacturers, you’ll be playing your part in reducing the need for new items from industries that have an impact on the environment. The first thing to consider when trying to put an age on an antique is the material. The material that an antique is made from can help to give you an idea about the trends, technology, and availability of materials at the time.

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When you’re shopping for antiques, don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty and look beyond eye level. For example, in antique shops, take your search into the corners and to the top shelves of cabinets – this is often where you’ll come across hidden gems. Similarly, if you’re heading to a car boot sale, flea market, or fair, then make sure that you get there early because the best bargains usually don’t hang around for long. One of the most useful ways to gather research is often to experience the world of antiques in person. This doesn’t have to mean buying anything right away, but even just standing by at an antique fair and auction house, or visiting an antique dealer, can provide useful insight into how things work.