ARPIN — What are those family heirlooms and antiques worth?
To answer this question, Lester Public Library of Arpin presents an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola. The session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 1.
The library held this event last year, said Beth Martin, library director. “People enjoyed it so much, they asked me if we would have it again.”
People came just to see the variety of items and what these items were worth, Martin said. There were lamps, wall tapestries, old street and store signs, paintings, furniture, dishes and more. “Among the surprises was a woven blanket given to the owner by her father that was worth more than she had imagined,” Martin said.
“I think this year will be better than the first,” Martin said. “Mark knows how to make the event fun for the participants and the audience.”
Moran formerly was senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola. He also has been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine. He has served as editor of Antique Review East magazine; as producer of Atlantique City, an antique show held in Atlantic City, N.J.; and as editorial director of F+W Media’s Antiques Group.
He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including three editions of the 800-page annual Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles and has served as a guest expert on PBS’s “Antique’s Roadshow.”
Moran bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana and fine art. He has been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years.
Advance registration is required. Cost is $15 per item. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the library for children’s reading and summer programs. Refreshments and lunch will be served by the Northern Quilters. Reservations may be made by calling Lester Public Library of Arpin at 715-652-2273.
For more information about this event, go to www.arpinpl.org and www.facebook.com/pages/Lester-Public-Library-of-Arpin.
For more information about Mark F. Moran Appraisals of Antiques & Fine Art, go to http://facebook.com/Markfmoran or email [email protected].
Categories of objects for appraisal include:
• 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 lighting, 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.
Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); coins and paper money; Beanie Babies; fine jewelry, including precious gems, pocket and wristwatches; musical instruments, including violins and wind/reed instruments (though some acoustic and early electric guitars are accepted).
Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted to Moran in advance to determine if they are appropriate.
Suggested categories for advance inquiry include, but are not limited to: Oriental, Native American and other tribal objects (African, Oceanic); ancient artifacts (Egyptian and other early cultures); fossils and minerals; books; automotive items; nautical and military-related objects; sports memorabilia (including baseball cards); records; antique tools and technological objects (typewriters, cameras, assorted machinery or instruments for scientific measure, like sextants, telescopes, microscopes, etc.). When in doubt, email inquiry often can address this.
Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donations, which require a certified appraisal.
Source: www.marshfieldnewsherald.com
To answer this question, Lester Public Library of Arpin presents an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola. The session will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 1.
The library held this event last year, said Beth Martin, library director. “People enjoyed it so much, they asked me if we would have it again.”
People came just to see the variety of items and what these items were worth, Martin said. There were lamps, wall tapestries, old street and store signs, paintings, furniture, dishes and more. “Among the surprises was a woven blanket given to the owner by her father that was worth more than she had imagined,” Martin said.
“I think this year will be better than the first,” Martin said. “Mark knows how to make the event fun for the participants and the audience.”
Moran formerly was senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola. He also has been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine. He has served as editor of Antique Review East magazine; as producer of Atlantique City, an antique show held in Atlantic City, N.J.; and as editorial director of F+W Media’s Antiques Group.
He is the author or co-author of more than 25 books on antiques and collectibles, including three editions of the 800-page annual Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles and has served as a guest expert on PBS’s “Antique’s Roadshow.”
Moran bought and sold antiques for more than 30 years, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana and fine art. He has been active as an appraiser of antiques and fine art for more than 20 years.
Advance registration is required. Cost is $15 per item. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the library for children’s reading and summer programs. Refreshments and lunch will be served by the Northern Quilters. Reservations may be made by calling Lester Public Library of Arpin at 715-652-2273.
For more information about this event, go to www.arpinpl.org and www.facebook.com/pages/Lester-Public-Library-of-Arpin.
For more information about Mark F. Moran Appraisals of Antiques & Fine Art, go to http://facebook.com/Markfmoran or email [email protected].
Categories of objects for appraisal include:
• 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 lighting, 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.
Excluded items: all weapons, including swords and knives (though folding knives with advertising are accepted); coins and paper money; Beanie Babies; fine jewelry, including precious gems, pocket and wristwatches; musical instruments, including violins and wind/reed instruments (though some acoustic and early electric guitars are accepted).
Questions about objects not covered here can be submitted to Moran in advance to determine if they are appropriate.
Suggested categories for advance inquiry include, but are not limited to: Oriental, Native American and other tribal objects (African, Oceanic); ancient artifacts (Egyptian and other early cultures); fossils and minerals; books; automotive items; nautical and military-related objects; sports memorabilia (including baseball cards); records; antique tools and technological objects (typewriters, cameras, assorted machinery or instruments for scientific measure, like sextants, telescopes, microscopes, etc.). When in doubt, email inquiry often can address this.
Opinions of value are informal, and may not be used for insurance or charitable donations, which require a certified appraisal.
Source: www.marshfieldnewsherald.com