Kovel's Antiques & Collectibles

Prices compiled monthly from sales and advertisements.

Q: My father-in-law bought a round metal tray with a ceramic insert and a curled handle at a garage sale. It is 11 inches in diameter. The metal rim has flowers etched on it and the bottom reads, “Triumph, American Limoges, Sebring, Ohio, Imperial Victoria, Made for Farberware.” Can you give me some information about this item?

Q: I have a small wooden cow pull toy made by Fisher-Price. The name “Bossy Bell” is on the back. When the cow is pulled, the bell rings and the cow’s tail rotates. This toy belonged to my mother and her brothers, so it must be at least 70 years old. What information can you give me?

Q: I inherited this cast-iron “Case” eagle on a globe from my grandfather several years ago. It’s 58 inches tall and 24 inches in diameter. Can you give me some information on the history of this figure?

Q: I have a ceramic horse made by Sascha Brastoff. I understand it’s collectible. It’s 12 inches high and is signed “Sascha B.” in gold. What can I get if I sell it?

Examples of marks found on silver jewelry from Mexico...

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New Way to Wear a Chain ... Marc Bellaire ... Old Light Fixtures ... Jewelry From Human Hair

Dear Lee, “Turquoise bangle bracelet” read the title of one of the offerings in a North Carolina auction catalog. Under it was a complete description (by an appraiser) of the exact size and number of the turquoise beads, circumference of the interior and more.

Care to Comment? ... Marbles ... Ebay Traffic ... Fish Carving ... Plastic Furniture ... Armoires

Bangle Bracelets ... Mettlach Plaque

Teco Pottery ... Lladró Figurines

“No Pane, No Gain” was the motto of the collector who paid $720 for these two Arts & Crafts windows at an Illinois auction. We’ll open your mind to more facts about Arts & Crafts windows and doors.

We have to hand it to the collector who bid $127 for this Royal Crown Cola clock at a Las Vegas auction. If you wind up at our article, you’ll learn more about collecting advertising clocks.

Sold: one 19th-century tin house-form squirrel cage for $480. It was one of hundreds of pieces of tinware offered at a Pennsylvania auction. We squirrel away more information about tinware.

“I won’t grow up,” said this little 12 1/2-inch Regency-style bookcase that sold at a Pennsylvania auction for the big price of $1,840. We offer more small talk about miniature doll and dollhouse furniture.

In our “On the Road” column last month, we told you that at the big Miami Beach antique show we noticed that life-size busts made out of all sorts of materials “seemed to be everywhere.”

Every family has a few old photographs stored away. Maybe they’re pictures of relatives no one can identify today. The photos are keepsakes nonetheless and could be worth money.

We’ve often written about American Brilliant Period cut glass. See some examples of post-1900 “non-Brilliant” American cut glass from a spring auction.

Prices compiled monthly from sales and advertisements.