Antique Trader's Country Americana Price Guide: Price Guide - Softcover

Husfloen, Kyle

9780873418959: Antique Trader's Country Americana Price Guide: Price Guide

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873418956 ISBN 13: 9780873418959

Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc, 2000

Country Americana is one of the hottest collecting and decorating fields in the US. Now this completely revised, updated and expanded third edition covers more than 40 country related categories, all highlighted by over 1000 photographs. Everything from baskets to woodenwares is included, with each item carefully described and priced. Many leading authorities provide expertise and a special 16 page full color section and helpful appendices further enhance this valuable overview of the market. Sure to appeal to HGTV viewers and devotees of trendsetters such as Martha Stewart.

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Review:

Devoted to Antiques Roadshow? Wondering if Great-Granddad's cane is worth anything? If it's a carved Narwhal whalebone presentation cane, it's worth $2,530. And that delicate 14-inch platter you picked up at an estate sale just might be Mulberry Ware and worth $250.

The Country Americana Price Guide is devoted to early American antiques and their modern-day collectibility. Though "Country Americana" is often thought of as products produced and used in rural areas, editor Kyle Husfloen points out that many items we consider "country" were actually mass-produced in cities. For the guide's purposes, he says "country" refers to "items [which] reflect our yearning for the charm and nostalgia of the 'good old days.'"

With 43 categories, the book covers a vast amount of collectibles from baskets and bootjacks to cash registers to fruit jars to woodenwares and writing accessories. Each section is prefaced by an explanation of what the items were used for, where and when they were produced, and a comment on the current prices. Descriptions are short and clear. For example, "Pitcher, 10" h. brushed cobalt blue tulip decoration, 'Burger & Lang, Rochester, NY,' 1 gal., ca. 1870 (some surface wear & chips along the rim from use) $605." Each page features four or five black-and-white photos of the items, plus there is a 16-page section of color examples.

For beginning collectors, auctioneer Tom Porter provides a set of rules to shop by. Rule number one, he says, is "buy what you like" because "who can put an monetary value on enjoyment?" While the Country Americana Price Guide is interesting to leaf through, it's primarily meant for serious collectors. --Dana Van Nest

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