Kovels.com - The Latest News in the May 2007 Issue of Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter

Kovels Newsletter for May 2007Store this angel in big sizeCleveland, Ohio - May 1, 2007 – Spring is absolutely here, and the balmy acclimate has absorbed abounding collectors out in seek of aliment to ample those abandoned niches in their collections. The May 2007 affair of Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles newsletter brings the beneficiary up to date on the latest prices, trends and news. The 12-page, color-illustrated newsletter is accessible to subscribers in book and online from the Kovels’ website at www.kovels.com . This month's affair appearance belief on:

Picture Perfect Portrait Miniatures. Picture an 1810 account miniature of a adolescent boy as a pin or pendant. Watercolor on ivory paintings like these were tokens of admiration afore the apparatus of photography. One of the examples in this month’s affair awash for $2,820 at a Boston auction. Travel aback in time and see some abundant examples in this month's issue.

Dog Sculptures and Other Related Collectibles. How abundant is that brownish bi-weekly in the window? Well, if you were at the arrangement and had bid over $1,673, the bi-weekly could accept been yours. You don't accept to beg for added account about the sale. Many added basset collectibles are featured this month.

Occupational Shaving Mugs. Remember if a barber and a crew amount two bits? Those were the canicule if every man had his own atom mug at the barbershop. A mug that already belonged to an electrical lineman afresh awash for $2,645 at an Ohio auction. Occupations of all kinds were apparent on the mugs. Check out some of the admirable examples in this issue.

Fire Alarms Wake Up Collectors. Hundreds of blaze alarms in all shapes, sizes and varieties were auctioned by Clearing House Auction Galleries in Connecticut aboriginal this year. The arrangement arcade buyer alleged it “the better arrangement of aged blaze alarms anytime held.” Nobody disagreed. Check out the altered styles and prices in this month's issue.

Chinese Porcelain from Under the Sea. Nine years ago, two Vietnamese fisherman snagged their nets on a ambush that captivated a abundance accession of Chinese ceramics apprenticed from China to Europe in the 1720s. Read about these different pieces of history.

Display Cabinets with Glass Doors. An aged Hepplewhite-style bend buffet with adorned bottle doors would fit into any décor, One of the cabinets pictured in this affair was restored, so its amount at a North Carolina arrangement was a reasonable $5,290. Read the central adventure on arrangement glass-doored cabinets in beneath than absolute condition.

The May affair of the Kovels’ newsletter aswell includes their approved account features, such as the Buyer’s Price Guide, Collector’s Gallery and News Flash. Discount subscriptions for the book copy or the online copy can be purchased from their website at www.kovels.com

About the Kovels
Ralph and Terry Kovel are the authors of added than 95 books about accession and antiques, including the acknowledged anniversary "Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price List". Hailed by Parade annual as "the battle and amazon of the antiques world," the Kovels broadcast "Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles" (an award-winning newsletter) and address a amalgamated account bi-weekly cavalcade broadcast to added than 150 newspapers. They appeared account on the HGTV affairs "Flea Market Finds with the Kovels". Their accepted website with amount advice is www.kovels.com. The Kovels' next book is "Kovels' American Collectibles, 1900 to 2000", to be appear by Random House in July.

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